Dat Lurka Posted September 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 So I got the driver side floor carpeted.Trans cover installed. Shift boot and knob. Got half the dash carpeted and ran out of glue. Door panels and handles are on. Need to find some cotter pins for window cranks and screws for handle bezel. Oh yeah... Someone stole my fucking stereo out of the center console sitting in my shop. And nothing else is missing. Checked 4 times then brought a friend to help. fucking crack heads. Fucking fuck. Quote Link to comment
Dat Lurka Posted September 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 Taking head to the shop in the morning. Or maybe in an hour so I can pick it up in the morning. Thinking about pulling everything off the fender wells so I can scrub and paint the engine bay. I got some jet black equipment enamel. Floors and dash are carpeted and it made a huge difference. Quote Link to comment
Busta Nut Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 Oics? Quote Link to comment
Dat Lurka Posted September 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 Oics? Traded camera for computer <_< And Skib will ban me :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
Dat Lurka Posted September 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 Polished and painted my valve cover. Need to touch up the paint when it dries. I'm happy with the result Daily driver till I get the engine back together. Novara Ponderosa Quote Link to comment
Dat Lurka Posted September 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 Radio faceplate. Piece of crate and a side marker ring. Still needs nuts and knobs. 1 Quote Link to comment
Dat Lurka Posted September 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 Made some progress today. Big Thanks to Squatch for bringing me a cam and helping me with assembly. :thumbup: NGP plug wire set and Tru-Tech Distributor Cap. The are both great quality and I definitely recommend the NGK plug wires. Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 Damn, lay off the RTV, this isnt a SBC... Quote Link to comment
Dat Lurka Posted September 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 New shifter It can be removed quickly for emergency bashing. Quote Link to comment
Dat Lurka Posted September 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 Damn, lay off the RTV, this isnt a SBC... I didn't have a gasket so I had to use GASKET MAKER to make a GASKET Lay off me and my RTV :poke: It will all be good when it cures and I come at it with a razor. Quote Link to comment
Dat Lurka Posted September 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 And then I made a temporary exhaust At least I hope it's temporary. Chances are it will be there for years. this ugly hunk of shit is factory exhaust. It was the size I needed plus free clamps! working with what I got yo Better than a coathanger! :rofl: It's pretty hard to see. When I get a better tip I'm gonna bring it out a few inches. Don't hate. 1 Quote Link to comment
Dat Lurka Posted November 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 Fuel pump died. New one is on the way. In the meantime I've been working on other things. Mostly everything used on my truck is recycled materials. Headliner. Piece of fabric I've had for years. Vinyl blind slats. Soon to be covered in drawings. Leftover carpet from boat project makes a trashed dash much much nicer. Stainless shifter from a broken paper towel holder. And OMG A FREAKING CUPHOLDER YAYYY Found a use for the dimmer switch. It holds my lucky charms. Slant eyed smiley face patch fits the extra gauge hole till I can get a tach. My friend told me it's racist and I should remove it. It's ratty and I rike it Quote Link to comment
Dat Lurka Posted November 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 Fuel line behind filter. 21" ribless wiper blades Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 It's pretty hard to see. When I get a better tip I'm gonna bring it out a few inches. 3 Quote Link to comment
Dat Lurka Posted November 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 :rofl: Fuel pump showed up today. It's a 3 bolt pump but it seems to work fine. Quote Link to comment
Dat Lurka Posted November 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 Been driving for a week. Scrapping, moving furniture, hauling ass. It's a truck alright! Today it was running like poopoo. The top half of the carb was loose! I pulled the carb off and tightened the 3 loose screws on the bottom with loctite and bolted it back down. I also found the source of misfire and carb backfire! I had a bad plug in #2. If I pulled the wire off a bit and let it arc it ran fine. Replaced the plug with an old NGK R that's a bit longer and it stopped misfiring. Set the dist back to the notch and it doesn't fire through the carb anymore. :thumbup: Need to take moar pics. The cab is getting all the good toys. Stereo, radar detector, dash mounted GPS, CB radio, and clock. Coming soon is 6 way heated Mercedes buckets. Quote Link to comment
izzo Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 I have an old school radar detector. Doubt it would work with todays technology/speed trap bullshit. But its got a cool factor. Quote Link to comment
Dat Lurka Posted November 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 Mines old as shit. It' an RD-1 Still works fine! Quote Link to comment
Dat Lurka Posted November 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 So here's my daily driver as of tonight, Crown royal shifter boot, cup holder, and sunglass bay :thumbup: Monday I'm getting some proper size tires mounted Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted November 17, 2012 Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 Please tell me you have an office job. I'd love to see the looks on your coworkers' faces when you pull into a corporate parking lot. You sir, are building a Ratsun. Quote Link to comment
Dat Lurka Posted November 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 Please tell me you have an office job. I'd love to see the looks on your coworkers' faces when you pull into a corporate parking lot. You sir, are building a Ratsun. Haha that would be great. Thanks man, glad you think so. I've already won the rat rod contest. Quote Link to comment
Dat Lurka Posted November 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 Making progress with the headliner. A couple of slats are at friends houses so they can work on them. Quote Link to comment
Spoona_Jay21 Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 dude. i have only one thing too say.... THAT IF FUCKING EPIC! the definition of Ratsun right there. Quote Link to comment
freetheoranges Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 I don't understand what you are doing for your headliner, but I feel like I will like it. Oics for sure. Between my shitty plastidip job on the Best Coast and your [odd] paintjob on the Wrong Coast I think things are covered. I like how you made the D in Datsun an R. I'm always like "Ratsun, With an R like Datsun; but an R". Like what you did there. You have alot of 'tech' in there. I gotta assume it's a mess as well? [mine is, no offense to you, just curious?] Do you cater to just driving yourself or passengers also, sometime, never, ever? Quote Link to comment
Dat Lurka Posted November 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 I don't understand what you are doing for your headliner, but I feel like I will like it. Oics for sure. Between my shitty plastidip job on the Best Coast and your [odd] paintjob on the Wrong Coast I think things are covered. I like how you made the D in Datsun an R. I'm always like "Ratsun, With an R like Datsun; but an R". Like what you did there. You have alot of 'tech' in there. I gotta assume it's a mess as well? [mine is, no offense to you, just curious?] Do you cater to just driving yourself or passengers also, sometime, never, ever? The headliner is Vinyl blind slats that I'm filling in with drawings. They kinda radiate from the front of the cab. I'll try and get some better pics. It's a mess but only because I'm still working on the interior. GPS, radar detector, multimedia stereo that's going to be 5.1, random LEDs I scrapped out of some keyboards, my old japanese alarm clock. Soon to come is stereo EQ, an external antenna for my GPS so I can mount it in the dash, a custom center console with subwoofer, power inverter, dome lights, comfy seats, tint, and whatever else I come across. I like having my dead simple run on love and hope engine combined with ultra techy semi modern interior components. There's usually a friend or my dog in the passenger seat and sometimes someone gets to ride in the bed. Thanks for the comments guys, glad you dig it. I'm really looking into getting a Z. If I do it's going to be going the other route. Black, black, black, low, quiet, and fast. I'd love to have both, I use my truck as a truck just about every day. I might be trading for a 73 240. This one to be exact. http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/cto/3332979497.html It's gonna need a manual asap. Quote Link to comment
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