thisismatt Posted April 30, 2023 Report Share Posted April 30, 2023 Looks good, but what's with the rear floor mat? Quote Link to comment
uberkevin Posted April 30, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2023 Thanks man! The carpet I got from home depot, it isn't backed with anything but i figure with the stuff I put on the floor it wouldn't be to bad. We'll see over time on that. It was definitely some work but in the end it came out better then expected. I'm happy with it. Now gotta wrap it all up and finish the driver side. Quote Link to comment
uberkevin Posted April 30, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2023 1 minute ago, thisismatt said: Looks good, but what's with the rear floor mat? The floor mat I had laying around.l from my crosstrek, not sure if I'll keep it there or not. Doesn't look to bad there and fits kinda well. I was using it to put my elbow on when I was putting in the parcel tray or whatever the under dash tray is called. Quote Link to comment
uberkevin Posted April 30, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2023 11 hours ago, uberkevin said: 2 Quote Link to comment
pidge Posted May 1, 2023 Report Share Posted May 1, 2023 Nice work man. Gotta get off my ass and do mine this summer. -Pidge Quote Link to comment
uberkevin Posted May 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2023 Moving the Datsun and garage crap to my new house. Been pretty busy lately, no real work being done on the 521. And yes. I had to use two straps to get the Datsun in the trailer. 3 Quote Link to comment
Slow Loris Posted May 23, 2023 Report Share Posted May 23, 2023 Datsuns that run away from home do so just after moving to a new house. Best to give her an acclimation period to be sure she’s feeling comfortable. 2 2 Quote Link to comment
uberkevin Posted June 5, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2023 Got some insulation and sheet rock up along with some old cabinets. Built a work bench as well. 2 Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted June 5, 2023 Report Share Posted June 5, 2023 It's a nice space. Quote Link to comment
uberkevin Posted June 5, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2023 It's a good start forsure. 2 Quote Link to comment
uberkevin Posted July 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 Is this normal wear for inside the front cover of an l20b? Water pump Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 Was the water pump made by Oceangate? 1 Quote Link to comment
uberkevin Posted July 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 1 hour ago, thisismatt said: Was the water pump made by Oceangate? Not that I believe sir. Quote Link to comment
uberkevin Posted July 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 No wear on the water pump impeller that I took off. Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 Have you ever had the water pump off before? Might just be old wear from a bad pump that was replaced.... 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 Just make sure that the timing cover in not in danger of being nearly worn through. Behind that is water entry to the oil pan. With that newer pump you should be ok. If concerned, every now and then grab the fan blades and try to wiggle the pump shaft. 1 Quote Link to comment
uberkevin Posted July 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 I'll keep an eye in it. On another note there's a 86 hardbody in a local yard near me with z24 5 speed. Yard wants 250 plus core for the 5speed. I'm unsure of transmission, like if it's in working order kinda wanna buy it to put an l front case on it but with no info on tranny it makes it hard to wanna buy it. What do? Quote Link to comment
uberkevin Posted July 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 (edited) Or another option is an 80s datsun z22 kingcab 720 with what I'm guessing is a 5speed. Hmm Not sure what I want to do Edited July 11, 2023 by uberkevin Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 '86 D21 Hardbody Z24 transmission is an FS5W71C and though the L front case can be swapped, it needs to be machined. If it is an '80 it would be an L20B unless an '81-'82 Z22 engine and transmission was swapped in. The Z22 5 speed would be an FS5W71B and the front case will swap easily. 1 Quote Link to comment
mainer311 Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 So, I bought a decent water pump with a cast impeller when I was building my L20b, and for whatever reason, even with the gasket in place, the impeller was rubbing that section of the timing cover as well. I actually had to lightly grind the impeller blades to add some clearance. My thought is that maybe someone installed your pump a while ago and said “fuck it” and the blades clearanced themselves. Quote Link to comment
uberkevin Posted July 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 15 minutes ago, datzenmike said: '86 D21 Hardbody Z24 transmission is an FS5W71C and though the L front case can be swapped, it needs to be machined. If it is an '80 it would be an L20B unless an '81-'82 Z22 engine and transmission was swapped in. The Z22 5 speed would be an FS5W71B and the front case will swap easily. Definitely a z22 block, I couldn't see a number on the transmission. But I do believe it was an 80 720. So someone must have swapped in the z22 you say? Looks like this is the one I should probably grab then. It doesn't have a shifter so I wasn't able to see if it goes in every gear and spins freely. Also I need to pull it myself... it's like 100° You think 250 plus a core is worth it for an unknown condition 5speed? Quote Link to comment
uberkevin Posted July 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 The 80 720 transmission definitely looks more like what I'm used to compared to the 86 hardbody. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 You can shift into the gears with a screwdriver or wooden dowel. L and Z series transmissions have different 'bell housing' bolt patterns. $250? Get a 30 day return option in writing in case it's crap. They should be ok with this. $250 is ok for a reasonably good 5 speed. Quote Link to comment
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