My 1971 521

[Stoffregen Motorsports]

21 hours ago, mainer311 said:

I cut urethane bushings with a hack saw. A sharp box knife works too. 

A belt sander helps clean up the hack saw cut. Bu you don't even really need to clean up the cut...

[thisismatt]

To cut stuff like that I rip a piece of wood to the thickness I want, drill the appropriate size hole through it, then stick the bushing through and cut flush with the appropriate tool. Haven't dealt with urethane but I could imagine a router, portaband, or table saw. Maybe a hot toaster wire? 😁

[Stoffregen Motorsports]

That's a great idea. You could also use a piece of tubing and a band saw.

[d.p]

I cut one with a circular saw and it smoked like crazy and I probably should have been wearing a mask.  Plus the cut wasn't so straight but according to someone on here ( @datzenmike ) it shouldn't matter cause all they do is hold the bolt in place?  

Also I tried some new mirrors in the hopes of getting a passenger side one but no luck.  

[mrbigtanker]

will the vent window open ?

[d.p]

3 minutes ago, mrbigtanker said:

will the vent window open ?

For sure man cause it pivots out towards the rear of the truck.  But it doesn’t matter cause the mirrors sit way too close to the door/window and almost impossible to see out of. 
 

really just need a passenger side round one which I have never seen since I’ve own this fucker.  

[mrbigtanker]

Vents windows are cool, but really since these trucks are so small, 1 piece windows are ideal, also I think the truck would not be so closed in with the whole side window open, cleaner also. 

[Stoffregen Motorsports]

I deleted the vent windows (and the rear slider) on my '83 Toyota build. A much cleaner look.

[mrbigtanker]

1 hour ago, Stoffregen Motorsports said:

I deleted the vent windows (and the rear slider) on my '83 Toyota build. A much cleaner look.

Might do that to my truck as well, wait a minute I have no truck.nevermind.lol

[mainer311]

You guys are nuts. The minute it gets hot out, I crank those vent windows around backwards. It’s like a free AC tornado.

[mrbigtanker]

1 hour ago, mainer311 said:

You guys are nuts. The minute it gets hot out, I crank those vent windows around backwards. It’s like a free AC tornado.

Well desert living is a little different as it just feels like a convection oven circulating hot air.

[d.p]

My pivots or whatever the fuck they’re called are worn so if I’m driving relatively fast the window closes on its own.  I just don’t drive it when it’s too hot out because it gets hot in there especially in traffic. 

[BrothersGarage]

On 5/19/2022 at 6:27 PM, d.p said:

For sure man cause it pivots out towards the rear of the truck.  But it doesn’t matter cause the mirrors sit way too close to the door/window and almost impossible to see out of. 
 

really just need a passenger side round one which I have never seen since I’ve own this fucker.  

I Doubt this helps you track one down BUT this just popped up on my insta feed and I instantly thought of your post:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd4ubtNJUvb/

Attached is the high-res version and it looks like he has the same mirrors but using them as fender mirrors -

 

 

maybe my google-fu will help?

* $140 for Genuine 510 fender mirrors that looks super close to yours from what I can tell: https://www.ebay.com/itm/143380122887

vs 

* Zcardepot repop for $25: https://zcardepot.com/collections/mirrors/products/mirror-exterior-chrome-right-left-240z-260z-280z-280zx-70-83


 

Edited May 23, 2022 by BrothersGarage

[d.p]

Thanks but those aren’t the same. Those have a single mounting bolt/nut in the middle whereas mine has two mounting holes and sheet metal screws. 
 

@thisismatt linked me to some on eBay that he thought were the same but ended up being fender mirrors.  
 

I’ve only see 2 of what I have.   The one that came on my truck and the NOS one I bought off fb.  

Edited May 23, 2022 by d.p

[Stoffregen Motorsports]

On 5/20/2022 at 4:34 PM, mrbigtanker said:

Well desert living is a little different as it just feels like a convection oven circulating hot air.

Exactly. Hot is hot, no matter how much air is blowing around.

[d.p]

Got my pan support from Troy a couple days ago.  Nice piece. 
 

 

[mrbigtanker]

On 5/23/2022 at 5:41 AM, d.p said:

Thanks but those aren’t the same. Those have a single mounting bolt/nut in the middle whereas mine has two mounting holes and sheet metal screws. 
 

@thisismatt linked me to some on eBay that he thought were the same but ended up being fender mirrors.  
 

I’ve only see 2 of what I have.   The one that came on my truck and the NOS one I bought off fb.  

So it should be a single bolt with a pin to center. 

[mrbigtanker]

On 5/22/2022 at 9:28 PM, BrothersGarage said:

I Doubt this helps you track one down BUT this just popped up on my insta feed and I instantly thought of your post:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd4ubtNJUvb/

Attached is the high-res version and it looks like he has the same mirrors but using them as fender mirrors -

 

 

maybe my google-fu will help?

* $140 for Genuine 510 fender mirrors that looks super close to yours from what I can tell: https://www.ebay.com/itm/143380122887

vs 

* Zcardepot repop for $25: https://zcardepot.com/collections/mirrors/products/mirror-exterior-chrome-right-left-240z-260z-280z-280zx-70-83


 

I have that fender and door trim.

[d.p]

Fixed my parking brake. I had flipped the main lever right by the trans/exhaust around when I swapped in the l20b and five speed because it real close to both.  I guess it didn’t matter with drums but with discs it wasn’t allow enough leverage to engage the parking brake.  I flipped it around and tightened up everything and the brake works fine. 
 

After I flipped it back to the stock position:

 

 

I also installed that pan support and need a couple longer bolts on the back side as the thickness of the support made the bolts I was using a little too short. 

 

 

 

[mainer311]

@d.p hey man, who did you get the rear brake brackets from?

[Crashtd420]

I'll add a question did that piece you added to the oil pan do what it was supposed to?

[d.p]

2 hours ago, mainer311 said:

@d.p hey man, who did you get the rear brake brackets from?

 

Dude on facebook, Kiel Lippel.    

 

 

2 hours ago, Crashtd420 said:

I'll add a question did that piece you added to the oil pan do what it was supposed to?

 

Idk, still have a really slow link from somewhere around there and Its either the pan/rear main or the trans leaking.  Never been able to figure out where its coming from  I guess until I figure out where its coming from I will never know if that piece helped or not.  To this point I have replaced the PAN gasket and installed that bracket and yet it still leaks ever so slightly.  

[d.p]

@Crashtd420 If you look at this pic  you can see oil on the slave, clear oil almost like new and its go to be coming from there or somewhere above it in that general area.  In front of the trans back of the pan area.  

 

[Crashtd420]

18 minutes ago, d.p said:

@Crashtd420 If you look at this pic  you can see oil on the slave, clear oil almost like new and its go to be coming from there or somewhere above it in that general area.  In front of the trans back of the pan area.  

 

Mine suffers from the same thing, I have it about 99 % sealed but I still get a small drip also.... 

[mainer311]

Mine does too, even on my new L20b build. I'm convinced the rear main is FUBAR.