New World Datsuns...

Kinda what I am thinking. Don't really want to as I have a 5spd in there now but with my health issues I don't know how much longer I can do the stick.

damn its been a LONG time since i updated this. since the last update i have had hand surgery and back surgery so nothing has gotten done. and i do mean NOTHING! as it sits i am tempted to just make this thing a cruiser and drop the automatic in i was going to put in my other truck. i have been ...

i am almost done gathering parts for the auto swap for my wife. i have EVERYTHING except the front half of the driveline. i need a later model long tail front. i have a short tail but that wont work for me. any help would be awesome!

oh and as inexpensive as possible. i am a broke bastage.

i went to move her so i can put my GLI back down below and i have no clutch. i think the master is siezed. yay..... bad enough that i was flexing the FIREWALL but she runs! this damn l20 wont die!!!!!

thanks guys. right now though i dont know how much motivation i have to finish this though. i should but at the same time my motivation moved out sunday so i dont know. i am though heading out to the yard on friday to grab a few things for other projects so i will grab what i can off a z i found.

its been almost a year since i posted in this one. i will take some pics, or have the kid take some as he is better with a camera than i am. the motor is almost complete, i still need a lower alt bracket and to clean up the flywheel and install both. the kid and i figured while the motor is out that ...

yeah i love this thing. i recently found that my front driveline is F*CKED, and the tcase is leaking badly. so new seals are sitting by the front door and hopefully, weather and back permitting, i can fix at least the leak friday. but after almost 3 weeks of not even starting it, she fired up and ...

Nice taco!

today was spent working on doing the trans, transfer case and front diff services. i also replaced a tail lamp, cleaned the vent lines for the front and tcase, and yesterday i fixed my steering wheel adapter. now my wheel is straight vs being cocked funny. all in all a good day. soon it'll be ...

the backing is pretty thick. and i think the slides are sticking a little. the front pad is warn down but the rear looks good, weird..... but today i installed the new steering linkage, and replaced another lens and bulbs in teh clearance lights. so now there are only 2 lights in teh entire truck ...

yeah not a whole lot of stopping surface but they are beefy in proportion. and yes i know i have to do pads and rotors in the next 6 months or so. today though i got a few more things from the yard. picked up an OE tape deck, a pair of clearance light to replace 2 that were trashed, a replacement ...

here is the new hubs, but this is as much as ya get right now. its pouring outside and i made it quick.

thanks guys. well the motor has been replaced which is nice. she idles at 650 smooth as glass. as of this evening, new Warn hubs.... i needed the truck tonight so i bit the bullet and grabbed some from the local jeep shop. i could have had them from my work for about $40 cheaper but had to wait till ...

well shit.... i have a loose hub bearing up front and i went to adjust it and found a broken manual hub. yay.... i also get to do the steering box to steering arm rod ends. yay.... but here are some pics of the beast. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v422/moparPW200guy/trucks/Gladis/SDC13070 ...

here is a list of what i have done to this beast since i bought it. i realized i never put my repairs in the thread. rear diff service new rear brakes ( shoes, hardware, adjusters, one drum, new bearings, seals, axle flange seals, push rods and wheel cyls) new intermediate brake cable new plate ...

yup. that they are. did a dump run today that would have taken 3 at least in my datto. one run in the old beast.

yeah she sucks gas like its going out of style. but shes a blast. this is my 2nd GMC and i still miss my burban. but this will be a nice replacement for it.

Nope. Just a nice truck to tow my caprice around with.

yeah shes rusty as hell but she gets the job done, as long as you dont want things to stay IN the bed. i got a big hole under the tool box covered with a piece of carpet. thats how i got the thing. looking for a new 83-87 dual tank bed right now. it will bolt on and give me smoother sides and much ...

She's a 76 Sierra Grande. Who knows how many miles as the Speedo head has been replaced. The motor is a fairly new Delco reman backed by a 4spd manual. She seems to be a good runner and will do 70 at least but that's about as far as I push her right now. There are a bunch of things I need to fix but ...