New Datsun 521 Owner

[Kyle253]

Yeah I'll have to Check the timing chain this weekend. I've got to finish the front brakes too. Hopefully I'll have enough for a valve cover gasket, drums, shoes, and wheel cylinder.

[dat521gatherer]

my L16 rolls 70mph @ 4000rpm's, 80mph @ 4600rpm it doesn't go much faster than that.

 

dont forget to check those brake hoses. they're probably pretty cracked. also a very good idea to clean and repack those wheel bearings. btw the inners are no longer available. then there's the king pins. i did mine recently. if you can buy the king pin set on ebay. they're the cheapest and japanese brands.

[slowdown]

^^^^70 at 4000 that sounds so nice what luxury!!! is that with the stock 4 speed?? and rear end???

[banzai510(hainz)]

70 at 4000 that sounds so nice what luxury!!! is that with the stock 4 speed?? and rear end???

 

 

 

its possible to do 70 with stock 4 spped and rear diff and have earplugs

 

65mph with my speedo is about perfect cruising speed. Then I pulled out my GPS unit and find out Im 5mph off.

Oh just another added comment recently my distributor was worn out. I still could do 70 but getting there was taken longer to do so. swapped out distributor and was like another motor was installed

[Jayden71]

Nice lookin 521 :)

[Kyle253]

I figured out that my distributor is bad so I'm going to replace it and hope that it fixes the problem. I really want to make it to the meet in Des Moines. Hopefully I'll have enough left over to fix the front brakes also.

[Kyle253]

Had nothing to do today so I lowered the truck. May have to get longer tension rod bolts. 3" in the back sitting on the bump stops, Keeps the truck level at the moment untill I can pull the bump stops and get longer bolts or smaller shocks for the front.

 

 

 

Pics up later.