teagueauto21 Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 Hello guys i picked up my 77 about a month ago for 800 bucks i don't think i did to bad since its a 1 owner truck with 70,000 miles on it its been sitting up since 03 and i dragged it home cleaned the carb and put some brakes on it and been dding it since but i wanted to start a build thread so here it goes... This was the day after i picked it up and then i painted the grill removed the massive rear bumper and washed and waxed it shined right up! That's all I've done so far getting some buckets this week im 6'2 and its killing me crunching down to drive it and im also gonna do a 4/3 drop on it this week hopefully!! 2 Quote Link to comment
Farmer Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 Welcome and nice 620 Quote Link to comment
teagueauto21 Posted August 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 Well its been awhile since i have updated i haven't really done anything to the truck been busy moving into our new house but i did paint the bull bar and put it back on it looks bitchin imo. and i took this awesome pic at work the other day when it was raining hopefully i will get some more work done to it in the next 2 weeks after i get my shop put up. 5 Quote Link to comment
stormsinger54 Posted August 6, 2014 Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 jealous!! i wish mine would have been in that condition when i found it 1 Quote Link to comment
wicked_circuits Posted August 6, 2014 Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 welcome to the forums, and good luck with your truck! 800 for that truck is such a good deal! Wish mine was anywhere near that condition 1 Quote Link to comment
ADavis_620 Posted August 6, 2014 Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 I need to find the grille emblem! Very nice truck and great condition. 1 Quote Link to comment
mcordero8 Posted August 6, 2014 Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 Nice solid truck. What are your plans? 1 Quote Link to comment
teagueauto21 Posted August 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 I want to lower it paint it back original except the pin stripes im gonna do somethin old school there then eventually i want to do a front coilover and disc brake swap and definatly a ka swap possibly next summer. 1 Quote Link to comment
teagueauto21 Posted August 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 I thought about painting it like an old Japanese fighter plane. something like this Quote Link to comment
teagueauto21 Posted August 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 Well i ordered my fender mirrors Friday and picked up a set of 3 in lowering blocks gonna lower the truck this afternoon. then i got to wait another 2 damn weeks on my mirrors gotta love overseas shipping will post pics tonight once i get done. 2 Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted August 18, 2014 Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 Great looking truck you got there :thumbup: 1 Quote Link to comment
teagueauto21 Posted August 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 Well i got it lowered but it still needs more. i like it for right now but once i get my shop put up and rebuild the l20 its most definitely getting moar low. 1 Quote Link to comment
teagueauto21 Posted August 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 Well on the the 20 minute ride home my truck has now started making a real bad clanking noise sounds like its coming from the rear end but it only really does it in 3rd and 4th gears has anyone else had this problem after lowering there 620? please help asap 1 Quote Link to comment
izzo Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 carrier bearing or drive line? did you get angled lowering blocks? did you put them on right if so? Sometimes when you drop it that much you need to raise the carrier bearing 1". Just add a spacer between where it mounts and the bearing itself. 1x1 square tubing works fine and some longer bolts... That would be my guess anyways. get under there and grab the drive line and jerk it around a bit... same with carrier bearing see if anything is lose. U joints good still? 2 Quote Link to comment
teagueauto21 Posted August 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 Thanks izzo im gonna try the spacer tomorrow that's got to be what it is i got under it on the way home and nothing is loose and the pinion is at a slight angle but i didn't think anything of it. Hopefully this will fix it i hate my shit making weird noises 1 Quote Link to comment
izzo Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 Yeah me to man! Drives me nuts lol. Make sure you got the angle right on the drop blocks. I can't remember which way they go :| Lolz... but all the guys say run a spacer when you drop it 3-4 inches or whatever. Hope its something simple man. Carrier bearings I heard were hard to find, there are ways around it tho. 1 Quote Link to comment
teagueauto21 Posted August 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 Yeah the blocks i got don't have the angle in them they were just some i picked up from autozone i had the same ones on my 01 frontier with no problems but it was an extended cab that may have made a difference. and the carrier bearing is brand new thanks to rock auto. for all you 620 guys that don't know rock auto has just about everything for our trucks and they have the most reasonable prices shipping is a little slow sometimes though. 1 Quote Link to comment
teagueauto21 Posted August 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 Well i scrounged up some old tubing i had laying around today and built some carrier bearing spacers and to my surprise the clanking stopped so here is the pic 3 Quote Link to comment
teagueauto21 Posted August 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 What we have here ladies and gents is the mighty 620 in its natural habitat stalking an unsuspecting Honda. 2 Quote Link to comment
teagueauto21 Posted August 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 Well i went last weekend and picked up a 90 s13 for the motor got it home only to find out the damn thing was locked up so i decided why not do an IRS swap so i pulled the subframe and today i got it on the lift and started tearing it down. So tomorrow im gonna finish tearing it down and fire up the old cutting torch and commence to doing surgery still haven't figured out what im gonna do to the front end yet but i know its gonna handle a hell of alot better and plus i can go moar lower. 3 Quote Link to comment
teagueauto21 Posted August 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 Well didn't get much done today got the rear end in place and made about a hundred measurements so hopefully tomorrow ill get to start cutting into this thing 1 Quote Link to comment
teagueauto21 Posted September 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 Today i got my front brackets roughed in still got little more boxing in to do but tryin to just get it mocked up at this point. Drivers side Passenger side Another back view got some new sawzall blades today should be able to do some more tomorrow hopefully this weekend ill be ready to start on my strut towers still trying to figure out what route im gonna take there. 4 Quote Link to comment
teagueauto21 Posted September 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 Didn't get anything done today i burnt the shit out of my face yesterday but on another note i got my fender mirrors in today 1 Quote Link to comment
teagueauto21 Posted September 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2014 Got a good bit done today got my frame mocked up then i ran out of wire and gas in the welder so im on hold til Monday 1 Quote Link to comment
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