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Old May 11, 2006 | 12:32 PM
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I got a free Datsun P/U............

circa 1975. It's the 4th one I've had. It's been sitting for 5 years or so. Dead motor. Rats and mice are included. The only drawback is it's a longbed. Should I part it out? Fix it up? I do have an extra VG30DE motor sitting around without a home. hmmmm.
Old May 11, 2006 | 12:38 PM
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Right on broski! What's the rust status? Holes all over?
Old May 11, 2006 | 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by NismoPick
Right on broski! What's the rust status? Holes all over?
It was born and raised in SoCal. What is this rust that you speak of?
Old May 11, 2006 | 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by CanyonCarver
It was born and raised in SoCal. What is this rust that you speak of?
You Cali people have it too easy! Post some pics.
Old May 11, 2006 | 12:52 PM
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ill take your extra engine off your hands =)
Old May 11, 2006 | 01:03 PM
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Hell If You Decide To Drive To Vegas Within The Next Couple Of Days Before The 15th I Can Get You A Free 1981 280zx No Rust And Straight, You'd Just Need A Trailer For It
Old May 11, 2006 | 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by skittle
Hell If You Decide To Drive To Vegas Within The Next Couple Of Days Before The 15th I Can Get You A Free 1981 280zx No Rust And Straight, You'd Just Need A Trailer For It
I'll be in Vegas tomorrow night actually.... but no trailer
Old May 12, 2006 | 07:29 AM
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Datsun 620 trucks are great.... I wish I still had mine
Old May 18, 2006 | 05:20 PM
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Just posting up some pics of the new addition....

I have been looking for a decent one of these for a while (decent being better than this). I'm debating...... Keep looking for a better one and save this for parts. Part it out - cut what's left up and throw it in the trash. Do minimal body, paint and interior with new motor. Or frame-up resto with vd30de swap.







Old May 19, 2006 | 12:14 AM
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niiiiiice hood!!!
Old May 19, 2006 | 04:22 AM
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do the swap and make a sleeper out of it. just think sitting at a light in the ugly truck but still able to smoke the punk kid next to ya in his ricer honda
Old May 19, 2006 | 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by skittle
do the swap and make a sleeper out of it. just think sitting at a light in the ugly truck but still able to smoke the punk kid next to ya in his ricer honda
Whaddaya mean ugly truck!!!!!!! Actually, the sleeper I was thinking of would smoke some poseur 300zx TT'zzzz.
Old May 19, 2006 | 09:53 AM
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ill give ya 400 shipped for it

i need a pickup for the winter
Old May 19, 2006 | 10:20 AM
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all i was saying is that no one in their right mind would think of that going anywhere fast. i'd even keep the body the way it is except the hood.. u need a scoupe on it..lol
Old May 19, 2006 | 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by skittle
all i was saying is that no one in their right mind would think of that going anywhere fast.
Perfect reason for making it a sleeper.
Old May 19, 2006 | 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by skittle
all i was saying is that no one in their right mind would think of that going anywhere fast.
You're right, the previous truck that I put a 327 sbc into, and smoked a number of high h.p. cars, including a coupla 260Z'z with 350's, left a kind of WTF look on the owners' faces. You heard the old saying of putting bags of sand in the back..... I had to.
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