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Restoring the Gauge Cluster in a Vintage Datsun 521 Pickup
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- čas přidán 7. 10. 2021
- My Vintage, Survivor Datsun 521 Pickup Truck needs some work on the instrument gauge cluster. We restore it in this video.
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I’ve been watching restoration / revival / rescue videos all over the CZcams’s for years now. This was one of the coolest videos yet. Helps that I’ve been driving by an abandoned 521 every day with a strong sense of desire. Lol.
Glad you enjoyed it! Want me to peer pressure you into buying the abandonded 521?
I have a truck that is nearly identical in every way! I have definitely found some useful tips through all Datsun videos. I know you said you’re done but I’ll watch them all.
I think I'm going to do a disc brake upgrade this summer. Also thinking about a 5spd swap.
Oh yeah sir that was the fix. That came out great!!!! Like the 521 vids. 👍🏼👍🏼
-Pidge
Thanks 👍
This looks fantastic, well done!
Thanks!
I would watch many more on this truck I so hope you do more
I just go the truck out of its hibernation two days ago. Ready to wash it and have a fun summer with it. I'll post some more stuff too. Did you see the white "parts" truck I bought? I have a couple of videos on my channel about that one too.
@@ProjectTimeGarage no havnt seen that yet
Great work, sir
Thank you! Cheers!
Sure brings back memories. I graduated high school in 1974. I drove one like that all through school. Same color. It had big and little slotted aluminum wheels. Hooker header with 2 inch exhaust. Offenhauser dual port intake. Judson ignition. Low back mustang bucket seats. A custom wood steering wheel. A tachometer on the column. It was a Dixco with a picture of Don Garlits. Also an 8 track under the dash and 6 speakers. I took just the stick from a Hurst shifter and ground it down to fit with an aluminum T handle and a custom boot. Should have kept that one.
Sounds awesome. Hmmm - 8-track. Ebay here I come, lol!
That was a good 38 minutes worth , your Datsun series is one of my favorites! 👍 Some vehicles can't be updated with LED's for the gen. light or it messes up the charging circuit.
Thanks, and good info on the Generator light. I have ran into that issue before on another project. I had a charging light burn out, and we stopped charging.
Nice job. I just bought a 70. Thanks for sharing how to remove cluster. Mine is stuck.
Thanks, good luck with your project
Brian, the cracks in dash also make a good pen holder! Probably many uses for them! That cluster came out fairly easy! Very good idea for paint “drop cloth” idea for the needles. Made it easy not to accidentally get paint on the rest of the cluster! There use to be a Testors model paint that matched the needles too. And cheap price! Easy to follow logic on which way bulbs install! Cluster looks fantastic! It was worth doing!
Yeah, I have a whole variety of stuff in those cracks currently. Pretty handy!
@@ProjectTimeGarage I imagine you do! May even be stuff from previous owner!
It's a treasure hunt of sorts.
This is a compliment on your first video while the pickup (bakkie) was on the trailer, well done it was exelant, I watched it the day I bought my own pickup exactly like the one you have, I'll fetch mine tomorrow, from my side your style of video is to the point and very informative, no amount of information is too much, look forward to seeing more,
Joe
Simonstown
South Africa
Thank you Joe!!
Really dig them old trucks
Yeah, me too.
Motorized Wheelbarrow Goodness! 👍
Yes it is. Also, I'm gonna make that shirt.
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Thanks for your video as I am in process of wanting to do the same. Installed conventional bulbs 💡 in past but will install LED as you did. You explained things very well so I can do this with few errors. Thanks again.
Jim Le Galley
Good luck with your project, it made a huge difference in mine.
Link for the bulbs? You inspired me to redo my instrument cluster. I actually eliminated the cluster bulbs with an led strip. But I want to updated the turn signals with LEDs cuz the incadesents are so dim.
For those LEDs, I order directly from SuperBrightLEDs.com Here's a link to the main page for the COB style bulb. Just choose your color preference. www.superbrightleds.com/cat/instrument-cluster-gauge/filter/Stock_Bulb_Number,194,197,8902:
That cover looks like it’s from the spree possibly.
Yep, you got it!! Email me with your address and shirt size and I'll get your shirt mailed out.Oir email address is projecttimegarage@outlook.com
Sharing my own experience with those type of LED wedge bulbs, you should do a burn-in test first. In my use, all of the bulbs started flickering due to self heating after just a few hours. Maybe I just got some bad ones, but I would not trust those COB style in my car again. I found that Philips 194 bulbs are the only trust worthy brand of LEDs that have yet to burn out prematurely even years after installing.
I had a similar experience with some other brands. The ones that SuperBright carries are a little pricey, but the quality is great. I have them in almost all my vehicles and I've yet to have one fail in about 4 years now.
@@ProjectTimeGarage thanks, I will give those a try for my 80s corolla dash.
Where did you find those side mirrors????? I love them!!
I bought a parts truck that had them. Have a look on my channel to see that truck, I have a couple of videos on it.
Amigo sabes que tipo de resistencia es la que tiene
No lo sé. Lo lamento
Hola sabes el # de las luces LED para cambiar los focos
I don't have a part number for the LED bulbs, but I bought them from a company called SuperBrightLED.com - I've used them for many years and they are the best quality LED bulbs I have found.
Tengo una igual a heces tablero mod.1972 americana no marca temp ni marca gasolina ni kilometraje.....
Excellent!
Hello where do You gey those mirrors
They came on the truck when I bought it. I think they may have been sold by JC Whitney via catalog somewhere in the 80's as a universal add-on accessory.
Great video, just couldn’t find the bulbs you used in the description, could you send me it. Thanks
Sure - here's the link: www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo/led-vehicle-replacement-bulbs/194-led-bulb-cob-led-t325-miniature-wedge-base-135-lumens/6325/
@@ProjectTimeGarage thanks again
Very nice vid and great results on the cleanup/upgrade! I was hoping for a link to the bulbs, but I can find those easy enough. How long ago did you buy the paint....out of stock on both links. LOL Thanks!! -Mike
Here's the link to the LEDs: www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo/led-vehicle-replacement-bulbs/194-led-bulb-cob-led-t325-miniature-wedge-base-135-lumens/6325/
I bought the needle paint about a month ago, it went out of stock quick!
@@ProjectTimeGarage Perfect. Thanks!! I found them this morning, but this gave me a chance to go order about $80 worth of stuff.......stuff that will probably sit on the shelf for 2-3 years. LOL
@@bluehandsvideo yep, I know the story all too well.
What size are the bulbs? I've gotta repair my 69 521 gauge cluster and wanna just pull it apart, clean everything, try to repair terminals, and replace the bulbs
Standard 194 bulbs.
@@ProjectTimeGarage thanks so much man!!
Hello again. I also had a Datsun 620 with a Buick V6 2 speed automatic transmission Jeep transfer case and axles. Is there a way I can send pictures? Presently I have a 79 620 king cab. I changed the grille to a 76. Slotted aluminum wheels header offenhauser intake and Weber carb. Fun story about my 521. I was parked at night making out with a girlfriend. My steering wheel had holes in the spokes. She got her finger stuck in one of the holes. My friends dad a mechanic filed the spoke and bent it open. He said that’s a shame this was a nice steering wheel. I also painted the needles in my 521 orange and the bulbs green.
I'd LOVE to see pics - YT doesn't have any method I'm aware of. we're on InstaGram and Facebook too. Just search Project Time Garage. You can also e-mail us: projecttimegarage@outlook.com
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I don't have a part number for the LED bulbs, but I bought them from a company called SuperBrightLED.com - I've used them for many years and they are the best quality LED bulbs I have found.