dat521gatherer's beater thread

[wayno]

It's so pretty. :wub:

I got to say though, is this a crack it the head, it's big enough to be scary looking. :unsure:

[dat521gatherer]

It's just a casting line.

[wayno]

You have to admit that it looks like a crack in that photo.

Are you putting it back together, or did the engine burn oil before the head was pulled?

[dat521gatherer]

I put the cam assembly together tonight. It only burned a little oil on start up which actually got better in the last year. Kinda weird maybe I started using thicker oil.

 

When I took the head off I noticed it was on cam number one and I had some slack but my v notch was ok. I'm wondering now with the resurfacing if I should put it on number two.

[dat521gatherer]

I got the head back on and most everything hooked up. Tomorrow after work I'll try to fire it up.

[wayno]

:thumbup:

[dat521gatherer]

Well it started. I'll drive it around a bit tomorrow after work.

[wayno]

It's always a good sign when it starts! B)

[dat521gatherer]

I drove it around a bit today. Feels good. Sounds good.

[wayno]

It's satisfying when things go right, isn't it. :D

[dat521gatherer]

I've been driving it around to and from work and it's back to it's old self. :) Now I need to fix these damn rear lights again. I fixed them the other day and noticed the ground wire on the side of the sockets are not soldered. They're just smashed in there between the outer plastic housing and the socket. I should have bought those new ones I seen on ebay recently for $80 a set.

[dat521gatherer]

I just put some leds in my cluster to brighten it up. It made a big difference and I kept the stock look. The small write up I did.http://community.ratsun.net/topic/60622-how-to-brighten-your-521-green-gauge-lights-with-leds/

 

[mikeanike99]

Looks good

[dat521gatherer]

Spun out and hit the wall on the on ramp. Sucks.

 

 

 

[wayno]

That sucks :(

[dat521gatherer]

So I'm going to play musical beds. Green one now goes on the red 521 and black bed now goes on the green 521. that should be fun.

[wayno]

So I'm going to play musical beds. Green one now goes on the red 521 and black bed now goes on the green 521. that should be fun.

Where is the red one going to go?  :crying:

[DanielC]

How does this side of red bed look?

This is the right front side of Ratsun's bed.

[dat521gatherer]

[dat521gatherer]

It was the cleanest rust free bed I had.

 

[dat521gatherer]

I'll probably scrap it. Can't really sell it like this.