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521ofdoom

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About 521ofdoom

  • Birthday 07/17/1980

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  • Location
    Conocrd, Ca (east bay area)
  • Cars
    1968 Gmc 1/2 ton pu, 1969 Datsun 521
  • Interests
    amatuer circuit races, bass guitar, vintage stereo equipment
  • Occupation
    I work at a shop building custom cars (think 40's and 50's customs) and race cars (scca road race)

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  1. It's a rough-ish driving 521. It has a fresh 1800, with weber and cool rebello ITA adapter (ported out). Rebuilt radiator.Rolls on 17" chevy truck steelies, with upgraded 12x1.5 long studs (no more 7/16'). New clutch installed with engine, less than 5000 miles ago. Has shiny streetbike muffler, but it's quiet. Cd player, H4's with city lights, and amber fogs. The seat foam/springs are good, but the cover is not. no floor mats, cracked dash, good bed, but the lower valance is buggered. I am lame on the computer, so I cannot post pics, But I have an iphone, and can send or email them, just ask. Fish my phone number is 925-890-4170 email is sixhundredtwentyturbo@yahoo.com
  2. 521ofdoom

    521 fuel tank.

    Heck yeah! Does it fit with the stock bed floor? I don't want to cut that out other than for the filler hole.
  3. Loved that car. The gsl-se came from our shop. Our fabricator owns a z-600. He was jealous of how it came out. They did a great job.
  4. We sold them the gsl-se they cannibalized. Too bad it didn't hold up better at t-hill. Hope you had a fun race.

  5. You'll have a hard time passing a set of mikuni's through bs inspection. Both Phil and Johnny are well versed in what vintage Japanese speed parts run these days...
  6. 521ofdoom

    521 fuel tank.

    I'm not a fan of marine tanks, but that's a personal opinion. Whatever tank you use, i'd look at putting the filler in the bed, a plate filler will probably not be high enough to get good flow.
  7. Race safe is the only company that makes FIA approved fuel cells. FIA approval is the only acceptable one for any sort of competition. The other brands are fine so long as you don't want to track it with someone like NASA or SCCA. Even 24 hours of LeMons won't allow any other brand. I do tech inspection for them. On a personal note, I wouldn't have any other cell then a race safe. Their construction is top notch, and fuel safety is quite serious. Fire is a VERY scary thing.
  8. 521ofdoom

    521 fuel tank.

    Did you put the hardbody tank in your truck k-fed?
  9. 521ofdoom

    521 fuel tank.

    I'll be re-locating my tank to the same location when I set up my 2 link. I'll be doing that in feb. If you can hang on that long, I'll get you pics and what tank I use. I've got a suburban/blazer tank I want try. 34 gallons would be nice.
  10. 521ofdoom

    521 Gallery

    The 69 with the Pathfinder 17's is my old truck! Oregon plate PUG 450...
  11. 521ofdoom

    cam?

    Alot of people really like the "u20" cam found in stock L-20's. I have one in my L-18. It has good torque, and doesn't fall off. If you've had radical head work, are using a header, and have big carb(s), and big exhaust, then there are a few pretty good options. The guy to seek out is Kelvin Deitz. He's in Eugene, or. He used to sell cams under the name DAMB. He spent alot of time coming up with good grinds. Plus, he'll tell youif you need different springs, rockers, wiping pads, etc.
  12. I've never used that small of a rim, but i'd look more toward 195/75/14's. Seems to be the size I take off every datsun truck I've bought.
  13. I was wrong, it was a 710. His main concern was preventing torsional bind. Something a 2 link does well. A 4 link is more ridgid, but compromises articulation. It's all relevent to your final goal. A 2 link is simpler, which means less to go wrong. I prefer it. However, all the race cars with solid axles that I have driven were 4 link with a watts linkage, and they're fast and work well on track. It's all what you're looking for.
  14. Not that I'm a NASCAR fan, but they still use a 2 link just like the 60's chevy trucks. The long links mounted solid to the diff keep the pinion angle constant, and with long bars, triangulated, it lets the diff twist as well as move up and down. This gives a smooth ride, something a 4 link or even a 3 link doesn't do as well. Unless you use heim joints, but then you have much more NVH. Troy ermish did a 610 and used pillow ball mounts on the axle to allow the diff to twist. Letting the axle articulate is more important than you think.
  15. I'm doing a 2 lnk with panhard bar, modeling it after a 41 ford sedan. If you need inspiration, look under a 60's chevy truck. The long arm 2 link works well on those. The only obstacle I see is the gas tank and exaust. Both are pretty minor. Then just add a crossmember and mount the bags. I'll be keeping the stock bed floor in mine, no frame dragging, but a smooth low ride, and no bottoming on driveways.
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