Patch Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 Figured I may as well start a thread to document the progress on the 620. 2 years ago I pulled a turbo kit off a running KA24E 620. Well, last week, I bought this same truck. P.O has claims of no spark, after looking under the hood, it's no surprise. So my first goal is to get it to fire over, then once I know the motor isn't junk, I'll begin to strip the engine bay and do a full wire tuck along with paint etc etc. Then the rest of the truck will get done. Here's a couple motor pics: The Mess So the wiring harness is plugged to the 240 coil, so I use the 240 coil? Haha. Relays? What relays? Properly running a harness? Psh screw that! So yea, here goes the start of a new project! 1 Quote Link to comment
datto510 Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 Cool. Is it a king cab? Quote Link to comment
Patch Posted February 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 No, I prefer single cabs. Though I suppose a king cab would've benefited more for the audio system going in this thing haha Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 Start here. The ECU should be better protected from the elements than this. Quote Link to comment
808DA6 Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 Good job on the 620, but i'm really curious about your DA. What kind of swap? -Brian Quote Link to comment
Patch Posted February 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 Yea, the ECU will definetely be getting moved to a more private area in the passenger compartment. The scarier part: The truck sat with the hood off during winter. :( Quote Link to comment
Patch Posted February 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 Integra has a b18b swap. I/H/E, PNP Head, innovative mounts, SPFab 2'' radiator, CRX Si Steering rack, 4'' drop, some other goodies. P.S If you need parts for your DA LMK I got a ton of stuff I'm selling off right now Quote Link to comment
808DA6 Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 Shhhhhh. These Datsun guys will go ape-shit if we start talkin too much Hondanese. :fu: Got any pics of the whole truck? Quote Link to comment
Patch Posted February 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 Hahaha I <3 my Honda! Just put a big ol FS thread on H-T. .20'' over B20 Block :D I'll take some overall pics today. Gonna work on possibly getting it to fire over. If the harness/ecu isn't trash. Quote Link to comment
Patch Posted February 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 Bad weather has kept me away from wrenching on the truck. I did manage to pull the engine harness and the front end harness out and throw them in the trash. I need new ones, they were both junk. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 The wiring mess like that has to be from a truck. The 240sx has it's own seperate and small harness running from the ECU to the motor and all sensors. You only have to cut 3-4 wires to the rest of the car. Give me the ECU number I can look it up. The best ones are from the automatic and don't have the rev limiter that the 5 speed has. Quote Link to comment
sick620 Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 HONDAS!!! EFFING HONDAS! SOMEONE REPORT THESE PEOPLE! THIS IS A DATSUN FORUM! :lol: Any pictures of the acctual truck? Quote Link to comment
sanitys Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 wow, what a mess. Id find yourself a cheapo 240 harness and a #11 ecu (auto). If you want a M/T ecu I have one, i think i paid like 25 bucks for it, never used it, was told to just get an 11. edit, that valve cover is from the 240 as far as I can tell, hardbodies valve cover is alittle different, note the breather on the valve cover (ignore the fact mines are ground down) oh and my harness isnt quite done in the picture, as you can tell nothing is plugged in. Quote Link to comment
Patch Posted February 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 Well here's the thing. When I pulled the harness off the motor, it was it's own seperate thing from the cab harness minus a few wires. But the wiring was such a freakin hack job it was unbelievable. The harness and ECU already went to the dumpster haha. The body harness was spliced into the new junk fuse box and to some other "added" stuff. The alternator was wired through the 620 harness as were a couple wires going to the starter. But get this, the weren't stock harness plugs to the alternator. They cut the plugs off, crimped on connectors, and then plug the wires in 1 by one. WTF. Sigh. So that went to the dumpster as well. I personally don't care about what was/is on the truck currently. I'm re-doing it all. The motor and tranny comes out this weekend for a rebuild. I'll get pics of the actual truck if I can trek through the mud to take some in the morning. Stupid rain/snow makes for not being able to wrench. Quote Link to comment
Patch Posted February 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 Couple of pics I forgot I had on my phone. Quote Link to comment
Patch Posted February 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Driving to ABQ on Monday to get a wiring harness, a ported and polished intake manifold, and an auto ECU (as recommended). Gonna try to head the You Pull It for a front end harness while I'm at it. Quote Link to comment
sanitys Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 Driving to ABQ on Monday to get a wiring harness, a ported and polished intake manifold, and an auto ECU (as recommended). Gonna try to head the You Pull It for a front end harness while I'm at it. keep us updated :D Quote Link to comment
Patch Posted February 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 Motor comes out in the morning. Hopefully the pistons rods and crank will be seperated and all parts will be bagged before I go to abq on monday. Worst 3 hour drive, period. I always thought the drive from whichita falls to amarillo was bad. Yea, that drive doesn't even compare to the boring-ness of roswell to abq. Quote Link to comment
Patch Posted February 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 Call me odd, but im really leaning towards a l21 longrod build, or something of that sort. Ka is fun, but, carbs sound so good. (No im not carb'ing the ka hah) Quote Link to comment
Patch Posted February 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 Thought I'd check in- motor just came out. Took cursing and talking dirty but eventually it did come out. Stupid mud. Pics soon Quote Link to comment
sanitys Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 Thought I'd check in- motor just came out. Took cursing and talking dirty but eventually it did come out. Stupid mud. Pics soon does your motor have the 240 oil pan on it? Quote Link to comment
Patch Posted February 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 Here's the mounts. Yea, those little weld spots you can see are the only things holding them on. :blink: I can moved them with my hands. Imagine the torque of a turbo KA on them. Def fixing the mounting issue. Quote Link to comment
Patch Posted February 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 Just picked up an auto ecu, uncut harness, and a Q45 MAF sensor! Whoo! Quote Link to comment
bonvo Posted February 8, 2010 Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 Here's the mounts. Yea, those little weld spots you can see are the only things holding them on. :blink: I can moved them with my hands. Imagine the torque of a turbo KA on them. Def fixing the mounting issue. :unsure: :unsure: thaaaaaaats just scary Quote Link to comment
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