jnfritz

I'll take the cable out of the truck tonight and inspect it further. I still don't think the inner cable is broken. what is that small blue gear? is that the worm gear that could become worn? can that be easily taken out and replaced?

So I’ve been going through my 71 521 here and there and I’m finally getting to the speedometer issue; it doesn’t work. Ive seen on the form that there is a black cable that goes from the transmission and screws into the back of the speedometer. I have that cable, and the cable seems to be in working condition. When I screw this cable into the transmission, and I drive, I don’t see the end of the cable spinning like it’s suppose to. When I screw it into the speedometer, it obviously doesn’t work either. What’s going on here? Since the interior cable isn’t spinning when I drive, is there something wrong with the transmission where I plug it into? I'm guessing the speedometer is purely mechanical, there isnt a ground or power wire that needs to be wire up, right?

With the little bit of lurking that i have done, It seems that there is a lot of disgust over the titans. The titans are not set in stone, I want to go to the local junk yard and see what clean rims i can find, but its an option. The door handle I need would be the passenger exterior door handle for a datsun 521 as well as the passenger window crank lever. I’m willing to pay you something for them as well as shipping. I completely agree about the drop. I haven’t ordered any blocks yet, nor have I adjust the T-bar. It makes sense to get the rims/tires first then determine the drop I need. Slow and steady. It’ll get there in a month or two.

Nice looking truck man, love the rims you put on there. Love the grom as well. I'm a honda man myself. I have a 2007 cbr 600rr.

Thanks for all the help everyone. Yes, I know Quick510 from Maryland, Dave. I actually bought this truck from him. Real nice guy. Ill get the truck up on some jackstands and check out the steering and see what needs to be replaced. Hopefully nothing too complicated. Plans for the truck so far: Fix the steering Fix the parking brake Fix all the rusted out lights (all on order now) Buy new door handle(still searching) Lower it/ on 4in blocks and adjusting the T-bar Rims/tires, Possibly titan rims Front Chin spoiler/lip

So i just bought my first datsun. It's a 1971 Datsun 521. I've been going over it the last few days and I've seen some areas I have to tackle so I can DD this little truck. Problems so far: Sloppy steering: I see that a lot of people replace the Idler arm and the tie rods to get rid of the sloppy steering. Does that sound about right? I found these parts on rock auto, so i'm going to order them soon. Are the king pins going bad that common? or do you think I'll be good with the idler arm and rods? Door handle: The exterior passenger door handle is broken. Where can I buy one of these? i cant find one anywhere. Parking brake: The parking brake does not work. I've traced the problem to the cable that connects to a "U" shapped bracked at the rear of the truck which connects to both brake drums. Does anyone know where i can order one of those cables? or can i make shift something? Steering Wheel: I hate the look of this wheel, will other datsun stock steering wheels be a direct bolt on? thanks for the help!