jay520 Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 Bought this from Freaky510 a couple months ago. Sharing some tight quarters with the 520. Quote Link to comment
izzo Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 Damn that is some tight quarters! Get it done!! Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 Glad to see this thing went to a good home. Hope to see more soon; congrats! Quote Link to comment
Wide14u Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 that is so tight Quote Link to comment
pharouh Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 Very cool! Did the same thing with my 620s. It looks like I have a little more room. Good thing they're small,huh? Quote Link to comment
jay520 Posted January 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 It is a good thing. There isn't much side-to-side room, but there is a bit at the front and back. If they were any wider I doubt they both would have fit. Quote Link to comment
jay520 Posted January 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Here's its previous life: http://community.rat..._1 I haven't done as much as should've by now. I've put the front suspension back together, for the most part. I'll probably take the crossmember back out and paint it black. I had some aluminum colored paint lying around. And I've been working on getting the engine bay painted. I forgot to take a picture before I started, but here it is without the little bit of rust: I was thinking blue. But I wasn't happy with the way it came out (it's spray paint, I probably shouldn't expect something flawless, but I'll sure try). So, it's now back at primer. I'm still thinking blue, but darker. Black seems like the easy way out, yellow seems like it'd be hard to match the body, green has too many connotations (packers, john deere, ducks). I'm dragging my feet getting it finished. I want to get the engine in already. Anyone have any thoughts on color? Should I wait for a bit and get a compressor, borrow a gun, and then spray it? Or just get it done with rattle cans? Quote Link to comment
pharouh Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 IMHO,if you paint the engine bay blue,you'll have to paint the rest of the truck. Black IS the easy way out and goes with anything. I painted mine yellow ,because the whole truck is yellow. I'm going for a restoration look though. Nice work,keep us posted. Quote Link to comment
jay520 Posted January 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 That's what I'm looking for.... honest opinions. I have a feeling that's what I'm bound to hear, but I don't know if I want a bumblebee truck. Plus, blue and yellow are complementary colors. Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Hi there Jay, black or match the yellow IMO. Quote Link to comment
the510keeper Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 I agree a black engine bay is a great way to go. Ez to touch up if something gets beat up. And goes with everything. I often jump at a color decision and paint the engine bay 1st then realize, years later that i don't like that color option anymore. The work you have done looks good Quote Link to comment
jay520 Posted January 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Thanks for the advice, guys. How about satin black? Would I run into any problems with keeping it clean (I've never sprayed or tried to clean satin paint)? Quote Link to comment
DatDoug Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Satin is a awesome look IMHO. Black looks good in the engine bay. It makes a good background for the engine & all the other bay goodies. I have also seeen a lot of Dattos with Grey bays & that looks really good too. If it were my truck, I would go with the body color. Anything but that blue :sick: Quote Link to comment
izzo Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Thanks for the advice, guys. How about satin black? Would I run into any problems with keeping it clean (I've never sprayed or tried to clean satin paint)? really... Clean the engine bay well, maybe even with some mineral spirits. Spend the extra few bucks and get a paint gun or have someone here on ratsun do it for 50 bucks, and spray the engine bay right. That rattle can shit will just chip and peel off and it will look really ugly. Water will shoot up there, rocks, among other things. When you put the bay back together it will get smacked, cracked, and the ugliness will start then. It is totally worth it to just do it right the first time, the primer stuff from napa will work fine, a paint gun from home depot for auto spray is only 30-40 bucks. Once its painted right, keeping it clean wont be so bad. Quote Link to comment
jay520 Posted January 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Satin is a awesome look IMHO. Black looks good in the engine bay. It makes a good background for the engine & all the other bay goodies. I have also seeen a lot of Dattos with Grey bays & that looks really good too. If it were my truck, I would go with the body color. Anything but that blue :sick: Yeah, not that blue. I was thinking a dark, dark, blue. I didn't think people would be so opposed to blue. I thought it'd be a good accent color. Eventually paint the Datsun on the tailgate blue, and some old blue and yellow Oregon plates. I mean, come on... really... Clean the engine bay well, maybe even with some mineral spirits. Spend the extra few bucks and get a paint gun or have someone here on ratsun do it for 50 bucks, and spray the engine bay right. That rattle can shit will just chip and peel off and it will look really ugly. Water will shoot up there, rocks, among other things. When you put the bay back together it will get smacked, cracked, and the ugliness will start then. It is totally worth it to just do it right the first time, the primer stuff from napa will work fine, a paint gun from home depot for auto spray is only 30-40 bucks. Once its painted right, keeping it clean wont be so bad. yeah, really... Do it right the first time, good point. It's all primered up and ready for paint. I meant are there any drawbacks to painting it satin as opposed to gloss as far as grease getting on it and then cleaning it. If not, satin black it is. ...or blue :P Quote Link to comment
izzo Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 I dont know any draw backs man bro. I know on my orange goon, when the oil pressure switch leaked that sucked! Was a pain to keep the firewall clean. Dark maybe easier Quote Link to comment
420n620 Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 the only draw back with black is that dirt is easier to see or any dark color will show dirt. ask yourself this, do you want to always be cleaning it to the point you will be rubbing through the paint. Something to think about. Quote Link to comment
freaky510 Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 My daughter says whe would like it to be kept yellow since it was "HER" truck in the first place LMAo kids today Lookin good glad to see some pics of it. Quote Link to comment
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