]2eDeYe Posted May 20, 2015 Report Share Posted May 20, 2015 Nice simple, cheap upgrade. :cool: 1 Quote Link to comment
Elkie Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 Any recommendations on tint brand for someone doing it themselves? Quote Link to comment
heretic Posted June 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 I would stick with 3M or SunGard....... when I had my own business I was an authorized installer for both & both are equally as good. SunGard being a tad bit cheaper, back then at least. The tint used on both of these trucks has been stored in a hot garage rafters for literally 20yrs. I was actually very surprised to see that it was still good. Quote Link to comment
heretic Posted June 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 I had new door panels stitched with the stock pattern & I put them on new door cards I made. Next a new bench seat. 4 Quote Link to comment
heretic Posted June 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 BAM!!! reupholstered & better than new. I used my parts truck as a template to modify the sliders. 3 Quote Link to comment
heretic Posted July 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 well this happened this past weekend........ I've been driving on a dead #1 cylinder for almost a year now hoping that I'd have the KA done & i'd just do a swap... well ..... I couldn't put it off any longer. The engine that was destined for the red truck needed to go into Stinky (the green truck, named by my wife for the burnt oil smell she endured for the last year). I was bummed I had to put the stock intake/carb back on but I'm doing shit on the cheap right now. I did however upgrade to a 20lb KA flywheel & D21 clutch....... the stock L20b flywheel I pulled weighed a whopping 32lb's, I was astonished. I also am running a NapZ water pump... two reasons.. the one I had was bad & there were no L-series pumps local & most importantly the NapZ pump is 1/2 the cost of an L-series........ weird. EDIT: & a KA oil pump also My nephew helping me out. He loves doing this stuff with me & I enjoy the company :) ohhhh yeahhhh once fuel got to the carb, she fired right up & purred like a kitten.!! 5 Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 Nice to have some labor to lend a hand :lol: 2 Quote Link to comment
heretic Posted July 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 FOR SURE.!!! he's a great helper to boot. Nice to have some labor to lend a hand :lol: 1 Quote Link to comment
Eagle_Adam Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 lookn good! 2 Quote Link to comment
heretic Posted July 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 After a shorter than desired break in period we took a 700 mile road trip......... Oceano Dunes, CA she didn't miss a beat..... ran absolutely perfectly, not one single issue....... I couldn't be happier. 5 Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Great looking beach :) 2 Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 Congrats on the engine install. it is great when you get several hundred miles on them and no problems. 1 Quote Link to comment
Dvargas209 Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 Amazing builds. I just got mine. Definitely watching you for inspiration. I think I read that you are in the Sacramento area. Any tips on finding parts nearby? Do you just regularly cruise the pick and pull? Any help is much appreciated. 1 Quote Link to comment
heretic Posted July 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 Great looking beach :) It really is. I hadn't been there in 30yrs. I am pleasantly surprised that Kalifornia hasn't shut this place down.......... yet Congrats on the engine install. it is great when you get several hundred miles on them and no problems. Thanks.!! & I averaged 25mpg. I'm very pleased. Amazing builds. I just got mine. Definitely watching you for inspiration. I think I read that you are in the Sacramento area. Any tips on finding parts nearby? Do you just regularly cruise the pick and pull? Any help is much appreciated. Thanks for the kind words. There are MANY great builds here & a ton of information....... I am in Sac.!! I am CONSTANTLY watching the four PnP yards local to me and CL. Datsuns don't pop up very often at the yard & they seem to crush them quick. There has only been 1-2 620's in the last 6 months here in the Sac area. The Ratsun Classifieds are a great place to find parts or run a wanted add. The guys up north seem to have a plethora of old Datsun stuff on hand..... Shoot me a PM on what you're looking for & I'll do what I can to help. 1 Quote Link to comment
Danfinny Posted July 31, 2015 Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 absolutely love the green truck. 2 Quote Link to comment
heretic Posted August 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 "the choppa" *in my best Arnold voice* That front end is 6'-0" from the top tree to the front axle & rides like a cloud........ my buddy JB is a wizard with old iron. 2 Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted August 7, 2015 Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 Looks longer than the kingcabs :lol: 3 Quote Link to comment
heretic Posted August 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 :) i think it is Looks longer than the kingcabs :lol: 2 Quote Link to comment
heretic Posted August 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2015 Came across this old pic of me & my youngest boy (his is the red 620) on his first trip into the Rubicon. Circa 2000-ish 85' Xtra Cab.... mostly stock welded rear 5.29's Marlin Crawler 35" tires she'd go just about anywhere 3 Quote Link to comment
heretic Posted September 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 day trip to the hot springs...... ran like a champ but def noticed a loss of power at 8,000 feet & above but was still able to pull the hills at 65-70mph. 3 Quote Link to comment
Elkie Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 Man your truck's so nice, makes me wanna drop mine too. 2 Quote Link to comment
Kytoaster Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 So jealous that you have the original paint. I was so looking forward to cutting/buffing/polishing the abused paint on my 620....and when I show up...it looks like he's painted it with a roller right over the oem paint... 2 Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 Pretty easy to get back down to the oem paint with the correct chemicals and some elbow grease. A few guys around here have done just that. That is a nice kc Yota, bet you missed that rig. :cool: 620 is looking FINE as usual. :D 3 Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 cool truck and motor build 2 Quote Link to comment
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