makya Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 I found this truck on CL on a whim. my wife and I were trying to get rid of her 86 t-bird, but couldn't find any takers. Just for kicks I did a search for Datsuns while posting my ad, and found this! Turned out they were moving & couldn't take it with them(Non-op), and they needed a car for their son to get to work and back. So we traded straight across. The engine was apart, front seats were shot, the paint faded unevenly, and the drivers front fender and door were dented, but I'd been looking for one of these off and on since I saw one about 12 years ago. And after seeing Steroid's four door, I couldn't pass this up! I pulled the motor from my 4X and put it in here, and it's going to need A LOT of work to make it what I want, but I got it running today, and got my temp sticker from DMV. Pics, as requested by the persistent ]2edeye.;) Quote Link to comment
Voleurz Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 wow... and i thought king cabs were hard to find that looks rare to say the least Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 Nice...longbed even :cool: Quote Link to comment
Pacific coast Datsun Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 Nice find & a rare one too. Not many of this body style left at all either in the yards or on the roads. Wont take much to get it road worthy really! Does it have a bench seat in the rear? Im sure you have big plans for it but heres a few ideas..keep in mind i love to alter things...:lol: Toss the mirrors & rear bumper in the can..lower it a few inches...shave the slider windows...& possibly weld in where the alluminum strip is now. Keep the pix coming. Quote Link to comment
djmoreron Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 lucky.... is that a 4 door? Quote Link to comment
makya Posted November 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 It's going to be primered for the time being. I put in some old Prelude seats in the front and it's going to get the round top mount mirrors. Minor drop for now,torsion bars and a 2" block, I haven't figured out what I want to do with the interior yet, It will need a new bed, the fenderwells were"hacked" when the fenders were mounted. I'd like to figure out a way to put working windows at the rear seat, because I can't figure out a decent look for the back half of the cab without making it a "true four door" like Mike's but I dont have the skills to make one. Oh, and the rear bumper is going away, And I'm building a frame hitch for it. Quote Link to comment
Steroid Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 That truck is so, so cool!!! So now that it is running, You ARE planning to bring it to the last Resolutions, right???????? I can envision what You are going to do. Did You see the article that I had found in one of My magazines? Mark posted it on the other thread. Quote Link to comment
makya Posted December 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 I wish I was going to Reso. But, the reason I'm driving the Dually is because we're pretty much tapped out right now for $$$.:( and I had to let my Dodge get repo'd So I won't be able to go. Things are getting better though, so I will try to take it to a couple of shows this coming year. I'm also planning on another trip to Texas, so I'd love to get some Side by Side pics of the Duallies!! And thank you for the article, that was cool! Are you still thinking about the 15" wheels from Moon? if so, I will start saving up for an a set if you don't mind. I'm assuming they'd want the money upfront for one-off wheelsets like that. If it's a no go, I did find a company that makes a 6 to 8 lug adapter to mount Chevy or Dodge pattern wheels! I've been driving it to work the past week, and man, is it slow! I'm topped out at about 70 with 185/75/14's on it, and at that speed I wouldn't hold it very long. My wife loves the truck though, even without having it primered yet. I'm a very lucky man.:) She likes my Datsun habit! Quote Link to comment
dat521gatherer Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 holy shit they actually came stock like that? i wonder what the production numbers on those were. hey 70 isn't bad i'm sure you were passing a few people that were saying wtf:lol: nice score though cant wait to see it primed. Quote Link to comment
datsunaholic Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 They weren't stock. It was a conversion job. Quote Link to comment
makya Posted December 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 Yep, it was done by a company called RV Specialties in Santa Ana, Ca. as a Dealer option through Concord Datsun in 1978. Quote Link to comment
makya Posted December 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 Rattle canned in true Ratsun fashion. Crappy cell phone pics: Quote Link to comment
Pacific coast Datsun Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 Doesnt look too bad :D Quote Link to comment
Steroid Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 So now it's off to Reso????????? My dually will not be ready but it would be awesome to see Your's there! By the way, a few folks are going to come up to My place after Reso to "play" with Datsun stuff and look through some of My rarer magazines. It's on Your way home....................... A true Datsun adventure!!!!! Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 Oh I think we need better pic's :D My favorite color, looks good :cool: Quote Link to comment
Figbuck Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 That is very cool. :cool: Quote Link to comment
RacnJsn95 Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 So how did people make these dually datsuns? Use that "rare" dually toyota rear end or something? I had the chance to buy a 620 std.cab dually with no bed, but ran for $300 but I passed becase it was only an L18... Maybe I shoulda bought it? Man makya... That thing is long! Must be pretty roomy! :) Quote Link to comment
makya Posted December 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Thanks guys. Jason, they used a fiberglass shell for the back half of the cab and made a "walk through" on the back of the original cab. then they extended the frame underneath, and the drivelines. that's about it. The rearend is a standard 190 rear w/ 4:88 gears in it. The same rear end was used in the 1ton trucks. mine is rated as a 3/4 ton. The rims on the rear are a super wide rim casing with two sets of beads on it, so you can mount two tires side by side on one rim! You shoulda bought it. even with a worn out L20, I pulled an 80 720 out of a dry pond up an 8' fairly steep embankment, and it didn't spin a tire. Mine's about 16' long, I think Mikes is longer(longbed). Quote Link to comment
makya Posted December 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Noice!! ...except you forgot the window tint.:D Quote Link to comment
RB_Shaggs Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 that dually looks sick on the ground i say it has to be done now:D Quote Link to comment
makya Posted March 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2008 BTT. Blew my motor Looks like I found a rebuilt L20 under $500. will update again later this week Quote Link to comment
toddluck Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 that thing is way cool..... Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 Weekends over...did you get the new motor in? :) Quote Link to comment
makya Posted April 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 Deal fell through, I ended up doing the top end on the old motor, and just got it in last night.:D I put an l16 intake on it to clean things up a little under the hood. Now I gotta clean it up. Quote Link to comment
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