darrel Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 datsun people stalk datsun people. 1 Quote Link to comment
highdesertdatsun Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 I would like to find a radio hole blank like the one in picture of your dash. Anybody?and a engine hand crank.? 1 Quote Link to comment
highdesertdatsun Posted March 13, 2013 Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 XXL if you have time i would really like to see more pictures of engine compartment and behind the seat. Like the jack? Your truck appears unaltered and I would like to see what my engine should look like . The more the better. Thanks. Your truck is great. How dose it drive? I'm dying to drive mine. 1 Quote Link to comment
XXL Posted March 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 XXL if you have time i would really like to see more pictures of engine compartmentand behind the seat. Like the jack? Your truck appears unaltered and I would like to see what my engine should look like . The more the better. Thanks. Your truck is great. How dose it drive? I'm dying to drive mine. Truck runs and drives great (with <67hp it's no barn burner). Engine is stock. It has a one-wire alternator on it, so no regulator on inside of fender. It has aftermarket coil and wires, so they stick up off the cap like you'd expect to see, rather than the "sideways" wires that are captured by the original cap. I also installed a Pertronix electronic ignition the other day (see this thread-- http://community.ratsun.net/topic/52578-anyone-recommend-converting-to-electronic-ignition/), so I got rid of the ballast resistor and am using the Pertronix coil, which is slightly smaller than the original. Behind the seat is pretty boring. There is a bottle jack that looks to be original, but it is missing some small metal piece to hold it to the floor. There is a tab on the floor, but I'm guessing that there's a small piece with a wingbolt or something that I don't have... so the jack doesn't stay in its place. I'd like a picture of that as well, so I know what to hunt down. There is also a small bag of tools that may or may not be original. It's a lug wrench, a screwdriver, and maybe one other tool of some sort. I'll have to look. I noticed there's a clip on the back wall of the cab... perhaps where the handle for the jack is supposed to go??? I'll have the seat out tomorrow (see this post-- http://community.ratsun.net/topic/51793-seat-ideas/?p=864937), so I'll try to get some pics of the cab while it's out. 1 Quote Link to comment
highdesertdatsun Posted March 13, 2013 Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 funny I have wing nut and little brace , I also have the jack / engine crank and it fits in rear clips. i have no jack that may prove harder then starter to find. i havnt set up my photo crap yet so cant get pics posted yet but i need to soon because I got it running yesturday. yes!! runs well. I also just hooked up a one wire gm alt so I will be going though harness to remove volt reg and other misc wires.your truck is great . hope the seat came out better the second time mines leaving soon to get done I will next be installing the matchbox dist and high output coil. I seem o have a 411 air cleaner box but im unsure. all air box brackets are there as if they put a complete j1300 from a 411 in it or something engine # dosnt match tag . my air box intake points to pass front of vech. another question my heater hose wraps around the intake & exhaust . ive seen them this way and routed between valve cover and dipstick . how dose yours route. i am going to reroute mine i think. Quote Link to comment
XXL Posted March 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 Here are some pics of the floors and rear... 1 Quote Link to comment
XXL Posted March 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 Notice that the bottle jack appears to be missing something on the right side that would be used to hold it down. Anyone know what I'm missing? Have you got a spare one laying around you'd like to get rid of??? 1 Quote Link to comment
XXL Posted March 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 Here are the tools in the bag. The tire iron is probably not correct, since it's too big for the tool bag and too small to fit the clips on the back wall of the cab. The pliers and screwdriver are probably something a PO threw into the bag. Is the item at the bottom of the picture part of the jack handle or is that a mechanical starter that highdesertdatsun made mention of? 1 Quote Link to comment
XXL Posted March 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 another question my heater hose wraps around the intake & exhaust . ive seen them this wayand routed between valve cover and dipstick . how dose yours route. i am going to reroute mine i think. Here are a few underhood pics. I will be creating another thread regarding the heater hose as I'm in the home stretch on a tiny-project-versa-est-enormous-project on that. In the first pics below, you can see the temporary beginnings of it coming out of the water pump. 1 Quote Link to comment
boxboy Posted March 13, 2013 Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 XXL, I am fairly certain that the jack and tools are from a mid 80's Toyota. That is why there appears to be something missing for your hold down clip. The original jack would be much shorter and wider than the Toyota one. I made the brake adjuster tool pictured there from an old screw driver. The original jack rod would have been one piece, not three like the Toyota. I am curious as to the point of your work with the heater hose? I never had any problems with that and when I changed the water pump everything fit exactly like the original. The other thing that is not original on that truck are the headlight relays. When I got the truck there was no relay at all and it was just wired direct. Not a good situation. So I put in the two relay system as instructed by Mike Klotz and others on this site. I also did the 1 wire alt. mod since there was a short in the old wiring that I mistook for a burnt out external regulator. As it was not original anyway, I thought I would make the improvement. A new regulator costs as much or more than the internally regulated alt. Plus, now upgrading to more amps would be easy. I enjoy seeing your progress. I will be eager to see the seat when you get it done. 2 Quote Link to comment
XXL Posted March 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 I am curious as to the point of your work with the heater hose? I never had any problems with that and when I changed the water pump everything fit exactly like the original. See this thread. 1 Quote Link to comment
highdesertdatsun Posted March 14, 2013 Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 Thanks for pics of everything. Man that truck is clean. I covet that truck. I want a glass fuel filter. Ill find one. The floor is beautiful. Very nice. I didnt see the engine crank in your Pics it is two piece fixxed together so it folds. I started my truck with it. Nice to have When you couldnt find a starter. Ha ha. Or in Mexico. The tip is kinda L shaped and crank kicks it back when she fires. My 520 is Named Nikki. Shes Green. My wife put a Datsun sign on her ass to get noticed. Ive kinda drove in head first into datsun land too. Fudge now I have a SAE Datsun. That shares a cylinder head design w MGB and I seem to have found that some of them or parts or something was made in Mexico. 1 Quote Link to comment
520datsun Posted March 14, 2013 Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 I love looking at yours so I know what mine once looked like, or if i need to know what a factory engine bay looks like...I'm in heaven, truck is flawless, love it 1 Quote Link to comment
highdesertdatsun Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 Xxl what was the first datsun you ever saw / owned what was your first car? off topic but how many 92 year old datsun fans are there ?the work you do is awsome Im amazed and hope i can still work like that when im 70. your a inspire me . thanks 1 Quote Link to comment
XXL Posted August 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2015 More misc pictures... It only took me 32 months... 1 Quote Link to comment
XXL Posted August 17, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 Bumping a pretty old thread... my little 520 is headed back to the Bay area to new owners Cesar @atceeze and Andrea, where I hope they enjoy it as much as I have over the last decade plus. It's been fun. 2 Quote Link to comment
atceeze Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 3 hours ago, XXL said: Bumping a pretty old thread... my little 520 is headed back to the Bay area to new owners Cesar @atceeze and Andrea, where I hope they enjoy it as much as I have over the last decade plus. It's been fun. Thank you for granting us ownership over this 520. My wife and I are stoked to see what's in store for us with this little truck. After skimming and reading a handful of threads and other conversations, I'm now aware that we have very, VERY big shoes to fill in. We realize how much popularity this 520 has in this community and luckily enough, we both are grateful to see the similarity in tastes. I will attempt to keep the torch lit in here and provide updates to the best of my ability. Ironic to know that it used to frequent neighboring streets close to home in the Bay Area. I'll be posting an update in the next few days with a proper introduction. Cheers! 6 Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted August 18, 2023 Report Share Posted August 18, 2023 Great to see the new owner posting. 🙂 2 Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted August 18, 2023 Report Share Posted August 18, 2023 2 Quote Link to comment
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