DanielC Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 A little late, but save this pin out diagram. Notice I had to do a repair on the dash light circuit on this instrument panel. Service manual basically says, park on level floor, correct tire air pressure, remove all loads from the bed. Adjust the outer headlight independent of the inner headlights. You have to cover the headlights you are not adjusting. Aim the headlights on a wall 32.8 feet, or 10 meters from the wall. Put a center line on the wall, and measure the distance from the center line of each headlight on the truck. Put marks on the wall, same as the distance from the center line of the truck. Aim the two high beam (inner) lamps level with the truck, same distance off the center line. High/Low beam lamps need to be aimed down, and slightly right of the high beam pattern. Try just hitting the ground with the hot spot of the low beam lamps, on high beam, with the inner high beam lamps covered at around the 32.8 foot mark. Take the truck for a test drive after dark, and adjust the head lights if needed. Aiming the lights too high may cause other drivers to "flash" you, and almost every other car on the road now has more powerful headlights than a 521. If you put more powerful headlights on a 521, you will need to change some of the headlight wiring. I would suggest doing some headlight wiring mods even on a stock headlight lamp 521. A simple mod. Get an additional relay, your basic Bosch cube type relay. Supply fused power to the cube relay pin 30. Remove the red with a yellow stripe wire from the original headlight relay, plug that wire to pin 86 of the Bosch relay. Ground pin 85 on the Bosch relay. Make a jumper wire from pin 87 on the Bosch relay to the pin on the original headlight relay you pulled the red with a yellow stripe wire from. Use at least 12 gauge wires for your new relay wiring. 1 Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted May 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 Couple quick pics from Saturday..... Got everythiing done on the exterior that's needed to pass inspection.... I'll take some better pics later ... it rained most of the weekend so that was all I took.... I also got the dash setup, still have a little more wiring to do but everything I need working is.. got the new seatbelts installed too.... Should be everything I need to pass inspection.... See what happens this afternoon after work... 3 Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted May 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 EPIC FAIL...... Well the front 3 feet of the truck made it into the inspection station..... Then I proceeded to get hung up in the entrance and rip the exhaust off.... luckily it was just a slip on connection where it seperated so nothing got damaged.... I knew it was low but didn't expect that.. The muffler was just in a bad spot.. I was trying to get the sticker so i could legally drive to an exhaust shop. I'm already past the 7 days, the sticker place is under a mile away but the exhaust shop is a small drive.. .. Anyhow got some supplies to do a home made exhaust job and Atleast get the muffler in a better spot. So exhaust work tomorrow and try for a sticker again Wednesday.... 1 Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted May 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 Oh ya forgot to mention... 2 cops with lights on met me at the end of my road... thankfully they weren't there for me and had something else to do so my lack of a sticker wasn't even noticed.... the after the inspection station I had to drive home with open headers... thankfully I didn't see any on my way home... 1 Quote Link to comment
DanielC Posted May 8, 2018 Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 Take a look at this thread, it shows how I replaced the exhaust system on two of my 521 trucks. http://community.ratsun.net/topic/61167-how-i-replaced-a-521-exhaust-system Put the muffler under the bed, just rear of the cab, opposite side from gas tank. 1 Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted May 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 Ya that's about what i was thinking of doing and where I wanted to put the muffler.. I was just hoping for better bends then you can get at the parts stores, the place not far does mandrel bends, which is why i was gonna use them ... For now I was running a 2 inch exhaust and I got 2 1/4 diameter for the 2 90degree bends I needed, trying to not restrict things with these crap bends.... 1 Quote Link to comment
DanielC Posted May 8, 2018 Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 You can order mandrel bends from these guys. http://www.mandrelbends.com/ 1 Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted May 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 You can order mandrel bends from these guys. http://www.mandrelbends.com/ I think that's where I got the 45 I used to connect to my header... I'll be going that route next, i was actually hoping to use mandrel bends and stainless, even v-band clamps, but no funds for that right now. So I bought enough to do what I need from orielly and autozone... 1 Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted May 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 Well hopefully I can get some good pics outside today and tomorrow.... Ready for a second attempt to get a sticker this afternoon.. I was able to get the exhaust routed to the passenger side and gain alot more ground clearance since the muffler isn't under the frame rail now.... There's definately room for improvement but without a bender I can't achieve exactly what i would like.... 1 Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted May 9, 2018 Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 I was looking for that website 2 Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted May 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 To busy driving to say anything else 2 Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted May 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 Put about 15 miles on it driving around town..... gonna give it once over tomorrow to make sure nothing is loosening up... At least now I can drive and enjoy while I finish the small bits... 2 Quote Link to comment
d.p Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 Way to go crash! Kind of surprised they passed you with that wing though. Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted May 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 What's messed up is they didnt check anything.... took pics of the plates, speedo and vin... slapped a sticker on and said have a nice day..... I didnt turn a light on or even honk the horn.... 2 Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 Congrats and enyoy! Quote Link to comment
d.p Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 What's messed up is they didnt check anything.... took pics of the plates, speedo and vin... slapped a sticker on and said have a nice day..... I didnt turn a light on or even honk the horn.... Anything to do with the age? Here in MD my truck is historic so no inspection or emissions. Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted May 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 Congrats and enyoy! That's the plan.... in the small time I drove it i had 2 people ask questions... another take a pic, and i seen a hand full of others just about break their necks turning around to check it out..... Definately a good feeling after 4.5 years working on it and 13.5 years of looking at it in my garage.... 1 Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted May 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 Anything to do with the age? Here in MD my truck is historic so no inspection or emissions. I honestly don't know.... I know I don't have to worry about emissions but I figured they would at least go through the safety.... I was explaining all the work I've done maybe he figured I had everything covered..... I was just too excited to be getting a sticker without hassle to ask any questions ... 1 Quote Link to comment
mainer311 Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 MA just changed their inspection procedures and laws to be even harder, it just depends on the shop. 1 Quote Link to comment
DanielC Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 When dealing with government inspections, it is usually best to answer questions directly, offer no information unless requested, and keep the answers a short and brief as possible. I would suggest taking your 521 to a Nissan dealer, and getting the front end alignment checked. It is fun to drive it around, isn't it? 3 Quote Link to comment
mainer311 Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 I would suggest taking your 521 to a Nissan dealer, and getting the front end alignment checked. This made me chuckle. No way anyone at the Nissan dealer would be able to wrap their head around a 521. Last time I went to the dealer, they couldn't even find the 521 in the parts catalog. 2 Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted May 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 MA just changed their inspection procedures and laws to be even harder, it just depends on the shop. That's what I thought... they had all the camera's and everything.... 1 Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted May 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 It is fun to drive it around, isn't it? Definately is a blast to drive, especially after so much time and effort.... I was driving around town with a big ass grin on my face. 2 Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted May 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 This made me chuckle. No way anyone at the Nissan dealer would be able to wrap their head around a 521. Last time I went to the dealer, they couldn't even find the 521 in the parts catalog. I do plan on going to the dealer, but not to have anything done.. the one near me was actually pretty good looking up parts for me... as long as one certain guy was there.. . Also there s a datsun 240 maybe 280 z In the Honda showroom for some reason, i think it was set up as one of those "lemon race" cars... I think it's the service managers ... he want to see my 521 when it was done, so I'll head there at some point.. 2 Quote Link to comment
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