love_my_gt Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 <p>I recently have bought a 76 short bed I posted pics of before. I was planning on building it, but every time I touched it I found something new wrong with it. In addition to that I had issues getting a title for it. So I started looking around and found a 77 long bed. It's super rusty, but I'm going to swap the cab off the 76 on to the 77. The cat was asking $750 on the long bed... I got it for $120 lol... on to the pics! 2 Quote Link to comment
Justin Posted August 2, 2013 Report Share Posted August 2, 2013 Longbeds are so damn cool! 1 Quote Link to comment
love_my_gt Posted August 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2013 Yeah i was stoked when i saw this thing come up... and when I talked him down to only $120.00 I was dumbfounded! 2 Quote Link to comment
Valvebounce Posted August 2, 2013 Report Share Posted August 2, 2013 Do the longbed trucks have a longer chassis? Quote Link to comment
Aibast Posted August 2, 2013 Report Share Posted August 2, 2013 I think the wheelbase is longer. than on the short bed. But I can be wrong. Quote Link to comment
difrangia Posted August 2, 2013 Report Share Posted August 2, 2013 Okmulgee GT, I'm sittin down in McAlester area. I acquired my first Datsun bout three months ago. A '78 regular cab longbed. Its been down the block for 35 years under the li'l ol' ladies carport. I'm just about to get the install of new valves done and get around to 'enjoy time'. I've been into a number of German & Italian vehicles for decades and this is my first Nippon. Think I'm gonna like it here. Steve Krebs OK Quote Link to comment
PDX Matt Posted August 3, 2013 Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 Long bed FTW! Looks like a fun project. Quote Link to comment
love_my_gt Posted August 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2013 Valvebounce yes the long bed trucks have a longer wheelbase then the short bed, but the same wheelbase as a king cab. dfrangia nice to meet another okie. Thats a good looking truck. Congrats on the buy. Got any more pics? Quote Link to comment
difrangia Posted August 7, 2013 Report Share Posted August 7, 2013 Valvebounce yes the long bed trucks have a longer wheelbase then the short bed, but the same wheelbase as a king cab. dfrangia nice to meet another okie. Thats a good looking truck. Congrats on the buy. Got any more pics? Will have more pics when I get her out of the corner of the carport. While getting the exhaust lined back up after putting the head back on, I discovered that the carrier bearing insulator is crapped out. I have one coming from Amazon. I'm also gonna need to round up some front sheetmetal. This beautiful little Hustler got some pretty bad hail damage on the hood and fender tops at some point in her life. Bad enough that I'd rather replace than repair. She's a honey of a li'l pickup and she's gotten me infected with Datsun fever. I'm starting to get it bad for 1200's and 410/411's. Steve Quote Link to comment
love_my_gt Posted August 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 Making slow progress getting my donor cab off the donor truck. Quote Link to comment
love_my_gt Posted September 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2013 Should be pulling the donor cab Monday! I found a place that'll sand blast the bottom of the cab for $75 so that i can bed liner the the under side so I can prevent this rust from returning later down the road. 1 Quote Link to comment
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