Rusty panda 620 DD

[converted_to_datsun]

Haha I know I can already see the future... I already have enough stuff to fill a my truck bed with parts

[converted_to_datsun]

Not really an update on my truck but found a hood emblem in the center consol of a 280zx in the jy last week with no mounting tabs.... So I made a kick ass refrigerator magnet!!

 

Looks awesome

[Eagle_Adam]

Lolz, tonight's update should be slightly more epic :P

[Skib]

thats a 240z hood emblem.

[converted_to_datsun]

Yes it will be awesome! Already picked up some supplies

 

240? Cool, didn't think it went to the zx... They had Velcro on the back of it for some reason

[converted_to_datsun]

Ok big update! Got a closed chamber head from Nelsontr yesterday and borrowed a few much needed tools from eagle Adam. Bought a felpro head gasket set to go along with it. Oh and it's a w58 peanut head, which means I can run all my stock stuff till I finish rebuilding my su's.

 

Just finished changing the valve stem seals and scrapping off old gasket.

 

 

It's a thing of beauty

 

New gaskets

 

Changing the seals

 

All put back together and ready to go

 

Swapping it on in the morning

[converted_to_datsun]

Ok so finally update ing... Got my peanut head swapped on! The timing gear wAs a bitch and took allot of convincing. Then couldn't get fuel to the carb which was solved bu dumping fuel in the carb till it ran on it's own. And then after all that work my starter fried... Went to take a tool to skib and he helped me check the starter and It's toast... Gonna find a new one tomorrow after push starting it to get to work in the morning. Good news is it runs better than ever and I can feal the peanut power!!!!

 

Timing chain blocked, head removed, gaskets scraped, and head bolt holes tapped out

 

Manifolds swapped to new head with fresh gaskets

 

Head back on and torqued, timing set, valves adjusted, and everything back in place

 

Next will probably be rebuilding my su carbs to swap on or if I can find the parts to mount my mr2 seats I'll mount those

[Eagle_Adam]

of all the things to shit out, be glad it was just the starter - good job mang

[converted_to_datsun]

Thanks dude! And dunno what was going on with the starter cause I messed with the wires at the battery cable at work today and now it fires every time. I guess there was a bad connection... But i don't understand why it seemed to test bad. I guess I'll never know

[Eagle_Adam]

did you take it out and have it tested at a parts store?

[converted_to_datsun]

Nope me and skib checked voltage and did some tests and seemed bad but I also had a weird short where my radio would shut off and my lights would dim at idle. I fixed that and then the starter worked fine again. Started it probably 10 times since then and fires right away every time

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Ok so update. Since the head swap I bolted the exhaust on better and replaced a couple hose clamps that were leaking

 

And now it's valve cover time! I picked up this valve cover from eagle Adam a couple weeks ago. Sprayed it with stripper sanded down the I blemishes and painted it

 

Covered in stripper

 

Stripped, sanded, and masked

 

And finally painted! I chose red cause... I really like red and rising sun and Datsun logo have red and I like red haha

Probably going to sand down the letters after it dries

[Laecaon]

iPhones, They just love to turn red to orange.

[converted_to_datsun]

Haha looks pretty red on my screen... Maybe red orange. In person it's more like candy apple unless I'm a bit color blind which is possible

[Laecaon]

Straight up orange on my laptop.

[converted_to_datsun]

Still look orange? Haha unmasked and put a new o ring on and put my elephant oil cap on and I love how it looks so I took another pic

[Laecaon]

Looks pretty much red to me!

[converted_to_datsun]

Awesome! I think it was the lighting in the last pic. Not sure if I wanna sand down the letters or paint them.

[Skib]

I painted my letters black on the L20B

[Eagle_Adam]

Orange on my screen too :P my phone does is to jessi's wagon too

[converted_to_datsun]

Maybe I'll pick up some more high temp paint and see what I come up with

 

I always call red orange red too tho haha but I think it's a true red... You never know tho haha

[Eagle_Adam]

looks a little more read on my PC at work than it did on my iphone

[620Aaron]

Definitely Orange on my phone and laptop.

[izzo]

Would look sick with white letters! I almost put white letters on my old one. Instead I sanded down the letters and trim a little bit....

 

I have since sold this (what a surprise)

[converted_to_datsun]

That's pretty much how I planned on doing my cover. White could look cool for the stripes and silver letters for sure