mr928 Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 I am selling my 1970 Datsun 521. The truck is very clean and original and very little rust. It was sold new in Fresno Ca and still has the license plate frame from that dealer. I think the spare tire may be the original. It is the old SAE origianal size. I have gone through the truck from one end to the other and to the best of my knowledge everything works from the headlight squirters to the back up lights. Here is a list of just some of the items I've addressed. New front drums ( rears turned) new wheel cylinders all 4 corners new shoes all 4 corners new brake master new tires new battery cables new filters new brake lines new clutch line rebuilt speedometer new voltage regulator new shocks new fuel lines compression is 105,110,110,110 $5k 714-632-9288 Link to comment
mr928 Posted September 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 Here are some more pictures. Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 Bump for a gorgeous truck!!! GLWS! Link to comment
gene knight Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 nice 521 i think it is a 69' cuz my 70 has side marker light on bed and on fenders even though your paper work says it is a 70' my 521 maybe a 70 1/2' year model though. if i had them $$$$$ i would buy it is a heartbeat. you should not sell it cuz you know how hard it is to find 1 in that kind of shape. very hard. Link to comment
thisismatt Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 Beauty! From your compression numbers it's a 5 cylinder? ;) Link to comment
mr928 Posted September 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 Good catch on my 5 cylinder. All fixed now. :thumbup: I really think it is a 1970 by all the records I have. This is the cleanest 521 I've ever seen not that there aren't nicer ones somewhere. I had one when I was a kid ( 52 now) and my fun was in trying to make it perfect. Now that everything is working and I've chased down the tib bits like that $$$$ heater knob my fun has come to an end. I may take it to the big Import car show in Long Beach this weekend. I hear that's a big turn out. Link to comment
thatguy Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 I think taking it to JCCS would be a good call. Link to comment
pondking Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 Its a fucking orgasmic truck :w00t: Link to comment
mrbigtanker Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 Wow beautiful truck i hope you put this on ebay or craigs list.For sale sign even in the parking lot would get some attention.glws Link to comment
mr928 Posted September 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 I just had it detailed today and they think it's original paint. Link to comment
Rays74 Posted September 14, 2012 Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 I would also agree that your ultra clean truck is a '69. Another tell tale is that valve cover "Datsun 1600 OHC" is like the '68 BUT uses the spin on cap like the later ones ('68 used a 1/4 turn cap like the J motor and roadsters). Since your truck is so orig I wouldn't imagine anyone to have replaced it. ONLY those two years used that type valve cover with '70 using the more common "Datsun OHC". Even though it shows delivered April '70, it more than likely a leftover '69. They are gonna love ya at JCCS :D 1 Link to comment
mr928 Posted September 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 I would also agree that your ultra clean truck is a '69. Another tell tale is that valve cover "Datsun 1600 OHC" is like the '68 BUT uses the spin on cap like the later ones ('68 used a 1/4 turn cap like the J motor and roadsters). Since your truck is so orig I wouldn't imagine anyone to have replaced it. ONLY those two years used that type valve cover with '70 using the more common "Datsun OHC". Even though it shows delivered April '70, it more than likely a leftover '69. They are gonna love ya at JCCS :D Thanks for all the good info. I was not able to get into the show as registration appears to be sold out. I still plan on going for a few hours tomorrow and check things out Link to comment
delariva Posted September 14, 2012 Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 wow that's a beautiful 521! GLWS I'm sure you won't have a hard time finding a buyer. Link to comment
supercrawler Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 Where so cal are you located?? Link to comment
thisismatt Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 Where so cal are you located?? Dood, the title of the thread says Anaheim... Link to comment
supercrawler Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 I saw it. Good point,, Link to comment
Ranman72 Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 WOW THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL TRUCK GLWS sorry for the caps just got a little lot exited its gorgeous Link to comment
mr928 Posted September 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 Thank you for all the nice comments. Link to comment
Willdatsun Posted September 22, 2012 Report Share Posted September 22, 2012 only just spotted this. Lovely truck. Nice to see original airbox etc. I am not a fan of Webbers and noisy filters Link to comment
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