SR20DET 1976 Datsun 620

[zerickk]

Hey, I just joined Ratsun today to start a build thread of this 1976 620 I bought a few months ago (Oct '11). I picked it up in Brooks off Kijiji for $250. The engine and transmission were already removed. It came with a bunch of extras including an extra transmission, rear end and cowl,

My plan is to clean it up and paint it satin black with gloss black lettering on the tailgate and gloss black wheels. I took a while to decide on what engine I wanted to use, but the relatively easy installation and low price made me decide on an SR20DET .

So here is what the truck looked like the day I picked it up..



First thing I did was strip off the doors and fenders to get a look at the rust



The doors are pretty good with the exception of the bottoms of the skins



The fenders look okay in this pic, but they have loads of bondo over rust




The truck has obviously been repainted by someone which was helpful in saving me time in areas such as rust repair

Rust free new floor




Here are some pics of the extras i have

Transmission


Rear end, another transmission, block, head



Since I have this in my garage in the city and not on my farm, I decided to start on the body over the winter. Then I can look into the engine in the spring. I`ll have to get some size measurements and think about mounting, weight on suspension, etc.

Sanding...finding bondo


De-hooked, hammered out tons of small dents, light bondo for the rest


Looking good with some primer. Still need to do the bottom of the box


Passenger side


Sanded down and de-hooked


Driver`s side still needing work


Shot of the interior. The dash is in decent shape.


Awaiting an engine


My small mess of a workspace


I`m currently doing more body work on the passenger side of the box. I`ll post pics as it progresses.

If anyone knows of a place I can get some new front fenders, or some originals in good condition that would be great!

Check out my youtube channel!
http://www.youtube.com/milomoviemakers

[Pumpkn210]

I want those bed hooks!

 

Total Cereal!

[collision and customs]

I want those bed hooks!

 

Total Cereal!

 

 

You can have the bed hooks I cut off mine.

[collision and customs]

Driver`s side still needing work

 

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Did you weld the seam? If not and just filled it with body filler that is a huge no no. water will start comming through and make your work bubble. If smoothing out bed sides, all seam must be welded and welded good with no pin holes in welds. And inside of bed where seam is, needs to be seam sealed to prevent any water comming through. And the same goes for the under side of bed. It's alot of work but do you really want the work you've done go to waste?

[fisch]

Nice intro. Nice project! I love that you said a SR into a 620 is 'relatively easy'! Makes me think you know what you are doing. (I don't when it comes to this sort of thing, but I love watching those that do!)

[zerickk]

Did you weld the seam? If not and just filled it with body filler that is a huge no no. water will start comming through and make your work bubble. If smoothing out bed sides, all seam must be welded and welded good with no pin holes in welds. And inside of bed where seam is, needs to be seam sealed to prevent any water comming through. And the same goes for the under side of bed. It's alot of work but do you really want the work you've done go to waste?

 

I ground out all the rust that was in the seam from the outside and sealed it with rust-stop, then filled it with fiberglass filler. I'm not around a welder right now (working out of my garage in the city). Once spring hits, I plan on pulling the box off and truck box lining the whole underside. I will weld the seam from the inside at that time. I'll just have to see if the filler holds up, or I will have to redo it.

[zerickk]

Nice intro. Nice project! I love that you said a SR into a 620 is 'relatively easy'! Makes me think you know what you are doing. (I don't when it comes to this sort of thing, but I love watching those that do!)

 

Thanks! Haha, it should be relatively easy compared to my last engine choice of a 4BT. Looks like minimal firewall work and just moving the motor mounts forwards a bit. The only thing I know will be a new challenge is the wiring. I'm used to playing around with carburated V8's.

[k-autic]

Looking good. I have the same plans for my 74 620 ill post my thread soon

[zerickk]

Well after running into some situations with rust and other bodywork where I need a welder, I decided to get my 620 a new friend...

I'll get it up and running and post some new progress pics soon!

[AtlanticCoastDatsun]

Nice welder! I would love to turbo a 620 someday, its also why I joined this forum. Hey I was just searching datsun 620 sr20det and came across this guys build.

 

http://www.datsunminitruckin.com/sr20det-620_topic7.html

 

http://www.datsunminitruckin.com/sr20det-into-a-datsun-620_topic1632.html

 

 

[Hermistonkilla]

Any updates on this

[zerickk]

Hey everyone. Sorry for the massive delay in any posts. I have only been able to do a small amount of work on the truck the last 8 months because I ended up buying my friend's half of the house I am in when he moved out, and my girlfriend (now fiance) moved in. So between that and another new toy (CBR 600) my funds and garage time were a bit low. I did manage to find some rust free front fenders and get a decent start on cleaning out the engine bay. I am currently working on selling the engine that is sitting in the box so I will have more room to work.

My garage right now. Made room for Maria's car and bought some dollies to push the truck around when working on it:

New Bike:

Fenders:

Cleaner engine bay:

Trying to make space:

[zerickk]

I picked up a much more complete 620, so this one is now my parts truck. Here is the build thread: http://community.ratsun.net/topic/57341-1972-620-build/