Crashtd420 Posted April 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2022 I was playing around with the heat shields in my garage.... I want to integrate some lighting, so right now they are only temporarily taped in place.... I have a large 3" round light that's going to be just out of sight and will be wired as a parking light.... i think it has the effect i want, obviously it will be better at night... 1 Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted April 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2022 I'm planning to use a trailer wiring box so the brake light will also be the turn signal... this one will actually be visible so it helps during the day too.... 1 Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted April 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2022 The lights I'm actually using... Quote Link to comment
d.p Posted April 3, 2022 Report Share Posted April 3, 2022 (edited) Fudge Edited April 3, 2022 by d.p Fuck this website. Quote Link to comment
d.p Posted April 3, 2022 Report Share Posted April 3, 2022 Oh and don’t you have discs in the back? If so parking brake doesn’t work with them? There is a guy on fb selling rear discs kits that says they work with factory parking brake. Said as long as it’s identical to the 620 it will work. Any idea if a 521/620 have identical parking brake setups? Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted April 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2022 1 hour ago, d.p said: Oh and don’t you have discs in the back? If so parking brake doesn’t work with them? There is a guy on fb selling rear discs kits that says they work with factory parking brake. Said as long as it’s identical to the 620 it will work. Any idea if a 521/620 have identical parking brake setups? Yes I have disc brakes and I have a functional parking brake so I'm not sure I follow what you are saying.. Why doesnt the parking brake work with them? Post a picture or list of parts I'm curious what he is trying to sell.... And yes the 521 and 620 are basically the same... I think the only difference would have been a sae wheel cylinder vs metric.... Quote Link to comment
mainer311 Posted April 3, 2022 Report Share Posted April 3, 2022 He’s selling axle (caliper) brackets and some secondary brackets used for mounting the parking brake cables. Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted April 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2022 8 hours ago, mainer311 said: He’s selling axle (caliper) brackets and some secondary brackets used for mounting the parking brake cables. Is he saying to use isuzu calipers and rotors? Quote Link to comment
mainer311 Posted April 3, 2022 Report Share Posted April 3, 2022 55 minutes ago, Crashtd420 said: Is he saying to use isuzu calipers and rotors? yeah, from a Trooper. Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted April 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2022 8 minutes ago, mainer311 said: yeah, from a Trooper. So basically what I have.. no idea what DP or the Facebook seller is saying about it not working. Same setup as what he is selling, only difference is he is supplying a secondary bracket for the cables. .. Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted April 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2022 10 minutes ago, d.p said: This is his kit: So what was the comment about the parking brake not working? Quote Link to comment
d.p Posted April 3, 2022 Report Share Posted April 3, 2022 I remember reading that if you did discs in the back you would lose your parking brake. Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted April 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2022 Just now, d.p said: I remember reading that if you did discs in the back you would lose your parking brake. I think that's with a wilwood caliper, I remember reading that with the kit silvermine sold.... The isuzu caliper has a mechanical parking break.... That kit from the guy on Facebook is nice because he includes those other brackets for the cable... even with the isuzu caliper people still had to figure that last bit out to connect the cable. ... 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted April 3, 2022 Report Share Posted April 3, 2022 The S110 200sx rear discs have the cable mechanically pull the caliper against the rotor for use as a parking brake. I think most rear disc are that way. The WD21 Pathfinder have a small drum brake in the rotor between the 6 wheel studs with tiny brake shoes. 2 Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted April 3, 2022 Report Share Posted April 3, 2022 33 minutes ago, datzenmike said: The S110 200sx rear discs have the cable mechanically pull the caliper against the rotor for use as a parking brake. I think most rear disc are that way. The WD21 Pathfinder have a small drum brake in the rotor between the 6 wheel studs with tiny brake shoes. This is how a lot of more modern rear disc parking brakes are done. Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted April 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2022 I was able to get the welded seam on the heat shields ground down and smoothed out.... 1 before and 1 after 2 Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted April 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2022 Why do these pictures keep turning... Well doesnt matter for these pictures.... Weld is cleaned up on both... There are a couple pin hole I need to hit with the welder but other than that it came out good... I'll go over them again with a finer grit to round the radius a little better... 2 Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted April 3, 2022 Report Share Posted April 3, 2022 A belt sander will help keep things even if you've got access to one 1 Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted April 4, 2022 Report Share Posted April 4, 2022 Or even a long file. I use one of these for metal - https://www.autobodytoolmart.com/product/adjustable-body-file-holder/auto-body-files ...with a rasp attached. It's got really coarse, really sharp teeth - https://www.autobodytoolmart.com/product/flat-body-files/auto-body-files Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted April 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2022 Tackled a couple things this weekend.... finally got around to fixing the hood release again... Minor modification to the hold down bracket under the hood... Also realized I haven't checked the air pressure in my tires this year.. While they were low at 26psi I was glad that all 4 tires were the same... Reset to 34psi... Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted April 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2022 Other thing I had to take care of was my idle up solenoid for my ac... It was made out of some thin metal and it finally broke.... Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted April 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2022 Tried to make it adjustable this time with some extra carburator parts I had but that didnt work out.... In the end I replicated what I did before with 16 gauge metal and a little extra strength.... 3 Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted April 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2022 I recieved the second reverse indicator light yesterday so I was able to finish up the redo on my reverse lights.... After taking this picture I realized the wiring was in need of a few zipties.... 3 Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted April 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2022 Not overly bright but I only need them as visual indicators.... I also have the fog lights as you can easily see... 3 Quote Link to comment
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