1978 620 King Cab 4X4

[]2eDeYe]

On 6/21/2019 at 2:08 AM, tr8er said:

I fucking love this truck

 

 

Me too. :)

[]2eDeYe]

New page needs a pic. This one is from a weekend or two ago when I started the KA swap in the Beercan. 

 

 

Just in case you haven't met the Beercan... 

 

 

[]2eDeYe]

Got to play in the woods last weekend, felt great to be out in the woods.  

Truck did great other than needing a new battery cable (too small) and heating up a bit on the super long steep climbs. Needs some more cooling for those situations. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[BrothersGarage]

What a great bunch of pics! 

[]2eDeYe]

Went camping over memorial weekend. Pic dump incoming.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[goes2fast]

I never get tired of the pics of your trucks and adventures, keep them coming!

[]2eDeYe]

Here is a video from the trip a couple posts back on this page. 

 

 

 

[]2eDeYe]

This thing is coming inside for some work

On the list is a head gasket replacement.

I happened to just wrap up getting this head prepped for Beercan, but will save tome using it on Green. 

Had a small issue before I get started though.

 

[banzai510(hainz)]

why would the valves get bent by just starting the motor?

Unless somebody totally timed the motor wrong when putting the chain in

 

my 521 has been up that road!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

cant believe the shop did take that plug out?

 

Was this Autopsort that did the work? Price????

 

I had one head once the threads widen ed out out on one cylinder it would always back off after awhile and had to always screw it back in

Edited January 15, 2021 by banzai510(hainz)

[goes2fast]

On 1/1/2021 at 1:31 PM, ]2eDeYe said:

Here is a video from the trip a couple posts back on this page. 

 

 

 

Makes me wish GoPros were around when I was running all the trails around Telluride and Ouray. 😎

[goes2fast]

On 1/14/2021 at 7:30 PM, ]2eDeYe said:

This thing is coming inside for some work

On the list is a head gasket replacement.

I happened to just wrap up getting this head prepped for Beercan, but will save tome using it on Green. 

Had a small issue before I get started though.

 

Hippie, You are having way too much fun! 🤣

[]2eDeYe]

On 1/15/2021 at 9:00 AM, banzai510(hainz) said:

why would the valves get bent by just starting the motor?

Unless somebody totally timed the motor wrong when putting the chain in

 

my 521 has been up that road!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

cant believe the shop did take that plug out?

 

Was this Autopsort that did the work? Price????

 

I had one head once the threads widen ed out out on one cylinder it would always back off after awhile and had to always screw it back in

 

 

Yep, newbie timing chain mistake makes for cheap parts for me. 🙂

 

I took the plug out, the shop wouldn't touch it lol. 

 

Local shop did the valve job.

[]2eDeYe]

1 hour ago, goes2fast said:

Makes me wish GoPros were around when I was running all the trails around Telluride and Ouray. 😎

 

 

Sorta glad they weren't around in my youth lol. Gonna try some more video upload stuff in this here project thread 🙂

 

 

1 hour ago, goes2fast said:

Hippie, You are having way too much fun! 🤣

 

 

Indeed I am 😄

[]2eDeYe]

 

 

[Lockleaf]

There at the last photo, you are running the wagoneer front axle?  What are the specs of the wheels/tires/offset, if you recall that you are running?   Going wagoneer axles front and rear on my quad cab build is one of the suspension options I'm considering, but I want to avoid massive poke of the tires.

[]2eDeYe]

Which photo? lol

 

The Wagoneer 44 axle is 62” WMS to WMS

The wheels I run are 15 x 8 standard toyota/chevy offset. Can measure my other set tomorrow.

 

 

Edit. The last pic in the video is just before cutting off the dana 30

[]2eDeYe]

You will want a better offset to keep the wheels in, maybe some factory Nissan wheels

 

 

[Draker]

You know a good source for titan steelies?

 

Wrecking yard? I asked my local and they wanted a lot.

[]2eDeYe]

Local Nissan dealer? 
 

How much was the yard asking?

[Draker]

150-200 per wheel.

[]2eDeYe]

for steelies? are they insane? 

[Draker]

4 minutes ago, ]2eDeYe said:

for steelies? are they insane? 

That’s what I thought too. I’m seeing them on eBay for about $100 each. Not bad.. was hoping I could scrounge up a set at the yard for pennies though.

[]2eDeYe]

keep an eye on marketplace and offerup

 

got my last set of titans on offerup.

[Lockleaf]

Thanks for the quick response.  I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place.  I love me some dish on rims, but since that just makes the truck wider....  Modern Chevy 6 lug all have pretty high offset, but i would rather stick to 16" or 15" inch rims for this build.  Who knows.  This is all theoretical nonsense until I actually start on the chassis side, and thats gonna be a while yet.

 

I've long enjoyed this thread.  Cool to see the history of the truck.