Rust free 520

[beubank]

well ,I finally got er home.

 

 

I will take some more pics this week,,,has a small spot rusted through by the batt. I was considering leaving it original, but since original 520s arent worth that much anyway, here is what i have planned

 

Frame off restoration

Dual A-arm conversion in front

New axle with disc brakes

5 lug wheels. 17s or 18s

airbags, simple up down

L20 or KA24, NA

5sp tranny

paint, leaving body as orig as possible, Dragon green or red.

 

Basicall a nice custom driver, nothing too radical

 

 

 

Suggestions?

[CharlieBucket]

cool truck, can't wait to see what you do to it. what's up with the 620 camper beside it? you should post pics of that also.

[beubank]

the camper actually is for the 520. The 620 came with it,,,it is rusted,,,,,,BAD,,totally unsalvageable. Its a 79, so i may use the motor and tranny,,,both run GREAT, no smoke. 520 needs brakes or i would probably drive it.

[]2eDeYe]

How is the frame on that 620?

[beubank]

i thought it might bo ok but at first inspection its pretty bad,,,above the front hangers is rustd through

[fisch]

Awesome lil rig man. Can't wait to follow your progress. Especially the 5 lug conversion.

[beubank]

gotta do some measuring,,,,anyone done a IRS on the back...thinkin about a 80s supra rear end. Front suspension will be custom built with probably toyota spindles and hubs,,I want the 5x4.5 pattern to run the wheels I want, or I would do S10 stuff,,,,S10s have HUGE front hubs

[JWilk_SD]

Funny, I have the same year model 520 and one of the few places I have rust is a small hole under the battery holder. They must have had a battery that vented and driped onto the fender well.

[71-521]

anyone done a IRS on the back.

yup:

[pope_face]

Just out of curiosity, you will need to adjust the camber with IRS if you change the height of the truck, correct?

[irsa76]

Yep.

Never thought about a 510 rear end in a P/U before.

[fisch]

71-521 Hope you don't mind but this info was so cool I put it in the How To section. Can you tell us what mag this came from?

 

Thanks for showing this!

[beubank]

i thought about a 510 or a 240/280 rear, but they are all 4 lug. Great article ,,,definately gives me some ideas

 

Main reason to do IRS is to get the rear lower without a cut bed.

[pope_face]

Hmm... how low can you go with IRS in the rear and not cut into the bed? I'm considering airbags and want to know my options... but, the only issue would be camber. Is there any way to do this in order to get a height-adjustable setup that won't need camber adjustment?

[Jester]

Funny this should come up. A freind called me the other day and asked if I wanted to buy his 300zx. It just sits outside his house with the T-tops busted out and the windows down. Perfect way to store it in Oregon.:rolleyes: I thought about the possibility of putting the entire runing gear under my 521.

 

Jester

[mklotz70]

I'm pretty sure the 300 is several inches wider.....you might want to check that before committing to the car.

[pope_face]

You could always flare the fenders like that one 521 in the gallery... the grey/unfinished one with the red window... :D

[Jester]

You could always flare the fenders like that one 521 in the gallery... the grey/unfinished one with the red window... :D

 

 

Hmmmm, let me think about that....:blink:......Naaaaa.

 

Mike; I hadn't thought about the 300 being wider. I would imagine that the distance between the mounts is wider, but, what about the front arms themselves? Some new mounts on the 521 frame to accept them. Steering and such. A 510 rear would be sweet.

I abviously don't know the particulars like a lot of you, I just got to day dreaming one day and thought that could be one hell of a truck on the twisties.:cool:

 

Jester

[]2eDeYe]

Front suspension on the 300 is a strut style setup. It can be done but fab will be involved.

[pope_face]

Would the solid axle rear be noticably worse than IRS on winding roads, or is it the suspension that will make or break the setup? I can see maybe the "inside" wheel (on a solid axle) losing a bit of traction on a curve, but that would only really make a difference at high speeds or on a sharp curve, correct?

[71-521]

can't remember what it's from....I think it was on the Addler pages awhile ago....

[Jester]

I called the guy today about the 300zx he had. He GAVE it away!!! What an a$$hole! :D It was a non turbo with a V6 and 5spd.

 

Jester

[mklotz70]

I'd say drive the solid axle first and prove that it won't do what you want. Once you put a big sway bar on an IRS, it will feel more like a solid anyway.

[Jester]

I SHOULD just get it running and drive it. :D I have a tendancy to go all out on stuff. I have to constantly remind myself, THIS IS GOING TO BE YOUR DAILY DRIVER DUMMY!!

 

Jester