Mystery 521

[Dattokai]

I copied the first image to my desktop, then asked for Properties.  3041 X 2028 pixels, 740 kB.  Way too much.  Set the camera to 1024 X 768 or lower.  That's plenty for online viewing. 

 

 

I have century link, and them photos lock me up every time.

I don't normally have issues.

I updated with new photos in the second post. I made them smaller by 20%, they're 922 x 615 now. 

I also made the photos in the first post 922 x 615.

[DanielC]

This is where the VIN number is on the frame of a 521.

Close view.

Farther out, for reference.

And this what it looks like with the cab in the way.

[Dattokai]

This is where the VIN number is on the frame of a 521.

Close view.

Farther out, for reference.

And this what it looks like with the cab in the way.

Thanks for the reference. Is there anywhere else with the vin tag like the ones on the door or the engine bay? I want to know the year. 

[wayno]

Thanks for the reference. Is there anywhere else with the vin tag like the ones on the door or the engine bay? I want to know the year. 

 

The year is on the VIN tag in the engine bay.

[Dattokai]

The year is on the VIN tag in the engine bay.

I'll check that out. 

Here's a video of it running.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XSIo2LbsHY

[datson4life]

:thumbup:  fan shroud, will help with traffic jams lately in freeway

[DanielC]

I have five Datsun 521 pickups, and a cab for a sixth.  The serial numbers go from 207,797 to 567,872.  The date manufactured goes from 09/69 to 5/71.

 

The VIN is located in three places.  The frame, see pictures above.  The tag in the engine compartment, center of the cowl, and on the door post, drivers side, just above the door catch.

 

The month and year of manufacture is only on the door tag.  If yours is missing, I would think a pretty good guess could be made of the month and year of manufacture by the sequence of the VIN number.

[Dattokai]

I have five Datsun 521 pickups, and a cab for a sixth.  The serial numbers go from 207,797 to 567,872.  The date manufactured goes from 09/69 to 5/71.

 

The VIN is located in three places.  The frame, see pictures above.  The tag in the engine compartment, center of the cowl, and on the door post, drivers side, just above the door catch.

 

The month and year of manufacture is only on the door tag.  If yours is missing, I would think a pretty good guess could be made of the month and year of manufacture by the sequence of the VIN number.

Thanks for the information! The tag on my door was removed. I do however still have the one in the engine bay, I will take a photo of it later and post it.

[DanielC]

With a J-13 engine, and the smaller taillights, this truck is older than any of mine.  I am going to guess late 1968 to early 1969.

 

[Dattokai]

[wayno]

I guess the year is not on the tag, I am so used to looking at the early stuff.

I would still guess an early manufacture date because of the early taillights, likely a late 1968, early 69.

[Dattokai]

Brake/clutch work..

 

 

 

 

Then started to clean the interior.

 

 

Before.

 

 

After

 

 

 

 

Remove rear bumper.

 

 

 

Removed panels.

 

[datson4life]

good stuff :thumbup:

[]2eDeYe]

Excellent! :cool:

[datzenmike]

 

 

The L521 was only made for one year. The first year, '69. It's also the last year for the J13 motor thus only L521 and not PL521 which had the l16 motor in '70.

 

Production was May '68 #000001 to Sept. '68 #038554.... Placing your production #34744 at about mid August '68 assuming they produced the same number per month.

 

Oct. '68 #038555 to June '69 #180000

 

It would seem that the '69 production year ran from May of previous year to the current year June..

[gene knight]

nice truck where did those seats come from cuz i want to get some of those

[mone]

Gojira removed the bucket seats and will be looking for the bench seat

[bonvo]

gotta say man im a little jelious right now i want a 521 or 520 

[Dattokai]

Parts just arrived from Rock Auto, but parts are still on their way. 

[Dattokai]

What's this..? It's a box..

 

 

 

 

It's another box...

 

 

 

 

 

 

OH. WHAT IS THIS?

 

 

 

[Loren O]

Looks great!! Making my jealous &.wishing I had mine home already so I could get to work on it! Where'd you get the loweri.g kit from?

[Dattokai]

Looks great!! Making my jealous &.wishing I had mine home already so I could get to work on it! Where'd you get the loweri.g kit from?

Summit Racing. 

[Rocket Dog]

I love your tail lights.  Did you fabricate the brackets or are those JDM?

[Dattokai]

I love your tail lights.  Did you fabricate the brackets or are those JDM?

What brackets? The lowering blocks? They came that way from Summit racing. 

[Rocket Dog]

What brackets? The lowering blocks? They came that way from Summit racing. 

Sorry, I meant the tail light brackets.  The brackets that hold your tail lights.