Charlie69 Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 Cool, Check your email. Quote Link to comment
Rocket Dog Posted March 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 Moar oics... Still waiting for the wood steering wheel, windshield,. The upholstery guy also fabricated a parcel tray, should be finished next week. Quote Link to comment
mattyhacks71 Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 Awesome I love body matching colored wheels Quote Link to comment
Rocket Dog Posted March 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 The steering wheel arrived. It's a 15 inch wood wheel from GT Grant with an adapter kit. It's got more of a "dish" to it than I expected, we'll see how it fits. Also I might want to put some kind of finish on the wheel, like shellac or varnish, or maybe just a leather wrap. Quote Link to comment
Rocket Dog Posted March 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 Bummer. The steering wheel has too much "dish". I need to find a flatter wheel. Quote Link to comment
67 411 Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 That's to bad I like that steering wheel. Quote Link to comment
Rocket Dog Posted March 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 Well. Back to square zero on the windshield front. The one I thought I had a line on turned out to be a mirage. Again. Quote Link to comment
Rocket Dog Posted March 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 It seems like the last 5 percent effort takes the longest. I'm still looking for a windshield and the solution will probably be Pilkington Glass (they just quoted me $298 each). Currently I'm looking for sources for: - the chrome trim screws that hold the sun visors, mirror, etc inside the cab - an after market replacement mirror. The bracket is ok but the plastic rear view mirror is crumbling - mud flaps. Quote Link to comment
DanielC Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Finding new bolts and screws for a 521 is easy. All the body fasteners for a 521 are American SAE threads. That commonly is described as "fine thread" The interior mirror, sun visors, and many other parts on the 521 are held with a #10-32 screw. The type of screw head is a Phillips oval head. I would suggest getting Stainless steel ones. Almost any semi decent hardware store should have them. You could probably go to a national fastener, like Fastenal, and get exactly what you want. Quote Link to comment
Rocket Dog Posted March 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 I usually hit McMaster Carr, but we have an awesome hardware store here in Oxnard, very old school. It's the the point where when I go in there (Keenes Hardware) they ask me how the truck is coming along. Thanks for the info Daniel. Quote Link to comment
Master-O-Turbonics Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Fastenal is about 40% more expensive than mcmaster.com, at least on the stainless hardware I was looking at. Quote Link to comment
DanielC Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Fastenal was just a nationwide suggestion. I have bought threaded hardware for a Datsun 521 at Fastenal, Oregon bolt, Coastal Farm, Ace hardware, the local Nissan dealer, and even scrounged Pick-n-Pull. If you want to spend a lot of money, go to a boat shop, or marine supply store. But here is a way to reduce the price. Buy a box on some of the commonly used bolts, or screws. For example, you could probably use the same #10-32 x 3/4 Phillips head oval machine screw for the mirror mount, the sun visors, the door handles, and I am pretty sure thay are used in other places. #10-32 screws are used to hold the headlight bucket assembly, the taillights, the licence plate light, and the cover in the bed for the vapor separator, but these are pan head screws. Quote Link to comment
Rocket Dog Posted March 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 I bought a box of pan head screws from McMaster, they come in 100 ea for just under 9 bucks, and lock washers were about 5 bucks for 2 packs of 25 ea. All stainless steel. I ordered them Saturday, they shipped today, I'll have them Mon or Tuesday because their warehouse is in LA. Absolutely agree there are lots of solutions. Quote Link to comment
Rocket Dog Posted March 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 Bought two stock steering wheels from RodsDatsun. Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 Good looking wheels, nice score. Quote Link to comment
TENDRIL Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 what are these seats from? Quote Link to comment
Rocket Dog Posted March 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 Early 90-something Toyota pickup. They need new holes to mount, I'll post details of how I "hardware my way through that" but otherwise they're a good fit for the cab. I wanted headrests and since the PO had already installed the seat I built on that. For Project C, I think I'll go with the standard 521 bench seat and fabricate a head rest that attaches to the seat back via velcro. I've seen pics here of guys that had it done. Quote Link to comment
TENDRIL Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 well they do look good imo. i might be on the look out for my truck :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
jrock4224 Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 looks like a mazda b2200 bench to me Quote Link to comment
Rocket Dog Posted March 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 I think it looks like MY bench. Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 Sweet looking "Old School" diamond tuck. Sweet!!!! Quote Link to comment
JAKE719 Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Love this 521, cant wait to see it finished. Good work! Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 Come on Rocket Dog we need a fix!!! Quote Link to comment
Rocket Dog Posted April 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 Ya I know. I have a used windshield (thanks Skib-ster) and got a call today from Pilkington, their windshield shipment is in. $300 plus shipping. Probably middle of next week I'll have more oics. Quote Link to comment
Rocket Dog Posted April 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 A couple more photos. Still another week or so for the new windshield and some electrical work yet. That said, I like the look. Quote Link to comment
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