1977 620 KingCab Deluxe

[jesusno2]

You selling your truck truck? Possibly interested if you are.

[]2eDeYe]

Steve, That looks so cool, You should make those to sell!

 

Thanks, not sure I could charge enough to make it worth while. :lol:

 

You selling your truck truck? Possibly interested if you are.

 

I want to finish up a few things, hopefully be ready to sell it at the end of the summer. :)

[Icehouse]

Dude! Let me know when all the gear is setup so we can rock out! :)

 

 

 

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Got all my music gear moved to the new house. Should be able to get it set up this weekend. :thumbup:

 

[]2eDeYe]

SHould have time to set up next week, will definitley let you know :D

[ftwdeathwish]

man i had a 620 i regret selling it

[1lo620]

Dude! Let me know when all the gear is setup so we can rock out! :)

We where suppose to do some jammin to Jeff but never got back to me.....So now we have to have a sweet jam session....and Steve you need more Drum Equipment... :o) My kick is just sitting collecting dust....!!!

 

[]2eDeYe]

I don't have enough room for a set that big :lol:

 

I could bring my half stack to your place :devil:

[izzo]

Ill just leave this here.

 

(Epiphone on the left, Ibanez on the right)

 

[]2eDeYe]

Nice axes. Maybe I will bring one of my acoustics to Canby for Sat night :D

[izzo]

Do it!

 

I can't play much but its a fun hobby. The ibanez is good for shredding. The epiphone sounds great playing blues n such. it shreds alright too but has a deeper sound.

[socaldatsun]

love your truck man!

PM sent :)

[]2eDeYe]

PM replied :)

 

Iv'e gotten a few PM's about the fuel system. I used the stock steel lines and ran new high pressure fuel line. I got a bunch of the high pressure clamps from a maxima at the junkyard because the parts store ones suck.

 

Here are the pics I took of the fuel routing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minor setback on this truck. Timing chain jumped a tooth, but it still turns over and there are no bangs or clanks so I think I got lucky. New one will be hear shortly.

 

I also picked up brand new motor and transmission mounts to replace the original ones...they are pretty spongy being 35 years old n all. Got some stock sway bar bushings as the aftermarket ones hit the tension rods and limit suspension travel. Last but not least I got a brand new carrier bearing to replace the one I made from the right stuff (which so far has held up great, but the bearing itself is a little noisy)

 

 

:lol:

 

 

 

 

...and might as well add a pic of the truck doing work. :)

 

[Jester]

man i had a 620 i regret selling it

 

That makes two of us. :bye:

[Pacific coast Datsun]

Love the pic with the logs in the bed..sux bout the timing chain though.

[]2eDeYe]

That makes two of us. :bye:

That's why I have more than one. :D

 

Love the pic with the logs in the bed..sux bout the timing chain though.

 

Timing chain should be easy enough, it's just finding the time.

Here's a couple more :D

 

 

 

 

[]2eDeYe]

So I got into the timing chain yesterday. Found the problem....

 

 

Idler bolt stripped the aluminum threads in the head. Picking up a heli-coil kit on Monday. Thanks Frank! Thankfully the chain did not jump as I first thought so once I fix the threads it should be good to go. New timing chain will get installed and I think I'm gonna drop some parts of for coating while it's apart.

 

Here is another issue I'll be addressing while it's in the air. I got some new stock bushings which are much smaller than the aftermarket ones.

 

[toddluck]

your truck is just sexy

[]2eDeYe]

Thanks :D

[1lo620]

No Steve your Sexy....youir trucks cool!!! :thumbup:

[Josh K.]

My buddy had the same thing happen to his ka. He did the same repair and it failed in a catastrophic manor. That bolt has a lot of force on it. I would at least put in a thread insert instead of a helicoil. Replacing the head is the only real way to fix it.

 

-Josh

[]2eDeYe]

No Steve your Sexy....youir trucks cool!!! :thumbup:

 

ummm, thanks Dave.... I think :lol:

 

 

My buddy had the same thing happen to his ka. He did the same repair and it failed in a catastrophic manor. That bolt has a lot of force on it. I would at least put in a thread insert instead of a helicoil. Replacing the head is the only real way to fix it.

 

-Josh

 

 

I realize this bolt has a bunch of side load on it, not sure why Nissan thought it would be a good idea to thread it into aluminum in this application. In fact, I would say it was designed to fail and replacing the head just gives you aluminum threads again, I like steel threads for applying torque.

 

Your buddy had a heli-coil fail? Was it seated completely and loctited? Did he re-torque it to factory specs? Was the hole drilled true to the correct size? Sorry for the questions, but I have never had a heli-coil repair fail and have used a few of them over the years.

 

Frank has done this repair on his motor and was able to torque the bolt to spec and hasn't had any further issues. He's got extra inserts from doing his and offered one to me. Plus he is loaning me the tap, drill bit and a pulley he modified to use as a drill guide. Otherwise I will have to buy a new bit, tap and insert and then modify my old pulley.

 

I'll keep this in mind when I get it torn apart the rest of the way and see what I have to work with. Thanks for the feedback :)

[Josh K.]

I think he was rather careful but I wasn't present when he installed it. It could be the helicoil was too short? Not sure. Just know it failed :blush:

[]2eDeYe]

I will practice due diligence and report my findings. :D

[Hermistonkilla]

How many sweet builds can one man have!!! Lol this one is nice! Thanks for the help redeye

[]2eDeYe]

As many as the boss allows. :lol:

 

Your welcome. :)