Project Kaoss: Bagged and Bodied 620.

[dmax6159]

Nice work man. :thumbup:  :thumbup:  :thumbup:

[dmax6159]

Driver side got a little loving from the cut off wheel.

 

 

Rough

 

 

Smooth

 

 

Damn, that almost fits in there.

 

HI.

What type air bag suspension you use?I'm interested.

Thanks.

[kaoss]

HI.

What type air bag suspension you use?I'm interested.

Thanks.

 

Those are Slam Specialties RE6 bags and a generic torsion bar truck bag kit. 

[izzo]

Don't worry, I've thrown my fair share of gloves, goggles, random tools across the garage like a 2 year old.

 

1977 Datsun 620, now with permanent frame rails!

 

 

 

lol I just threw something the other day when I was pissed off at the car...  I can understand this statement.

[Revnosebone]

  Love this build. I need to start on mine. Now, where did I leave my sawzall.

[dmax6159]

Those are Slam Specialties RE6 bags and a generic torsion bar truck bag kit. 

Thank u very much.Can u let me konw?Where u buy air bag?Or can u send link to me?

Thanks.

[sedition88]

http://www.slamspecialties.com/air_springs/RE-6.pdf

 

That's the website where you could get the bags hes got, but there's several companies that you could get bags from

[kaoss]

Thank u very much.Can u let me konw?Where u buy air bag?Or can u send link to me?

Thanks.

 

http://thorbros.com/airbags/slam-specialties/slam-specialties-re-200-psi-single-port

I'm running the 6" bags all around. 

 

http://thorbros.com/bag-brackets/front-airbag-brackets-minitruck/torsion-front-airbag-brackets

 

Even though these are the parts, they are not designed to fit any specific truck and take fabrication to install. 

[dmax6159]

http://thorbros.com/airbags/slam-specialties/slam-specialties-re-200-psi-single-port

I'm running the 6" bags all around. 

 

http://thorbros.com/bag-brackets/front-airbag-brackets-minitruck/torsion-front-airbag-brackets

 

Even though these are the parts, they are not designed to fit any specific truck and take fabrication to install. 

Very nice and thank you very much.

[87mcss]

AWESOME build!! Any updates?

[crewy]

sweet build. I remember back in the day with Phil he was a down to earth guy. keep the updates going. Remember back in the day I hammered 620 with no torsions and no bump stops on the rear and nothing but BOUNCY BOUNCY!!!!!!!

[sebpv]

Hey noticed you had the pass side of the floor done as well. Did you give up posting?

We all appreciate watching your progress, so please share your skills and knowledge.

 

-everybody

 

P.S. I wanna personally say thank you since you opened my eyes on a new way of loving my Datsun truck. When money comes, I shall do the same ;)

[kaoss]

I still update this thread!

 

Only one more gaping hole in the cab, and I can't put it back together until I get my Ka24e in there. 

 

 

Next project is the core support mounts. 

[kaoss]

Bolted the fenders on. Was a bit of work, had to chase out all the holes with a tap (6x1.0 for those interested, and my local Lowes carries bolts that will work for the fenders) and drill out and tap several bolts that were broken off during dis-assembly 6 years ago.  

 

I'm pretty happy with the fender gap on the driver's side, considering all this cab has been through (cut apart, welded back together, and dropped a couple times)

 

The passenger side leaves a little to be desired. 

 

[kaoss]

 

Got the clutch master tacked in under the dash. This was 0 fun. Lowered the fulcrum point about 2", added about 2" to the top of the petal, shortened the bottom about 2" and I hope that it works. 

[Pacific coast Datsun]

I admire your fab skills & nice work on the clutch master !

[pickoshmoo]

Wow this thread makes me wanna bagged my 720, r u still updated this thread ? It would be great if u keep this thread updated, thx kaoss

[datsun 160J SSS]

Door gap is to tight on the driver side  trust me after you paint the truck it will chip off .the right door gap is stock right .It should be just a bit under 1/4 inch .

[INDY510]

after you paint the truck it will chip off

I hope he doesn't paint it ..... I love how the stock paint looks ... :cool:

[datsun 160J SSS]

That's cool too .LOL

[kaoss]

I wish I could be talking about paint. I doubt I will paint it. I've been too busy with the kids and life in general to get back into the garage to work on it. Such is life. 

[mikeanike99]

It paint it!! It looks amazing how it is!

[pickoshmoo]

So that's mean the project will be abandoned for unlimited time? Can't wait to see the updated

[heretic]

DITTO.!!!!!

 

I hope he doesn't paint it ..... I love how the stock paint looks ... :cool:

[kaoss]

I've worked on it off and on over the last couple of months. I found another 620 on CL so I decided to go look at it. When I get there, the seller states to me that he is only selling it because he can't find a motor for it. I told him I was only buying it because I had a motor for it. Since I have a fresh KA laying around, I decided to sell him my l20b out of the truck. So that started the process of getting it to turn over. It's fun trying to figure out why in the hell you swapped the + and - wires on the coil over 10 years ago. 

 

My first issue was this, the PO put some speaker wire in for were the fusible link should go off the positive battery terminal. This literally caught on fire the first few times. 

 

 

Ghetto rigged a replacement just to get it to crank. 

 

 

Speaking of cranking, for the first time in 10 years and 12 hours of chasing wires later:

 

http://vid6.photobucket.com/albums/y222/kaoss77/Datsun/977E0CA6-62AD-47EF-9B07-6E8259F0ACE7_zpseo3meguc.mp4

 

So of course, now that the truck runs, what is the first thing to do?

 

 

I didn't even finish my first beer before we had it out. I've gotten real good at puling this motor. Now it's time to mount the KA in, and hope I can close the hood.