MIKEYFTW Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 Just copped this awesome piece of machinery from ratsun member in Oregon. Love this girl. Flew to Portland from LA and drove it back with no problems at all. 13 Quote Link to comment
shadow1752 Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 sweet!!! Is that an actual working fridge of just an icebox? I'm looking to try and find a 12/110/ propane fridge for my "Sunburst" 1 Quote Link to comment
MIKEYFTW Posted June 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 sweet!!! Is that an actual working fridge of just an icebox? I'm looking to try and find a 12/110/ propane fridge for my "Sunburst" It's an actual 3 way fridge. It works well but when i used it the other night i could smell propane which kinda sucks. 1 Quote Link to comment
spottedog Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 It's in great shape! How does it do o steep mountain roads? 3 Quote Link to comment
74datsun620 Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 Welcome to Ratsun! Omg do I want a Datsun motor home so bad. 1 Quote Link to comment
DatsunHiLife Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 that thing is classic. 1 Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 So baller. 1 Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 Great buy! If you are smelling propane check for leaks. You should not smell propane. Propane is heavier than air and will pool on the floor and will ignite easily. http://vogeltalksrving.com/2013/08/fires-destroy-7-rvs/ 1 Quote Link to comment
MIKEYFTW Posted June 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 It's in great shape! How does it do o steep mountain roads? It does great up steep hills. The whole thing only weighs 3400 pounds!! I need to ditch this grant and get a Nardi, what size do y'all recommend? Upgrades soon will be 15x10 rims, fender flares for front end and a period correct cassette stereo. 3 Quote Link to comment
Draker Posted June 20, 2015 Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 I'd measure your grant wheel convert to MM and then adjust as needed if you want a bigger or smaller wheel. That chinook is so rad!! 1 Quote Link to comment
qwik510 Posted June 20, 2015 Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 Wow, that looks to be in very nice shape. So cool. 1 Quote Link to comment
kaptkaos Posted June 20, 2015 Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 Super cool. Love the Opinel on the counter too! :devil: 1 Quote Link to comment
TENDRIL Posted June 20, 2015 Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 soooooooooooooooo cool!!! :thumbup: :thumbup: 1 Quote Link to comment
MIKEYFTW Posted June 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 I'm having a tire feathering problem on the right front wheel. Got different opinions on what it could be. My brother has suggested an alignment because the toe might be off and the other has been I need new shocks. The shocks were replaced less than 20k miles ago they don't feel blown. Anyone know what it could be? 1 Quote Link to comment
Draker Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 Totally alignment.. get it checked. 1 Quote Link to comment
windowless66 Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 Love the camper! Looks like you'd fit a dual wheel axle under the back, be a heap more stable ;) 2 Quote Link to comment
orangie Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 mmmm.....hot dogs! 2 Quote Link to comment
SadieD Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 That's so awesome, great find! 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 '78 by the looks of it so it has the 4.375 differential. If this was a camper built by a conversion company using a Cab/Chassis, they only came in 4 speed and from '78 on. A 4.375 and four speed was needed for climbing hills with the tiny L20B. Only the Z24 powered 720 camper Cab/Chassis got the 5 speed, and the dual tires on the back although they could be swapped onto earlier years. The true dual tire axles were 'floating' and did not carry the load. 2 Quote Link to comment
distributorguy Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 Wide tires will handle poorly and offer traction problems in wet or sandy conditions, where as duals will cut through the water/dirt to work better. Front tire wear can be from shocks, if they are cupping on the inside edges. Feathering is from toe adjustments and a tape measure is all you need to fix that. Either way, weight is likely the cause. Too much for stock shocks and stock alignment specs. I'd speculate 1/8-3/16" toe in will be necessary, and a good set of KYB shocks. 3 Quote Link to comment
MIKEYFTW Posted June 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 mmmm.....hot dogs! HAHA! '78 by the looks of it so it has the 4.375 differential. If this was a camper built by a conversion company using a Cab/Chassis, they only came in 4 speed and from '78 on. A 4.375 and four speed was needed for climbing hills with the tiny L20B. Only the Z24 powered 720 camper Cab/Chassis got the 5 speed, and the dual tires on the back although they could be swapped onto earlier years. The true dual tire axles were 'floating' and did not carry the load. Its a 78! The 4 speed is pretty awesome. Wide tires will handle poorly and offer traction problems in wet or sandy conditions, where as duals will cut through the water/dirt to work better. Front tire wear can be from shocks, if they are cupping on the inside edges. Feathering is from toe adjustments and a tape measure is all you need to fix that. Either way, weight is likely the cause. Too much for stock shocks and stock alignment specs. I'd speculate 1/8-3/16" toe in will be necessary, and a good set of KYB shocks. I really wanted to go for the wider look and add flares but think I might keep the wheels I have now and throw BFG AT tires on. 1 Quote Link to comment
MIKEYFTW Posted January 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 Heres a lil picture update from the last time i posted. Decided to take the Datsun with 2 of my friends to Burning Man. Made it as far as Fresno and blew up the clutch. Still got it there. Fixed the clutch, driveshaft carrier bearing, some new u-joints and got a detail. back to zero. Ebay pickups. camping in mojave. 5 Quote Link to comment
cruznude Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 I spotted one also coming out of the hills in Paysen Arizona, almost broke my neck turning to see it. 1 Quote Link to comment
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