Bob3 Posted February 27, 2010 Report Share Posted February 27, 2010 Good job Buddy! Keep it up. Quote Link to comment
fisch Posted February 27, 2010 Report Share Posted February 27, 2010 You never stop making me smile man. SA-WEET! That dressed head is a work of art! Quote Link to comment
INDY510 Posted February 27, 2010 Report Share Posted February 27, 2010 This truck is awesomeness...... ___ ... so damn CLEAN ________________ I don't care if it runs or not, its goin to be purdy. Quote Link to comment
Madness Posted March 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 polish polish polish polish..... Quote Link to comment
Pacific coast Datsun Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 I love the spikes.My old 320 had 10 of them..damm things jabbed me a few times though :rolleyes: On the 4 link. I say do it once the way you want it. My 1st 2 link was "temporary" & i hated having to go back in & re-do it. Just a word of advice /my 2 pennies. Awesome detail work too with the shiny parts, all that detail will pay off. Quote Link to comment
DARIN 510 Posted March 7, 2010 Report Share Posted March 7, 2010 Where did you get that stainless bolt kit from? Quote Link to comment
Madness Posted March 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2010 Z car creations. They sell only on ebay and only have stuff for z cars but the engines are really close to the same. The L6 kit comes with 11 studs for the exhaust but it just so happens the intake and exhaust uses 11 bolts on the L4. There are a ton of leftovers but some extra stainless bolts is a nice thing to have. I stopped by discount tire today to see where the hell my tire is. Someone dropped the ball and its now somewhere between processing and shipping. After a few minutes of bitching the finally ordered it from their denver distributor, It will be here tomorrow. Quote Link to comment
Madness Posted March 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 IT ROLLS!!!! The frame is 2 inches off the ground now and i have more than that in suspension. WOO HOO!!! Quote Link to comment
fisch Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Kudos man! Sooooooo damn sweet! Quote Link to comment
denveratsun Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Saweeeeeeet! :cool: Quote Link to comment
DatDoug Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 This is by far my fav 521 on the forum. You have good taste & a keen eye for cOOl :) In the immortal words of Sir William Broad (Billy Idol) MORE MORE MORE!!! Quote Link to comment
nukeday Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 This is by far my fav 521 on the forum. You have good taste & a keen eye for cOOl :) In the immortal words of Sir William Broad (Billy Idol) MORE MORE MORE!!! ^^^^ What he said, add one additional rebel yell. You never seem to get off track, and you've got an unadulterated sense of vintage 'cool'. More! Quote Link to comment
freaky510 Posted March 13, 2010 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 Now that I am a fellow 521 owner.( just read your thread) My daughter and i want to say .......... Your truck is bad ass we really like the dash lights !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment
Madness Posted March 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 wow thanks :blush: really its all kinda come together by accident. I've studied all of the hot rod mags since i was 13 and i guess the vintage cool is just a 6th sense :cool: Hopefully ill have the engine up to the machine shop by the end of this week and ill be able to get it together by the end of the month. Is it strange to sit in my truck, spin the wheel and play with the pedals making engine sounds :lol: I'm so excited to get it running and driving, I'm already planning a Vegas trip in it. I have a hood ornament from a 48 chevy and I'm back and forth on whether or not i want to put in on the hood. It would be really cool but I'm worried that it might be too much. There's a slot down the back that I'm planning on putting some frosted glass and lighting it from the bottom with amber LEDs. Ill have to get a picture up to see what you guys think. Quote Link to comment
denveratsun Posted March 14, 2010 Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 Love your little truck man! Glad to hear it's movin tight along! See you soon. Quote Link to comment
Madness Posted March 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 So tonight I decided to paint my roof. I've been hearing about a roll on paint job using a paint roller and rustoleum in a pint can. It got so big "Hot Rod Magazine" wrote and article about it. So I went to wal-mart and spent 18 bucks on paint and supplies. It actually surprised me, if I had been a little more patient it could have turned out a lot better. A few minutes after rolling out the paint it starts to even itself out and gets... kinda smooth. You're supposed to wait a couple hours for it to dry and put on another even coat but I just kept going over it while it was still wet. I guess after its dried and you've applied quite a few coats you can wet sand and buff it to a brilliant gloss. I just might leave it as is, some light spots some runs and all the roller marks... its adds a little more personality. Its glossy as hell though. And here is the hood ornament I was talking about (picture below and above). Its pretty big but really cool. I'm still on the fence about it. What do you think? Quote Link to comment
hacked521 Posted March 14, 2010 Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 the hood ornament seems a bit on the large side. Its too bad there isnt a similar ornament thats smaller because it would look trick. In my opinion, i would take off the datsun badge if youre going to put on the hood ornament, it might look busy. Looking good, get a close up of how your paint job turned out! Quote Link to comment
Madness Posted March 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 Yeah i think im going to pass on the hood ornament. Its just to damn big. The paint turned out ok. I didn't sand as well as i should of so you can see 100 grit sanding marks, oh well. Its glossy and white, thats all i care about. Quote Link to comment
Madness Posted March 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 Got a tach! Went to the junk yard yesterday and pulled a tach out of an MG. Its pretty universal and for a 4 cylinder. When I got back to the shop I found a stainless steel coffee mug that the gauge fit in perfectly. Pulled the handle off, polished it up and stuck the gauge in but there was something still missing. I needed a trim ring so I went to home depot and walked through lighting and found a recessed light with a pretty cool ring and glued it on. I think it will be mounted under the dash somewhere. Quote Link to comment
watsonius Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 Check out Mike's 'Mend' thread. My wife used a roller and red Rustoleum on Mend for years. Had no idea it was trendy. :) We rather like the 'orange peel' finish. Watsonius- former owner of Mend Quote Link to comment
NCRmtrsprts510 Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 For the 4x4 guys. Dont think his axle is going to leak. oh wow i wish my yota axle looked like that!!!! mine leaks like no other haha Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 the hood ornament seems a bit on the large side. Its too bad there isnt a similar ornament thats smaller because it would look trick. In my opinion, i would take off the datsun badge if youre going to put on the hood ornament, it might look busy. Looking good, get a close up of how your paint job turned out! Yeah i think im going to pass on the hood ornament. Its just to damn big. The paint turned out ok. I didn't sand as well as i should of so you can see 100 grit sanding marks, oh well. Its glossy and white, thats all i care about. Hell with that hood ornament on there you could run without a hood latch! :lol: Quote Link to comment
Madness Posted November 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 Hey guys. I just wanted to give you a little update on the truck. Its currently sitting in my neighbors garage under a car cover with the body and bed rachet strapped to the frame. Some things happened and I ended up leaving the shop i was in to find a real job. So its been sitting pretty much all summer untouched. Good news is, I've been working on my single car garage, getting all the crap out of it (10 years worth of build up) and getting it ready for the datsun to roll in. There's a few things as far as tooling that might hold me back, including a welder, but i might be able to borrow one from time to time. You all have been giving me some inspiration the last few weeks as I browse ratsun so its really getting me back on track to get her done. With any luck you'll be getting another update soon! Thanks everyone Quote Link to comment
Bob3 Posted November 19, 2010 Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 . Keep after it buddy! Give me a call, I'm off all next week and I plan on working my tail off on the '68 Rat. I hope you and Caitlyn can come over for a visit! :D Bob Quote Link to comment
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