Kins720

Hmmm....those HMMWV power steering coolers are looking good right about now.....

I'll keep an eye on the board for ideas Dave, as soon as I figure out where I'm going to settle I'll get back to working on the truck. Had to put it back together just to make room in the garage to move my stuff out of the house. Just having the front end taken apart wasn't enough. I think I'll probably end up stripping the whole truck down to the chassis. Found a lot of rust, kind of odd for a truck that was purchased in a southeastern state. When I pulled the tailgate off and opened the inner panel, a lot of wood kindle came out of the tailgate. No wonder the dang thing was so heavy lol.

Well, been busy packing for the move and haven't gone back to the yard for those pics. Interesting thing though, when I was putting my truck back together I put the gauge cluster in thinking I would have to install the resistor for the tach, turns out there is one in the truck already. Is that supposed to be there? Oh well, I have a spare now. Also, so a real nice 620 while I was out today getting supplies for the move. Owner's name is Gil, bought it off a used car lot for $4,000 bucks 30 years ago. Everything looked all original on the truck. Surprisingly clean 78. That's Gil standing in back of the truck

Thanks for the replies. I'll take a pic tomorrow of the engine, the yard could be wrong about the year as they marked it a D21. Every time I came by I asked for 720s but they said there were none. I took a chance and just went in to check and found both 720s and D21s. The reason why I said its not a Z engine mike is because there were no exhaust spark plugs and just one ignition coil. I've always associated the exhaust spark plugs on Z engines. I guess my thinking is wrong then. I'll take pictures of the other Datsun / Nissan vehicles they have and post those in the other thread for it as well. I went there just for the condenser, but while I was looking at this truck I saw quite a few goodies on it that got me thinking about the swap. I'll hold off on this and wait till I find an ST or KC with the power steering still there. Edit: Didn't want to post another reply. Was thinking about just grabbing the power steering lines off this truck since they're there, good idea?

Hey guys, was at the junkyard today and found a mostly unmolested 84 720 4X4. Grabbed the instrument panel, the condenser and some miscellaneous parts. While I was pulling those parts off I noticed that the power steering system was complete, the engine is not a Napz24 engine as that was the first thing I checked. I've looked at other posts about power steering and the posts are mostly about different parts from different vehicles that will work. I've also read that pretty much everything can be transferred from one 2WD 720 with power steering to another without power steering. I've looked for posts on the 4X4 models transferring over but couldn't find them. Tomorrow I will pulling out the power steering pump, lines, gearbox with arm, and shaft. I'm looking at probably 60 buck worth of parts. Will all these parts bolt right in or will I be looking to do some fabricating. Not sure if I'm going to find a better deal and wouldn't want to let this slip away. I know some folks will probably post about why would you want to put power steering in your truck. My reply? Because I want to :).

Wow.......just wow...... Nice build man. Wow......

I'm going to miss the lower cost of living though Z-train. I was in Hawaii for 3 years before I ended up here and the cost of living there was outrageous. I applied for a job in Sierra Vista, I'm hoping the cost of living is the same as over over there. I've also put in resumes in different parts of the continental US and overseas, will be staying with my brother in Casa Grande until I've done all my interviews, so I'm still up in the air on where to go right now. No kids (if you have kids you're blessed) so I'm not tied down to anywhere right now.

Thanks for the info guys. I disconnected it and capped the check valve. I couldn't find the darn thing, even though it shows a picture of it on the front of the manual. Was checking out the schematics when I saw your posts. I'm putting the truck back together right now. Going to have to shelve this project, put the truck in storage until I find out where I'm going to settle. I'm keeping all the emissions stuff just in case I end up in a state that requires the inspection.

It looks like wiring harness. The wrap around the harness doesn't look like electrical tape. Here's where it connects.

Been checking this post since I joined the forums nismo, thanks for all the pics. I'm doing pretty much the same thing, although not as extensive as the wire tuck as of now. Can't wait to see how the end product turns out.

The vacuum line is connected to the check valve in between the booster and the manifold, there's what looks to be another fitting on the other side for another vacuum line, but there is nothing connected to it. Right now the engine compartment is stripped, is it possible that this is for the brake lights? I can't tell until I put everything back together again. It's possible that the previous owner wired it that way, since the fuel pump was rigged the way it was. Thanks for the reply Datzenmike.

Ok, messed around with the editing on the code I got from Photobucket. It seems to work now.

Yeah, can't use the image extension even after I typed out the URL. I guess my account access was modified so I can't post pictures.

Yeah, I did that. It was the same way I posted those pics before. But the forum is not letting me post any pics for some reason. Even when I click on the image tab and paste the url it's not working. Yeah, I can't right click and paste, nor can I use the image tab. I even tried to paste the url on notepad and copy and paste from there but it's not working.

Does anyone know what the magnet valve on the driver side of the engine bay firewall is for? The one mounted right above the brake lines. I've looked in the Haynes manual and it just says the wires are connected to the magnetic switch. Emissions chart does not show it as well as the Steering section. I also noticed on the pictures posted that none of the other 720's have it, there are holes for the screws but I don't see it there. I tried to post a pic of what I'm talking about but for some reason it's not working.