Conner Posted June 12, 2017 Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 That's awesome. Nice work and congratulations. 3 Quote Link to comment
difrangia Posted June 13, 2017 Report Share Posted June 13, 2017 I think Draker's pic explain your first question. It was about 115-120 miles. Took the long way on back roads because 55mph was just enough for the old girl. Don't think I'd wanna go much over 55MPH in a stock suspension 320 for much of a distance. Mighty Mouse's suspension is pretty tight and has new shocks all round and 55 is plenty enough for me. I've found the short wheelbase, narrow track and hard sprung ride at speed can get a bit freaky on some roads and wind conditions. The reaction these little pickups induce in other drivers and bystanders makes it all worthwhile. That's a beautiful little survivor truk and a time travel capsule, Hoagie. You're a very lucky man. 7 Quote Link to comment
HOGIE Posted June 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2017 Love the videos Craig. Thanks 4 Quote Link to comment
KFunk740 Posted June 13, 2017 Report Share Posted June 13, 2017 Don't think I'd wanna go much over 55MPH in a stock suspension 320 for much of a distance. Mighty Mouse's suspension is pretty tight and has new shocks all round and 55 is plenty enough for me. I've found the short wheelbase, narrow track and hard sprung ride at speed can get a bit freaky on some roads and wind conditions. The reaction these little pickups induce in other drivers and bystanders makes it all worthwhile. That's a beautiful little survivor truk and a time travel capsule, Hoagie. You're a very lucky man. Once you get over the unstable jolts and learn to expect them, its do-able. Its easier and far more comfortable if you put a heavy load in bed, but if you go with too much weight the steering can get scary light. I've driven ~3 hours with a couch in the bed at ~65, and used to commute an hour on the highway each way to one job. 4 Quote Link to comment
difrangia Posted June 13, 2017 Report Share Posted June 13, 2017 I plan to change the rear ratio to 4:11 which should net me 50-60 MPH cruising without excessively winding the E1 which is plenty fine for my driving conditions and should still have pretty good low speed acceleration. I don't want to go to the 3:8? ratio as i won't be doing a lot of highway driving; mostly around town and I feel that I'd give up more low end than I'd like. This is a future project as I haven't acquired a 4:11 third member yet. Will start looking for a good one soon. 2 Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted June 14, 2017 Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 All the normal ratios used to be easy to find when there was several 620/720s in the wrecking yards every day, but now it is hard to find more than one or two of either of them in the 3 yards around here, there are no 620s right now, there's an 81 and 83, and there are six 84-86 Nissan trucks, an 84 and 85 are certain to be 720s, but the four 86s could be 720s or D21s, there appears to be quite a few here right now, last time I checked there was only one 720. The 411 ratio is hard to find in 720s, but the 620s had them, unfortunately there are no 620s in any of our local Portland area yards. 2 Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted June 14, 2017 Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 I just found four on car-part.com. One of them is in OK, which is pretty close to you. R&S Auto Parts in Moffett. 3 Quote Link to comment
HOGIE Posted July 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2018 Recent picture 3 Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted July 8, 2018 Report Share Posted July 8, 2018 This great that you won at Canby!!! 1 Quote Link to comment
HOGIE Posted November 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2018 (edited) Little updates on my truck. Sourced parts and rebuild the carb. Runs great now. This summer we drove down to a near by parade/fair and car meet. And the generator stopped charging. Just got the generator and regulator back from the shop. Should be good to go. The line up for parade. Leading the way The line up at ‘show’. I’m at the other end Didnt realize until after the fact how dim those headlights are. Edited November 16, 2018 by HOGIE Bad link 2 Quote Link to comment
320 Newb Posted November 14, 2018 Report Share Posted November 14, 2018 Stunning. Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted November 15, 2018 Report Share Posted November 15, 2018 (edited) The truck looks good. Edited November 16, 2018 by wayno Quote Link to comment
HOGIE Posted November 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 On 11/14/2018 at 5:07 PM, wayno said: I cannot see the image when I click on the link, I get a 404 you have taken a wrong turn page. Fixed Quote Link to comment
HOGIE Posted February 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2023 (edited) Wow a lot of time has passed since I last posted here. Update. This picture is the last time I drove it to a meet Powerland 2019. Since that day I decide that the engine smoked too much, and there was just something not right. Being the original numbers matching motor I decided not to drive the truck until I figured out the problem. The only way it moved after that day was on a trailer, or just putting in first gear. Or just parked It took some time to collect the parts I’d need to rebuild the engine but last summer I finally got to the point when I was ready to open it up. You can still see some cross hatch but there was quite a wear lip. Maybe put away wet and 19 years in a barn didn’t help the rings, and the valve seals were shot. Major milestone today, picked up rebuilt head and block. I had the shop resurface the head and install new valve guides, valves and ground the seats. They resurfaced the block, and ground the crank. Installed new oversized pistons, crank and rod bearings, and cam bearings. I also had them resurface the flywheel, and had them hot tank the oil pan, timing cover, and front/back cover plates. I still need to buy a clutch kit, timing kit, water pump, and head gasket. I have a time ahead of me cleaning, painting and installing parts. A few other things I plan to do are: Rebuild the heater box and have the heater core and radiator serviced. Paint the engine bay. Replace steel brake lines. Rebuild(or replace) the wiper motor. Replace the windshield. Install vent window rubbers. Upgrade brake master cylinder. Install Bluehands disc brake conversion brackets. But the goal is to get as much done as needed to drive to at least 1 Datsun meet this summer, fingers crossed. Edited February 21, 2023 by HOGIE 6 Quote Link to comment
Draker Posted February 21, 2023 Report Share Posted February 21, 2023 Looking good! 1 Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted February 21, 2023 Report Share Posted February 21, 2023 Thanks crank is elegant. Good to see you are still at it. 1 Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted February 21, 2023 Report Share Posted February 21, 2023 Curious - did you find Datsun parts for the engine rebuild? Or did you use BMC parts? I'd run a die grinder around the combustion chambers to clean up the sharp burrs before you install the head. Burrs or even a sharp edge there can cause pinging. 1 Quote Link to comment
HOGIE Posted February 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2023 20 minutes ago, Stoffregen Motorsports said: Curious - did you find Datsun parts for the engine rebuild? Or did you use BMC parts? I'd run a die grinder around the combustion chambers to clean up the sharp burrs before you install the head. Burrs or even a sharp edge there can cause pinging. So far it’s all been Datsun parts. I’m looking at a couple BMC parts on mossmotors, head gasket and clutch assembly. Water pump and timing kit will be rockauto Datsun parts. 1 Quote Link to comment
difrangia Posted February 21, 2023 Report Share Posted February 21, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, HOGIE said: So far it’s all been Datsun parts. I’m looking at a couple BMC parts on mossmotors, head gasket and clutch assembly. Water pump and timing kit will be rockauto Datsun parts. Here's a Clutch-Pro brand kit to search for. I grabbed this image off one of the Datsun forums a couple years ago. Not sure which head gasket is the best choice, the all metal one or the metal/gasket material composite one. One thing that I always do is spray a good coat of aluminum paint on both sides of the head gasket on installation. Learned from my dad who was a Chevy and Ford dealer mechanic in 1950's - 60's. Edited February 21, 2023 by difrangia 1 Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted February 21, 2023 Report Share Posted February 21, 2023 There are so many types of head gaskets for BMC motors. I have a stack of them that I used for mock up and for spares. Some are copper on one side and graphite on the other side. Others are all copper composite, and then there are the all graphite and non graphite composite gaskets. It's tough to know what you're going to get from Moss. For more knowledgeable service, I tend to go with the smaller shops like Mini Mania and 7 Enterprises. https://www.7ent.com/ Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted February 21, 2023 Report Share Posted February 21, 2023 (edited) Here's a copper gasket for a 1275 at only $10 - https://www.spridget.com/product-page/copper-head-gasket-1275-stock Oops, I think I'm getting confused again. Are the Datsun motors more like B series or A series BMC? I don't want to confuse things. Edited February 21, 2023 by Stoffregen Motorsports Quote Link to comment
HOGIE Posted February 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2023 40 minutes ago, Stoffregen Motorsports said: Here's a copper gasket for a 1275 at only $10 - https://www.spridget.com/product-page/copper-head-gasket-1275-stock Oops, I think I'm getting confused again. Are the Datsun motors more like B series or A series BMC? I don't want to confuse things. Everything I’ve found, and some of that is quotes from you, the Datsun E/J are BMC B-series clones. 1 Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted February 21, 2023 Report Share Posted February 21, 2023 Ok, I should know that by now. Thanks. 1 Quote Link to comment
HOGIE Posted February 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2023 1 hour ago, difrangia said: Here's a Clutch-Pro brand kit to search for. I grabbed this image off one of the Datsun forums a couple years ago. Not sure which head gasket is the best choice, the all metal one or the metal/gasket material composite one. One thing that I always do is spray a good coat of aluminum paint on both sides of the head gasket on installation. Learned from my dad who was a Chevy and Ford dealer mechanic in 1950's - 60's. I found that clutch part number referenced in another thread, and on FB Datsun 320 Owners. I did a google search and it was over $400 for the clutch kit. Ouch. Quote Link to comment
difrangia Posted February 21, 2023 Report Share Posted February 21, 2023 1 hour ago, HOGIE said: I found that clutch part number referenced in another thread, and on FB Datsun 320 Owners. I did a google search and it was over $400 for the clutch kit. Ouch. Whew, and I thought eggs were priced astronomical. I'm sure that you've studied Andy G. posts on 320 Owners on FB. he is heavily seasoned on the Britt to Datsun interchangables. Quote Link to comment
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