Datassun eats its first tire in less than 72 hours on the road .

"DatASSun" (DatASSun)
07/30/2014 at 16:13 • Filed to: None

Austin has some VERY VERY EPIC roads. One of those being Lime Creek road which will soon be my daily commute to work and back to the house. Don't ask me how I'm so lucky but I found waterfront property to rent for 850 a month . Split between me and a buddy I've managed to get a EPIC deal .

Anyways, tried my soon to be daily commute yesterday and besides the exhaust dragging everywhere the damn car got a leak in the tire on the side wall. Keep in mind I've driving the datsun 3 days as of yesterday and in the turns its planted and ready to fly unless you apply more than 25% throttle which only results in massive sideways opposite lock fun / hooning (YES even with the open diff) So new tires are to come but for the time being I'll have to get a used tire. I swear theres no one out there driving a ls swap car but only has a 100 bucks in his pocket lol . ): .

These swaps are not always as cheap as people make them seem to be . Good rule of thumb just double your projected cost than triple your projected cost and you'll have around the amount of money you're going to spend on this LS swap.

DISCUSSION (29)

maximillious > DatASSun
07/30/2014 at 16:21

I get really jealous every time you post. I have a '14 FoST but I have been seriously considering picking up a 240 to make my daily. I rarely drive as it is so it would be mostly a weekend car, they seem like they are cheap enough to repair/deal with, would ideally like to do an SR20 swap but since i have ZERO mechanical experience I would be working with a shop that I have been referred to. I would also like to use it as an opportunity to no longer have no mechanical experience. I figure a FoST budget would be enough to get one of these in perfect running order (whatever that means)

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > maximillious
07/30/2014 at 16:46

Keep in mind you have to run premium in the SR20 if it is the turbo.

maximillious > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
07/30/2014 at 17:08

I run premium in my FoST as it is, and ran it in my SVT and 05 SI and Integra GS-R before that so thats not really a big deal to me, although the only one of those three that didnt really need it was the 05 SI

McChiken116 - Patrick H. > DatASSun
07/30/2014 at 17:11

I'm moving to Austin in two weeks from the woodlands, you'll have to show me the good roads

Flavien Vidal > DatASSun
07/30/2014 at 17:35

Rhooooo such a beauty.... I love this car man... Love it soooo much... I HAVE to get my hands on one before prices skyrocket

DatASSun > McChiken116 - Patrick H.
07/30/2014 at 19:42

No problem ! What do you drive and what part of Austin are you headed to?

DatASSun > Flavien Vidal
07/30/2014 at 19:44

Just trade me for the vette!

Flavien Vidal > DatASSun
07/30/2014 at 19:44

Honestly?? I would lol

DatASSun > maximillious
07/30/2014 at 19:45

Max better than selling your focus you could just trade me! Bam you get a v8 Datsun and I get a 20 some odd thousand lol

DatASSun > Flavien Vidal
07/30/2014 at 19:48

Put your serious face on -_- . tell me about the corvette?!

Flavien Vidal > DatASSun
07/30/2014 at 19:50

I'm leaving to Japan in a bit over 1 month... I can't take a car with me... It is for sale, but I can't trade it :(

http://wwwa.autohebdo.net/a/Chevrolet/Co…

McChiken116 - Patrick H. > DatASSun
07/30/2014 at 20:21

S2000! And I am going to be living on Riverside and Congress

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > DatASSun
07/31/2014 at 06:34

Hah :) I've found the same thing money-wise with my Spit6 build.

I originally budgeted Ł8k for the whole thing.

So far, I've spent Ł9k with another Ł4k at least to spend :S

Should be top-notch though :)

maximillious > DatASSun
07/31/2014 at 10:21

haha that is tempting, How about you get it painted up in that new gray color the FoST is coming in, and do a full Restomod on it and you have yourself a deal :)

DatASSun > maximillious
07/31/2014 at 11:33

Then I'll wrap it up and keep it for 20 years to sell it for 60k when I'm 44...

DatASSun > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
07/31/2014 at 11:35

I'm sure there are guys out there that do these swaps for less but what they don't say is that they work at a junkyard and get everything for free .. oh and they are master tech's with ASE certification in everything I would hope they could do the swap for less. Guys like me with a good amount of auto knowledge can do these swaps but they do take a little more flexing of the wallet.

DatASSun > McChiken116 - Patrick H.
07/31/2014 at 11:37

Oh nice ! S2k is still one of the most exciting cars I've ever driven. My girl lives in south austin and I live in Lakeway which is like the woodlands outside of Houston super nice with Super dick cops. Where will you be working ? follow me on instagram and I can give you my contact info there . @datassun

DatASSun > Flavien Vidal
07/31/2014 at 11:38

ohhh my baby jesus . How long will you be deployed ?

DatASSun > DatASSun
07/31/2014 at 11:42

take a monthly payment on the car while your gone ? better than paying to store it somewhere (:

maximillious > DatASSun
07/31/2014 at 12:14

Not a bad plan either! either way, love your car and look forward to more posts as it progresses!

DatASSun > maximillious
07/31/2014 at 12:16

more is coming. I have a ton of pictures I've taken in the past few days but waiting for a buddy who actually knows how to take a nice photo to post any photo dump post.

Flavien Vidal > DatASSun
07/31/2014 at 12:19

hahha I'm not military :)

I move there with my wife who is japanese... so no specific timeline. Forever is the plan for now. I would really have done a road trip all the way to Texas to trade it with your car otherwise (granted that you got it ready to come back here lol). The car is canadian, but it's really easy to bring it back to the US considering that it's a US car, made in the states.

And no, I have to get rid of it for good... I'm not coming back so... :(

Damn, I would really have taken your Z man... :(

DatASSun > Flavien Vidal
07/31/2014 at 12:21

I've got good news for you .. You can get a Z in Japan no problamo ! I'd still really really like to have the vette just don't have the 8900 laying around. I've got 8500 in the datsun total buying the car and doing the LS swap.

Flavien Vidal > DatASSun
07/31/2014 at 12:35

Yes, I know... But I also have two plane tickets to buy, a shitload of japanese lessons to take...etc etc

Honestly, if you want to get rid of it at some point in 6 months or so, let me know first hand. I will definitly be willing to give you enough to pay for a very good Corvette for it, especially if you've made it reliable by then! flavien (at) restlessboards.com .

Keep my email, and make sure that I'll be the first one you tell when you sell it... I might actually need other cars from Texas while there ;)

DatASSun > Flavien Vidal
07/31/2014 at 12:38

I'm sure the market for USDM modded cars in Japan is HUGE we might be able to make a few bucks sending US cars that direction.

DatASSun > Flavien Vidal
07/31/2014 at 12:38

shoot me a txt or give me a call I don't get on my personal email too much because I'm always working at the office and stay on that email 817 - 600 -8154 talk to you soon buddy.

maximillious > DatASSun
07/31/2014 at 12:47

Looking forward to more on this car! good luck with the progression!

Flavien Vidal > DatASSun
07/31/2014 at 17:39

Just sent you a text.... As I said it's my google voice number so don't hesitate to text me there, I'll still see them even in Japan.

Flavien Vidal > DatASSun
07/31/2014 at 18:03

Japanese are very complicated and sometimes annoying people :)

They want their cars to be unique, but want everyone to know what they own at first sight. For most Japanese (there are lots of exceptions of course), their cars reprenset their social status, how they are, how much they own... etc. You won't make money with a basic muscle car... If you're gonna sell a muscle car, it better be something like a 68 or 69 Camaro, and it better be spot on. Matching numbers and full documentation does not matter so much. What matters is the absolute total cleanliness of the cars you bring to Japan and their total uniqueness.

Good thing is that they won't negociate a price. They pay what is asked for, period.