lil89ram50 Posted December 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 looks like me and a buddy might be working out a deal to get into an old shop of my grandpas. no heat, insulation, needs shingles and other things. but we can do all the work and can get it cheap! 100 a month, split between 2 of us. 2 large stalls, plus a huge office, starage space. one 12 foot door, and 1 8 foot door. the 8 foot door only has a 9 foor ceiling, and the 12 foot door probaby has a 15 foot ceiling. its a weird ceiling setup. but it will work. i think i can get a drive on hoist scissor style with a hydraulic setup for next to nothing. probably under 200 bux. we are building a new shop at work, and we are getting brand new everything. so i might be abe to score here. this shop i might be getting also has a pretty decent cement floor, at a slight angle to the doors so the water will run out. also has a big air compressor. its old and hasnt been used for a long time, so idk if its any good. :) this will be used for the datsun, and his mustang. if we can pick up a few side jobs a month, wi wil do them, but just to help our projects along a little. :cool: Quote Link to comment
lil89ram50 Posted December 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 well a couple weeks ago i took the drivers door off to find out why it had so much up and down play. found door pin to be broken and rusted very badly. it will not come out. so today i bought one from "420n620" should be here by the end of the week then i can put the door back on Quote Link to comment
lil89ram50 Posted December 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 sucessful night! but also a shitty night. so, i got my piston rings in, got em all gapped to specs and put em on the pistons! so, the first one i install goes badly. i get it in the spring compressor, start to tap it into cylinder, and just as i take another tap, the ring compressor took a shit and flung apart. :( fucked up the bottom oil ring. went to parts store and bought new compressor and finished the other 3. So now i have 3 installed pistons, and one broken oil ring... this sucks, cuz these rings were $80, and i coud really use 80 bux for the rest of the motor. does anyone have a spare oil ring set (3 pieces for one piston) they would sell seperately? Quote Link to comment
lil89ram50 Posted December 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 pm'd "redeye" , he is making mounts for 620 with ka's. i told him i'd like to try them out for 521, cuz i think they shoud work, or at least be damn close. so, thats what im using as far as mounts, he is getting me prices on powder coating. then we will try them out! i will document and take lots of pics of the install after i recieve these, and go get the trans and all the other goodies. Quote Link to comment
lil89ram50 Posted December 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 also, door hinge came today. its off a 520, but it looks the same, we shall see in a bit. Quote Link to comment
lil89ram50 Posted December 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 well this weekend was some good progress. the 520 door hinge worked great! pulled the l20b out today. Tossed the oil pan on the KA and set it in place just to see where it sits. i got it to go onto the factory mounts just barely, i think if i put a spacer/ angled shim under the passengers motor mount, it would work. but, i need to move the motor back some. So, diff motor mounts are in the works. also got the bottom end on the KA together. i got new rings a week ago, and ended up wrecking one. found another one, so ita all taken car of. just need to check torque on the mains, and then i can finish up the motor. Quote Link to comment
lil89ram50 Posted December 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 motor coming out... my little work area. got this bench dedicated to the datsun. just got the head and v/c set on this shows the passengers motor mount. just about fits, but not enough angle on it will clear hood better then the l20b i have the center drag link and tie rods out, will have to fab something up with those when its time. here you can also see the bung in the oil pan for the turbo return line. Quote Link to comment
RadioRedline Posted December 26, 2011 Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 Looking gooood. Most pics I've ever seen of that truck. Radio Quote Link to comment
lil89ram50 Posted January 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 we i got the l series back in it for now. its getting nice out here again, and i just feel like enjoying driving it. got the motor and trans back in yesterday. tomorrow night, ill button it up with starter, clutch slave, wiring , relocationg the battery as i have already drilled the battery tray out of the engine compartment. now i can drivce it by the end of the week and continue to gather parts for the ka24de swap Quote Link to comment
RadioRedline Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Update Yay! Radio Quote Link to comment
RadioRedline Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 updates? Radio Quote Link to comment
lil89ram50 Posted February 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 nope no updates. im a bad datsun owner. havent touched it for a while. but i was working on it today, hence why im on here finally! got some stuff to do to it before its runing with the l20 again. like sort out the wiring the po has messed up, and install starter and headlights. does anyone have pics of the wiring on the passengers inner fender? mainl the colored wires going into all ( i think 4) relays? mine are al messed up, and i think thats why stuff didnt work before Quote Link to comment
RadioRedline Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 So it's not running at all now? I thought it ran ok before the pull, and then you reinstalled L20 for some reason? Radio Quote Link to comment
DanielC Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 Will these work? Quote Link to comment
lil89ram50 Posted February 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 yupp thats exactly what i need! and yes radio, i did pull the good running l20b out, to mock up a kade, now that i have the dimensions for the motor and trans mounts, i can get to working on the mounts. but, its getting nice out, and i dont wana wait to drive it cuz im half ways through a swap. its basically ready, just need new u bolts for the rear, get the battery cables ran from the box to the front, and get the starter, headlights, and hood back on Quote Link to comment
lil89ram50 Posted February 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 does any one have any closer clearer pictures of the wiring i asked for? i thjought the ones you posted danielc were clean enough, but i cant tell the striope colors. or a schematic for this stuff even? Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Try this, it takes a few to upload. http://downloads.bustedfingermotorsports.com/1962-1982%20Datsun_Nissan%20Wiring%20Diagrams/1971_Datsun_521_Pickup.pdf This is where I got it from. http://community.ratsun.net/topic/39969-wiring-diagrams/ Quote Link to comment
lil89ram50 Posted March 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 hey west coast guys, how common is it to come across cabs there? in good shape, no rust? mine is beyond my repair abilities i think. going to try, but i think next winter would be a good ime to swap cabs. and do all the paint and body work. just wondering if they ever pop up. Quote Link to comment
lil89ram50 Posted March 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 and wayno, that diagram helped me a lot!!!! thank you! Quote Link to comment
lil89ram50 Posted March 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 it lives it lives!!!!! minor problems. alternator is sparking to the frame? never did this before. fixed a couple wires while motor was out, maybe i fucked them up. so, going to ook for pics of alternator wiring, and going to conduit al my wiring to make sure its not arching a wire. just need to install drop bocks, rocker panells covering rust, and the hood . then it should be good to go! Quote Link to comment
lil89ram50 Posted March 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 and put on the exhaust Quote Link to comment
lil89ram50 Posted March 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 hey 521 guys. i am having a very hard time wrapping my head around re indecing my torsion bars. where is this c clip located? i cannot find it. is i at the front of the truck, or the rear? i feel super dumb as im a tech for a living, and do a few lift kits a month. and i cant even figure out where the clip is lol any help for this noob? Quote Link to comment
lil89ram50 Posted March 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 re-indexed 2 notches last night! also got just about everything ready but the drive shaft. just needed to update cuz im excited and ratsun is cool... Quote Link to comment
lil89ram50 Posted March 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 snow pics soon Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 I was going to say, C clips??? Then I read that it was done already, good job, how about photos of the new stance. Quote Link to comment
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