Hey Ratsuns!
Figured i post up my new project. I lurk here quite a bit but do not chime in a lot. Picked up this 521 on a lunch break from a guy selling it on a street corner. It has the oringal paint but has a little rust in the usual spots. I desided to call it "Jorge" because of toy licesne plate sombody rivited to the tail gate. seems fitting. I will update as I move along on this.
Project plan for now is to leave the Petina and make the truck mechanically sound. So far i have rebuilt the engine and transmission myself. Motor is an L20B with the U67 head and stock cam. going for driver here not a race motor. Only mods i did was port match the intake and exhaust (stock exhaust manifold) and add a Nismo oil spray bar i had laying around. Motor was built with NOS nissan pistions and is .020 over.
right now motor is back in and i am starting in on interior/wiring phase. Stock wiring is just old and brittle so i am going for a compleate rewire.
here are some pics, enjoy!
name of truck right in the middle of tail gate thanks to one of the previous owners...
This is not a fire! this truck had so many black widows in it I put 6 Raid bug bombs in/under it so i could go near it without dying from spider bites.
fresh motors are always nice. I wish i would have taken more pics of tear down and rebuilt but finish project is nice. GM 140 amp alt.
Dads Helper. Nice thing about project trucks is they come with built in parts storage!
Interior gutted. pulled out the windshield and i can say was very, very carful as i don't think i can find another one.