BACKWOODS DAVE Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 BIG FAN OF THIS SITE SO I DECIDED TO POST ONE OF MY CREAMPUFFS TO SEE WHAT PEOPLE THINK. 68 520 WITH A J15 TRANSPLANT NEEDS SOME SERIOUS REHAB BUT SHOULD BE WORTH THE EFFORT. HOPE THESE PICTURES WORK? AND MORE TO COME SOON. Quote Link to comment
yello620 Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Nice project. Oregon plates, where are you? Funny how the bungee cord didnt land far from the battery tray, It really must be a datsun thing. Jason Quote Link to comment
bonvo Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 sweet truck man oh what it could be (bored in photoshop lol) Quote Link to comment
kiznook Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 welcome! Looks like a good project, don't forget to take lot's of pictures. And turn off he caps-lock, and fill in your profile Quote Link to comment
BACKWOODS DAVE Posted April 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 well here are some more pictures of the truck. the doors and hood are done as well but I just need to get some pics of them to post. The bed I am using was a 521 bed some one used as a trailer and I'm using the original bed on my 521. I also had to shave the factory turn signals because the previous owner had bent the right hand fender and broke the original lens. And I believe he was unable to replace it so he cut holes in the header panel and fit 521 lens instead. So that is why that mod had to take place. lots of hole had to be welded up and filled as on most old work trucks but she runs like a top and was a very complete truck Quote Link to comment
BACKWOODS DAVE Posted April 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 here it is all primed up. most of the block work has been done, now I just need to load the gun a pull the trigger. My goal is to drive this truck finished to the Canby show. Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 Welcome Dave :D I edited your posts to show the pic's. For some reason your picture link had '?action=view¤t=' before the .jpg name. I deleted that bit and they worked ;) Quote Link to comment
fiveNdime Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 looks like your getting right too it! Looks good and as always more pics:D Quote Link to comment
808DA6 Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 Hillsboro huh? Me too! ;) Where abouts? There's another Dave in Hillsboro, but he's a Sunny guy. I'm finding that there's a few of us in this area. We should meet up one of these days when the weather gets better. We've tried the Sonics thing, but the weather was too bad by the time. -Brian Quote Link to comment
BACKWOODS DAVE Posted April 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 brian I'm not far from you, I actually bought some 521 parts from you about a year or so ago. Quote Link to comment
808DA6 Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 brian I'm not far from you, I actually bought some 521 parts from you about a year or so ago. Hmmm, are you the guy down the street by Amy's? I used to live in an apartment. Was that where you bought the parts? Cool! Welcome! We should roll out to Canby together. Can't let these Washington guys have all the cool caravans. :) -Brian Quote Link to comment
BACKWOODS DAVE Posted April 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2008 well I guess either being new to this or retarded is making it hard to post pictures the correct way. I have a bunch more pictures already and more soon to come but I cant seem to just post photos only the link to my photo bucket. http://s294.photobucket.com/albums/mm83/BACKWOODSDAVE/datsun%20520/IMPORT1204.jpghttp://s294.photobucket.com/albums/mm83/BACKWOODSDAVE/datsun%20520/IMPORT290.jpghttp://s294.photobucket.com/albums/mm83/BACKWOODSDAVE/datsun%20520/IMPORT1201.jpg Quote Link to comment
73dat Posted April 26, 2008 Report Share Posted April 26, 2008 Welcome,sweet truck.:cool: Quote Link to comment
BACKWOODS DAVE Posted April 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2008 Never mind I think I figured it out. I m going to shoot the truck today or tomorrow so should be good progress shots soon. Quote Link to comment
dat521gatherer Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 i love it. Quote Link to comment
DRIVEN Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Yeah, I'm here. Quote Link to comment
RacnJsn95 Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Wow, you're on a roll! Keep up the great work! Quote Link to comment
Pacific coast Datsun Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Not too many 520's on the forum, welcome & your making fast progress ! Do you have a color picked out yet? Quote Link to comment
BACKWOODS DAVE Posted April 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 The color is a factory I don't recall the code but its called bamboo tan, and it is the original color of the truck. I went with the white two tone to break it up a little I think it turned out pretty good. theres also some shots of the engine bay and the steelies that are going on it.[/img][/img][/img][/img][/img][/img] Quote Link to comment
BACKWOODS DAVE Posted April 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 [/img] engine is a j15 [/img] more shine [/img] inside cab[/img] [/img] [/img] so I still have the hood, bed, and tailgate to spray but what can I say I do still have a day job.... for now. Quote Link to comment
411blackbird Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 I need one of these!!!!! sit perfectly next to my 411, i don't think they have them over here tho, not yet, what's the cost of shipping to new zealand? Quote Link to comment
411blackbird Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 oh, and mint paint job!! Quote Link to comment
shane_lxi Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Nice work! And quick too, lol. I bet it costs an arm and a leg blackbird, lol. Maybe if you look hard enough, you can find one. I know there's lots of gems hidden in Australia :D. Quote Link to comment
fisch Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Woah Dave. I am so impressed with you my friend! Seriously, when I first saw photos of you 520 I thought sweet! another ratty Datto! (And I mean that as a complement.) I figured you'd be like me and slowly tinker on it over the course of a year or so, and I'd get to watch your progress. I never imagined you could get this beast looking this great in such a short time! I am flabbergasted with your coolness. Please tell me you didn't really start this on the date of your first post, but instead you've actually been working on it for a long time to get it to this level. Otherwise I will surely curl into a ball of my own lacklusterness and weep like a 4 year old. Also I am confused with the extra hole that appear in you rims? Must've been a 520 thing to help with drainage? My 521 doesn't have that. Or I wonder if it is to aid in removing the dog dish from the back of the wheel w/o risking damage to the front? Quote Link to comment
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