Phat's Ratsun 520 ..

[SUN520]

Hi all ,

 

I been lurking and posting but haven't introduced myself .

 

My name is Phil (Phatman to some;)).

 

I sold my classic EH Holden to get myself a Ute , i was after a Mazda 1000 so i could wack a 12A Bridgeport in it , and have some fun aswell as cart body kits that i sell .. couldn't find a decent one so i ended up with a '66 Datsun 520 .

The previous owner has had it in the family for a loooong time , got it off his father and has spent the last 8+ years slowly restoring it ..

It now has a L18 with a 240K auto trans , oil cooler , new radiator with twin thermo fans , all the underbody has been replaced from the fuel lines to the taillights , steering joints , brake lines are all new too ,and the battery has been relocated to under the tray behind the passenger (LHS:D) .

..

Body is generally in ok shape , nothing i cant deal with ..

 

Any way , i hear y'all screaming , pics , where are the pics ? ? ?

 

Flat faced H4 headlight fitted on LHS :)

 

I got some wheel gaurds made up for the rear ..

 

then late one evening i was toying with the idea of fitting my 17" Lenso Spaso's to it .. (pity they are 4 stud rims:()

 

from a distance .. (wheels NOT fitted , just sitting there)

 

as the evening grew and beers went down , i toyed with the idea of a WRX scoop for getting air to the weber ..

STi scoop.. there ..

or there ? ?

 

'04 WRX scoop .. there

or there ? ?

 

The auto shifter and console ..

 

 

I plan to go with a satin reddish color , with white striping .. or maybe flat black like my 99 GT Forester :D

 

Any way , that is enough for now .. i will keep you posted on improvements as they appear ..

 

Thanks for listening ..

 

Cheers P ;)

Edited December 10, 2008 by SUN520

[Greiggy]

nice to see some other aussies on here as well!!!

[Bob3]

It sure is nice to see another Aussie here. I love the single headlight '66. It's cool seeing the right hand drive! Of course, just seeing a single headlight '66 is a rare site. The flat bed is cool. To bad those wheels don't fit!

 

Keep us posted.

[73dat]

welcome,I like your 66 dat,keep up the good work....................:cool:

[]2eDeYe]

Nice truck. Welcome :)

[Phlebmaster]

Welcome to the madness Phil. :D what is your plan with that truck? Subaru air duct??? Weird, but let's see it. :D

[djlotus]

Cool truck. If you do go with the scooby scoop, I like the placement of the first picture you posted, it breaks things up nicely

[SUN520]

Hi ,

 

I dont think i will go with the Subaru duct as , If it ever rains here whilst i am driving it may flood my Weber (to be installed)..

 

I plan to use it as a daily , and slowly get it looking shmick .. So the 520's are pretty rare in Australia then ?

 

Funny actually , i just got myself another Datsun today ... my grandmothers 1985 Series 3 Bluebird (910's i think they are) . she has had it from new and it has done 850,000 km's and is running sweet as still ..:lol:

 

Hopefully i will be able to find a tub to put on the 520 but it doesnt really bother me as the missus will clean up they tray to her standards ..:rolleyes:

 

Thanks for the warm welcome ..

 

Cheers Phil

[Llittle_Llama]

welcome, and i say scoop more towards the front like in the first pic.

[Pedro]

Looks like a good project phil! I think I've only ever seen 1 other 520 on the road and that was before I knew what they were (only knew it as a datsun1300 from the guard badge years ago).

 

Keep the pics and progress coming!

[SUN520]

Hi all ,

 

It has been a while , but i have finally got my Subaru on the road again and thought i would share some pics ...

 

 

Now that the Forester is going again , it is time to get the Datsun on the road , so i can use it as my daily ...

 

Stay tuned for Datto updates ... ;)