Crashtd420 Posted January 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 That's what I plan on doing for myself... the bumpers look good mounted close like that.... 1 Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 Tight looks good. Wayno likes to build things the easiest way possible and buy doing so helps the Datsun community to get ideas of how to build things. Some people jump into Datsuns with no mechanical abilities and if they stay with the project can turn out to be some pretty good wrenches and designers. Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted January 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 These showed up today... I am actually surprised how good they are .. the edges are nasty sharp but the bumper shape/bend is actually pretty smooth... I do see some imperfection from the bend, but again not as bad as I was expecting.. 4 Quote Link to comment
Draker Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 They do look pretty good! 1 Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted January 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 I even went for the cheapest set I could find since I plan on repainting them semigloss black instead of leaving the chrome... $75... I just realized my evil Chihuahua photobombed the pic... lower right... 1 Quote Link to comment
Draker Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 Oh shit.. evil confirmed!! 1 Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 If you notice of the New repop bumberettes they will not fit the factory brackets for the 520 521. The square whole for the tailgate bumper is on the outside of the bumber bolt on the repops. The tailgate bumper bolt is on the inside of the bracket bolt on the factory bumperettes. Just throwing this out for those people that have factory brackets and are wanting to buy the repop bumperettes. 2 Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 If you notice of the New repop bumberettes they will not fit the factory brackets for the 520 521. The square whole for the tailgate bumper is on the outside of the bumber bolt on the repops. The tailgate bumper bolt is on the inside of the bracket bolt on the factory bumperetees. Just throwing this out for those people that have factory brackets and are wanting to buy the repop bumperettes. I never noticed this before, thankyou for pointing it out. 1 Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 4 eye surgeries helped Wayno! LOL Quote Link to comment
gene knight Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 i will have to check the aftermakert bumperettes i bought as well Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted January 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 If you notice of the New repop bumberettes they will not fit the factory brackets for the 520 521. The square whole for the tailgate bumper is on the outside of the bumber bolt on the repops. The tailgate bumper bolt is on the inside of the bracket bolt on the factory bumperetees. Just throwing this out for those people that have factory brackets and are wanting to buy the repop bumperettes. Well there's another reason not to try and make those brackets for others.... To many variations to account for.... 2 Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted January 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 Parts are at the same blaster.... should be done by next Saturday... In the mean time I got the rear window ready to install.. of course forgot the before pic before i added some tint .. Well this is after... Changed some of the stickers.. And installed the new gasket.. Also got the windshield ready to reinstall... actually in better shape then I originally thought.... Changed up some stickers and installed and new gasket.... Got lucky with the gaskets... bought almost 3 years ago off ebay... they both fit real good to the glass quality seems good... now to install on the truck.... 1 Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 You will not like the sliding window. Rattles. Air leaks. Bad reflections all over. 1 Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted January 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 It's actually in good shape. I don't remember it rattling before or giving me any issue. But I also didn't have a rearview mirror... I like having it for the air flow on the hot days.. 1 Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 I have rear sliders in every 520/521 I own, none of them leak water or air, but I have so many other air leaks and noises that I wouldn't know if there was an air leak. I also like them in the summer, open it and it is like having a giant fan pointed right at me. 1 Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 My vintage cars and trucks always get the vintage stickers. I was sad to see the stickers go when I sold this truck. 1 Quote Link to comment
mainer311 Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 My truck came with an NRA sticker in the rear window. I left it there. Rad. 2 Quote Link to comment
DanielC Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 I think it was the second Wilsonville Sonic meet that one person showed up with the ultimate accessory in the back of his I think it was a 620, could have been a 521. A period correct Honda Elsinore motocross bike. 2 Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 I used to haul my 1970 Triumph Bonneville to and from the Berkeley Hills in the back of my 320. It was much nicer than riding all the way there, plus I had a backup if something went wrong with the Bonneville. Don't have any pics of it in the truck, but here's the bike. 1 Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 My truck came with an NRA sticker in the rear window. I left it there. Rad. I bought a Chevy K20 two years ago and it came with a confederate flag headliner... 1 Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted January 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 I still have my 2000 suzuki gsxr stuntbike I use to hall around Cali, was no where near street legal... but I beat the hell out of it... still will run but I am sure the motor needs a full rebuild... 2 Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 So you're one of those crazy stunt bike guys... Do you know Darius Khashabi? He and I used to get into trouble together, back when we both drove 510's. 1 Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted January 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 So you're one of those crazy stunt bike guys... Do you know Darius Khashabi? He and I used to get into trouble together, back when we both drove 510's. I tried... I did ok, i was hanging out with some guys called "racing905". i was still learning when I sliced my clutch hand open with a razor. Couldn't pull the clutch for 6 months, luckily i missed everything important.. i never got to meet Darius, but he was one of my first and biggest influence to start trying to stunt ride, not to mention he had an insane 240z... https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S39rdD3hzJM I havent watched that video in 10 plus years... car Just sounds sick..... I did get to meet someone on darius's crew.. I think his name was lucas... kid was just as crazy... damn near dances around the bike while he's an inch off the 12 o'clock bar.... he came into our stunt spot one night doing just that.... 2 Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted January 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 It funny how life and people you meet or know comes back around like this.... You guys will like this story... My wife and I were heading down a back road towards home one day and she says oh I dated a guy who lived down this road... I said wow I dated a girl who lived down this road.... as we drove looking for the house we both happened to point to same one.... At some point my wife dated a guy in high school... many years later I dated that same guys younger sister.... 2 Quote Link to comment
mainer311 Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 That’s some creepy shit. 2 Quote Link to comment
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