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I finally paid a few bucks and had a local body shop straighten my bumperett brackets, still not perfect but definitely better then before. They had been bugging me for a while, the right one was pushed in on the outside corner and the left was pushed down on the inside.

 

Before.

 

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After..

 

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Probably doesn't look that different in the pics, but in person they look better.

 

 

I also bought this fuel line from a local Ratsuner, my truck didn't have one when I got it. It just had a hose from the fuel pump, around the valve cover, to the carb.

 

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Cleaned it up and put in, along with some new rubber hoses and a new fuel filter. You can see the old hose in this pic, it just wrapped around the valve cover. I'm pointing to the "new' fuel line while putting it in.  vvv

 

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Finished. 

 

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Here's some pics of other nonsense around town....

 

This just went up on Glendale where the 2 freeway ends...I like it.

 

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Here's my truck today parked next to a crazy van, right off Sunset..

 

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Finally got the L16 artwork put on a screen, eventually I'll make some t-shirts and probably have some for sale for you Ratsuners..

 

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Nice and stock love the truck.

I have one of those Line I would have given it to you.

Somebody charged you for that?

 

Thanks. Yeah I paid for it, not much $ though.

 

 

Pacifico show this week end at Santa monica .you should really go, it will be there for you to see.

 

I'm working this weekend so I won't be able to make it. I'll get there one of these weekends though, S.M.'s really not that far from where I live..

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I got my "spare" set of rims powdercoated, came out looking pretty good!

 

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Anybody know where I can get a (521) steering/gear box fill plug?  vvvv  I picked up this one at the swap meet, it's missing the fill plug. The plan is to get it rebuilt, cleaned up and then swap it out for the leaky one in my truck.

 

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I got my "spare" set of rims powdercoated, came out looking pretty good!

 

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Anybody know where I can get a (521) steering/gear box fill plug?  vvvv  I picked up this one at the swap meet, it's missing the fill plug. The plan is to get it rebuilt, cleaned up and then swap it out for the leaky one in my truck.

 

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I have a guy that rebuilds those for about 100.00. and he can get the plug also.

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I made about 15 of these t-shirts, they're not perfect, I screened them in my basement...

Shirts are brand new Gildan, 100% cotton preshrunk... I've only got L and XL, blue and black w/(light)blue ink....

Any interest?

Cheap, probably about 9 bucks plus shipping.

If at least a couple people seem interested I'll post them in the classifieds.  vvv

 

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I've made a little progress lately.

The radiator started leaking from under the top tank on the inside. Might have been leaking slowly for a while. The radiator had been re-cored by the previous owner, so I assumed the core was good. I pulled it and took it to a local radiator guy, he confirmed that the core was good and, repaired it for $70. Great! But it looked pretty crappy...I spent a couple hours straightening the fins that were dented in, I used a hole punch, slow going, but satisfying. I just carefully pushed them into the right shape. Then I got some Eastwood "radiator paint" (1 can) and painted the heck out of it. Turned out looking O.K.

 

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after vvvvv

 

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I got a new drain-plug/petcock form ebay..

 

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Might be a little too glossy, but I can live with it.  vvvv

 

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Also, I ended up buying new tires for my "spare" rims that I got powder-coated a while ago. It's going to take some getting used to, they look OK, more of a stock look. Which is what I'm going for, I think?!  Maybe I was just used to the old black rattle canned rims.....?

 

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When I got the rims powder-coated, I had them do the spare holder chain also, same color.  vvv

 

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Does anyone have a spare 520/521 hubcap in half decent shape they'd like to part with? I'd like go get one for my spare..  ^^^ Will trade a Datsun Tee-shirt (Large and XL only) plus a couple bucks.. :thumbup:

 

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521 package tray attempt #1.

 

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I decided to make a new package tray since my old one was falling apart.

 

I used this thread as a guideline: http://community.ratsun.net/topic/55930-package-tray-redux/

 

Here we go, all materials bought at either Home Depot or the local hardware store.

 

 

To start off I just traced the general shape if the original:

 

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Cut some 1/4" plywood in the general shape of the package tray and cut some 1" x 2" pine.

 

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The old one and the new one.

 

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This piece that goes into the passenger side kick plate is kinda tricky, you just have to wing it.

 

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Cut a piece of tin in the general shape of the metal "holder" on your old one, if you don't have an old one it's OK, just don't drill the hole in it yet.

 

Here's the first mock-up:

 

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This is a piece of Home Depot aluminum, cut and bent to fit.

 

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OK, at this point I got my wife involved, she created some fancy joints to attach the corners. I should have taken more pictures during the process, but trust me there was lots of cutting and sanding and filling & etc.

 

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You don't have to get this fancy, just use your chop saw and some screws/glue.

 

Stain it...

 

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Install it.

 

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Finish with some rubber mat from Home Depot.

 

 

 

 

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Done.

 

Next time I'll angle the 1 x 2 where it meets the kick-board for a better fit.  ^^^

 

Bottom line:

 

If you don't have a package tray, make your own!

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