Kylezone's Longbed 521

[kylezone]

hey, just jumped over from ratsun, thought id start a new thread for my 521

here it is the day i got it. Piced it up on craigslist for $500 listed with no pictures and a vague description, turned out to be a winner!


came with bumperettes and a matchbox dizzy sitting on the floor

engine got mostly rebuilt,



Since than its got new seats, 3" blocks and re-indexed tortion bars, Chevy 15x8 rallys, a little bit of de-rusting under the bed, etc...




anyway, I love it! its my daily! here it is as it sits,

[Ni10]

sweet looking 521 and the price is a killer deal. Do you plan on painting it?

since you lowered it, do you notice any vibration around 28 to 40 mph ?

[510freak]

Welcome aboard, And sure looks like a solid truck.

[wayno]

Welcome

[flatcat19]

Nice 521!
And you straight stole that thing at $500

[DRIVEN]

This one looks familiar. Did it come from the Scappoose/St Helens area?

[kylezone]

Yep scapoose, the guy who sold it to me was about 80 and he just didnt feel like working on it anymore, it needed a hardline and brake cylander replaced, and it came with both. had it running/stopping more or less in an hour or two.

yes Ni10 i notice a little vibration, i think i need to shim the blocks a bit to prevent axle wrap. and it might get painted, but i might not end up keeping it, its all yet to be forsean. I was thinkin laguna seaca blue??? or maybe just back to white

[flatcat19]

You could put spacers between the carrier bearing and cross member as well.

[kylezone]

than wouldnt my front driveshaft be out of alignment?

[flatcat19]

than wouldnt my front driveshaft be out of alignment?

Your driveshaft being out of alignment is causing your vibration.

How big of lowering blocks do you have?

[Ni10]

I dropped my 71 521 with 3" blocks, 1 spline in front and a 1" spacer at the carrier bearing and got vibrations. Never use to do that until I lowered it. I believe the only way to eliminate it is to get a 1 piece drive line made. At least that's my thoughts.

[flatcat19]

Try a 1/2" spacer under carrier or none.

1" is normally a good call for 4" blocks.
Maybe some 2* wedges on top of your blocks?

[jayden71]

Did you make that roof rack yourself?

I want one for my 521.

Very cool!!

[RedBanner]

Nice score. Getting use it looks like.

[Ni10]

Try a 1/2" spacer under carrier or none.

1" is normally a good call for 4" blocks.
Maybe some 2* wedges on top of your blocks?

I'll try the 1/2" spacer @ the carrier.

[Laecaon]

Kyle is one of my good friends.

here is the 521 on its way home the day he got it:

[kylezone]

yah, 1 piece would be ideal, hopefully that will happen at some point.

@jayden71 its an old ski rack that i got from Jacob, we took the ski mounts off so its just like any normal gutter mount roof bars. the basket i got at fred meyer for like $80 and it came in 3 pieces, so we left the center one out to make it short enough for the cab. it just has a couple pieces of pipe inside where the halves join.

[izzo]

That ride is pretty nice

Those chev wheels in the back look pretty tight against the frame area eh?

[kylezone]

their only that close when i have like 500lbs of stuff in the back. I need to modefy my bump stops and re-install them so that i dont rub the fenders over bumps when im carying stuff. sofar it hasnt been too bad tho, i still have the overload leafs.

[Laecaon]

and the impromptu fender roll...