New World Datsuns...

#3 Cylinder

#3 piston

That's ugly, likely didn't run very well.

I think there is a video a few pages back, maybe the last page.

So It was a no go on the door.. beat! just left outside not on a truck for to long.
However the guy is a member on ratsun just never on any more do to life, He and his dad are building a 510, with i think he said full A.W.D. Sr or... Idk
car look pretty good, full roll cage..510... Ha. the Sr wasnt in it yet, no all wheel drive stuff either.. lots a Datsuns in the guys life so it was cool to talk to another person into them.
I told him about NWD and to maybe even hope back on Ratsun.

just want to say if your looking for 521 doors, make sure their for a 521 and not for a 520. They look the same so check the latch in the door jam, the 520 is in a different location.

Not really looking for doors just seen that they were 521 doors and wanted to maybe buy them if they were in alright shape.

I thought the hinges were different but I wasn't sure.
What about the bed?

the beds are the same.

their is something else that makes the doors different but can't think what it is right now.

Isn't it the latch? That's what I've read I think.

Looks like it got hot. Really hot.

I think I know who you're talking about with the AWD 510. He used to own one of the 1200s that Banner's brother has. Had a red L320 too. He was an early Ratsun guy I can't remember his name though -- something to do with B2k. Haven't seen much of him in a few years.

awe, I know who your talking about, it's LAYEDOUTB2K from Kennewick, WA

had a red L320.

he's not been on Ratsun in 4 yrs. Nice guy

wow no wonder it was making noise, musta been overheated before i got it, never once got hot when it was in my posession

I told Kevin it looked like burnt oil all over the motor.

Cyl # and #4 pins were a bitch to move back and forth.


On with the 2.3 build!

Thing he said his name was Chase. But yeah he shows me some photos of a 320nl he has and a few other cars like the 1200, I wanted to ask about banner but didn't. I told him we didn't care if he was making pprogress on the build just that it isn't forgotten... So I hope he get back on his dattos.

Tomorrow if I don't have to work I'll take the crank out and get the block hot tanked and cleaned.
Then maybe off to talk to a shop to do the 2mm bore to the block.

Ill start to get parts together after the bore and pistons are pressed on the z22 rods.

thinkin when i ran it outta oil it wiped out the rings on that cylinder and caused the damage to the cylinder wall, it woulda made noise if it was a pre existing problem, never made noise until i ran it outta oil

Did you have a big ass oil leak?

not until the very very end, valve cover always leaked, got way worse when i ran out apparently

Just glad i have to bore the block anyway. Would like to get it to the machine shop within the week.

uberkevin wrote:Did you have a big ass oil leak?

Are you kidding me? That thing was covered.

That thing was burning up oil too. As fast as it was spilling it.

flatcat19 wrote:

uberkevin wrote:Did you have a big ass oil leak?

Are you kidding me? That thing was covered.

That thing was burning up oil too. As fast as it was spilling it.

didnt burn it when i was running it that i noticed, yea it always had a oil leak but got severely worse right before it blew up on me

Oh it was burning. The head, rings, exhaust manifold were all caked with burnt oil.


Oh well. She will breathe again.