Loren O 's '72 521. I found this out in the woods.

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Loren O 's '72 521. I found this out in the woods.

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Post by Loren O » Thu Apr 21, 2016 4:49 pm

I bought this truck back in September 2013 for $400. That seems to be the magic number, price wise,since all 3 of my Datsuns were bought for that same amount.
It has been a long road to get this truck from the condition I found it in,to the way it is now. Alot of people have helped with advice, sold me parts,found and/or brought me parts I needed, or in one particular case,let me store my truck, worked on it,helped me work on it in thier garage. I have made alot of friends along the way! Many of whom are also on this forum.
If it weren't for my posts about this truck,I probably would not have been invited to be part of the Canby truck project,Maybe even Datslocos Oregon.
Thanks to everyone who has helped along the way.
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Post by Loren O » Thu Apr 21, 2016 4:57 pm

Here's a few pictures from when I first got my truck.
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Post by Loren O » Thu Apr 21, 2016 4:59 pm

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Post by Loren O » Thu Apr 21, 2016 5:06 pm

Here's a Image picture.
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Post by Loren O » Thu Apr 21, 2016 5:10 pm

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Post by Loren O » Thu Apr 21, 2016 5:11 pm

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Post by Loren O » Thu Apr 21, 2016 5:17 pm

Here's one of the major issues left to tackle. I have a patch panel coming. The bed floor is rusty like this by the tail gate,& I have a few small rust holes in the back left corner of the floor of the cab,which isn't a surprise, since this truck sat for many years after having the rear window,& drivers door window shot out of it.Image
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Post by Loren O » Thu Apr 21, 2016 5:19 pm

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Post by DRIVEN » Fri Apr 22, 2016 5:29 am

I like it alot but don't envy you having to do that rust repair.
When the only tool you have is a hammer every problem starts to look like a hippy.

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Post by Ni10 » Fri Apr 22, 2016 8:39 am

nice save, love the green and from the looks of the oxidize paint to the buffed out paint, they look like 2 different trucks. Keep up the nice work your doing.
DRIVEN » Tue Aug 20, 2013 7:01 am wrote: Datsuns don't break down. They just get unscheduled upgrades.

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Post by K_trip » Fri Apr 22, 2016 6:03 pm

Ni10 wrote:the looks of the oxidize paint to the buffed out paint, they look like 2 different trucks.
+1

I dig the rocker decals, too! :thumbs:

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Post by Loren O » Fri Apr 22, 2016 9:27 pm

Thank you everyone!
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Post by flatcat19 » Fri Apr 22, 2016 9:38 pm

Your sig photo is huge!!!

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Post by DRIVEN » Sat Apr 23, 2016 5:25 am

It really is. But more importantly, why is there no thread about the '63 Riv?
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Post by Loren O » Wed Apr 27, 2016 1:13 pm

Do we have an "other makes " ,or " non- Datsun" section here?
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Post by Loren O » Wed Apr 27, 2016 1:42 pm

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Post by Loren O » Wed Apr 27, 2016 1:57 pm

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Post by DRIVEN » Fri Apr 29, 2016 5:45 am

Loren O wrote:Do we have an "other makes " ,or " non- Datsun" section here?
We do.
Car looks great. Deserves a thread.
When the only tool you have is a hammer every problem starts to look like a hippy.

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