My newly aquired 67 520 truck

[zippy67roadster]

Well I got a bunch done on it today and yesterday and decided to share! I put the fender badges on. I was able to locate a pair of NOS ones!! I finished wrapping the steering wheel last night so I put it back on. I put the gauge cluster back in yesterday as well as the new locks. I also put the vinyl letters on the tail gate. I have to say I really like them! I put the new door panels on and the handles and window cranks. I then moved on to putting the new door weatherstripping and window channel welting on. I even put the new clutch and brake pedal pads on. I am just looking for the gas pedal pad as it is bigger then the brake and clutch but smaller than the roadsters and 620 trucks. I still hadn't heard the wife poke her head outside and tell me the kids were driving her nuts so I put the sound deadening in as well! The new carpet will be in Thursday so I will put it and the newly recovered seat in next Friday. I should have the grille, front bumper, hood badge and exterior door handles in a couple weeks so I can finish it off. I am putting in lap new belts and they should be here by next weekend.

[L320]

Wow, your 520 is coming along nicely!

Dale

[notoptoy]

Really looking good, it must be satisfying to put all the jewelry back on!

[datsunrides]

Yes, it's looking great! I hope to have mine wrapped up in a couple months, maybe in time to take to Solvang. It's really interesting to see all the little differences between your 67 and my 66. Keep it up, almost there.

Mark

[pebbles]

Yeah! Looking really good!
I don't recall ever seeing an accelerator pad on any pre 73 Datsun truck, is there really such a thing?

[zippy67roadster]

Yeah! Looking really good!
I don't recall ever seeing an accelerator pad on any pre 73 Datsun truck, is there really such a thing?

It looks just like the brake and clutch but just about an inch longer. I found one on ebay and I hope it is correct and not just a brake or clutch pad.

[zippy67roadster]

I finished up installing the interior today. I made a template and cut the headliner and glued it in with 3M upholstery adhesive. I used the same adhesive to put in the new carpet. I also put in the new lap belts but have a set of new retractable lap belts I want to give a try. I put the newly redone bench seat in as well. I cleaned up the hub caps and put them on too. It all looks so good! I am just waiting for the chrome and then Keith Williams is coming over to finish up with some last minute wiring. Enjoy the eye candy!

[notoptoy]

Congratulations again, it really looks great, and I love the bench seat!

[FergO2k]

Gorgeous from every angle, well done.

[zippy67roadster]

Congratulations again, it really looks great, and I love the bench seat!

Yes the bench seat turned out really well. I debated on recovering a set of late roadster seat and using them, but decided that everything else was so original I would just have the bench redone.

[notoptoy]

The bench seat is a lost feature of cars and trucks. My 65 Impala has one, something is just classic about them.

[zippy67roadster]

Well the chrome shop took a week longer than promised but they work pretty cheap so I can't complain too much. Put the three piece grille, hood emblem and front bumper back on. Man it is a lot of bling once it is all on!! I don't think it is too much but it really makes the truck look new again. I posted a picture of the before again for comparison. The before picture is how is sat for more than 18 years prior to me buying it!

[pebbles]

Man that truck was like , and I was like , but now its like , and you are like

[notoptoy]

Again, looking good! Thanks for the before picture it really underscores the transformation.

[spl310]

Great! Are you going to paint the red on the hood emblem as original?