Byron510 Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 Hi Bob, I remember looking at this thread in 2009 when the truck was basically a concept, the first page of this thread. Life happened in the mean time, added a son, started a restoration of a good friends 510, added a number mods to my own 510 - the Bronze, just been busy is the best way to put it. My wife loves the 520 trucks, one came up for sale last week, and while googling for photos I stumbled upon this thread again. It's taken me a week of mornings and evening's to plow through your build thread. Amazing work, you've done your truck justice, there's no doubt about it. From concept to complete execution, you've simply build a fun truck for many to envy. There's no doubt about it. As I read through the threat now, and realizing that it's been completed for some time now, I still feel a congratulations is in order on the project. I also have a 60+ page build thread on my Bronze 510, and like you I prefer to do as much of my own work that I can. This car was also built t to be an auto X and track car. This fall was the first real track time it got and I look forward to more next year. If you have week to spare, I invite you to browse my build thread as well ; http://www.the510realm.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=530 Great job and an inspiration to many. I suppose a guy like you doesn't sit still and I'll need to go look at your other build threads now. Great job on the truck, it's just inspiring work. Byron 1 Quote Link to comment
tr8er Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Hows this truck doin? Quote Link to comment
metalmonkey47 Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Coming along well Bob! Too bad about the ding. I was spinning my truck around on a road to back it onto a dolly and it stalled. i nailed a guard rail and crunched the back corner pretty good. Still haven't taken the time to try and fix it. Yours looks so much easier to deal with! Looking forward to more updates... 1 Quote Link to comment
Bob3 Posted March 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 I'm putting new tires on it today. I have a few odds and ends to do to be ready to cruz it around for the season. Quote Link to comment
BadWagon Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 read on Instagram that someone got to play with your toy yesterday Quote Link to comment
Bob3 Posted April 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 That is true. Quote Link to comment
Bob3 Posted April 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 This guy LOVES the MX520. He tried, unsuccessfully, to buy it from me. He said he has been watching it here on Ratsun for years! 3 Quote Link to comment
heretic Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 ummmmm WHO DOESN'T love this truck :) This guy LOVES the MX520............... 1 Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted April 12, 2014 Report Share Posted April 12, 2014 What the ???!!!!! Ask Rut if he ever got my brake kit installed on his 521!!! He bought a kit and was having a shop put it on. I've never heard if it got finished. Kyle Petty wanted his 521.....maybe Rut sold it to him? Even my wife likes watching Top Gear because of Rutledge!!! 1 Quote Link to comment
Bob3 Posted April 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 Mike, he did say he got the brake kit from you. He had it installed by a local shop. He did sell the 521, but not to Kyle, he sold it to some guy in his home town. Quote Link to comment
ol' 320 Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 Bob, when are you going to round out the fleet and build a wild Bob3 take on your 320? It's the final frontier….. Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 Well.....I guess that was my brush with fame. :) 1 Quote Link to comment
XXL Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 Well.....I guess that was my brush with fame. :) At least yours isn't embarrassing ... my brush with "fame" is that Robbie Van Winkle (Vanilla Ice) owes me $50 (he stiffed me on the money back in 1985, before he became "famous"). :pirate: 3 Quote Link to comment
Tucson620 Posted June 12, 2014 Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 Bump for Bob. In a waiting room yesterday, leafing through a Good Guys magazine article covering their 2013 Autocross nationals. They slipped in one tiny shot of a Datsun on track with all the Amurican metal - and it's a truck! May 2014 edition, Good Guys Gazette, pg 91 (you gotta squint). 1 Quote Link to comment
housew Posted July 9, 2014 Report Share Posted July 9, 2014 epic truck and thread. just spent the better part of a day reading through these 62 pages, time well spent. Hats off to you sir. 1 Quote Link to comment
Bob3 Posted July 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 Check this out ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKpOPzs8UnU&feature=youtu.be 16 Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 Go Bob! :D That video is also in the sightings thread ;) Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 Damn that is so cool!!!!!!!!!! Congrats!!! I sold Rut a brake kit......too bad he sold his 521. lol Quote Link to comment
uberkevin Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 Hell yeah Bob! Quote Link to comment
cl72wagon Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 This is very cool Bob.....Did you get any video of him driving? Quote Link to comment
Bob3 Posted July 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 This is very cool Bob.....Did you get any video of him driving? I think I did, I'll check. I was riding with Rut when he drove it. I also let Tanner drive it. Tanner and I have known each other for years. 2 Quote Link to comment
The Taterhead Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 Check this out ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKpOPzs8UnU&feature=youtu.be Last line: "I'd rather drive this than a Corvette any day of the week" :thumbup: I concur. Do you know if this will make it into any of the TV shows? 2 Quote Link to comment
Ranman72 Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 ^^^^^^^ of coarse datsun trucks that are fast as hell and drive on rails are better then corvettes 2 Quote Link to comment
Bob3 Posted September 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2014 The MX520 is on display this month at Johnny Martins Car Central. It's private club for car enthusiasts. You can eat lunch and dinner with cool cars (and sometimes trucks) all around you! 8 Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted September 6, 2014 Report Share Posted September 6, 2014 Dry storage!!! :lol: 3 Quote Link to comment
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