the red knight Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 Hi, I'm looking to replace my hood but am thinking of trying the '83 hood (NI1230149) on my '81 720 Diesel King Cab rather than swap in a new '81 hood (NI1230103). Two reasons are: I am finding an '83 hood for a reasonable price: carparts.com I personally don't like the hood vents and am missing one of them anyways, which seems tricky to replace on top of it all. So my question is are these interchangeable? nissanpartsdeal.com seems to think they are (they're using part # F5100-01W01), but does anyone have actual experience with this? Second, are the hood vents on the '81 important? Were there any major differences which might cause problems if I don't have them? I have the SD-22 engine by the way. Thanks much ~TRK Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 The Z24 engine didn't have hood vents. Larger engine more heat still works fine. Pretty sure they will swap. Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 All 720 hoods are interchangeable. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 There were 4 hoods. '80, '81-'82, '83-'84 and '85- Quote Link to comment
the red knight Posted September 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 Awesome, then I'll go for it. I'll definitely let you all know that they do indeed swap. Just need to wait for my paycheck to come in though first. Also, I'm going to attempt to plug some holes in the floor with metal from the old hood. Anyone have any experience with this sort of thing? Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 There were 4 hoods. '80, '81-'82, '83-'84 and '85- 1980 has a louvered hood, 81/82 have plastic crap on them, 83 on must have something to do with where the windshield washer squirters are, as they are all the same looking to me. Quote Link to comment
the red knight Posted September 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 Well as long as the mounting brackets are all the same, the latch still works and the bevels look ok, I don't mind if it's a bit off. I'm not sure who got in the accident with the truck I had, but having to undo all their dents and electrical rigging, I just want the thing to look like a normal vehicle again and not a demolition derby truck. Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 Well as long as the mounting brackets are all the same, the latch still works and the bevels look ok, I don't mind if it's a bit off. I'm not sure who got in the accident with the truck I had, but having to undo all their dents and electrical rigging, I just want the thing to look like a normal vehicle again and not a demolition derby truck. All 720 hoods mount the same, as do the doors and front fenders, the doors guts may be different(electric verses manual), the fenders marker lights/badges may be different, but the hoods, fenders and doors are all the same sheet metal wise, they will bolt right on and function as normal. The front sheet metal between the fenders and under the hood including the grill are different depending on the year, so whatever grill/bumper you are using, you need to use the same sheet metal for that grill/bumper year. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 Electric window doors won't work with manual window doors. You can't swap the guts and make it work, they are different inside. Quote Link to comment
bananahamuck Posted October 1, 2016 Report Share Posted October 1, 2016 It was 1/2 price weekend at pick n pull so i made him buy the hood off this 1984(?) as it came stock with no holes in hood,,,, and actually a pretty damn good deal at right around $28. bucks out the door. I was general contractor on this job Took this ,,,,,,,,,, doo-biddy doo Then put it where this sat,,,,,,,,,,, doo-biddy doo Wham! ( the no homo one) We also changed out the stock wheels for a set of pizza cutters i have been wanting him to try on the truck since it showed up. As you can see by the frozen puddles ,,, it was a cold affair using the tire changer out in the wind today White angled paint is where the OG hood vent holes had been welded up ,, before FAT510 started the build thread Build thread for the lulz http://community.ratsun.net/topic/62521-fat510s-1980-720-super-deluxe/ . 1 Quote Link to comment
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