New World Datsuns...

Might be a good candidate for Seafoam. Pull plugs, pour some in each cylinder, let it sit overnight, clear cylinders, reinstall plugs, smoke out the neighborhood. Probably won't cure it but might free up the rings enough so you can buy some time.

gonna see how the money end of the deal turns out..

it anything, i think ill just re ring the DE. when i think about it, the single cam needs a set of lifters and the timing chain at the least. it was getting low on compression too.

if i can just get it to stop suckin down so much oil, ill be in good shape. then i can swap my cams and be done with the engine for a while.

got a new video camera.

went with the cheapo SJ4000 non wifi go pro knock off.

for $75 its pretty good. plus i had a $50 gift card, so that helped. lol

Love this truck. such an inspiration for mine =D

Farmer Joe » Fri Jan 16, 2015 7:10 am wrote:

Thats a sweet pic!

Jay needs to do his art work on that one

went for a drive to take some new pictures...

Cool pics and vid

That video makes for a great sound track!

Your truck sounds healthy when you get on it a bit - nice. The rattles give it some character.
I thought I heard you groan around the 5 minute mark, like it hurt to hit a bump or something.

thanks guys!


lol, it doesnt "hurt", but goin over old railroad crossings does bang ya around a little... haha

the new cams make the top end come on kinda like 2 stroke power... i think its kinda cool how it runs now. sounds a lot better now i hear it from the camera perspective.

I miss that low life. I don't miss that low life ride. Hahaha. the older I get the more into comfy rides I'm getting.

I like a semi firm ride myself, guess I am used to it because of the work truck, but I cringe every time my frame hits the ground, so I went to great effort to lower the 520 as low as possible without letting anything hit the ground, the only time I hit now is when I go over a big/large/wide speed bump to fast, when it dives off the back side, sometimes the cross member below the oil pan barely touches, and yes I still have trouble with tall little speed bumps in parking lots, I just avoid going over them anymore.

you nailed it.. you remember what ways you can go around town so you dont mess shit up.. lol

ive gotta raise the engine a touch here soon.. its sitting a tiny bit below the engine crossmember, so its hit a few times..

when i get the coil springs in it, ill see if i might be able to run it a little lower with the higher spring rate.. we'll get that worked out later.

dinked around with the exhaust today..

i guess you could call it almost finished....

took a little bit to make the metal look okay. i dig it..

When you get some tires with tread on them, they will hit the exhaust pipe.

Got a guy down here that did something similar. If I ever see him stopped somewhere I'll get a pic. I always pass him on my way to work. His is a little farther forward with a plate that contours the bottom of the bed.

As promised^^^.

Finally chased him down to get a pic. Shoulda got a pic of the whole truck but I was too busy running my mouth.

Farmer Joe » Sun Feb 22, 2015 2:43 pm wrote:dinked around with the exhaust today..

i guess you could call it almost finished....

took a little bit to make the metal look okay. i dig it..

this is probably the coolest thing, executed in the coolest way possible.
I love you.

post those pics again so I can like them more!