Hooligan Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 Please tell me someone has pics of the front bumper to fender brackets installed. Both of my brackets are bent different, and yet neither are anywhere close to lining up Quote Link to comment
jrock4224 Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 lol i had to bend mine to fit ...if they ever been hi in the bumper then its kinda a make it work kinda deal on my truck Quote Link to comment
Hooligan Posted July 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 Yeah its pretty frustrating. Sad thing is I removed the damn things and cant get them back in. Bumper bolts snapped so I had to remove the brackets. Took them off, cleaned them up, painted them, and beat them to death trying to get them back in. Needless to say I called it a night, they still aren't in Quote Link to comment
jrock4224 Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 ha thats every 521 owners experience......i lost my rubber round bushings made new ones spent a hour getting them to match and sit ok ... i ended up loosening the frame brackets so i could get it all even and looking symetrical...then found the bushings right after all that .... 1 Quote Link to comment
Hooligan Posted July 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 Ok, so I'm not alone on this Quote Link to comment
jrock4224 Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 no i ran forever with none ... butthe bumper vibrating and rubbing fender at a idle finally got to me ......hey belfair we are close.....my buddys in shelton along with my goon Quote Link to comment
Hooligan Posted July 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 Yeah not to far at all. Been reading your build, been the idea since I picked mine up Quote Link to comment
jrock4224 Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 mines a turd.......we been talking about another meet at my shop ....heres the last one http://community.ratsun.net/topic/51058-olympia-south-sound-meet-saturday-feb-23/ Quote Link to comment
Tristin Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 mines a turd.......we been talking about another meet at my shop ....heres the last one http://community.ratsun.net/topic/51058-olympia-south-sound-meet-saturday-feb-23/ Doooo eeeeet. I might show up this time :sneaky: Quote Link to comment
Hooligan Posted July 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 Definitely... I should have this thing on the road within the next 2 weeks. I would definitely be down for a get together Quote Link to comment
mrbigtanker Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 i really dont have this problem,i guess i am lucky,if i see the brackets i can tell what way they go on. Quote Link to comment
jrock4224 Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 i really dont have this problem,i guess i am lucky,if i see the brackets i can tell what way they go on. do u have to call the guy who assembles the truck or do u just turn on the big tanker spotlight and he shows up and puts it on? hooligan lemme know if u need any help...start a build thread too Quote Link to comment
mrbigtanker Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 i just turn on the big tanker spot light. Quote Link to comment
DatWifey Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 I've never had either bracket/mount on mine. The bumper just bounces around and rubs more and more paint off my fenders :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment
Guest Rick-rat Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 Please don't wait for it to get freezing ass cold before you have another get together. at least it was dry at the last one Quote Link to comment
DanielC Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 I have found two pairs of side bumper brackets, for my four 521 trucks, and all are bent. Something about a 521, not having the best brakes in the world, especially if they are not adjusted regularly, and the fact the 521 bumper is purely cosmetic, and NOT a 5 MPH., or even a 2.5 MPH impact bumper. I think a rubber stopper, like you used in high school chemistry class can be cut down to fit between the bracket and the front apron. you can use a second one on the inside, with a fender washer. The bolt thread in the bracket is 5/16-24. I think you can get 5/16 stainless steel carriage bolts, and polish the head on them, and they look almost as shiny as the original chrome plated Datsun bolts. By looking at the brackets, and how they bolt on to the bumper, and comparing the contour of the apron end of the bracket, you should be able to figure out the right and left one. You probably have to bend the brackets bit to get a good fit. This means bolting the bracket to the bumper, with the bumper off the truck, putting the bumper on the truck, and checking the fit, removing the bumper, bending the bracket, and checking again. I think it might be easier to see of the bracket is bent to the right shape if the bolt that goes through the apron dose not have the rummer spacers on it. Once you get the bolt centered in the hole, and perpendicular to the sheet metal apron, then install the rubber spacers. Quote Link to comment
jrock4224 Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 pretty much wat I did......^^^^^...hooligan I love the canopy Quote Link to comment
Hooligan Posted July 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 Lol... yeah, removing that was fun. I removed the 2 bolts on the passenger sider and the whole thing folded over Quote Link to comment
mrbigtanker Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 If this helps its the driver side looking up. Quote Link to comment
Hooligan Posted July 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 You are the man... greatly appreciated Quote Link to comment
mrbigtanker Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 No problem,let me know if you need any other shots,if I take it off this weekend I will take better pics for you.When I took mine off to get chromed I marked them and studied them you might say so I would not do the same as others as it is easy to do. Quote Link to comment
Hooligan Posted July 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 Ok, need some more help. Wiring this time... and before you link it, yes I have the diagram. I must not be able to see...... Since I am swapping carbs I decided to remove all unused wiring from the harness. On the drivers side fender right about the coil there appears to be a relay that has a Blue w/ White stripe and a light Green w/ a Red stripe. Can anyone tell me where these go? I feel like an idiot right now Quote Link to comment
Hooligan Posted July 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 There is also a 3rd wire that is Blue w/ a Yellow strips Quote Link to comment
Tristin Posted July 28, 2013 Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 I feel like if its a relay right above the coil, it would be relay for the points... not a truck guy though. Quote Link to comment
Hooligan Posted July 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 My thoughts were similar but only 1 out of 3 wires are hooked up and the truck runs Quote Link to comment
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