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JakeWard

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Picked this up with Andrew (ATP) a little while ago. He made it safe to drive and now I've been cruising it around.

 

Story behind it goes something like:

 

Original owner had it, then died, then daughter drove it for a bit, then it sat for 10+ years.

 

2nd owner bought it as a little runaround truck, but it was too light-duty for what he needed (Drills Wells for a living) it for so it sat for another 5 years.

 

Then we picked her up.

 

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Stacked them

 

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Cleaned her up a little bit

 

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And now she buzzes right along. Plan is to daily drive it whilst the Z gets a little MS3 action.

 

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Heck the AM radio and mono speaker still works. Need an antenna though.

 

Is the general consensus here to swap to a 32/36? Going to give it a little more research.

 

Also, wanting to lower it via re-indexing a bit and blocks. Not trying to get slammed just little less.... cute. HA

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I have a AM radio and no body want to get in my truck and steal it.

Nice truck!!!!!!!!!

 

 

repaint rims whit or stock grey

 

get a electronic ignition Pertronix is for single point dizzys a a Matchbox but get the base and coil with it.

 

up date to weber when carb goes bad and buy spare Brake and Cluck master and slave cylinders so you have thm ready on hand

Rock auto has them. Most are no made in Taiwan or who knows where best is Japan if avail.  I just replce my Brake master again. I have gone thro 3 on like 6years. Just junk. Nissan don't carry anymore for 521. So buy 2

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:( I was a dummy and left my lights on. Killed the battery, jumped it, took it for a good little cruise, got home and apparently the alternator was nearing death as well.

 

So now before any fun anti-cuteness happens, gotta get an alternator.

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So definitely considering the IR route. Using the googly machine I've found lots of info (seems mostly 510 oriented) and some folks with trucks have issue with fitting certain alternators.

 

I'm trying to figure out what I need to pick up parts-wise so I don't make 9 trips to the junkyard and end up with 8 paperweights.

 

I THINK the Saturn alt will be most plentiful.

 

Can someone spoon feed an example of what you did on your own L16 in a 521?

 

Part of me wants to say screw it and just get a stock replacement reman'd. I mean it was fine for the last 40 years...

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There is nothing wrong with a stock alternator and external regulator setup.  Most people go to an internal regulated alternator because that is what is available at junkyards.   I got a USA rebuilt one at a non chain auto parts store, and it is working good in my 521.

This is my 521 "Ratsun" thread.

http://community.ratsun.net/topic/30606-my-ratsun-datsun-521/

DO not go with a GM alternator.  Most GM alternator swaps I have seen are hack jobs, using stacks of washers to get the belt pulley location correct.  Nissan makes very good electronic parts.

This is the alternator off a Nissan pathfinder.

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This is a cast lower alternator mount.  It has a lower mounting point. and you can fit a larger diameter alternator.

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The Pathfinder alternator has the correct width between the lower ears to fit the bracket, and it also put the pulley in the right location to match the crankshaft and waterpump pulley.

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29402256236_ca15a7d997_k.jpgIMG_2095 by Jacob Ward, on Flickr

 

Truck doing truck things

 

29402256196_823e085d89_k.jpgIMG_2338 by Jacob Ward, on Flickr

 

Rare sight, 2 yellow datsuns in their natural form

 

29402256256_7685480ab4_k.jpgIMG_2432 by Jacob Ward, on Flickr

 

Don't worry folks, the LS isn't for the truck

 

29402256266_a6875fdaab_k.jpgIMG_2645 by Jacob Ward, on Flickr

 

Things happened and Im a little lower

 

29402256286_c76f6c8dfe_k.jpgIMG_2939 by Jacob Ward, on Flickr

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