gunslinger Posted March 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 bought this radiator a while back was going to put it in but haven't gotten around to it with the whole ka24de swap i decided to wait still need to get an electric fan to go with it 1 Quote Link to comment
gunslinger Posted March 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 got myself a Walbro GSL392 255lph universal inline external fuel pump for the swap and hardware to wire it up thinking about making a surge tank as well and adding a second fuel pump but still haven't decided with the truck being a 74 the tank has no return line on it and their is no baffles inside the tank 1 Quote Link to comment
gunslinger Posted March 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 i also started to buy stuff i will need for the swap like a throttle cable from a 94 nissan pathfinder, and exedy clutch kit, radiator hose, fuel cap, radiator cap, NGK spark plug wires, NGK spark plug, water pump, themostat, a clutch slave cylinder from a 79 datsun 620 to fit with the ka trans, brake master cylinder from a 81 280z for the front disk conversion i have going on for the truck 2 Quote Link to comment
gunslinger Posted March 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 I decided to go with the z32(26mm) calipers from a 90 Nissan 300zx(Non-Turbo) not that its any better than the hardbody calipers either route is an upgrade for this truck didn't want to deal with front drums got pads, rotors are from a 02 Honda Passport, and the hardware for the calipers thinking about using some of the dupli caliper paint to brighten them up a little still need to get brake lines which i haven't decided if i will just buy the d21 rear brake line rubber hoses or just go to my local race shop and have them make me some of the steel braided line, and I'm also waiting on BEEBANI Z32 caliper brackets to finish up the front disk swap 2 Quote Link to comment
gunslinger Posted March 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 I want to Thank Icehouse for the CAN/AM Box this will make things a lot easier when it's time to wire up the ka24de bought this a while back and i want to make the wiring on the truck look as clean as possible and out of sight and this box will makes this possible for me 2 Quote Link to comment
gunslinger Posted March 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 another thanks to ]2eDeYe for the ka24de brackets look very awesome love them now I'm just waiting for his MAF bracket to get back from the powder coating place so i can summit my order cause i would like to add it to my build :thumbup: I also went ahead and bought new motor mounts out of a 75 datsun 620 that has the L20 and a new trans mount might as well get them all new 1 Quote Link to comment
gunslinger Posted March 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 i decided to refurbish my wheel hubs since I had a wobble on the wheel and upon further inspection the bearings were bad and the left side was trashed and dry. I got the wheel seals inner and outer bearings all from rockauto the pictures has part numbers for any one wanting to tackle their wheel hubs it not hard just make sure to take your time and inspect everything you do twice at least i do to make sure i get everything on the dot well here are the pictures still not finish putting it all together but as soon as i get it going i will take picture of it 1 Quote Link to comment
gunslinger Posted March 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 another thing i wanted to tackle was my tension rods as you can see in the pictures the bushings were gone so i needed to replace them but i searched every where for replacements but i couldn't find any for my year model truck my is a 74 i found for later models trucks with a metal center bushing which is different from my tension rods so upon further researching i found that you can use the bushings of the sway bar links you just have to cut both ends off just enough to get them to fit 4 bushings on the rod two on the front and two on the rear. I did this and on my first try i didn't cut them small enough so i couldn't get it on the truck so all i did was rub them on the concrete sort of like sanding them down and after a while of rubbing i got enough off to make them fit and the end result love it looks great with the added paint to them :thumbup: 3 Quote Link to comment
gunslinger Posted March 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 I bought new sway bar bushings and sway bar links took off all the grime and muck that was piled on the sway bar and sprayed it with some red paint came out nice if i may say so myself anyways there are the part number on the boxes for any one that wants to switch them out cause my where shot and who knows when was the last time anyone changed them out on this truck 2 Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 Looking good. Picking up the MAF brackets today. :) 2 Quote Link to comment
gunslinger Posted March 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 Sweet pm me when you are ready to ship them out so I can send payment over 1 Quote Link to comment
gunslinger Posted March 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 alright i got around to putting the new bearings into the wheel hubs today here is the process i did just remember to take your time and grease them up nicely first i pounded in the lug studs cleaned them up with a wire brush as well as the hubs so they look good just went an extra mile but not necessary I lightly tap the races in and then followed up to seat the properly Here they are in and ready for some grease i used Hi-Temp wheel bearing grease Remember to be generous when you are lubing up the hubs and i didn't have a wheel bearing grease packer so i did it the old fashioned way grabbed a glop of grease and pack it until you could see it come out thru the other side 1 Quote Link to comment
gunslinger Posted March 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 Ok so here is the rest of the process the rear inner bearing and seal set and ready to go as well as the outer all lubed And now all I'm waiting for are the Z32 caliper brackets from BEEBANI so I can put it all back on the truck here are the wheel hubs all done with new dust cover on them super excited to get it all done and on the road again B) 3 Quote Link to comment
gunslinger Posted March 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 Ok so when i pulled the L18 out of the truck i scrubbed off some of the gunk that was on the frame cause it was pretty bad i then left it for a while and it started to form some surface rust so what i did was buy some black paint to spray it on did a little more cleaning and then some sanding looks a lot better now I'm also thinking about taking off the bed to spray the whole frame but i will save that task for another day :thumbup: 4 Quote Link to comment
gunslinger Posted March 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 So I decided to buy some rubbing compound and wax so i could get the old and tired paint on the truck to shine again cause I like what heretic did to his red and green Datsun 620 gave me the inspiration to do it to my truck and i got to say just after using only the compound it looks great :thumbup: :rofl: loving it can't wait to use the wax but it has been a long and tiring process got to say i used a lot of elbow grease for this little project I'm tackling here but well worth the effort So here is the picture of when i just started to use it on a piece to see the result love it and here is the one where I'm almost done with the door and i only used the rubbing compound on it :devil: 2 Quote Link to comment
5t341tH Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 wow great progress. love all the goodies you have stacking up! 1 Quote Link to comment
gunslinger Posted March 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 Thanks 5t341tH it has turn into a longer project than I had expected and not to mention all the elbow grease that comes with it and well the money but never the less in my eyes it's well worth it I'm loving how it's turning out and I can't wait to get it all done and on the road again. 1 Quote Link to comment
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