Z chopper Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 from least expensive going up first choice is these http://www.ebay.com/itm/DATSUN-FAIRLADY-Z-NISSAN-S30-240Z-260Z-280Z-280ZX-CHROME-FENDER-MIRROR-PAIR-/261415436168?pt=Vintage_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3cdd92ff88&vxp=mtr second would be these http://www.ebay.com/itm/181276907443?ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1436.l2649 third is these http://www.ebay.com/itm/370942815523?ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1436.l2649 fourth is these http://www.ebay.com/itm/251464628045?ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1436.l2649 Quote Link to comment
ohmrchristopher Posted March 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 See I just like the Skyline ones. I like the way JDM Legends did there 620 with the similar mirrors. I just feel the other mirrors stick up or out too much, I dont like the long arms. Quote Link to comment
Z chopper Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 so my 4th on the list or are you talking about SSS fender mirrors? Quote Link to comment
ohmrchristopher Posted March 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 either really. are the ones on the orange 620 SSS ones? 'Cause those are the ones I really want. Ha Quote Link to comment
red76datsun Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 See I just like the Skyline ones. I like the way JDM Legends did there 620 with the similar mirrors. I just feel the other mirrors stick up or out too much, I dont like the long arms. this 620? pretty sure those are mooneye mirrors. I think there 100 bucks and here awesome reviews on them. I will opt to them sometime because I cant afford 400 mirrors Quote Link to comment
ohmrchristopher Posted March 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 Well I have gone and messaged the boys at JDM Legends so stay tuned!! 1 Quote Link to comment
Z chopper Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 orange 620 looks like it has SSS mirrors on. Quote Link to comment
ohmrchristopher Posted March 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 So Friday was a fun day to me. Some dude notified me in a parking lot that the JY had some trucks to pick from. So off I went! This lovely green '75 was ripe for the pickings. Now I only took basic hand tools, started grabbing small bits and soft goods: Door locks knobs Window crank + plastic Climate control knobs Headlight knob Uncracked lens covers Inside door handles Package tray Sadly the dash was cracked as usual and the cluster bezel was mangled, also the cluster looked light it caught on fire. Then started work on dismantling the engine. Just for shits and giggles mostly. L18? With a bunch of rusty emissions junk. Grabbed a minty thermostat housing I thought about taking the fan shroud, valve cover, alternator bracket, headlight buckets, fuel pump and starter, but then I was thinking why/when would this stuff ever break? And when it did why wouldn't I buy a new one? Idk I'm also broke and didn't go crazy. So I basically stripped the whole engine down haha. Sadly the front bumper was bent, grille cracked, headlight chrome rings snapped, tail gate bent and bondo'd. Over all it was kinda "meh" I did grab the back glass though, I may go back Wednesday and get the rear axel, because mine is welded and wrecking my tires. Idk Anything else I should grab? Also picked up a Broadway 300mm blue convex mirror. So much view! Very road! Quote Link to comment
Z chopper Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 did you get pics of the other trucks? Quote Link to comment
ohmrchristopher Posted March 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Oh yeah, lol. Buddy said there were 3 Datsuns. JY guy said one Datsun and two older Toyotas, "but the parts interchange, like the grille and doors" :confused: Uh sure guy. They were 80's Toyotas, stinky and well beaten. I dont even know what I could use. Rear axel? Quote Link to comment
Z chopper Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 well depending on the rear end in those toyotas and if they are 2wd or 4wd etc.. they could be used for an LSD swap http://www.gearinstalls.com/supralsd.htm Quote Link to comment
ohmrchristopher Posted March 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Oh I read that once. They were 2wd 80s with 22REs. Any 4x4 truck goes across the lot to the 4x4 wrecker, which I've never seen a Toyota there. I didnt know the diffs all swap? Or am I grabbing the whole rear axel? Because I was just talking with Mike or someone that I like having a welded diff for the traction, especially in the snow. But the shuddering and bald tires can kindly fuck off. Quote Link to comment
Z chopper Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 http://community.ratsun.net/topic/36324-69-521-toys-toys-toys/page-10 http://community.ratsun.net/topic/42550-narrowed-toyota-8-inch-axle-for-521/ drum to drum Quote Link to comment
ohmrchristopher Posted March 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Nice, but overkill. I dont have the funds or a welder for that matter. I wouldnt do this until I was ready to do a frame off and even then I would just buy a Supra axel. Quote Link to comment
Z chopper Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 You just put the supra LSD into the Toyota truck rear end then swap Toyota rear onto Datsun truck. No cutting or welding required Quote Link to comment
ohmrchristopher Posted March 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Oh, haha then why were you showing me shorter ones? Was that for the 521? Until I am 100% motivated to do something I lack interest and knowledge of the subject at hand. Take for example I now know all about the wiring in the bay and how the dual points, distribution relay, heater relay work if this were a stock truck and if they were installed :p I only know 50% of a ball-joint swap and 20% about c-notching my frame. Quote Link to comment
MantisX620 Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Could you go back and get that mangled bezel for me? Looked fine to me? MantisX Quote Link to comment
ohmrchristopher Posted March 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Its mangled where the radio was. I dont know if they were unfamiliar how it comes out, or why they would want it. But it appears they tried cutting it out with something rough. Its all cut and cracked, the climate controls were also detached from the main bezel. Sorry :/ Quote Link to comment
ohmrchristopher Posted March 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 DOOR CARDS! Clean door is clean Raw aluminum The goods Pick a hole, anyhole And finished product, passenger side, driver side Right now I gave them a basic "brushed" look. But there is quite a bit of surface corrosion and some deeper gouges. I will probably paint them black and if I do I have another idea to make them stand out. The cards need to be curved a bit more to fit the contour of the door better. Armrest or not? Thats what I am thinking of now. I like the look, however closing the door is kinda hard. Mind you I never roll up the windows in the summer. Quote Link to comment
ohmrchristopher Posted March 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 Oh yeah and another picture for my collection of massive trucks stacked up beside mine. Quote Link to comment
heretic Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 GREAT job Chris.!! just paint them .... problem solved. Z chopper, on 12 Mar 2014 - 11:24 PM, said: plastic mirror bodies and bases will get brittle in the sun unless it is a special UV plastic which would up the price of those (I have seen those on ebay) Quote Link to comment
ohmrchristopher Posted April 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 Dont wanna paint them till I fix the seat belts, 'cause right now they rub and would scratch on the doors and wreck whatever paint I put on them. Quote Link to comment
Z chopper Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 GREAT job Chris.!! just paint them .... problem solved. think this was in reference to the mirrors Dont wanna paint them till I fix the seat belts, 'cause right now they rub and would scratch on the doors and wreck whatever paint I put on them. 1 Quote Link to comment
ohmrchristopher Posted April 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 #yolo Quote Link to comment
ohmrchristopher Posted April 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 So I hit up the JY and the old green truck was still there. Someone took the block and head. I grabbed the original 3-point seat belts, some headlamp hardware, the L plugs for the fuse block and some other bits. There was a Land Rover Discovery in the yard, the rear axel was still in it. I wonder how easy that would swap in?? Quite a few Toyota PUs and 4Runners for rear axels too. Spray bombed the inside of the bed. It had a very worn chipped spray on bed-liner. I used a semi gloss black wheel paint by PlastiKote funny thing was when looking at the old can to buy some more the product # is 620!! Lastly I noticed the engine is starting to over heat, and it's not even summer. The culprit has been low coolant. I was down about a half jug. I noticed the overflow hose has been dripping a lot and there were a few pools under it. I bought a new rad cap and hope that fixes the problems?? How bad can things get when an L16 overheats? Burnt valves? Head gasket issues? It sat on the upper mark for a bit before I realized what was happening. :( Quote Link to comment
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