Valentine

[INDY510]

the thicker end faces the rear right?

Yes ... you want the front of the diff angled down towards the transmission

[Crashtd420]

Ok thanks.... good info for the back of the brain...

[skyblue]

Awesome.

[skyblue]

So of course you fix something and something else breaks or starts to break.

 

Engine haas developed a high pitched weezing sound. I think its coming from the distributor. Busta advised me that it's probably a bearing in the dizzy. Has anyone replaced distributor bearings before? and where do i get bearings for a matchbox dizzy? The easier option is just slap some pertronix on a spare dizzy from busta's stash. 

[KoHeartsGPA]

First I would take off the belt to make sure it is the dizzy and not the water pump or alternator.

[skyblue]

well i used a stethoscope to pinpoint the noise. but i suppose removing the belt couldnt hurt

[KoHeartsGPA]

Ah ok, you should be on the source then :thumbup:

[Draker]

As distributorguy.. I'm sure he's replaced one or two.. per day.. for decades. :)

[4perrev]

If it's a belt, you can run the engine and spray a little water on the belt to see if it's the noise. If it's a belt, the water will silence it instantly. This will save you the trouble of going through the unbolting trouble. Quick and easy like. Bearing should be easy to replace as well, if that's what it is? Had a similar noise but found it to be my cam chain guide and you know how that turned out! Hopefully it's just a loose belt.

[skyblue]

update

 

installed the pinion angle shims. went with 2 degrees.

 

driver's side.

 

passneger side.

 

 

Also I finally installed the front eye leaf spring bushings. 

 

 

 

Used these. they fit great on the 720 4x4 leafs.

 

These are what where on the 4x4 leafs when i got them. the hole diameter was bigger than stock 521 so they where in there kinda loose. I believe they are for a 620 cause that's what the leafs where on before i bought them from eagleadam.

 

I also raised the front a 1/2 inch to even it out and more clearance.

 

Drove her home and she's definitely smoother on the freeway. 

 

She's almost ready for Canby! just gotta deal with the dizzy noise, replace the brake master cylinder and adjust the valves one more time. 

 

sunlight shot for motivation

 

51,638 mi

[mrbigtanker]

Looks good. The 4x4 springs give how much of a drop by themselves?

[wayno]

Looks good. The 4x4 springs give how much of a drop by themselves?

Around one and a half inches.

But that depends on what spring you are replacing.

[skyblue]

the 620 guys claim 1.75" but i have also heard 1.5".

 

I crunched some numbers and my truck measured 27.5" from ground to fender well opening in the rear. after 3" blocks that put it at 24.5".  after 4x4 leafs it now sits at 23" even.

 

so in my case the 4x4's lowered it 1.5"

Edited April 9, 2017 by skyblue

[mrbigtanker]

Around one and a half inches.

But that depends on what spring you are replacing.

 

 

the 620 guys claim 1.75" but i have also heard 1.5".

 

I crunched some numbers and my truck measured 27.5" from ground to fender well opening in the rear. after 3" blocks that put it at 24.5".  after 4x4 leafs it now sits at 23" even.

 

so in my case the 4x4's lowered it 1.5"

Thank you and thats good to know.

[skyblue]

ok so I got a Wilwood 1inch brake MC because the master i got with the Canby truck brakes started leaking. I got a chance to swap it out at bustanut's shop. Started last night and should have taken a few hours. But, this is a Datsun and if something can go wrong it will. Turns out the threads on the inlet are standard. And the lines I got with canby truck are metric. yay. so i had to leave the truck at the shop overnight.

 

old and new

 

where i left off

 

kalani stopped by

 

Thought i could get some adapters, but parts store didn't have any so i bought new lines. Bending them took longer than expected but got them done. so now my lines all match and MC doesn't leak! canby here we come!

 

And finally installed the Wilwood prop valve I got from hobo last canby. lol

 

 

A few small things left like cleaning and maybe do valves again hot.

 

51,686 mi.

[racerx]

Nice truck

[skyblue]

Nice truck

Thanks

[Charlie69]

Sweet, nice work.  Please take lots of pictures at Canby for us that can not make it.

[skyblue]

Sweet, nice work.  Please take lots of pictures at Canby for us that can not make it.

You got it

[mrbigtanker]

Looks good vegan. Now scrub that engine bay. Plenty of shine I see cumming out under that hood.

[skyblue]

Looks good vegan. Now scrub that engine bay. Plenty of shine I see cumming out under that hood.

Thanks. But, let's get one thing straight, just cause I eat vegan burgers doesn't make me vegan.  :ninja:

 

and yea, i know it needs a good cleaning. I was waiting for you to say something.

[4perrev]

Wait.....Engine shinny......Brake master shinny......Where's the rest of the shine?? Looks sweet though. Glad to see you're back on the road again!!

[skyblue]

Wait.....Engine shinny......Brake master shinny......Where's the rest of the shine?? Looks sweet though. Glad to see you're back on the road again!!

don't forget the shiny new carb. lol

[skyblue]

found a sweet spot on my street after street sweeping day. no one in front and no one behind.   :thumbup:

 

[Busta Nut]

Having those bumperettes would keep me up at night if I had to park on the street........