jeremy_crager Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 Hello gentlemen, My name is Jeremy, I recently acquired a 1974 620. I will be the second owner of this truck, with only 90-something thousand miles. The truck has led a very babied life and is in excellent physical shape, to be it's age. I decided to do a little work on the truck, freshin' it up a bit. I'm in the process of stripping it down and rebuilding. There are alot of helping information and people on this forum, so I decided I would make myself known. Let me know what you guys think. Any comments or questions are welcome. Quote Link to comment
Zeusimo Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 Nice Truck And Welcome To The Greatest Place On The Internet :cool: Quote Link to comment
Wide14u Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 truck looked good before you even got started cant wait to it when its done oh welcome by the way Quote Link to comment
intense320 Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 thats a nice n strait datsun if i wer you i would of oiled the chasis insted thats what wat i did to my 1965 320 n now it wont get rusted again it actually protects Quote Link to comment
GOLSETH Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 Wow!!! Body looks to be in great shape! Nice pickup! Quote Link to comment
pharouh Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 Wow nice 620! If it was in that good of shape,I would've left it alone for now. Well,maybe. ;) What are you plans? Please don't chop it up. Quote Link to comment
jeremy_crager Posted January 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 thats a nice n strait datsun if i wer you i would of oiled the chasis insted thats what wat i did to my 1965 320 n now it wont get rusted again it actually protects I stripped the frame of the rust and put a heavy coat of Master Series Permanent Rust Sealer. http://www.masterseriesct.com/home.html This stuff is awesome, best rust preventing product on the market, in my opinion. I use to sell it and it made POR 15 look like shit. Then i put two coats of rubberized undercoat on it. I done the same thing on my bagged Toyota, and it held up really well. Even with me dragging the truck to death, it prevented the frame from rusting. Wow nice 620! If it was in that good of shape,I would've left it alone for now. Well,maybe. ;) What are you plans? Please don't chop it up. Right now I'm trying to clean everything up. But I plan on putting disk brakes all around, new wheels, and I lowered it three inches. Gonna freshen up the drivetrain and drive it a while, then I plan on putting a small V8 and automatic transmission in it. Thought about bagging it, but the truck is too nice and holds some sentimental value, so I'm not gonna cut it up. Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 putting a small V8 and automatic transmission in it. so I'm not gonna cut it up. these two things dont really go hand in hand :lol: Welcome to Ratsun :cool: trucks super strait Quote Link to comment
Farmer Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Clean looking 620. Larry Quote Link to comment
jeremy_crager Posted January 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 these two things dont really go hand in hand :lol: Welcome to Ratsun :cool: trucks super strait With what I'm planning it will require a little fabrication. But minimal,if any, cutting. LS based engines are smaller than old school small blocks(ei. 305, 350). A 350 will fit and the only real clearence issue is the distributor and headers. LS based engines (ei. 4.8, 5.3, 6.0) have no distributor and I plan to use the stock exhaust manifolds. Should be no clearence issues, I measured alot. Transmission wise, all of the eletronic transmissions that were originally mated to these motors or too big and long. The stock torsion bar setup wouldn't allow for them to fit. BUT, with either a small adaptor that centers the flexplate on the crankshaft or a custom fit flexplate, a THM350 transimission bolt right up. Fits perfect, like it was made for the truck, even uses the same transmission mount holes as the stock transmission(only have to drill them out a little to accommodate for larger bolts). Of course I'm sure I'll run into some little trouble making the swap but nothing that should require hacking the truck up to achieve. Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 LS, hmmm........... I like :cool: Quote Link to comment
datonalky Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 LS, hmmm........... I like :cool: go a small block ford, no cutting required! Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 go a small block ford, no cutting required! No dizzy with coil packs ;) Can't wait for the build thread :D Quote Link to comment
jeremy_crager Posted January 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 Thanks for all the support guys. I definately plan on starting a build thread but, it's probably going to be a drawn out process (more than I would like). Because, as most of you probably know, money is short and times are hard. I also work offshore, so I'm gone most the time. So if any of you guys every message me and I don't answer back, I'm probably at work. And I appreciate all the comments guys. Quote Link to comment
Llittle_Llama Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 Looks nice man! I love that bull bar on the front, you reusing it? Quote Link to comment
dedrick Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 Get rid of the torsion bars, do the coilover swap :P But damn, very nice truck man. Welcome aboard! Quote Link to comment
G FORCE Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 Good starting point and sounds like you have your bases covered! Welcome! Quote Link to comment
jeremy_crager Posted January 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 Figured I'd show you guys a little progress (very little) stripped the interior and cleaned everything. Also stripped the engine compartment and inner fenders, coated the problem areas with some rust preventative. Then applied two coats of rubberized undercoat. Gonna strip the floor pans and coat them also. Also wanted to ask all of your opinions on doing away with the bolts that hold the valance on. I broke two of them off taking the fenders off. But, that isn't that big of a deal. Upon taking them out, they busted the paint all up. So I thought about cutting the welded nut off the back and riveting them on. I know that I could shave them all, but I want them where I can still remove them. In my mind rivets seem like an okay option, definately more slick than a bolt head sticking out. Just let me know what you guys think. Quote Link to comment
GOLSETH Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 Damn... this truck is amazingly clean! Body looks so straight! What do you plan on doing to it? Just an "OEM" restore? Cant wait to see more Quote Link to comment
ramoncuate Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 excelent condition body nice. Quote Link to comment
justin 620 Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Also wanted to ask all of your opinions on doing away with the bolts that hold the valance on. I broke two of them off taking the fenders off. But, that isn't that big of a deal. Upon taking them out, they busted the paint all up. So I thought about cutting the welded nut off the back and riveting them on. I know that I could shave them all, but I want them where I can still remove them. In my mind rivets seem like an okay option, definately more slick than a bolt head sticking out. Just let me know what you guys think. You could use small carriage bolts? Rivets would work, but drilling them out, and putting new ones in would be a hassle. Quote Link to comment
bbqbill Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 very sweet truck!!! where can i get the rust stoper? Quote Link to comment
mike Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 On the valence bolts get a 10mmx1.25 tap and use stainless steel screws. Stronger than rivets and it will still look flush... either that or cover them up with an old school air dam if you like that look. Nice truck and keep up with the pics. Quote Link to comment
justin 620 Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 New idea, you could use hex-head bolts instead? They look like a rivet, but you can remove them. Quote Link to comment
jeremy_crager Posted January 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 very sweet truck!!! where can i get the rust stoper? You can go to the link I posted. Should be able to order from the link. But, if not contact them. When I sold it, I got it directly from them. But, I was a dealer. Quote Link to comment
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