New World Datsuns...

I did not use a sealer on the 520, but I did not use Omni MP282 primer either, I used EuroPrime 4-1 HS Primer and now I am regretting using the Omni brand, I just looked at the data on the sealer, and it has to be sanded/scuffed before the top coat, I am tired of sanding already and I still have the...

I will repeat, I sure can see what I missed when it is all one color, I can see tiny dents everywhere, they are not going to be fixed, it is just an old truck, it will look alright when I am done, the 520 looked alright. I think the original off white(or close to it) is going to be the color I go wi...

DRIVEN wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 19, 2018 7:19 pm

I'm glad you're tackling this. Good to see a Datsun actually being worked on somewhere on this site.

Well I decided to prime it today, sure can see stuff that I could not see before.
I need to go get some more thinner for clean up, I sure don't want this shit plugging anything up.
I am going to have to do a few spots again where I didn't get enough on it.

The compressor is outside and piped/wired, I also made a plywood piece that holds 2 fans that fits under the garage door, I am going to leave it where it is till the truck cab is completely primed. The Roadster is out in the driveway with a cover over it, it is trapped behind all my vehicles and no ...

This area has no access to natural gas, one of the neighbors has a propane tank, so no pilot lights in this house. I have been thinking about moving the compressor outside and closing the door, it's pretty big but I put it where it is so I can move it. I painted my 520 out in the driveway, I used 2 ...

It appears I am going to have to sand this primer with 400/600 grit, so this is not going to go as fast as I was hoping as I will not sand it in the garage, I believe the garage is clean and it is going to stay clean. After reading the can that has no directions, it also appears I may have to ventil...

Well today I put the truck in the garage at an angle, I put the rear in the air with an air lift/jack, the front is on jack stands. Next I removed the front wheels and completely taped off both fender wells, no over spray is getting in there. Next I completely taped off the inside of the doors on bo...

Thankyou Jacob, Costless has it, I might stop by there and read the label.

So I have been driving the truck in and out of the garage every time I sand on it, I also have been blowing the garage out with the air blower every chance I get, I blow the ceiling, parts shelves with the parts still on them, I blow just about everything, the floor is pretty dust free now, the plan...

Where did you get that chassis saver paint?

All the glass is taped off on the outside, and the door glass is taped off on both the inside and outside. I need to sand the inside of the doors below the window sill on both sides, might as well prime/paint all that this time, I will do the rest of the interior after the outside is done. There is ...

Well I got the front valance assembly sanded and undercoated on the inside, then I mounted it and the fender that I undercoated yesterday.
The cab is getting close to being taped off and primed, I also seam sealed the rain gutters on the cab today.

Well while trying to sand everything I gave up on the front and removed the front fenders, the passenger side rear section was basically glued on like the driver side, but it came off easier, I had to rebuild the lower section on that side also, so I expect that was why it was glued on in that area....

The blue I was talking about I like is in one of the interior photos of the extension, that bluish color on the outside and the dash is another color that was put on with a rattle can I suspect, that paint spider webbed/cracked all over the truck. After I sanded the exterior rear section down to the...

I said"After I finish the top" above, laugh out loud, this truck has lots and lots of dings and a couple big dents that I never really noticed before, I filled the hood dent and I made my own slide hammer, welded it to the middle of the big dent on the rear door pillar, and did my best to pull it ou...

Except for the top starter bolt that was missing between the block and the starter none of the bolts holding the transmission on were looser than a couple turns, but it sure made a lot of noise by the time I got home today, it actually made a noise a couple times a few days ago getting on the freewa...

Well the engine/transmission started making this knocking sound when I shifted gears, and it would seem to be out of balance, if I pushed in the clutch and let it out it would sometimes get back in balance, so this made me think it was the flywheel coming loose. Well it turned out to be the transmis...

I started messing with this again, first off I had to put different plugs in all the holes, #4 hole was missing badly, it was the only one missing, so I changed that plug to a BP5ES from a BPR5EY, that cylinder quit missing, well it started missing on #3 cylinder, it never missed on that cylinder be...

Yep, fairly gutless, that is why I have been dealing with trying to turbocharge my 71hp SD25 engines in my trucks over the years, and have them operate normally without any issues. You are not likely going to soup it up without a turbocharger, so fix it up means???? Them small diesel engines in smal...