nevada Posted December 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 ok took another look at the truck this evening. it appears that the lever spotted by H2theizzo is the transfer case range selector. I am hoping to get it moved out of there so i can start cleaning it up and see what i have in mid-January. I am still looking for a place to store it at the moment as i will be relocating here in January as well. From what i can tell it seems like it would be cheaper to buy a rebuilt motor to put in it than rebuild the current one. this sound right or is my thinking wrong on this? thanks! Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 ok took another look at the truck this evening. it appears that the lever spotted by H2theizzo is the transfer case range selector. I am hoping to get it moved out of there so i can start cleaning it up and see what i have in mid-January. I am still looking for a place to store it at the moment as i will be relocating here in January as well. From what i can tell it seems like it would be cheaper to buy a rebuilt motor to put in it than rebuild the current one. this sound right or is my thinking wrong on this? thanks! So far I have bought good running ones from wrecking yards with some kind of warranty/guarantee, or I have bought a whole truck with a good engine that I parted out. Since the engine is apart and you never know if all the engine parts are there anymore, it might be easier just to buy a completely rebuilt one with a guarantee and put it together, keep in mind that most the truck will have to be checked/rebuilt/replaced as it has been sitting a long time, you know what I am talking about, brake and clutch systems, tranny and rearend fluids, get all the lights working, ect. Evict all the rodents also. wayno Quote Link to comment
nevada Posted December 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 i will check the local bone yard but they seem to be sparse on the datsuns but maybe i will get lucky. As far as the other stuff you mentioned it will all need to be gone through without a doubt. speaking of brakes; is there a disk conversion for these? thanks! Quote Link to comment
datsunrides Posted December 23, 2010 Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 Looks like a dealer install ac for standard datsun? maybe one out of a courier? That would be my guess. The A/C box in my 521 has a bracket used to relocate the heater controls. I would not think an A/C box meant for a 521 would make the heater controls inoperable. Mark Quote Link to comment
nevada Posted January 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 I stopped by and took another look at the truck. there is a transfer case lever on the floor as suspected although it does not seem to be attached. i looked at the engine block and it appears it is a L 1.6 per the stamp. not sure if anyone is following this thread still but there it is lol. i am hoping to get it moved here soon. im kind of stuck at the moment as i dont know if i will be staying in my current house. that is why i have not moved it yet. anyways i hope everyone is doing well. thanks! Quote Link to comment
izzo Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 shouldn't take much to connect it to the xfer case, get it! Quote Link to comment
nevada Posted January 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 it should not be, all the parts for the 4x4 are there just in the bed. the truck is mine im just waiting to see if i am going to bring it to my current residence or if i will be moving. i dont want to get it here and then have to move lol. Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 We are here, always wanting to be entertained, more Oics.:lol: :lol: wayno Quote Link to comment
Madmax Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 We are here, always wanting to be entertained, more Oics.:lol: :lol: wayno i love the truck, so jealous...good luck on the build,these guys at ratsun are the koolest!!! Quote Link to comment
nevada Posted February 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 ok i spent some time gathering the parts for the truck and putting them into the bed today to get it ready to move. as it turns out the head was no there. apparently the ex took it with him thinking he would be taking the truck at some point. the intake manifold was there but the carbs were missing. it looked to be for a dual carb setup (SU's? maybe?). So i need to source another motor or some parts. probably easier to find a new motor. does the 2.0 work with the manual transmission used on the 1.6? this is all new to me so i am not even sure what i should be asking as far as this goes. thanks! Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 The L20b will work fine as a replacement, dual SUs are an upgrade and still can be found. wayno Quote Link to comment
shancerlelby Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 by the looks of those spring packs up front it could carry the weight of a small block. yikes! Front diff i thought looked like suzuki samurai, did International harvester make any narrow width mini trucks? If it had a jeep axle up front it would be 5 bolt. Weird little truck indeed, i love it. Might be worth it to track down the previous owner to see what he knows about it. Quote Link to comment
nevada Posted February 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 hi all, to be honest im not sure if the front diff is international. the hubs are marked international so i assumed the front diff was but i can be wrong on that of course. im hoping to have it moved here this week. Quote Link to comment
raggmann Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 I need to see more pics Quote Link to comment
nevada Posted February 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 MORE PICS! so what do you guys think? [/img]? Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 It looks like a datsun 620 5 spd. transmission, other than that I have not a clue, I don't know much about front strait axles nor transfer cases, but I don't beleave it's a 720 transfer case, probably jeep, but I could be wrong on that. Once you get it running I would be interested in knowing if it has a 4 wheel drive high mode? What I mean is, 2high-neutral-2low-4low or 2high-neutral-4high-4low, it looks like one of those two shafted jeep ones. wayno Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Dana 30 front axle with custom 6-lug hubs (unless they are 5-lug). Should be a Dana 20 transfer case, hard to tell with the dirt on there. Most of the Datsun 4x4 conversions used those parts. They are the same as the components use in the Jeep CJ5's. Quote Link to comment
nevada Posted February 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 cool thanks for the info! here is a pic of the wheel. looks to be a 6 lug. i will double check. Quote Link to comment
nevada Posted February 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 ok so i did some digging around and found this. it appears to be a dana 20 transfer case (from what i can see in the pic in the link) as suggested. per the write up it was used on some Internationals so that would explain the locking hubs. this just keeps getting cooler lol. Dana 20 Transfer case Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Those locking hubs are Warn units, aftermarket and good quality. I have the same ones on my CJ5. Your running the custom 6-lug hubs (really the only custom parts on the axle). You should be able to use stock Jeep bearings and parts in the front axle and the transfer case. The fwd nose bolted to the transfer case is another custom piece used to adapt the Dana 20 t-case to the Datsun drivetrain. No International parts there, although International did use Dana components. Dana/Spicer is a major drivetrain component supplier for alot of auto manufacturers. ;) Quote Link to comment
albyneau Posted June 9, 2011 Report Share Posted June 9, 2011 That's bob's truck it has suzuki axles under it My truck! Well, same color, and same (eventual) outcome~ but I'll have a more useable ride height/tire combo. Building a work truck~ not a toy/krawler.. who's Bob? Quote Link to comment
nevada Posted June 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2011 Hi, i still have not got to the truck yet. too much going on at the moment. i did check it out some more and found that the rear hubs are marked toyota. i was told that supposedly in the 70's some shop did 20 conversions like this. anyone heard of that? thanks! Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted June 9, 2011 Report Share Posted June 9, 2011 This is Ratsun nevada, there isn't much that hasn't been done here at one time or another. There were a lot of conversions back then, as it is now, they had jeep front axles with toyota calipers using an adapter, not a very good setup today, but it was great back then. It wouldn't suprise me if you didn't find more foreign(not datsun) vehicle parts on your truck either, just like today, you make whatever you have available work. Haven't got your truck yet??? Quote Link to comment
nevada Posted June 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2011 nope its still sitting the ladies garage i bought it from. she is a good friend so its ok. i just have not found a place where i can park while i get it sorted out, etc yet. Quote Link to comment
jon521 Posted June 13, 2011 Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 just to the right of the brown center console, kind of down, that black knob, looks like a xfer case arm. looks like it might have some padding on it too? either that or its just something on the floor that looks like one from that pic :rofl: I wanted to ask about the if anybody knew about the center console thing. i really would like to find something that would fit in a 521. i believe a have a 620 center console but it blocks the lower heater vent if i put it in. But i have seen a few 521s with similar center consoles as the brown one here and i was just wondering if they were out of some other vehicle like a courier or something or if its just like a generic thing, or if anyone knows at all haha. thanks. Quote Link to comment
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