I am registering as a new user but I was a member of this board before it was in this format and I couldn't log on with my old password and my old post are gone it seems. I have an L320 pickup and well, how are things around here?

Welcome back Zendog!

Let me try something....... Look familiar??

1964 Datsun L320, brake parts Here are some part numbers and pics i found on rockauto.com 521 front wheel cylinder, Beck/Arnley #0721936 521 rear wheel cylinder, Beck/Arnley #0722561 521 master cylinder, Beck/Arnley #0722660 521 rear brake line, Beck/Arnley #0730259 521 front brake line, Beck/Arnley #0731188 521 front brake line, Dorman #H36737 ( half the cost of Beck/Arnley ) 520 rear brake hardware kit, Dorman #HW17219 520 frnt brake hardware kit, Dorman #HW17200 520 rear brake shoes, Beck/Arnley #0810168 520 front brake shoes, Beck/Arnley #0810150 520 rear drum, Beck/Arnley #0830307 (wholesaler closeout-13 left when I ordered)

520 front drum, Beck/Arnley #0800307 (no picture, but it looks very similar to rear)

620 master cylinder, Beck/Arnley #0722678 ( The PO installed new 521 master so I decided to buy this master to see if i could get a dual master, looked similar in pictures so i will keep my fingers crossed)

Heres the rest of your brake job.... Nice info BTW

1964 L320, tear down, part 1 Well I got the parts today, at least most of them, and during the week I started taking apart the brakes, here are some pics.... above is the right rear



above is the inside, I don't know if you can tell but the backing plate on this wheel is different than the rest. This wheel looks super clean, drum looks new.



The same wheel, the drum came off easy, after i loosened the adjuster. Could I be so lucky...........

left rear....NO! No such luck! look at this greasy mess, i might need to order oil seals! or maybe PO squirted some oil in here, or maybe it is brake fluid. What a mess? Hard to loosen adjuster and in my frustration got me first official knuckle whap while working on the datsun. OUCH!



nother pic of left rear, this drum must be made right, it was very tight on hub

nother pic, featuring improvised brake adjusting tool and super-fine general purpose adjusting device (hammer)

on to the left front, hard to adjust, tight on hub as well, had 1 locking/locating screw installed

front wheels very dirty, shoes chewed up

The tires are to large, they were rubbing all over, who the "f" would drive there truck/car like this?

front right, hard as well, but getting the hang of it now, both locating/locking screws in this wheel

more rubbing

more slime, can you see the shoes and how chewed up they are?

sidebar: the rims are 15" rims and have huge tires, the original caps held on by three pan head screws screwed in place of the original style hubcap nubs on original rims

maybe you can see in this pic Well that is all, i have new pics but can't down load from cam at home right now so maybe tomorrow Thw next step is to dismantle brakes and hubs, clean them, check seals, ect......you'll see

Vega$320, Yeah, i wondered about the fact that all four wheels have same size drums, plus I am no brake wiz but the front brakes are the oddest design i have ever seen on a car with self equalizing brakes, the rear looks like what i am used to, i imagin the fronts don't work to well if the adjuster doesn't slide freely in the backing plate. Looks like the piston pushes one way and just kind of jambs the shoes up against itself as they go around the drum.



I think i have a couple unused P-valves in my hot-rod stuff.

That is a ton of work...so if you see another post you would like re posted in this list please let me know.

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Old Datsun Pickup lovers > 1964 L320 pick up (15 replies - 567 views)

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Old Datsun Pickup lovers > 1964 L320 pick up (15 replies - 567 views)

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Old Datsun Pickup lovers > 1964 L320 pick up (15 replies - 567 views)

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Old Datsun Pickup lovers > 1964 L320 pick up (15 replies - 567 views)

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Restorations and other Stories > rear axle disassembly/reassembly (8 replies - 181 views)

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1964 L320 rear axle reassembly 1. After removeing the bad bearing race i was ready to re-install the new one, unfortunatly i took no pictures. I ... Sat May 17th, 2008 11:57 pm

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I really had to whack mine to remove the rear drums, I rotated the drum between strikes. Odds are if they are stuck they ... Tue May 13th, 2008 07:20 pm

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Here is an interesting contrast, my 1964 l320 on its madien voyage to work where it meets up with my UD 1800 cs bobtail http://i301.photobucket.com/al...2.jpg ... Sat May 10th, 2008 06:20 pm

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Restorations and other Stories > NL tail light repair (7 replies - 268 views)

I hear ya, http://i301.photobucket.com/al...4.jpg everyone always tells me to put two taillights on my truck but I just like it the way it has always been, hand ... Tue May 6th, 2008 01:04 am

520 Parts Pages Links > 520 Parts links (11 replies - 1761 views)

here is a link I found, I am thinking of ordering an adjuster from him for my L320 but thought you 520/521 guys might like ... Mon May 5th, 2008 08:40 pm

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What models are listed? ... Mon May 5th, 2008 07:59 pm

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Restorations and other Stories > 1964 L320 brake overhaul (13 replies - 464 views)

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Restorations and other Stories > 1964 L320 brake overhaul (13 replies - 464 views)

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Restorations and other Stories > 1964 L320 brake overhaul (13 replies - 464 views)

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Restorations and other Stories > 1964 L320 brake overhaul (13 replies - 464 views)

1964 Datsun L320, brake parts Here are some part numbers and pics i found on rockauto.com http://i301.photobucket.com/al...6.jpg 521 front wheel cylinder, Beck/Arnley #0721936 http://i301.photobucket.com/al...1.jpg 521 rear ... Fri Apr 18th, 2008 12:39 pm

Old Datsun Pickup lovers > 1964 L320 pick up (15 replies - 567 views)

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Old Datsun Pickup lovers > 1964 L320 pick up (15 replies - 567 views)

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Cool!! i will look over the list and see. What happened, last year there were some folks who were going to make turn signal lenses and wind wing rubber, did that ever happen? where is kenbagby? Been a strange year.

I should be around again now. The L320 is running. I drive it still on a regular basis, I think I might need to try getting the head rebuilt and hope that the bottom end holds, the truck has a major oil leak and the valve stems definatly leak. But it starts and goes so......

I get alot of attention out in town, Datsun, the peoples car man. It is approachable.

How big was ODPL before nico? Where are any write-up's or stickies? Is it archived somewhere I can search?

Also you should put the amazing above posted write-up and make a Forum for write-ups on installs and repairs.

Breadbox-I would love to answer you but I have no idea, aparently, since that post was one that I posted last year they still have the posts saved but why they took them down and why the site went to this nico format I have no idea. It looks like the posts were saved so I will see if I can remember which of mine were good and ask phleb to repost them.

Is the post by kenbagby about the clutch shop in the midwest still around?

Does anyone have info on the front turn signal repros for the 64 L320?

Did the windwing rubber ever happen?

How about a rolecall/reintroduction?

Zenndog(now zendog), L320, joined the original odpl last year. I guess this is the original but it seems hard to search.

I looked and didn't see where there was a definitive answere...you might want to send Ken and email.