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I just got a 1966 520 with a really nice chassis and is mainly complete. It is missing the j13 motor and tranny. I made a post yesterday about looking for a donor truck to revive this one back to stock. Please PM me if this is available. I'd like to act quick so I can get this beast back on the road :D I'm in the Portland Metro area too!

@ ggzilla Thanks for the headsup. Like I said he gave me no info about the truck so I guess I'll continue my quest. I really appreciate everybodys help so far. I'm pretty new to the Datsun world so I have a lot to learn!

Thanks for all the input guys! This is really giving me a lot to think about. I just received an email from my craigslist posting about getting a spare/parts 520. The guy sent me a photo but no details/price about the truck. I have attatched the photo here for ya'll to check out. @jefe de jefes I replied about the L16 block. My dad is in the coast area near Seaside if that's the route we plan to take. Here's a photo of that parts truck....

I might be interested in this. Still trying to figure out what motor I want to drop in my 520. My dad lives in the Seaview/Long Beach area so he could swing by and pick it up if this is what I decide to do. I'll hit you up with a PM either tonight or tomorrow.

Thanks, just put a post in craigslist looking for the L16 motor and tranny. If anybody sees this and is in the Oregon/Washington area and has any info on one of these motors let me know :)

I just picked up a 1966 520 for $200. The body is in great shape. No rust, dents and just minor scratches. The interior is also in good shape. The reason for the low price is no motor. Now I know the 66 520 is semi rare and so is the 1300cc motor that came in it (J13). So from looking around it seems to be the easiest route to get this on the road again is to find a j13 or a j15 as those will just bolt back in. Here is where my dilemma begins. The truck came with a spare 1600cc motor from the datsun roadster (R16). I don't have the tranny for this motor either. What do you guys consider the best option for this rebuild? I am not against trying something new, but I also kinda want to get it going as soon as I can. Performance/speed is all good, but not the most of my worries. I'm more so looking for the route that would allow me to find parts easily and install without too much modification (an oxymoron on I know!). In the end I'd just like a good reliable daily driver. I will post some pics this weekend as the truck is now in my dads shop.