Breaking Dad Posted November 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2013 Gotcha. Yeah, They are just temporary panels but I figure an extra $5 at the auto parts store should get me the clips I need to do it with no visible fasteners. Lucky for me there is one door panel left that I can make a template from. 1 Quote Link to comment
mrbigtanker Posted November 26, 2013 Report Share Posted November 26, 2013 You Da upholstery man. Quote Link to comment
521_jp_lu Posted November 26, 2013 Report Share Posted November 26, 2013 Welcome to ratsun it looks sweet man I wish I had carpet in my truck Quote Link to comment
Breaking Dad Posted December 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 Hey guys. I got my freshly covered seat back and installed. Very stoked with it! Ill post pics soon. Tried to adjust the brakes today and found out the P/O did a few things wrong. Nothing i couldnt fix pretty easy but i ran into another issue. The front adjuster wheel on the drivers side is siezed. I took it apart and hit it with PB Blaster. Nothin. Put the torch to it. Nada. Its stuck and aint comin loose. My question is....where might i find one of those? Are they a common part? Something i could get at a parts store or am i hunting the web and junkyards? Quote Link to comment
mrbigtanker Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 Get it in there get the kick panels done,snap some photos.I might have one if you need it.let me know. Quote Link to comment
Breaking Dad Posted December 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 Heres the seat. Pretty happy with how it turned out over-all. Next up is brakes. The local dealer says they can get the adjuster screw for $53 but I need to look at the rear brakes too and see if theres anything that needs to be ordered before I pull the trigger on the order. 3 Quote Link to comment
datson4life Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 looking good :thumbup: what part of norcal are u in, can u make the manteca montly meets? Quote Link to comment
dat521gatherer Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 Welcome. The seat turned out very nice. Can you tell us what style/color material was used and how much it cost? I stopped by a upolstry shop recently for a quote on my seat and it was in the $300 range but the light green material I want wasn't anything he could get. Quote Link to comment
mrbigtanker Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 Looks very very good.door panels kick panels and you will be stylin. Quote Link to comment
Breaking Dad Posted December 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 Im in Yuba City, once the weather is better Id like to see what meets I can make for sure, sounds like a lot of fun. As far as the seat, its just vinyl on the sides and back of the upright and what im told is a fairly high grade tweed on the seat and back. He fixed a few springs and re-padded everything (doubled up on the seat bottom) and covered it all for me for $200 cash. Ive had some other stuff done by him so he said he gave me a good deal. I didnt really look at color options cause i knew i wanted all black interior. Thanks for the compliments guys! Quote Link to comment
mrbigtanker Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 That is a god deal,every third saturday of the month head down to Moreno valley for the inland empire meet,bunch of cool guys,its at the portillos off of day street and the 60 frwy. Come down at around 500pm Quote Link to comment
Breaking Dad Posted December 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 Update....weather here has been pretty crappy. I drove to work once last week and the brakes were questionable. Drove some this weekend and theres for sure cause for concern. Im not sure what exactly is wrong but i dont really want to put money into the drum brakes if im gonna be converting to disc anyway. So, that leaves me sitting. Ive decided to move up my tear down date from this summer to right now. So I guess starting as soon as I get some time and the garage isnt too cold to move in, Im gonna take it down to a rolling chassi and start with rust removal and chassi saver. Ill most likely replace any hard brakelines that look suspect and anything else. Ill be on the hunt soon for bushings so if anyone knows where to locate those please let me know. Cant afford the brakes yet but maybe by the time I get done tearing down and cleaning i can talk the bank (wife) into giving me some cash. Any advice on the teardown process is welcome! Quote Link to comment
mrbigtanker Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 You are far but i will have a set of front disc brakes for sale soon.Just normal nissan ones. Quote Link to comment
Breaking Dad Posted December 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 I havent done a ton of research and I am in no way a mechanic. So ill be relying on lots of help from you guys and good old google to get this stuff done. What all needs to be replaced/modded for the conversion? Is it a pretty basic swap or is it a more difficult job than that? Also tanker, my brother lives in Culver City, Im sure I could convince him to meet up with you and grab whatever parts you may be willing to sell. Quote Link to comment
Breaking Dad Posted December 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2013 Its been a while so I figured Id post an update. I came into a little money so this thing is gonna move a little faster than i planned! Im gonna start breaking it down for soda blasting this weekend and get it off to body and paint ASAP. I have a buddy whose uncle owns a junkyard and he says hes got a 5 speed for me so Ive got to follow up on that and see if its true. Throw down for some disc brakes and im pretty much there. Ill post pics of the progress as I go along and Im sure Ill have plenty of questions as well. Quote Link to comment
mrbigtanker Posted December 24, 2013 Report Share Posted December 24, 2013 I will be glad to help you out any way I can,culver city is far away,it's about 45-50 miles.But I would be happy to help out in how ever way I can. Quote Link to comment
Breaking Dad Posted December 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2013 Thank you sir. I appreciate it! 1 Quote Link to comment
Breaking Dad Posted January 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Hey Guys, Quick update. Spent about half the day tearing down. Im really stoked with the progress I made in such a short amount of time and really excited at the looks of things. No Rust!!!! I had quite a few stripped and/or frozen bolts and screws but I either snapped them off or drilled them out and all is good. Heres a few pics, nothing yall havent seen before but I wanted to share. Quote Link to comment
mrbigtanker Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 So is getting painted i assume. Quote Link to comment
alabama_lowlife Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Now it looks just like mine lol good work Quote Link to comment
gene knight Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 welcome to ratsun. I have a build thread of my 521. it is listed on project datto-- grimace you should check it out Quote Link to comment
Breaking Dad Posted January 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 Yup. Getting a full paintjob. Gonna get soda blasted first tho. Got the dash and a bunch of little stuff off today. Hoping to borrow a cherry picker next weekend and get the motor and tranny out so i can get the cab off. What are your thoughts on salvaging the wiring vs a new harness. The wires and connectors are still in decent shape but it would br nice to have an updated fuse box. And if i replace the harness can i get rid of all the regulators and relays mounted on the inner fender? Quote Link to comment
Breaking Dad Posted March 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Hey guys- Been a while since I updated this thread. Heres the latest.... Replaced the timing chain and water pump. New oilpan,head and valve cover gaskets. Gave the engine a deep clean and coat of paint. Tore down the rear brakes and cleaned and painted the rear end. Frame goes in for powder coat on Friday. Im looking for new leaf spring bushings if anyone can help with that. Once the frame is back Ill get the rear under it again, working on locating all my parts for the front end rebuild. Havent taken a lot of pics cause most of it is just dirty tear-down but heres a pic of the rear end with a little decoration to the pumpkin. Sorry for the bad cell pic. 1 Quote Link to comment
mrbigtanker Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Post some damm pictures shit.lol Quote Link to comment
Breaking Dad Posted March 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Ill post the frame once it gets back from powder. Im hoping mid-week next week. Quote Link to comment
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