twistedimages Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 Thought you guys might like this artwork I had made. I just found out that the shop that was storing my 521 had it scrapped without telling me, so this is now the template for a tribute build! 2 Quote Link to comment
mainer311 Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 All the way down to the RB26? 2 Quote Link to comment
twistedimages Posted January 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 All the way down to the RB26? It's a CA18DET. I'll keep it 4 cylinder on this one, I think! 1 Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 What kind of action are you taking against ship? 1 Quote Link to comment
racerx Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 That shop owes u big time 2 Quote Link to comment
twistedimages Posted January 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 What kind of action are you taking against ship? Nothing that I can really do. The truck is out of DMV system, the title was in the glove box, and there's no paper trail to go along with it. So I'll just move on, find another, and build it better. 2 Quote Link to comment
twistedimages Posted January 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 That shop owes u big time There's a reason I left that shop and started my own thing. They'll fade away soon enough. 2 Quote Link to comment
mainer311 Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 It's a CA18DET. I'll keep it 4 cylinder on this one, I think! Didn't realize how close the front timing covers look. 2 Quote Link to comment
twistedimages Posted January 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 Didn't realize how close the front timing covers look. They're really a mini-RB - I love how they look, and since I'm not going to build it for big power it should be a good choice. The aftermarket has kind of moved on from them at this point, but I figure a newer turbo on a custom manifold, along with newer management, should be good for a couple hundred horsepower to the wheels. More than enough to make it fun! 1 Quote Link to comment
mainer311 Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 Would be cool to build your own MegaSquirt for it. 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 Thought you guys might like this artwork I had made. I just found out that the shop that was storing my 521 had it scrapped without telling me, so this is now the template for a tribute build! What kind of action are you taking against ship? Nothing that I can really do. The truck is out of DMV system, the title was in the glove box, and there's no paper trail to go along with it. So I'll just move on, find another, and build it better. Someone was an idiot and dropped the ball here. Was it yours? or only in your mind? Why would a storage place think they could scrap it without telling you? Was there a storage lein on it? 1 Quote Link to comment
twistedimages Posted January 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 Someone was an idiot and dropped the ball here. Was it yours? or only in your mind? Why would a storage place think they could scrap it without telling you? Was there a storage lein on it? This wasn't a storage facility- it was the shop I used to work for. The cab and front clip were on a pallet above the shop's office, where they had sat for about four years. Long enough that pallet racks had been put in the way of actually taking the truck down without moving the shop around. I figured they would contact me when they got around to pulling it down, but that obviously didn't happen. Thought I still had friends there, but learned the hard way that that wasn't the case. So, I blame them for being the type of people that would do something like that, and I blame myself for not being more diligent about getting it moved out of there. Lots of idiots dropped lots of balls, if you want to look at it that way. 1 Quote Link to comment
racerx Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 Too many assumptions going on. And lessons will happen when we asdume. Water over bridge, learn from it and move on. 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 Kick self in nuts... it helps. :lol: 1 Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 Well because of your follie, all of the rest of us 521 owners just got a bump in value. 2 Quote Link to comment
kelowg Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 That sucks, this truck is what got me back into datsuns. Whoever has it better strip the paint off or bad things might happen,lol 3 Quote Link to comment
twistedimages Posted January 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 That sucks, this truck is what got me back into datsuns. Whoever has it better strip the paint off or bad things might happen,lol I'm guessing it just got crushed- it was just an empty cab and front clip. I may have already found a replacement, though- just what I need, another project! 1 Quote Link to comment
mrbigtanker Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 You doing 4 lug? or just artwork. 1 Quote Link to comment
twistedimages Posted January 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 You doing 4 lug? or just artwork. I’ll go 4 lug on this one. I will probably switch back to 4 lug on my 510 at some point, too - there are just so many more options for cool vintage wheels in 4x114.3. The rear suspension will probably be based on a 510 IRS, and the front will probably be Toyota pickup again, so I’ll just need to make hubs to fit the Toyota spindles that fit a 4 lug rotor. 1 Quote Link to comment
mrbigtanker Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 Wow thought about it but i don't think it will look right. I am planning on going 5 lug with a custom set up. 1 Quote Link to comment
twistedimages Posted February 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 Had a bunch of stickers made: http://www.twistedimages.com/Twisted-Images-Sticker--Datsun-521-Slap-_p_1305.html http://www.twistedimages.com/Twisted-Images-Sticker--Datsun-521-4-Round_p_1306.html Might do shirts too if there's enough interest. 1 Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted February 9, 2018 Report Share Posted February 9, 2018 How about doing a real 521. You have great plan make it happen please. 1 Quote Link to comment
gene knight Posted February 9, 2018 Report Share Posted February 9, 2018 pm sent Quote Link to comment
mainer311 Posted February 9, 2018 Report Share Posted February 9, 2018 I'd be in a for a shirt! 1 Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted February 9, 2018 Report Share Posted February 9, 2018 Sure is a shame you lost your 521! Quote Link to comment
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