If you've been keeping up on my blog, you'll remember the Volvo project that was slowly rusting away in my garage. Well, I threatened to get rid of it, and now it's gone! An empty garage is kind of sad, but emotionally freeing in a way. With my garage emptied out and cleaned, my tools organized, and all of the recent accumulation of bicycle projects put in order, I decided it was time to give some attention to an old friend.
This is my 1970 Datsun 521. The cab has been sitting in a corner of my garage for a couple of years now, patiently waiting for its turn to be put back together. The front clip was hung in the rafters, the bed is in the side yard, and the frame is at a local custom shop, in the process of being heavily modified. I'll go into the history and future plans in a couple of future updates, but here's how she sits as of now:
There's a lot of work to be done- those wheels are just sitting there with nothing attached to them! Basically this is an empty shell, just waiting for lots of cool custom pieces to be installed.
One thing I did accomplish was the installation of Bosch headlights and high-beams. These lights were originally used on Mercedes vehicles in the 80's, and I've retrofitted them with H3 high intensity discharge bulbs. Here's a shot of just the low beams:
And, for when somebody deserves to see spots for a few hours, here's high and low together:
I'm trying to take photos of every new modification so I have a nice album documenting my progress when this thing finally hits the road someday. More to come soon, I hope!
