metalmonkey47

I want pics! I love old snowmobiles. Friend has an old 80's sled powered by a single rotor wankle.

Alright, so due to some recommendations by other people that were harassed for car meets in the area, we MAY want to look for a new place to meet until we can see what we're working with. Like Simpreloco said, we don't want to go much further then stone mountain though, since that's pretty central. I'll be getting back to this ASAP after I do some more asking around. Be patient, it will happen.

I have one. Gotta go find it and look at it. Like mike said though... do you need round or square port?

Got it! Carrier bearing has som seriously gnarly play in it that wasn't there the other day. Now, the carrier bearing is only about a year old. the insulator is new as well and in great shape. at this point though, do I order a replacement? Or is it worth just spending up for a one piece driveshaft? Right now, my driveline angle is pretty wicked

I ran a 195/50 on a 15x8 and it looked great.

Buddy wants to get behind the wheel of a Datsun, so I told him I'd help him out. Prefer 521/620. Willing to look at anything really. Georgia/Alabama/Tennesee/SC/NC etc. Doesn't need to be perfect, or even running. Just needs to be complete and rolling.

About 2 months ago I drained/filled the diff and wasn't having this problem. HOWEVER It is not diff, thank GOD. I loaded a bunch of people in the back of my truck and drive around the block, and we decided the sound is coming from the area of the carrier bearing. But in order to have that sound from the carrier bearing there would have to be some degree of play right? I have absolutely no play from the carrier bearing.

Spent the last2 hours under the truck, and there are absolutely no signs of anything rubbing. The sound is only the driver rear wheel and its very obvious. The diff has had the fluid changed twice since I got the truck a year ago and there were no shavings or signs of wear. This is pretty crazy. I've loaded the truck with weight, let all the air out of t shocks, and still nothing rubs. It's ONLY on decel with the clutch out

Nope! And today it's gotten much, much worse. I haven't yet tracked it down, but I believe my current problem is related. This sound is coming from the left rear corner of the truck. Ignore the initial loud noise, that was me accidentally being a derp. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JGx4X_3G9c&feature=share&list=UUmtK7i2ueGL2Lu09Qh_EQyw

Nice! I like the rims. Have the same ones on my 620.

Leaf spring parts. I don't know the technical term, but it sits on top of the axle and the u-bolts sit over the ends. 620/720/510 goon or anything solid axle Datsun had these.

Looks great Skib! I think Work Equip 01 would look wicked here. 15's on this car would sit about perfect.

We're gonna have to set it up someday man. Canby 2013??

Sounds like a good time for a road trip :thumbup: :thumbup: I can't wait to get my hands on the rest of their 28 guns! I'm gonna go tour their armory and see what else I can uncover :thumbup:

DTP you rock! So this is a mid-WWII era gun. Cool! Dating back as early as 1940 - 1945. So assuming the serial number also applies to the guns manufacture order, we can also assume that this gun was within the same time frame. This is also the gun with the Greek inscription on the bottom, and like Dat Lurka said the Greek Army used them as training rifles. So at some point I imagine this is where that gun came from. Cool history!

Wonder how well Nickel plating the bare metal would work long term with a process like this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8Xo43sfLgY&feature=related

Well, his commander specified she wanted all of the metal bits painted back 'gloss black' although I honestly thing that bluing them would be much cooler, especially since it is actually proper for them anyways. Always wanted to shoot one of these! Holding one is just a great feeling. They're so well balanced! EDIT: actually, according to some research on bluing, I actually found that originally, Garands weren't blued. They were parkerized, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkerizing Yeah, if they were mine, that would be different. Interesting. i've been reading up a bit.. trying to get a rough idea of where they were from. The markings on the first gun are either Greek, or Russian. That would surely help with the history on that one.

Yup! At 100HP per-ton, It's pretty peppy for a truck of it's age,.

Brought these puppies home today from my old high school with my brother :thumbup: He's in ROTC and is master at arms. They decided to allow him to bring home two of their M1 Garand show guns that they use for parades to clean up a little rust. And yes, these are 100% real, de-commissioned firearms. The school has 28 more of these rifles that I'm hoping I can get my hands on. Little do they know we're turning it into a full blown gun restoration :devil: Following their plans, we're stripping every last removable piece of the guns to strip, clean, and paint. Except the aluminum bits that are to be polished. The guns history is pretty much unknown, but we do know they were at some point at war. Gonna try and trace them back a little further using their serial numbers and some other marking. Anyways, here's some pics to start us off. _DSC0109 by metalmonkey47, on Flickr This is some pretty interesting Greek markings on the bottom of GUN 1's stock. Trying to translate this and hopefully learn something cool. _DSC0112 by metalmonkey47, on Flickr Serial plate on GUN 1 _DSC0113 by metalmonkey47, on Flickr The stain on the wood is fresh on both guns. _DSC0114 by metalmonkey47, on Flickr _DSC0115 by metalmonkey47, on Flickr _DSC0116 by metalmonkey47, on Flickr When the guns were decommissioned, BOTH were cut down the bottom of the barrel, firing pins removed, triggers welded, and action welded shut. These guns will never fire again. _DSC0117 by metalmonkey47, on Flickr This picture I find to be VERY interesting, because it's marked for a 7.62 NATO round, but the M1 Garand fired a .30-06. _DSC0118 by metalmonkey47, on Flickr _DSC0119 by metalmonkey47, on Flickr For the most part, a completely disassembled gun. With only one tool, it can be stripped in less then 2 minuets. _DSC0121 by metalmonkey47, on Flickr

I think 2236lbs is the weight of an unloaded short bed. My tag says emissions test weight @ 2750lbs as well. EDIT: According to olddatsun.com, the curb weight is 2286lbs. i was damn close! http://www.davidcmurphy.com/olddat/620specs.htm

No kidding! That's cool. Where is that?

Sorry guys, had some recommendations to stay away for this event so I'm researching alternate parking in the area. I'll get more info up ASAP.

Out of curiosity, how big of a difference did it make??