Grahem Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 anyone have good pics of how to tie a camper down in a datsun 620? i used the bed hooks last time to move it to my shop but i would like something more secure. Thanks Quote Link to comment
Bleach Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 Weld brackets on the frame rails. BIG brackets Quote Link to comment
Grahem Posted March 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 got any pics? Quote Link to comment
Bleach Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 nope. The only campers I have seen on a 620 were built-in campers. Not tied down. But the small trucks don't have that much for bed brackets. I think welding to the frame is what you need to hold it on. Quote Link to comment
Llittle_Llama Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 for a full size "camper" I agree with ^ Quote Link to comment
Grahem Posted March 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 yea i definatly want this thing to be solid, im just hving trouble picturing how im going to go about it Quote Link to comment
Grahem Posted March 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 some pics the last pic is from camping last year, the canopy worked ok but i got a real camper for $500 Quote Link to comment
Bleach Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 as a suggestion, look at how the cab mounts are. They are triangular brackets from the frame out with a single hole for the rubber bushings and bolt. A similar bracket with a hole for the camper hooks should work. It would have to extend further out. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 What's that tank off of ? '80 '86 reg bed 720? KC? Quote Link to comment
Grahem Posted March 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 stock 78 tank i believe Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 The 620s were bolted to the beds. Quote Link to comment
Grahem Posted March 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 not the later KC ones Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 News to me. Haven't seen one yet I guess. Quote Link to comment
Grahem Posted March 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 yea i was happy to seee they changed it on newer 620's makes pulling the box a bit easier Quote Link to comment
Bleach Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 not the later KC ones you are correct! :eek: Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 What year did it change. My '78 came with it attached to a flat bed and no mounts on the frame. My '78 parts truck... I don't know, never noticed and wasn't under it either. However my Nissan FSM shows it clearly bolted to the bed floor. Quote Link to comment
Grahem Posted March 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 so far 3 of 4 78 kc's that i own are mounted to the frame, i think the forth one is as well but ive never taken the box off or looked to be sure Quote Link to comment
superc_1 Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 Take some self drilling screws and run down through the camper into the bed rails. thats how mine was done and it worked just fine. Quote Link to comment
Grahem Posted March 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 uh that would work for a canopy, not a camper thanx tho Quote Link to comment
datsunaholic Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 Campers usually have camper mounts. My big hurking F250 had a slide-in, and all it had were these brackets that clamped to the bed sides around the rail, then you ran turnbuckles from the camper's built-in tie downs to those. Modern trucks, they use beams under/attached to the truck frame that stick out past the sides (under the camper, which is slightly wider) and have ties (turnbuckles or even cables) than basically clamp the camper to the truck. Quote Link to comment
Grahem Posted March 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 yea i was thinking of some sort of belly bar mount but the gas tank hangs down below the frame and is in the way Quote Link to comment
datsunaholic Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 What year did it change. My '78 came with it attached to a flat bed and no mounts on the frame. My '78 parts truck... I don't know, never noticed and wasn't under it either. However my Nissan FSM shows it clearly bolted to the bed floor. When filling my 4X4 today I looked at the tank mounts... well, wasn't looking at the tank mounts- was trying to figure out why the fuel was running on the ground (the fill tube vent disintegrated). Anyway, it's a '78 short bed, and the tank is mounted to brackets that are attached to the frame, not the bed. However, I can't say for certain it's stock, as there are unused brackets on the bed that look like a tank could have bolted there... not really a definitive, as the bed has been replaced. But the frame brackets look stock. Quote Link to comment
irsa76 Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 The 720 filler neck is closer to the cab, iirc on mine it ran between the two bed mounts. Had I kept it I was going to have to relocate it as the hose was almost horizontal! Quote Link to comment
Bleach Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 I remember when I removed the bed off of a 1978 kingcab that I 'had', the tank was mounted to the frame. I installed a short bed from a 1974 truck and that bed had the gas tank mounted to the bed. I left the '74 tank on the bed and hooked it up that way. :) Quote Link to comment
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