EvoRay

This^^^ You can sit the engine lower if you're going to be stock height.

A couple of loose bolts on the control ARM (yikes) but should be there. What time do you guys go? Was thinking of showing up Around 6/7ish

I should be there to finally meet the locals. Taking the wagon. I say should because front right wheel is making a clunking sound when I tap on the brakes so i gotta check that out. Taking the wife so i might grab dinner and see how Long in allowed out. Lol. So hopefully see you guys soon.

Made the thread, it's not complete, but it'll do to make you guys happy for now. http://community.ratsun.net/topic/68496-evo-rays-rb25-521-build-thread/

Ok guys, upon popular request, I figured I'd get this build thread started. I put the "build" in parenthesis because the truth is, I picked up the truck with the framework/suspension/engine already in place. I'm going to do this write up in story / picture form, since the truck is basically done. Here's the story: October 2013. I had recently gone through a horrible breakup with my (at the time) fiance. I also recently blew the engine on my shitty Genesis Coupe that, at the time, was one of (if not THE) fastest in Southern California. I also parted ways with my beloved Evo 9 because I wanted nothing in my life that I had when I was with the ex. (In retrospec, it was pretty immature of me, but when you're feeling that down and out, you do stupid things) I needed something to get my mind off things. I needed somthing to work on. I always wanted to build a datsun 510 with an sr20. But at a show one day, I saw this truck. I also always wanted to build a bagged mini truck. Maybe it's the Mexican in me. So I got an idea. Why not build a 521 and bag it? Satisfies both needs. But then I realized, everyone and their moms did an sr20 swap (I'm not hating, I still want to put one in my wagon) So I decided to do something different. RB26? I started to do some research, but I couldn't find anyone who had done the build before. So I got a dirt cheap 521 junker, and decided I was going to build it from scratch. A day after I bought this junker, I get a message from my buddy, who is on here as Shagy, Who had happened to find someone selling a 521 in GEORGIA. This specific 521 had an rb25, bags, and drove. I gave them a call and flew out the next week. I figured if nothing more, I could take a vacation and get out of town. For the price they were asking, I thought it was perfect to save time and money and begin with this build here, as long as the work was done properly. This is how she was when I picked her up, perhaps you've seen it? (Frame work, suspension, and engine work done by LAODIES CUSTOMS) Although the car drove decent and it was probably more ratsun then than it is now, I needed to add my own touches to it. The wiring was kinda messed up. It had start up issues and many things didn't work. The interior needed to be redone as well. So I started to do my stuff. Upon taking the interior apart, I found rust... Lots of Rust. Although the frame had been completely re-done, the body itself was pretty bad. So, I decided to take her completely apart, and get her sand blasted. Since this is when the engine was most accessible, I decided to do some work on it. Timing belt, water pump, thermostat, redo the valve cover. I finally got the cab back, primered and fixed. Along with the rest of the body panels bodyworked. At this point, its time to redo the wiring. I bought a painless wiring kit, and rewired the whole truck with the Help from McKinney Motorsports. They also built my dash, and helped me with some brake work. Time to make sure she can drive before paint. cops don't seem to be too fond of her. Now that the truck is wired, runs, and stops, we can finally paint it. The paint and body work was done by my Good friend Alan Farias over at akairbrushing and autobody (akairbrushing.com) Cops still don't seem to be too fond of her. http://i1296.photobucket.com/albums/ag17/raymondmoonjr/Facebook/Instagram%20Photos/10635769_618524478278921_4162887307914879670_n_zpsjlpcodtt.jpg She is still not finished, I'm currently in the process of putting new wheels on her and fixing some small body work. I'll add more pictures when she is complete, and I'll add more pictures of in depth work if possible. (Such as brakes, seats, fuel, etc) Basic info 80's toyota pickup front end. S10 rear end with 4 link suspension, wilwood calipers and brakes. Via Air 444 compressors with 5 gallon tanks on each end. Wilwood brake pedals and stainless steel lines ran throughout. 10 gallon fuel cell Aeromotive 255 fuel pump Custom Intercooler piping Griffin radiator Greddy Bov Kerly race seats (small little buckets to be able to fit in the cab) The whole cab was fabbed to tunnel the 5 speed transmission, and also cut back to fit the rb25 Defi gauges all across (boost, water temp, oil temp, exhaust temp, oil pressure) painless wiring kit. Frame, suspension, engine work done by Laodies customs Paint and body work done by Ak Airbrushing Wiring and dash by Mckinney motorsports I know I'm missing a ton of stuff, I'll update it as I remember.

lol. we will see. I still am not all too confident in the truck making long-ish trips. Don't get me wrong, it's been solid for the last 500 miles, but prior to that, well, having the fucking steering wheel column seperate on you makes you lose confidence FAST. I also don't like taking the truck out later at night. Last thing I want is a blown airbag having me stranded on the 215 in the dark. lol. one of these days though, I'll take it. I'M Currently more obsessed with driving the wagon.

Hey guys I'm new to the site and I live in the area. Notinced this is every Sat? Or did I read wrong? Curious as to when the next meet is, I'm in Lake Elsinore so I'm sure it's close enough to go to. Please let me know. Thanks! EDIT! Just read the first page and realized it's the third Sat of each month. I guess I'll see you guys next month!

Thanks for the welcome guys! I'll start the thread sooner than later. :)

Hey guys! I'm new to Ratsun.net, but I've been on the Ratsun FB page pretty frequently. I'm located in SoCal, and I plan on being an active member in the Ratsun community. It's been a while since I've been an active member of any car forum, but I can't wait to get involved. My first car was a Toyota Celica GTS, but the car that really got me involved in the community was my 2005 mitsubishi Evolution. I worked for a local race shop and learned how to work on cars there. (I started off not knowing the difference between a wrench and a screw driver, and got out of there doing full engine replacements/clutch jobs, turbo uprageds, etc) Throughout the years I fully built the car, 2.3L engine, 35R turbo, etc But I was young and stupid and built it to just be fast. I later got involved in road racing in my evo 9, and that's where I learned a whole new respect for cars and what they can really do. I give this back up information because, I've had several cars after I got rid of my 9 (the only car I regret getting rid of), and I never fealt truly happy with any car since then, until now. That brings us to Ratsun. I currently have an rb25 powered 521 (that's more frankenstein than a Datsun, since really only the body is Datsun) and my recently aquired 510 wagon. I know I will get a lot of questions on the 521 build, but I will try to make a different post for that. Here are the beauties. The beast and my wagon