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those before pictures look rough! good job sticking with it! cant wait to see it all done good luck

yeah i am, i weld for the shipyard. I think i get too much in my own head. That and the wife think its going to cost way too much to get it road worthy

unfortunately Virginia and the east coast make it hard to find parts trucks like on the western part of the state, I thought i had fenders and bedsides lined up, but i got screwed over by datsun recyclers, luckily i got my money back but that was a 3 month ordeal in itself. I think ill just part it out and save up and find a better starting point

so when i went to buy it, it had some rust ill admit i was like no problem. but once i started to remove parts i realized i was way over my head, previous owner had hidden rust holes with good old bondo so most if not all body panels have a baseball size hole in them. yeah i was blindsided most rust was patched with bondo, didn't see it until i started stripping it, since it hadn't started to bubble up

questions in the title, when did you realize that the truck you bought would make a better parts truck then a actual project? I have been battling internally if i should cut my losses ( and part it out) or keep it as a project. Any insight?

funny fact, the reason we didn't use pencils in space is because we did not want the pencil tip to break off and potentially get caught in the electronics or become a dust in zero g. Back to the point however I agree just use gloves, but if you REALLY REALLY want heated hands for some reason in a car just use hand warmers?

so in theory, if you already have a factory 5 speed L20B, that trans will work with a 240sx ka24de engine? and you wouldn't have to modify the drive shaft. what clutch/ pressure plate would you use?

Ya should have grabbed those tow mirrors on the Golden one in the last pic and that grill. Some people love those mirrors for some reason

Did they ever claim the mounts? Lol

This is hilarious!

Pretty cool of you to be doing a giveaway like this!

yeah you are right fixing is always cheaper, but i am at a loss, i will check the secondary to see if it is open slightly, another symptom is when running at the high rev range, hitting throttle does nothing so it makes sense maybe secondary is stuck open.

hey everyone so I am looking for some advice, awhile ago i took apart my stock hitachi carb to rebuild it and clean it out in hopes of making my truck run better. Well fast forward to about a month ago I have hooked everything back up, new fuel lines everything it doesn't want to start unless some starting fluid is used as well as it refuses to idle at anything less than 2400 rpm. ( usually starts at 3400 rpm until choke is open) So i am thinking i messed something up on reassembly, most likely fast idle cam? or it could be something even worse, i have a book but no idea how to adjust the fast idle cam it appears to just be limp, no tension on it. So to fix it i am either thinking bite the bullet and purchase a weber 32/36 and hopefully fix it or go through a service like carburetor exchange and receive a new hitachi carb that has been serviced and cleaned and guaranteed to be drop in ready. what are your thoughts? lets assume me taking aoart the stock carb i have messed it up beyond fixing

You can sometimes find floor pans on eBay. They fit as well as you could imagine.

I feel like I am just over complicating everything to be honest