green180 Posted January 24, 2013 Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 Its been a long time since I posted anything, I recently picked up a 71 521 for $700, its a runner but bogs when I hit the gas, im planning on switching over to electronic ignition and putting a weber on, than hopefully lower it, right now it has mismatched wheels and a body lift Quote Link to comment
Dat Lurka Posted January 24, 2013 Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 Those front wheels are crazy. Nice score. Datsun saves ;) Quote Link to comment
uberkevin Posted January 24, 2013 Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 Nice truck man! Let's see the cab and engine bay.. Forsure need to go low and get some matching wheels Great save though, hope to see more. Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted January 24, 2013 Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 open up the aircleraner and cyle the carb linkage. when you cycle is on the push down you should see gas being squirted in the carb. try putiing a timming light on it. Maybe the distributor is off a tooth but EXZ to see with a timming light Olddatsuns.com read that first Quote Link to comment
green180 Posted January 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 Thanks guys, yea i'm planning on getting wheels and lowering it also, ill check the carb and take more pics when I get home Quote Link to comment
mrbigtanker Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 wow porterville i got family in porterville in that fairhaven ct off of plano i think. Quote Link to comment
green180 Posted January 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 Thats cool I live about 3 miles south of there Quote Link to comment
dat521gatherer Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 Nice save. Quote Link to comment
green180 Posted January 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 Thanks, im really excited to work on it, I work on school busses all day and have to squeeze this in my schedule, I really want to lower it before god does it for me haha Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 Score! Body lift looks great. Hope you can find two more wheels to match the fronts. Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 Looks good. Ditch the ghetto fab fender lips for starters... 1 Quote Link to comment
green180 Posted January 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 Arent they d21 SE V6 wheels, im planning on taking the body lift mounts off and these chrome over fenders if anyone wants them, the wheels are up for grabs also Quote Link to comment
gene knight Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 nice save. welcome to ratsun. you need to put a weber 32/36 carb on it, adjust carb settings, make sure timing is correct. Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 Or you could adjust carb settings, make sure timing is correct. And if it runs great after that, use the $300 from buying a weber for something else. Quote Link to comment
green180 Posted January 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 thanks, thats my plan as soon as I get some money, I'm gonna mess with this carb and timing to see what I can do about the bogging Quote Link to comment
green180 Posted January 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 Messed with the truck a little bit, took off the chrome and bedliner, also took off the mirrors The rear wheel wells were cut out, probably to run bigger tires, and it has posts to run maybe a stake bed Quote Link to comment
bilzbobaggins Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 Damn that sucks what they did to the wheel wells. Looks like a nice truck though. You should loose the bed all together and sell me that tailgate! :angel: Good luck with it Welcome to the best site in the tubes JEff Quote Link to comment
K_trip Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 - removed - Quote Link to comment
DanielC Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 From what I can tell from the pictures, the outside of your bed looks pretty good, including the corners. Search junkyards around where you live, and be patient, a 521 will probably show up sooner or later. In the mean time, just get some sheet steel, and fabricate something to cover the holes. Quote Link to comment
oldskoolvws Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 sheet metal missing equals body drop. working on school buses all day equals required yellow and black school bus theme Quote Link to comment
green180 Posted February 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 Thanks guys, yea they messed the wells up pretty good, I'm planning on covering them up temporarly, I removed the mount spacers, ordered a webber, ordered body mounts, I'm taking a junkyard trip tomorrow to see what I find, ill take pics maybe ill find some dattos, haha I can't paint it yellow I'm not to fond of bright colors, that bus would be cool without the escalade front and chrome Quote Link to comment
mrbigtanker Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 No that color would look good on a 521.first thing first take that body lift off and lower even if you have to push it around it will look better.truck has got plenty of potential you will get it dialed in,don't give up,look at my truck it's still got plenty to go. Quote Link to comment
green180 Posted February 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 I went to the junkyard and bumped into some random dude, he caught me looking at a datsun wagon and told me hes selling one, he said its a 1970 521 I checked it out, pretty clean with an l18 and 5 speed, he only wants $500, my phone ran out of battery though so no pics sorry, ill post some of the junkyard cars though Quote Link to comment
mrbigtanker Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 C'mon man your killing me.lol Quote Link to comment
green180 Posted February 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 Here's a couple datsuns a saw in the junkyards in fresno I got my carburator in the mail yesrerday Quote Link to comment
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