skyblue Posted January 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 ok. sounds good. thx wayno. :D Quote Link to comment
Gibby Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 duuuuuude nice truck man. that B&M shifter home made?? your truck sits well. diggin the blue. keep the pics comin! Quote Link to comment
skyblue Posted January 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 duuuuuude nice truck man. that B&M shifter home made?? your truck sits well. diggin the blue. keep the pics comin! thanks. the B&M was on the truck when i bought it, it doesn't look home made, from what i can tell. Quote Link to comment
Daner521 Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 I am jealous of your bed hooks! Anyways.. She's a nice old gal. Quote Link to comment
skyblue Posted January 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 I am jealous of your bed hooks! Anyways.. She's a nice old gal. haha. jealous? Dont you have any? Thx Quote Link to comment
Daner521 Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 haha. jealous? Dont you have any? Thx Nope, somewhere in my trucks 42 years of living somebody cut them off. i was pretty bummed but still bought the old girl haha Quote Link to comment
skyblue Posted January 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 oh man, lame. cool on getting her tho. got a build/project thread? Quote Link to comment
oldskoolvws Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 On my old L20 521, I ran forever with it detonanating. It had a 36/36 and single points. It finally failed but the fault was not in the piston, but the valve seat. It actually came out and got stuck between the valve and head. Weirdest thing ever. Sold it as-is and bought a Suzuki Samarai to go 4 wheeling with. Detonation = no good! Quote Link to comment
skyblue Posted January 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 damn. shitty. I reinstalled the distributor driveshaft and set the correct timing. no more detonation. phew. Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 damn. shitty. I reinstalled the distributor driveshaft and set the correct timing. no more detonation. phew. Good job, no more worries.:thumbup: Quote Link to comment
skyblue Posted January 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 sad face. so i broke my package tray a couple days ago. It rained pretty bad last week here in the bay area and i was trying to locate the source of a water leak under the dash in passenger side and as i stuck my head under there i leaned on the tray for a second and it broke off the bracket. :( I was so bummed. Anyone got one or know someone who has one they wanna sell me? or has anyone fabbed something up they have pics of to inspire me? Quote Link to comment
skyblue Posted February 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 Small update. Got some new tires. Went with some skinnies, Hankook 175/70R14. replaced all the steering components, they were really nasty. and got an alignment. Handling is sooo much better and steering has improved dramatically. Pics of how she sits today. Really happy with it right now. Only thing left for now is to drop it. Doing 4in. blocks in rear and re-indexing torsion bars 1 tooth. she's pretty dialed in with the exception of the dogleg leaking, but i have the fix for it, just have to do it. sorry for crappy iPod pics. Quote Link to comment
skyblue Posted February 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 got some before and after pics of the steering components. Along with just some beauty shots here it is before and the after it was a real bitch getting those tie rod ends off. I was hammering so hard that the driver side drum came off and fell 4 feet to the ground. It ended up bending and it didn't fit or brake too well after that. Got a drum from a 521 in a JY that worked well temporarily. So after a week of waiting for a new one from rockauto i thought it was done. But no, the new one was totally warped out of the box. So I turned it hoping that would be the end of it. Nope, it was still warped after turning it. so i said fuck it and turned the JY drum and the brakes were perfect after that. some shop pics The next day went on a little road trip with a buddy to go visit The510keeper about a 510 and took a few road pics. needless to say she's running and driving great! Next on the list is, more lower! Quote Link to comment
skyblue Posted February 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Small update. finally replaced the front driver side side marker housing. old one "new one" can you believe i found the new one at a pnp? i was pretty amazed at the really nice shape it was in. my lights all work now!:thumbup: Quote Link to comment
lovedatsun Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Small update. Got some new tires. Went with some skinnies, Hankook 175/70R14. replaced all the steering components, they were really nasty. and got an alignment. Handling is sooo much better and steering has improved dramatically. Pics of how she sits today. Really happy with it right now. Only thing left for now is to drop it. Doing 4in. blocks in rear and re-indexing torsion bars 1 tooth. she's pretty dialed in with the exception of the dogleg leaking, but i have the fix for it, just have to do it. sorry for crappy iPod pics. Nice ride. Quote Link to comment
Busta Nut Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Lookin' great, dude!! Night pic with the parking lights on! Quote Link to comment
DanielC Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 A lot parts on the side marker light are the same between different models. The 521 specific parts of the marker light are the rubber base, between the body and the truck, and the length of the wires. Every thing else is the same on models that use that type of light. Quote Link to comment
hardslammed Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 looking good holmes :thumbup: i removed my old shitty package tray, i don't think you want it but you can have it gratis if you'd like. maybe bust out a repair on it or somethin :confused: Quote Link to comment
skyblue Posted March 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Lookin' great, dude!! Night pic with the parking lights on! totally. i'm on it Quote Link to comment
skyblue Posted March 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 A lot parts on the side marker light are the same between different models. The 521 specific parts of the marker light are the rubber base, between the body and the truck, and the length of the wires. Every thing else is the same on models that use that type of light. really? i tried using 510's one's but the whole dimensions were different and i didnt feel like drilling into my fenders. but that's good to know. thx Quote Link to comment
skyblue Posted March 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 looking good holmes :thumbup: i removed my old shitty package tray, i don't think you want it but you can have it gratis if you'd like. maybe bust out a repair on it or somethin :confused: thanks. how shitty? have any pics? Quote Link to comment
lovedatsun Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Hi everyone, I'm new to ratsun. Found it researching my first 521. I've always loved Datsun and mainly rolled 510's, but I've always wanted a 521. Finally found one and it's not only my first 521 but my first truck ever as well. So here as some images for your pleasure. enjoy Nice ride. Quote Link to comment
skyblue Posted March 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 thanks. she's coming along nicely. Quote Link to comment
hardslammed Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 I got some iPhone pics I can text you as it saddens me I can't font the battery and charger for my badass canon Quote Link to comment
skyblue Posted March 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 I got some iPhone pics I can text you as it saddens me I can't font the battery and charger for my badass canon that works. 415.577.1997 Quote Link to comment
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