dat521gatherer Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 i've been lurking for a long time now without showing you my baby. i've owned this truck for close to 12 years now. it's all about the commitment. it has a 1980 l20b and a weber 34/36. discount tire rims at $36 each. it's rattled navy blue satin, inside paint is original, engine compartment is 1995 toyota red, engine is chrysler blue. i wanted it all red but have moved on to other 521's and a 620 for now. you can see my super rare red headlight knob now if i could just get the matching hazard knob. i've covered the dash twice but the material on top always fades. floor boards are solid. has some bondo on the tailgate. i got my seat and rug used but its among the best 521 rugs i've seen even with the stain under the floor mat. you can see my round gas pedal plate that reconnected my pedal. i drove around for many weeks with some fishing line tied to a screw driver for a throttle. i think eventually they all fall off, don't they? it's not done but done enough for me to be very happy with it..thanks ted for the rear bumper!! 2 Quote Link to comment
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Charboucher Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 looks great. clean interior. so what other plans do you have, because I know datsuns never seeemd to be finished. there is always another project or mod ^_^ 1 Quote Link to comment
Pacific coast Datsun Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 Clean interior & engine bay. Good to see another 521 thats been taken care of. 2 Quote Link to comment
kansascity1 Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 where did you get the carpet? Mine is in desperate need of some. Is there a place that sells it precut for these trucks? 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 i've been lurking for a long time now without showing you my baby. i've owned this truck for close to 12 years now. it's all about the commitment. it has a 1980 l20b and a weber 34/36. discount tire rims at $36 each. it's rattled navy blue satin, inside paint is original, engine compartment is 1995 toyota red, engine is chrysler blue. i wanted it all red but have moved on to other 521's and a 620 for now. you can see my super rare red headlight knob now if i could just get the matching hazard knob. i've covered the dash twice but the material on top always fades. floor boards are solid. has some bondo on the tailgate. i got my seat and rug used but its among the best 521 rugs i've seen even with the stain under the floor mat. you can see my round gas pedal plate that reconnected my pedal. i drove around for many weeks with some fishing line tied to a screw driver for a throttle. i think eventually they all fall off, don't they? it's not done but done enough for me to be very happy with it..thanks ted for the rear bumper!! I love the no pretense way you look at your truck, Chrysler this, Toyota that, lol, that's the way to do it. Got my chrome 15" rims out of a dumpster behind a tire place, who cares they work great. For a floor mat I cut and trimmed to fit, a 720 carpet with sound deadener. It also has a vinyl pad for your heels in the high wear area below the pedals. It's plenty big and has a hump for the tranny in it. Get the king cab, extended cab or whatever for the extra long piece that goes under the seats. You may have to poke holes for the seat belt mounting bolts. Oh yeah, you may have to pull some of the thick sound deadener off the back of the carpet where the clutch and gas pedal are as they may not go all the way to the floor with it on. 1 Quote Link to comment
dat521gatherer Posted April 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 i have no major plans for it except one day i'd like to get the body work and paint done. everything else is just small little repairs or the mighty option list i would like to complete. for instance red hazard knob, hida-antenna w/key i got the ebay look-a-like, glove box lock is on the way, need fuel door lock, a cute little valve cover filter, window feelers, window felt, door seals the ones on ebay dont look right? clock, windshield, battery hold down, and the damn brakes have never worked right after i did the king pins and thats even after having two diff shops look at it. most recently i've got a new dome light and fuse for it. i got the seat,rug and ignition switch plate from the same 521 that was being parted. i dont think you can get a rug unless you have a upholstery shop make one. i got a spare custom made rug from ted but i'm going to hang on to it. i bought a rug from j.c whitney years ago and it sucked really bad. i'm thinking my ignition switch looks to be out of a 620? here's a pic of my mud flaps, i had to make extensions to make me happy. also a pic of my broken battery tray bracket. maybe some day i'll put a dizzy in it. thats my original speaker in the other pic. 1 Quote Link to comment
dat521gatherer Posted April 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 camera is junk!!! 620 ignition plate 1 Quote Link to comment
Icehouse Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 Wow! I've been waiting to see pics of your rig. It was worth the wait :D That is a very clean 521. 1 Quote Link to comment
dat521gatherer Posted July 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 i need to try to keep this thread updated for myself. so here is my new hood emblem and valve cover i decided to just leave it bead blasted maybe i'll paint it someday but i like the clean look of it for now.. also no pics but i installed door jam dome switches. been meaning to do that for a while. next upgrade will be the electronic dizzy:) 1 Quote Link to comment
Pacific coast Datsun Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 Clean engine bay. Yesss go electronic & youll love it. 1 Quote Link to comment
620green Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 i need to try to keep this thread updated for myself. so here is my new hood emblem and valve cover i decided to just leave it bead blasted maybe i'll paint it someday but i like the clean look of it for now.. also no pics but i installed door jam dome switches. been meaning to do that for a while. next upgrade will be the electronic dizzy:) Nice 521 1 Quote Link to comment
dat521gatherer Posted December 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 Some older pics I found. I only have one pic of it before I painted it. 1 Quote Link to comment
dat521gatherer Posted December 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 I added/fixed the pics in the first couple of posts that were just attachments. Now some more pics for fun. for you that have never seen the correct front hood bumpers here they are. Someone should really have these reproduced. If you were wanting to painting your sun visors but were hesitant here ya go. Paint is running 15 years strong. I've always liked the look of the rug or mat under the trans tunnel instead of on top like most people have it. 2 Quote Link to comment
jon521 Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 also no pics but i installed door jam dome switches. been meaning to do that for a while. i am interested in what yours look like and where you got them from. i would love to get some for my truck 1 Quote Link to comment
dat521gatherer Posted April 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Not too much to add but today I took some kroil to the heater valve and worked it back and forth to keep it from freezing up not to mention the knob has some cracks in it. I also scrapped the foam off the bottom defrost flap and added some new foam. :thumbup: 1 Quote Link to comment
dat521gatherer Posted April 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 I also lubed my headlight switch and swapped it with the wiper switch to put it in it's correct location. Yes it's a 520 red hazard knob on my light switch. 1 Quote Link to comment
dat521gatherer Posted April 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Had a new mirror cut and installed into the housing for $15 a few months back. 1 Quote Link to comment
dat521gatherer Posted April 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 I bought this cool air cleaner on the bay. 2 Quote Link to comment
dat521gatherer Posted April 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 Billet aluminum turn signal knob from 1fatsz 1 Quote Link to comment
dat521gatherer Posted July 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2014 It's been off the road for a year and a half. Somebody yell at me. I plan on putting the front of the engine back together after the 210 is running wich should be soon. I took the car cover off and put it on the toyota and this is how she looks. Owned for 18.5 years and neglected for 1.5. No I'm not selling it. 1 Quote Link to comment
dat521gatherer Posted August 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 Ok I got some stuff put back together. Progress. As long as it runs I dont care about cosmetics at this point. 1 Quote Link to comment
dat521gatherer Posted August 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 I borrowed a couple things off it over the years like the heater s hose and the banjo bolt on the rear brakes. Still need the s hose and some valve cover bolts. You can't see it from the pics but the engine sits in there crooked. I must have the wrong mounts or something. 1 Quote Link to comment
dat521gatherer Posted June 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 This is really getting stupid now. Way too much neglect. I'm going to focus on finding some parts and making this run again. I swear!!! 2 Quote Link to comment
dat521gatherer Posted June 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 Cleaned up the bay in preparation of getting it back on the road. 3 Quote Link to comment
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