New World Datsuns...

Picked up monks old 75 620 to turn into a DD project for my dad so he doesnt have to DD his 67 mustang in bad weather.

for those with FB - here is some pics of whats been done
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for those who dont heres what i have on my photobucket .





we helped the floor pans out a bit this summer
POR 15 and fiberglass reinforment


and some fat mat!




Enough about the american metal, more j-tin.






We get the truck tonight so ill get more pics then

it was dark before i finally got to taking pics, my parents minivan decided to blow a thermostsat and act like the headgaskets were toast so i had to tear into it before i could molest this new beauty

this thing is strait!




love the old school rims and hub cap with the small white wall, it matches my dads personality IMO


here is one of the major issues



more pics and update in a week or so when my garage finaly clears up of all the other projects ive seemed to acquire

pulled my dads new truck and my brother new truck into the garage on sunday for a good looking over/oil change



ya so maybe i missed an issue, maybe the battery should have fallen out


oh well,

garden hose breather hose has to go


adjusted the valves, check the breaks and ordered parts, started to check all the basics and give it new fluids so i know its been done, then.......







This is what came out of my dads rad, ya that's right it's brown, and thick, and nasty, and if i EVER hear of some one putting stop leak in their cooling systems I'm personally gunna apply powder and slap the shit out of em. The rad is shot but not due to the "additives", and the system needs flushed........


Also, i picked up a parts truck

new front suspension




waiting on new blocks then we can raise it an inch or so


also picked up new floor boards and an inner fender/battery tray to have welded in!

new heater core hoses and grommets came in today



picked up a closed chamber A87 head! it goes to the machinist tomorrow







one of the rear shocks was blown so they also got replaced





Rear breaks got new shoes and a good cleaning





then the real fun began, the PO monk stopped by to give me a hand with breathing new life into the floor and battery tray





the floor is tacked in now!

Head gasket isn't completely blown but I think I see signs of mixing fluids/blow by



Bottom of the gasket


Top of the gasket


The new head is back from the machine shop




Waiting on the new water pump, I picked up a NOS Nissan pump cus I hate the aftermarket crap that's out there and I only wanna do this once to this truck

Then i gotta clean the block surface and clean out the head bolt holes and it can start to go back together

with that said the new water pump and gasket came in






also thinking of ordering a KA oil pump

KA oil pump is here if im gunna do this i might as well over do it right



skibbert came over this weekend and gave me a hand with finishing up the welding on the floor pans!



and it gave me a good excuse to go see his coupe!


next up will be undercoating the new floorpan, stripping and cleaning the whole cab floor and then POR 15.


Once thats done i can start to re-install the interior, new gauge bezel, new radio, speakers ect ect

LED bulbs came in today


FUCKING FUCKING FUCK!!!!! MOTHER FUCKER!!!!!!!!




















dropped the god damn chain............










Fuck it i have a 4 day weekend im pulling the motor and re gasketing the whole thing

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step one accomplished


now to find a jap timing set over a holiday weekend.....

cylinder head is back off




engine and trans is out


a pause for dinner and the cause and ill get back to it and get the engine on the stand

if only if only yello, im working on it.

motor and trans are seperated and the motor is on the stand and broken down


grabbed some loose parts and scrubbed em up some in the tub


ill get em cleaner tomorrow


the timing chain that was there was a jap timing chain! so no need to replace it and the guides and tensioner look good to so i can put the motor back together!


need to pick up a clutch and some trans seals tomorrow or friday

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i pulled my spare 4 speed out of storage and came to the sad conclusion that its a short tail so it wont work in the truck. Which let me down the road of finding a 5 speed......












I was at PnP when they opened at this morning with jassifrass and converted to datsun and picked up a good 5 speed and an el dizzy for less than $100!




off to dinner with the family and i should be able to get everything cleaned up tomorrow!

got the greasy ass block & oil pan cleaned up


also go the new el dizzy cleaned up



front timing cover and what ever the plate is called between the block and the trans got cleaned up


the engine bay is cleaned and ready to go



ditched the grill and headlights to clean up the front end a bit too


then i got a wild hare a preped the front end for a little black paint behind the grill


got the primer on!

got the black paint on


got the crank gear replaced


chased all the threads everywhere on the block - timing cover, oil pan, timing parts, and head bolts


and this is why


timing chain guides are on


started stripping the floors for POR 15



gunna have to weld in floors on the passenger side too :/



and i scored a $20 shelf for parts!


more cleaning and rust removal


found some holes in the passenger side too so i picked up some fiber glass to reinforce it


POR 15 and fiber glass is done! and ROCK HARD!!!






also treated a few spots in the engine back with rust converter and primer








not a perfect color match or really even close but it will work for now


started cleaning up parts













Then it was onto the motor assembly

timing parts are on


prepped the block surface and off we go


Heads on


thought this was a cool pic that shows how a timing block works



Got the front cover on, new KA oil pump in and clocked, then the oil pan on, and then i snapped a bolt installing the water pump.....





so i grabbed my eazy out kit and removed the stud only to find out the hole is cross threaded and i need a new timing cover

picked up an L20 motor from RedBanner monday, and tore it down last night to get the timing cover



















Now i gotta clean up the new timing cover and tear down the motor from my dads truck to install the timing cover

the old fly wheel needed some help so i tossed out a feeler and dislexic dime answered with a new one :

Old



Floors are done, seat is in, and new black retractable seatbelts are in


Skib, jassifrass, nismo dr and I dropped in the motor and trans on sunday






Now to plumb and wire everything


headlights and grill are in!


heater core is cleaned up with new foam added


heater core is back in






door panels are going back on


Motor is about buttoned up




Got the trans back in! i was just tired and doing something wrong cus it worked just like i thought it should have the 2nd time around.

So with that out of the way i got back into the swing of things

Drum breaks are all adjusted and ready to go
trans is in
interior is going back together
picked up a head unit and speaker wire so i can install the gauge bezel
valves are checked and adjusted
painted under the cowl



still to do before it can be a DD:
install drive line
finish installing the interior
figure out the fan issue - the pulled from a 280 zx was what i was told was right but it isnt .
install cowl
install hood
exhaust welding


and drive this SOB!!!


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ok, soooooo its been a long time since iworked on this project. Since my car accident i havent been able to do nearly as much wrenching as i used to but im getting back into the swing of things now!!!



Lest weekend i got the new stereo wired in and ready to go
center console is in
old water pump was taken out in prep for on with a fan clutch


Things to do:
find a replacement hard line for coolant that goes around the front of the motor
install the new water pump
install the one piece drive line from my old truck
install the speakers
the whole gauge cluster is still out - so install it as well
rewire a few things


and get this one on the road!!!


got the new one piece driveline in!

Got the water pump in!


I just need to figure out this last coolant hardline and the gauges then its off to the exhaust shop and on to a DD status



FINALLY!!!!

Still workn on this one.....

First off thank u to Redbanner for ur help!!! Ur a fucking Datsun rockstar

The dizzy was 180 out
I screwed up pos and neg on the coil
The carb was stuck on full throttle
And I didn't have spark at the coil.....

All that is fixed now and I need only a distributor gasket to try again


In the mean time I'm gunna go get a new KC tonight!!!!

she will be done for canby!







EDIT:
( or so i thought)

back in the garage... again.... really need to wrap this one up ASAP




Carb was getting tripped up by the gasket so off with the carb and on with ne gaskets





New gauges are in, need to get the carb back on then we can test fire it

and here we are today:


you cant see it but my garage was A MESS!!!

tripping over shit, stepping on parts, breaking shit, just not good......

So me, jessi, and draynor spent a few hours cleaning up and organizing so we could work on the truck.




Cus of all that the tuck only got a little love yesterday

Got the new black door panels on


also got a new glove box door in and package tray!!


After work today i plan on getting back into the engine back to finish up the carb install

and for my own reference this is whats left to make it a DD:

Reinstall carb
check timing
get the truck to fire (electrical issue somewhere is preventing it from firing)
finish tach wiring
finish gauge bezel install
finsih radio install
put in the speakers

Holy fuck batman!!!!!

right? i cant leave cars well enough alone....

this one was running when i got it :/

oh well


so this truck came to me with a toyota weber on it....

off with that and on with a datsun weber!

got the emissions block off plate trimmed last night and installed


and that was about it :/ ended up having to spend time looking at a friends saturn vue with pulsating brakes :/ - cus thats sooooooo much better than a datsun

Battery tray issues you say?








/end thread jack

ive got those covered, already sourced a brand new battery tray to have welded in

got a true weber 32/36 built for a DATSUN not a Toyota on the truck last night!!!! Even tho it had to come off 3 times before it would tighten down


just need a few more pieces for the cable draw linkage



then its back to diagnosing the electrical gremlins.... and that should be all thats left... I hope

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And here this is.

It lives!!!!! Muahhhahahah

And the electrical gremlins have been taken care of


So much winning today!

Got all the power back and lights on accept the e-brake light!!!!!!!

Good job man...

Seems like the E brake light is always effed. its either the switch on the ebrake or just wriggle the light bulb lol. maybe reverse it. Get some LED's up in that biznatch.

those are LED's

fucking winning yo!

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runs and drives!!!

just need a few more things from the JY and this will roll to blue lake