CharlieBucket Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 great work so far. i cant believe you found fat whites used. i havn't even considered looking at tire shops for them. i am going to hit every used tire shop on my street soon.{there is about 50!} Quote Link to comment
Madness Posted March 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 :lol: PORT-A-WALLS! the 210 casting is on the spark plug side of the head. I'm not really looking to build a crazy horsepower motor or anything, just enough to keep the truck moving. The floor will be seam sealed, painted, covered with sound deadening and the bottom side will get chassis saver with VW factory undercoating. Quote Link to comment
Madness Posted March 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 Updates! First thing was to convert my gauge cluster to all LED lighting. I bought 3 types of LED's through superbrightleds.com 4 Blue wide agle (360* vewing) for the instrument lighting. 3 Red narrow angle (90* vewing) for warning lights. And 2 Green narrow angle for turn signal indicators. I pulled the gauge cluster apart... again. I have to remove these old boring green filters out so I can change the color of the cluster lighting. To do that you have to carve away at the two melted stems, that you can see on the backside of the cluster, that hold the filters in. Removed Then all I had to do was pop in the new LED's. The connections do have a positive and negative that are not marked so when I test the cluster I may have to flip a few of them to light them up. Out with the old. While I was at it I wanted to see if I would be able to fix the original dash knobs that I had instead of trying to find new ones in better condition. This headlight knob had a lot missing out of it but the JB Stick (a JB Weld clay), a few different grits of sand paper, and a quick shot of paint fixed it right up. Finally I got to the dash pad. A couple of seams on the corners but I don't think it came out to bad. I'm hoping that it will be a little more smooth as time goes on and the vinyl shrinks. And a little teaser pic. -Bart Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 where'd you get the LED lights.....I like bright dash lights!! Sweet work on the knob and dash!! Quote Link to comment
sdsurf Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 Updates! I bought 3 types of LED's through superbrightleds.com :D Quote Link to comment
Madness Posted March 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 maybe i should have made that a link... WWW.SUPERBRIGHTLEDS.COM Quote Link to comment
bonvo Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 i was looking at the exact site and doing the exact same thing how much did it cost you grand total it told me about 30 for all of themim really excited to see how these turn out Quote Link to comment
72240z Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 The connections do have a positive and negative that are not marked so when I test the cluster I may have to flip a few of them to light them up. Hey if you look inside the LED at the contacts you can tell. The bigger one (usually) with a bowl shape at the top is the neg and the smaller longer one (usually) with a tiny wire going into the bowl is the pos. My friend saves LEDs destined for the garbage at his job and that's how he does it, always works. Quote Link to comment
Madness Posted March 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 UPDATE! I tested the gauge cluster last night. I think it came out really well, the pictures make it look brighter than it really is though. Then my girlfriend went picture happy. She wanted to take some pictures of me. Pulled the heater assembly. It was full of leaves and crud but came out pretty clean. Me shortly after shattering my perfect windshield moving it to a "safe spot". :thumbdown: Me under the truck... I think unbolting the trans. One last pic of her. Her first time using air tools. bart Quote Link to comment
Pacific coast Datsun Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 Awesome..the lights came out great! Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted March 21, 2009 Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 Hey Madness, Great progress and nice project. Will the LED's dim like a regular bulb? Does your helper have a sister? LOL Quote Link to comment
freebie1600 Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 man those panels are sweet, makes me think in a different direction for what i am about to start. i will have to lok at this a little harder just so i can understand it better. what i had built now looks to plain for my ride,,,LOL. anyway you keep up the great work, it is turning out awesome, any one will be jealous about the work you are doing on your truck. keep up with the pics, it makes everybody proud to see you fixing up your sweet 521. TERRY Quote Link to comment
pl521sss Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 wow!! that must be very bright if your using 4 - 360 LED bulbs. I turn mine on and it will glow like mother..... and I'm only using 2 LED @ 1 amp draw I like Not the same LED that your using though Nice work!! Quote Link to comment
Madness Posted March 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 what type of led are you using because i'm not so sure about these. Quote Link to comment
Madness Posted March 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 ROCKSTAR, IT FUELS ME: Another long night at the shop last night. Most of what was done was small detail stuff that turned out to be very time consuming. Valve cover pre sanding of JB Weld in low spots. After sanding Convinced my buddy to make is shiny... He was already working on a set of OZ lips, I just threw mine in :D While he was doing that, I set about cleaning up the front suspension. Pulled down the decorative, bent to hell, HRE for the picture. With my wheels and tires. They will actually sit about 1 inch higher after cutting up the sheet metal and ill be running a smaller tire up front. Valve cover after polishing. OK the plan is, paint over it and remove the paint over the polish. Primer After color, shooting on the clear. Cleared a couple of other pieces while we were at it. I got curious as to what the valve cover would look like. We then went to town on a set of windshield wipers i found in my grandmas garage. Wiper complete. -Bart Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 very sweet! How did you get the paint back off the vavle cover lettering? Quote Link to comment
Madness Posted March 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 reducer and a lot of q-tips. I need to wait for the clear to dry completely so all that paint im trying to pull off the letters isnt getting stuck in the clear. Quote Link to comment
pl521sss Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 reducer and a lot of q-tips. I need to wait for the clear to dry completely so all that paint im trying to pull off the letters isnt getting stuck in the clear. What's a reducer? Quote Link to comment
Madness Posted March 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Its used the thin out actual acrylic automotive paint. I would have used lacquer thinner but the clear was acrylic based. Quote Link to comment
fisch Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 An art producer friend of mine has this as her e-mail signature. I think it fits here! "The details are not the details. They make the design. -Eames" You're rockin madness! Quote Link to comment
Borat Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 That wheel doesn't look bent:confused: Sweet build! Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted March 31, 2009 Report Share Posted March 31, 2009 F'n sweet, keep up the good work :cool: Quote Link to comment
Madness Posted March 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2009 Borat, My buddy got that wheel for free when he re finished a customers wheels. The owner originally had 5 (spare) but the 5th was canabalized to make a decent complete set, that one is made up of all the bad parts, bent barrel, curbed lip, and corroded mating surface. Thank you fisch and redeye. Seeing parts of the truck come together gets me excited to get the whole picture together. Quote Link to comment
Borat Posted March 31, 2009 Report Share Posted March 31, 2009 That is a shame, You don't see the 545r much anymore. What OZ's was he Refinishing? His Polishing work looks pretty good. Quote Link to comment
Madness Posted March 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2009 Here's a few other pictures of his polishing. How the HRE's turned out. The owner had the centers powder coated "silver but they came out primer gray, still looked great. For the 4x4 guys. Dont think his axle is going to leak. Im not sure what the OZ's are. Im pretty sure they are a tight mesh and they are pretty old. The corrosion on the lips was horrible. Quote Link to comment
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