New World Datsuns...

once the B is running i can focus on the KA swap

gonna be badass dude. as if your truck wasn't fast enough already

clean L20 with 5 speed behind it..... man that would be nice in the 720

Skeletonbonez wrote:gonna be badass dude. as if your truck wasn't fast enough already

never fast enough........... its an issue i have, just cant leave well enough alone.

izzo wrote:clean L20 with 5 speed behind it..... man that would be nice in the 720

yes, yes it would......

Eagle_Adam wrote:

Skeletonbonez wrote:gonna be badass dude. as if your truck wasn't fast enough already

never fast enough........... its an issue i have, just cant leave well enough alone.

Nothing wrong with that.

To touch on what Draker said about the leak down testing...
Piston is at TDC. Air goes in. Blah, blah, blah.
If air would be leaking it will go up, down, or out.
Down-you need rings. Up-valve seats or seals. Out-HG.

I doubt you will need a rebuild though. KAs are damn tough.

You do not even need a leak down tester. The air hose from your compression tester will be fine.
You don't need the gauges-just the knowledge that you do or don't have to do A, B, or C.

On the minimum I would put new chains, tensioners, and guides on there. KAs love to eat chain guides.

Definitely what Keith said. ^^^^

is how I am every time I hear that rattle

already have a timing kit

but ive read quite a few times that Nissan guides are the way to go if you going to run em.

Ive also seen there some say to remove a certain guide as its "not needed" and "just ends up in the oil pan" which is an interesting concepts but also scares me to death

flatcat19 wrote:

Eagle_Adam wrote:

Skeletonbonez wrote:gonna be badass dude. as if your truck wasn't fast enough already

never fast enough........... its an issue i have, just cant leave well enough alone.

Nothing wrong with that.

To touch on what Draker said about the leak down testing...
Piston is at TDC. Air goes in. Blah, blah, blah.
If air would be leaking it will go up, down, or out.
Down-you need rings. Up-valve seats or seals. Out-HG.

I doubt you will need a rebuild though. KAs are damn tough.

You do not even need a leak down tester. The air hose from your compression tester will be fine.
You don't need the gauges-just the knowledge that you do or don't have to do A, B, or C.

On the minimum I would put new chains, tensioners, and guides on there. KAs love to eat chain guides.

You're right gauges aren't a requirement. Good tip on the compression tester hose. Gauges come in handy when you want to tell how big the leak is.. or the health of the cylinder in relation to the others.

Eagle_Adam wrote:already have a timing kit

but ive read quite a few times that Nissan guides are the way to go if you going to run em.

Ive also seen there some say to remove a certain guide as its "not needed" and "just ends up in the oil pan" which is an interesting concepts but also scares me to death

I've heard the same thing although I don't remember where. I haven't had the balls to try it yet.

draker wrote:
You're right gauges aren't a requirement. Good tip on the compression tester hose. Gauges come in handy when you want to tell how big the leak is.. or the health of the cylinder in relation to the others.

I like leak down testing for diagnosis much more than a compression test.

The only thing I use compression testing for is oil consumption tests.
Other than that, I feel it's an outdated method.

There's always something about every car I've ever had that pisses me off.....


ALWAYS!!!!

In the 620, it's the glove box made from fucking cardboard....

So I set out to fix that!

Introducing a new metal glovebox insert for all 620's!!!



Once I have the first one in and working they will be FS




This will also provide a sweet place to mount the custom control box being made for my engine swap

Could also make a custom panel to go in there... so they could mount a head unit in there

The possibilities are endless now that Its not cardboard

I too like rust in my glove box

Wont rust if its aluminum :p


























Also wont rust if the PO replaced every seal in the truck for you

Eagle_Adam wrote: Also wont rust if the PO replaced every seal in the truck for you

someone is already trying to sell those with that exact picture on fb ratsun

Converted_to_datsun wrote:someone is already trying to sell those with that exact picture on fb ratsun

Yup, on FB his name is rods mods

Price is a bit steep lol get yours and I'll measure it and make my own at work cheaper