yello620 Posted June 22, 2011 Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 Why the extra lights? A set of Hella lenses and some relays makes a huge difference. No need to have the extra lights cluttering up the look of the truck. Quote Link to comment
motavated Posted June 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 I am a little intimidated about wiring... I really need to relay both my headlights (yellow fog and regular). Fucken fuse was burning up on the way back from bakers.. Dont I have to remove the battery tray for some hellas? I am afraid of that the most! Quote Link to comment
yello620 Posted June 22, 2011 Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 No, the battery tray does not need removed for Hella's. The Hella kits i bought take up no more space than your current headlight assemblies. The battery tray might need attended to IF you used the Hella BMW ellipsoids. Now put your new Hella's on relays. Wiring the relays is really easy and not any more work than wiring up a set of aftermarket lights. PM me if you need some help with the wiring. Google this--Hella 5 3/4 and select images in the top left. I paid about $100 for my set of outside lenses. The cheap knock-off brands are really not worth the money ive been told(never tried them). Quote Link to comment
motavated Posted July 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 Update time! Well after raising it back up I noticed that my upper control are bushing are shot. I just but them on! So I called around and it costs 17$ per side.... so that's around 37.06 with tax. Only the upper control arm bushings! CRAZY! My control arms are now 79 style with ball joints so I research some info for some poly. You can use 720 bushings from 1980-86 on a 78-79 620. Energy suspension part number 7.3101G offers the whole bushing kit upper and lower for around 45$. Its not question there which ones I am going to buy! here is some pics... Ugly being so high no? Quote Link to comment
nis720 Posted July 23, 2011 Report Share Posted July 23, 2011 You going offroading? Quote Link to comment
motavated Posted July 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2011 Camping... So yeah! Quote Link to comment
mcdatsun Posted July 23, 2011 Report Share Posted July 23, 2011 Yowza. I just read through this and I am impressed. Talk about determination, I might have given up after 3 engines. Then again I don't drive my truck at 120mph! And this comment from Bleach had me laughing pretty hard. " Why would people in costumes always be going to Autozone?" That's from page 3. Anyway, looking good, keep it up. Quote Link to comment
motavated Posted July 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 Yowza. I just read through this and I am impressed. Talk about determination, I might have given up after 3 engines. Then again I don't drive my truck at 120mph! And this comment from Bleach had me laughing pretty hard. " Why would people in costumes always be going to Autozone?" That's from page 3. Anyway, looking good, keep it up. Thanks! sexy? JCCS WINNER? Quote Link to comment
motavated Posted August 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 Jason Pope AKA Beebani made me upper adjustable control arms. AWESOME! These have been clean up and painted. Going to install these asap! No more camber issues. AND! New lower and upper poly control arm bushings. Quote Link to comment
motavated Posted August 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 I forgot I had this WIP. I am going to finish it. When i saw farmers work. I was like... I did something like that I long time ago. Want to buy this in a shirt? LOL! Still working on it... Quote Link to comment
motavated Posted August 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 This one was hand made and fixed up in Photoshop. I commissioned an artist to do this. But he had a hard time drawing the truck. I drew the face of the truck for him. Quote Link to comment
motavated Posted August 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 Got me a newish 32/36 so i can replace the one I have. Made in spain, I hope it helps the problems I have been having. Thanks 69wagon! Quote Link to comment
hessianben Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 very niiice how much ??!! Quote Link to comment
motavated Posted August 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 55$. We were haggling on the phone and he all ready knew from my voice that it was me. Mario; I keep forgetting about him and his name, but we have talked many times before. I meet him at the yard and at the swap meets many times. Mario told me it was rebuilt and that his bro is doing a KA swap so he has no need for it. When I meet him, I had no idea! Once he starting talking about his car. I remember once again who he was. I am so fucked up like that! So we talked and chatted about cars for a while and I am just happy that this carb is complete and looks pretty damn clean. Thanks Mario! Quote Link to comment
motavated Posted September 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Well I cleaned up and installed the used but better made weber. man does it idle so smooth now. Sadly it still is knocking. I just gave up. drive it till it blows! Quote Link to comment
motavated Posted October 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2011 Wires fried, tire popped, fucked fender, fucked starter.... FUCK! Quote Link to comment
motavated Posted January 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 I have had lots of problems with her and she was looking rather sad. The engine had some problems and the suspension was wonky. I got this l16 that I was freshing up. Took off the head of the old l20b and saw that it was blown. Could this be my problem? So i got the head milled and a new gasket. To be on the safe side, I got an open chambered head that was inspected and cleaned up. It passed the pressure and leak down test just fine at the machine shop. Going to install the open chamber on the l20b and the closed chambered on the l16 as a backup motor. next it is the suspension. I removed everything and replaced the lower control arm bushing. Using spring compressors,some washers, a tube, and a torch to install and remove the old bushing. So that is where I am at. just slowly putting her back together now... Quote Link to comment
motavated Posted February 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 Running really good. Other than having fucked up paint and some rust. She is my DD now. I like to thank Juan from Krecks engineering and Jeremy for getting me some of the parts I needed. Hope to see you guys at the MOValey meet. Quote Link to comment
Pacific coast Datsun Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 Right on Adam ! 1 Quote Link to comment
motavated Posted February 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 Drove to Moreno Valley yesterday to the car meet and my car was too jacked up. I had the parts needed to make it look nice. So here is the new look. Quote Link to comment
motavated Posted February 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 Looking for a hood now since my flew open. XD Took off the stainless headlight shades since the wind keeps breaking off the headlight rings. Going 100 mph is probably not a good idea as well. Making it more aerodynamic. Plasti dipped bleaches old front bumper and added a stock but pretty clean front valance. Quote Link to comment
JoeCool Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 Nice looking truck! Does anyone have a link, etc for this BEEBANI guy and the control arms? My truck has some seriously f'd up camber! Quote Link to comment
motavated Posted April 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 She has been running fine! The other day the thermostat gasket started to leak so I cleaned that up and reinstalled... One thing I noticed is the way the horns suck! so I went to the junkyard at the half off sale and I got me these babies. THEY ARE LOUD! another thing i noticed is how lame these crap pinto shocks I have. Super soft suspension! So i bought me some of these... Best I seen for the pinto set up. 80$ shipped is pretty sick. I also got a wire harness to install H4 lights and fogs. this kit. so going to wire her up and ground her good. So she is a DD and she runs great! I just hate that she gets 15mpg... Quote Link to comment
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