drastic520 Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 Ok so in the last few weeks i have been lurking around the site looking for stuff for the new toy. Here I am back at it again. Its been a few years and maybe a dozen cars later...lol. Anyway here is a litlle background. When I joined i had a nice lil toy. 67 520 ended up going rotary and rhd. I posted up my work progress back then. Then some house deals came thru and had to sell it. Figured i could find another one. Boy was I wrong. I regreted that move. Took me over a year to find a 620. It was a real fun truck specially since it was well cared for. Not a single thing wrong with it. even the patina looking paint was perfect...lol. Then after hjaving it for a few months, my girlfriends mom passed away and i figured i had to help. So 620 was sold. That was 2 years ago. So u can now see how hard it is to find Datsuns in my area. Fast forward to now. Found a nice lil 521. And now the fun will begin again. Only way I will let go of it is for a 510. Hopefully..... Here are some shots My old 520 My second Datto. 76 620. bitch even had working a/c and got it fron second owner. The new 521. Hooking it up for the long drive home. Had to drive 5 hours away to go get it. Pulled it with my Magnum. And yes the Magnum is on bags!!!! And here she is after a lil rattlecan job. Just tore down the l16 to replace a bent intake valve. Should be up and running in a week or so. Quote Link to comment
izzo Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 5 hour drive? You pulled that with your car for 5 hours? Or was it 2 1/2 each way?? Or did i just skip reading after i saw that.... Thats nuts if you did :rofl: Quote Link to comment
drastic520 Posted September 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 yep drove 5 hours to pick it up and pulled it back home almost 8 hours. It was the ride from hell coming back. The datto blew up both rear tires at different times. And to make matters worse, there was no spare and it was on a sunday in the middle of nowhere. Quote Link to comment
Wide14u Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 the 620 was perfect and i like all that you have done to your 521 it looks good Quote Link to comment
drastic520 Posted September 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 thanks man. yeah that 620 was perfect. all i had to do was weld up some new floors. i was not going to paint it either. i was in love with it. specially since it was in one piece and the ac worked. and the interior was mint!!!! look at the seat and door panels. not a scratch on them... Quote Link to comment
bonvo Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 nice glad your back and with another truck what are the plans for this one? rotory and rhd? you did it before you could do it again lol Quote Link to comment
jun Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 Nice! Must feel good to have a Datsun again. That 620 was cool. AC? That would have been a keeper! The patina, rear window louver and side window vents were nice details. Let's see what happens with the 521! Quote Link to comment
drastic520 Posted September 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 nice glad your back and with another truck what are the plans for this one? rotory and rhd? you did it before you could do it again lol thanks bud. this one for now gets to keep the L16 until I get a good ka for it. and rhd for sure. gonna be a nice ratty daily. giving my magnum a well deserved rest. Nice! Must feel good to have a Datsun again. That 620 was cool. AC? That would have been a keeper! The patina, rear window louver and side window vents were nice details. Let's see what happens with the 521! man it really does. yeah that 620 was crazy nice. but it had to be sacrificed. all those things were on it from the first owner. Quote Link to comment
drastic520 Posted September 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 I guess while I wait for my valves and guides, might as well work on the rhd.... And will also treat her to some nice tunes. My plan is to have an ipad run the entertainment part. Its what I have in my Magnum. Heres a shot of my dash. Molded in ipad. Quote Link to comment
fisch Posted September 18, 2011 Report Share Posted September 18, 2011 Dude Drastic! good to have you back man! I have been a big slacker here lately but the Datsuns are still in the garage waiting for more time! Quote Link to comment
drastic520 Posted September 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2011 Hey fisch!!! Yeah im glad to be wrenching away again. Quote Link to comment
drastic520 Posted September 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2011 Ok here we gooooooo. Picked up a 1989 240sx se for $400. Was crashed in front but runs well. 6k miles on a top end rebuild. So pulled out everything i needed off the car and sold it to the scrap man for $100. So basically got the motor, tranny, harness and ecu for $300. Already removed all accessories like p/s and a/c along with fan. I would like to know what other things i can get rid of. I know we need minimal things when doing this swap into our dattos. Anyone has any info? I know i read it somewhere but for the life of me i cant find it again. so stay tuned for another ka24e/521 swap story. On to the pics... Quote Link to comment
bonvo Posted September 21, 2011 Report Share Posted September 21, 2011 lol what happened to running the l16? Quote Link to comment
DAT510 Posted September 21, 2011 Report Share Posted September 21, 2011 fuck man, all your cars are sick as fawk. even the magnum. that 521 looks epic with those wheels and flat black Quote Link to comment
drastic520 Posted September 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2011 lol what happened to running the l16? the l16 is torn apart and in the bed of the truck. i bent an intake valve and broke the guide. I already got the parts in the mail so ill be putting it back together and just save it till someone needs it. fuck man, all your cars are sick as fawk. even the magnum. that 521 looks epic with those wheels and flat black thanks man! im gonna try and keep it simple on the outside. cant wait to have some lil prick pull up and test the ka. lol. now ill use the datto as my daily and give the magnum a well deserved rest. gonna redo the air ride on the magnum and some interior fiberglass work over the winter. Quote Link to comment
drastic520 Posted September 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2011 Test fit time..... Quote Link to comment
drastic520 Posted September 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2011 Sits 1/4" from the front crossmember so too close for comfort. Gotta move it back some. The downpipe is gonna hit the ebrake so I hope headers fix that. This thing is tiiiiiight fitting. Hope I can still do my rhd after its in. update:::: ok I removed the power steering pulley from the main crankshaft and now I have plenty clearance. gonna adjust the motor mounts tomorrow hopefully. then the tranny mount. Quote Link to comment
drastic520 Posted September 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 I need help!!!!! I got the motor and tranny in. not fun when working alone. started the wiring but I'm lost. I am using the diagrams that icehouse posted on the how to. at the risk of sounding like a total idio, my question is, do I cut the wires mentioned on the diagram and wire them to the relays or do I run a wire from the relay and tap onto the wires? I tried to start it today but get no spark. also I look at the LEDs inside the ecu and they seem to turn off while I'm crancking. is that normal? please help meeeeeeeeeee. I wanna getbthis puppy going. I have a few non believers in my area that feel I'm wasting my time with this swap. can't wait till I bring it to them......... Quote Link to comment
yello620 Posted September 26, 2011 Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 The light in the ECU should stay lit even when cranking. Quote Link to comment
Twodoordime Posted September 26, 2011 Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 Cant help with the swap but wanted to say what a cool bunch of datsuns youve owned. Cant wait to see more of the 521! Quote Link to comment
drastic520 Posted September 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 The light in the ECU should stay lit even when cranking. Thats what I thought. Just rather make sure. Cant help with the swap but wanted to say what a cool bunch of datsuns youve owned. Cant wait to see more of the 521! Thanks man! Not many around my way so I enjoy being the odd ball... Quote Link to comment
drastic520 Posted September 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 figured out what I did wrong with the wiring. Man it was so ez.... Heres a quick vid. Quote Link to comment
drastic520 Posted October 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 ok so she is all in, starts, runs well, the works. last thing i need is a radiator. has anyone ever used one of these? looks like it may work. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/92-00-CIVIC-DEL-SOL-MT-3R-ALUMINUM-RADIATOR-FAN-SHROUD-/160629568816?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Model%3AIntegra&hash=item256644b530 Quote Link to comment
drastic520 Posted October 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 Finally done with this thing. I am loving the torque this thing has. All that is left is to have my exhaust done. Saturday should be the day. Then run it hard and see how it holds up. Then tear it down again and repaint everything.... That should be fun.... Here is a quick video of her running. 1 Quote Link to comment
bananahamuck Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 That first video made me literally laugh out loud . .I am a first time reader and ( taking nothing away from 521) i got to say that 620 was one bad ass looking truck. 1 Quote Link to comment
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