twiztedintentions Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 This looks great! Very very nice work! Keep the pics comming! Lol Quote Link to comment
Conner Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 Awesome. Definitely one of the nicest 320s out there. Quote Link to comment
nl320_1963 Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 What did you use for wind wing rubbers? They look pretty good. Are they original? Quote Link to comment
dp320 Posted February 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 Several minor things. Got my Thai bumperettes installed. I'm not sure if this is factory as-built but I had two extra Y shaped bumper holders like the ones that attach the front bumper. I had a hunch the reason I had extras is because they fit the rear also. They did. So the rear bumpers are now attached. Now I can cut up that ugly diamond plate bumper and toss it. Fabricated a heater-box-to-vent duct out of neoprene fabric. It was a bit short but I did get it attached. I'll probably make another one. For a good price I might be willing to fabricate more. Getting them perfected might use up my entire quarter's allocation of curse words while working awkwardly under the dash, so who knows. Went up to TAP plastics in Bellevue and got some acrylic for the dash tray, it's done, just need to bolt it in. I think it will be nice having it clear instead of opaque. Quote Link to comment
dp320 Posted February 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 Got my replacement mirror glass Monday and put it in last night. It was from haganauto.com, 4-1/4". I thought I was just ordering some flat glass, nothing special, mirror. I don't know what's up with this mirror but the quality is exceptional, just brilliant. It's curved. My original glass, with missing silvering, was just flat. I think I'll like this curved one better for visibility, with the convex side out. I took apart the screw, with cover washer, holding washer and spring, brushed all the corrorsion off, and put a light coat of grease on, so the mirror will be adjustable, at least for a while. Pictures to follow as soon as I figure out where I'm putting it. Somewhere near the antenna though, just don't think the front of fender look fits. Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 In japan they fitted 320 mirrors either at rear of fender or on the A-pillar. USA dealers generally fitted mirror toward rear of fender but sometimes in the middle. Quote Link to comment
dp320 Posted April 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 I finally had a chance to compare my truck to another one side-by-side (Ted's NL). My truck never sat quite right, the bed was way high compared to the cab, like the rear was jacked up. I had a dickens of a time getting the springs back together after I cleaned them up, and I noticed at the time that one of the springs was completely different than the others: it was more curved and it didn't have dimples on one end. I had taken the springs apart one at a time and diligently put them back together just as they were, then installed them on the frame. Oh, I'd also noticed that the double bushing link piece in back didn't tilt back a little bit. Turns out I had five springs (not counting that 1/2" thick one at the bottom) instead of four. That extra spring also had a little curved up edge at both ends, almost like a recurve bow. I got under my truck and took those oddball springs out, it wasn't too much of a chore. The truck sits a whole lot better now. Quote Link to comment
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