Charlie69's 66 520 Build

[Charlie69]

Picked up a 205/60R16 tire and had it mounted.  I hope to be able to test it for fit this weekend.  Been in the hospital again, my back and hip that I broke a couple years ago.

[Lockleaf]

Haven't been in your thread for a while Charlie.  I've always liked those factory isuzu rims, glad it looks like they will work out for you.

 

Replacing that fusible link setup with a block is the single best mod you can make to a 720 harness.

 

Nice work

 

Hope you're doing ok physically.

Edited September 12, 2018 by Lockleaf

[Charlie69]

Thanks Lockleaf, I am doing fine.  Just another life hurdle to get over.

 

I hope to work on the 520 some this weekend. 

 

You are right Lockleaf, the fusible links are the down fall of the 720 harness.  even replacing the fusible links with inline fuses is better than the fusible links.

[Charlie69]

Here is the Isuzu 12 Y wheel a 205/60R16on the 1980 720 chassis under my 66 520.

 

Rear.  Rear is hanging frame on jack stands.  I have to get a couple U bolts from the junk yard.  Cannot seem to find any leaf spring U bolts.  I have stripped dozens of trucks over the years.  I guess they grew legs!

 

 

 

 

Front.  Front has Belltech 2" drop spindles and has a static drop done but I want to redo the static drop on the torsion bars.  Weight of the truck is on the front tires.  I might have to shim the fronts up to a 1/2" is possible.

 

I think I will look at a 215/60R16 for the front and a 225/60R16 for the rear.  And see if I can fill the wheel wells a little better.  It reminds me of the big old school Lincolns and Caddies with the 13" wire wheels skinny little low profile tires.  No the look I am going for.   I think these rims will work fine, I will have to fine tune the tire size and the spacing to what I like.

 

 

 

Edited September 14, 2018 by Charlie69

[KELMO]

Those wheels look the goods Charlie (well, except the one with the Isuzu center cap). Go buy some new U bolts, then all of the other ones you have will magically appear.

 

Ask Me how I know.

 

EDIT: Screw that, just start looking for something completely different...that always works.

Edited September 14, 2018 by KELMO

[Charlie69]

Thank you Kelmo I am trying to get this truck as close to this rendering as I can.  Maybe a color change.

Drawing done By Edz280zx.

 

 

I went through all my cat litter buckets I use for parts today and could not find any.   I hope to be in the yards this weekend and get a few more parts that I need.

Edited September 14, 2018 by Charlie69

[Charlie69]

Tree is growing parts again

 

 

 

Parts are changing color must be fall!  LOL

 

 

[Pacific coast Datsun]

The new rims look nice ?

[Charlie69]

I do not like the center caps.  Maybe Mike Klotz will be able to spin something up for me.

[wayno]

Or maybe you can buy 4 round Datsun stickers and stick them over the Isuzu logo, someone on here was selling them a few years back.

You better pick them parts before they get over ripe. lol

[Charlie69]

That is true Wayno.  The diameter is too large and they stick way out past the wheels.  These are big enough to go over self locking hubs. 

[Pacific coast Datsun]

Charlie...I have an,idea where your shackle plates & u bolts walked away to & that bothers me alot.

Curious...were you able to use the stock lugs on the Isuzu rims ?

[datsunrides]

4 hours ago, Charlie69 said:

That is true Wayno.  The diameter is too large and they stick way out past the wheels.  These are big enough to go over self locking hubs. 

Charlie, you need to get a set of 4 rear caps from a Trooper. They are half the depth (and the stickers come off easy with a little heat). That is what I did with mine.

[Charlie69]

Thank you datsunrides.  That sounds much better.

 

Mark If I do not use spacers I can run the stock studs, but need to get longer lug nuts so the lug wrench does not interfere with the rim.  I know what you mean on the parts I can not locate.

 

It seems like almost anytime I ma looking for something I either cannot find it or I do not have as many as I did when I put them away.  Go figure!

[mklotz70]

20 hours ago, Charlie69 said:

I do not like the center caps.  Maybe Mike Klotz will be able to spin something up for me.

LOL!  I have a hard time keeping up with threads on ratsun these days, but when I saw your rims, my first thought was.... "I wonder if I could make center caps for those?"    I'm not sure how to get them to hold in the hole or if you'd be able to measure the dimension accurately enough.  But, as you know, I enjoy the design side of machining. lol

 

Sounds like datsunrides has a much better solution! :)

 

Ebay has tons of lug nut options.  I would think that a "tuner" lug with the splines would have a small enough diameter for the socket to clear the rim.  It's taken some looking, but I've found lug nuts in both metric and SAE that look the same......so they can be run with my brake kit.  Nuts are also hugely cheaper on ebay than at the parts store!!

Edited September 16, 2018 by mklotz70

[Charlie69]

Yes Mike datsunsrides solution is easier but where on this build have I taken the easier road!  LOL

 

I will ship you the one center cap I have and you can play with the design. 

 

If I end up using spacers to get the wheels in the wheels wells where I want them the caps can be that much lower/flatter on the rim.  I still have some 1/8' spacers that Mike made me for the disc brake kit I purchased from him.

 

 

Edited September 21, 2018 by Charlie69

[G-Duax]

I had bought no-logo center caps, and they just plain looked out of place, and like you said, stuck way out too far.

I use them in my parts washer now to hold nuts & bolts that I want to let soak....

Just didn't have the ambition to machine some custom ones from bar stock, so I just cleaned and painted the hubs, and exposed axle surfaces, and run nice fresh front bearing caps.

Interested in what Mike comes up with.

[Charlie69]

I will get the one center cap I have to Mike with some dimensions.  I have seen the shallower caps that datsunrides referred to and these do look better but still not as refined as I would like.

Edited September 16, 2018 by Charlie69

[Ron1200]

Hi Charlie

I like those wheels alot!

 

Incase you want other center cap options:

- Summit Racing has 200 pages of "Wheel Center Caps"...

- Ebay has "Datsun Wheel Emblem" choices from 1.75" to 2" right now... 

 

[Charlie69]

Thank you Ron 1200 for the center cap Info.  If Mike is up for the challenge I would like some custom Mike Klotz center caps.

[mklotz70]

I'll need pics of the inside and outside of the hole in the rim....dimensions....diameters and thicknesses to start with.  We'll see what happens from there. :)

[Charlie69]

Mike I have been very busy, and hope to be able to get some measurements on Sunday.  I will ship the cap I have so you can see the 3 mounting holes get get a better idea of how they are designed. Mike would shipping you the rim Make it easier for you?

 

I hope to get started on the back brakes after the Williams run on the 6th of October.

Edited September 21, 2018 by Charlie69

[thisismatt]

If that cap mounting pattern is the same as the Nismo TE37X wheels, I could use a set of less ridiculously big caps too ?

[Charlie69]

There is a recess milled into the rim that the center cap sits into.  I will get measurements tonight.

[mklotz70]

Let's see how far we get with measurements before we consider having a rim shipped.  It would be far cheaper for you to buy a set of calipers from Harbor Freight than to ship a rim. :)