Siempreloco Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 I DO have a post in the 620 section.. but as it stands this is really more of a project datto, so yes I am starting a new thread! As some of you already know, I own a rusty little beater 78 620 with a decent l20 and auto tranny in it.. i just traded my nice clean 73 Chevy Vega for my second 620...a 73 620 with a rebuilt, bored l16 running a Weber carb and 4 speed manual tranny. Interior:Good Engine:Perfect Tranny:Perfect Body:Good, with minor body filler for dents, no real rust at all! But sadly, the front brakes aren't working, it seems im getting pressure to my wheel cylinders but they aren't working, ordered new wheel cylinders and hoping that's all that is wrong with it. So far i'm pretty happy, i'll have all my extra parts up for sale soon.OICS! Featuring my brother, and his lifted danger ranger project.Resized to 86% (was 800 x 600) - Click image to enlarge<br style="color: rgb(28, 40, 55); font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; background-color: rgb(250, 251, 252); ">Resized to 86% (was 800 x 600) - Click image to enlarge<br style="color: rgb(28, 40, 55); font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; background-color: rgb(250, 251, 252); ">Resized to 86% (was 800 x 600) - Click image to enlarge<br style="color: rgb(28, 40, 55); font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; background-color: rgb(250, 251, 252); ">Resized to 86% (was 800 x 600) - Click image to enlarge<br style="color: rgb(28, 40, 55); font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; background-color: rgb(250, 251, 252); ">Resized to 86% (was 800 x 600) - Click image to enlarge<br style="color: rgb(28, 40, 55); font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; background-color: rgb(250, 251, 252); ">Resized to 86% (was 800 x 600) - Click image to enlarge I was right when it came to my brakes, ended up putting on 3 new wheel cylinders (gonna do the 4th one for the hell of it soon) All new pads and turned the drums. Heres some basic oics of brake-ly stuff as well as me abusing my dog dishes because I don't like or want them. I have 6. I'll put them in for sale with stock rims when I get new rims. Resized to 86% (was 800 x 600) - Click image to enlarge Resized to 86% (was 800 x 600) - Click image to enlarge Resized to 86% (was 800 x 600) - Click image to enlarge Also- a quick little thing i did to make my front end look much better! When this isn't done on a 620 it bugs the fuck out of me! Resized to 86% (was 800 x 600) - Click image to enlarge Resized to 86% (was 800 x 600) - Click image to enlarge This is a sticker on my front bumper, you may not be able to make it out but it says "Grand Gulf Nuclear Station." Keeper! Resized to 86% (was 800 x 600) - Click image to enlarge One of my many spare parts...but this one may end up being reinstalled, since I like it better than the plastic tank that's under the hood!! Resized to 86% (was 800 x 600) - Click image to enlarge A very small edition to my truck...to be counterbalanced on the other side by some Rats n Wrenches soon! Resized to 86% (was 800 x 600) - Click image to enlarge Some Oics of my 1st 620....its my "Parts" truck even though it runs and drives well...i dont really need 2 trucks, but I find it hard for me to part with it....im unsure on what to do with it yet. Resized to 86% (was 800 x 600) - Click image to enlarge Resized to 86% (was 800 x 600) - Click image to enlarge Quote Link to comment
DatDoug Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 Truck looks good. Like the nickname "Silver Bullett" Perfect :cool: Looks better now that you painted the hood trim. Now paint behind the grille black. It will fill it in & look cleaner. Keep the parts truck. Always nice having 2 620's :cool: Quote Link to comment
Siempreloco Posted February 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 Truck looks good. Like the nickname "Silver Bullett" Perfect :cool: Looks better now that you painted the hood trim. Now paint behind the grille black. It will fill it in & look cleaner. Keep the parts truck. Always nice having 2 620's :cool: The name will change when i paint it, sadly, haha, PO did a shitty job painting it, bondo to be removed and/or sanded, and I plan on painting it a brick red oxide. White door logos, 15x10 rims and some white letter street tires. Quote Link to comment
DatDoug Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 The name will change when i paint it, sadly, haha, PO did a shitty job painting it, bondo to be removed and/or sanded, and I plan on painting it a brick red oxide. White door logos, 15x10 rims and some white letter street tires. Cool idea :cool: Sounds like a truck I used to av. Quote Link to comment
K_trip Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 I like it! I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with it. A nice interior is a great start... good looking bench seat too! Quote Link to comment
Siempreloco Posted February 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 Yeah the interior is great, the dash is just cracked, I plan on redoing all the interior lights with LEDs and turn my kick panel speakers into 5x7s and build a box to hold a 10 in shallow mount sub and two 6x8s behind the seat. I need to go take some oics of under the hood, thats the real beauty of it, no its not some kind of awesome powerful swap, but its a fresh rebuilt l16 bored out with all kinds of quality everything, and a weber. It makes a great DD as i collect money to do what id like to it. Next step is probably going to be suspension wheels and tires, then paint, then new stereo components and LED's Quote Link to comment
Siempreloco Posted February 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 Here's the under hood pics I promised- A freshly rebuilt L16, bored out to approx an l18- says PO. Weber 32/36? carb, K&N filter, accel, etc etc very nice and clean, starts and runs beautifully. Wiring looks like shit but its all done right, I will rewire it all eventually for aesthetics, but until then it works! Sorry for low quality/Night pics. Also- i'm 18 years old and live in a basement apartment, I share a one bay garage with the couple upstairs. Luckily for me they don't do any kind of mechanical work or have any use for the garage other than storage, so it is mostly left to me. Until I got the Datsun I didn't have much use for the garage, as my previous project/DD was in great shape (1973 Chevy Vega Notchback). Since im too broke to do anything to the truck, and since nothing minor that i can tinker on is messed up, I had nothing to do today. SO I cleaned up the garage really nice, made space, put in a stereo system, and got everything ready for Ratsun Mechanomics 101. Sadly I cant reclaim the tool bench/ work room alongside the garage due to a bunch of shit (hoping to be able to move it to the cellar soon for moarrr room! Quote Link to comment
Farmer Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 Ah man... I get that name when your done With it. Been thinking about using that name for awhile now.lol Quote Link to comment
Siempreloco Posted February 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 Ah man... I get that name when your done With it. Been thinking about using that name for awhile now.lol Haha, you've got it man. Quote Link to comment
Siempreloco Posted February 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 Fought forever today putting a new filler nozzle hose on, finding the right size, cutting it, having to scrape out the inside some, wedging it in there...it sounds and seems like it should have taken me 15minutes, but it took me almost 2 hours... i was of course, doing this in an auto parts parking lot though...oh well, no more leaks or overflow when i fill it up, so whatever, time well spent. Quote Link to comment
Siempreloco Posted February 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 Get low? Get rims and tires? Rims and tires are temporary till i paint the truck, then i'm going to white 15x10s Torsion bar shit tomorrow, didn't have the time today. Seems to be riding pretty good on these 3 inch blocks, the wider, better tires are probably the cause of which, it kicked like a fucking horse with the stockers and those skinny damn tires on it. Sorry for shit pics, more to come: Quote Link to comment
Siempreloco Posted February 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 So... yesterday? Maybe the day before, ive been so busy it's all melding together, I adjusted the torsion bars down.. I need to reindex them, swap bumpstops, get new shocks, eventually move my shock towers, possibly drop spindles? Idk, it rides pretty rough, but not unbearable. 1 Quote Link to comment
Alex Datsun Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 Yo your truck is clean as fudge cakes...simple and to the point. Quote Link to comment
Siempreloco Posted February 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 Yo your truck is clean as fudge cakes...simple and to the point. Thanks man, keep watching it'll get better with time Quote Link to comment
Siempreloco Posted February 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 So I got my new wheels a few days ago, waited on oics till i ripped the nasty mud tires off of them. Four 15x10 wagon wheels for 80 bucks...Hopefully gonna be sandblasting them and repainting them gloss white this weekend, i know a guy who knows a guy that may be able to hook me up with some decent shape used tires on the cheap.... What size tire should I run if I want a semi low pro street tire? I don't want anything super skinny, i'd like a similar sidewall size of what currently have, maybe a little less. Quote Link to comment
k-autic Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 So... yesterday? Maybe the day before, ive been so busy it's all melding together, I adjusted the torsion bars down.. I need to reindex them, swap bumpstops, get new shocks, eventually move my shock towers, possibly drop spindles? Idk, it rides pretty rough, but not unbearable. Its looking hella sweet! How many leaf springa do you have? I put my 3 inch blocks n still hella high cuz its got like 6 leafs. Getting 4x4 tomorrow. Quote Link to comment
Siempreloco Posted February 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Its looking hella sweet! How many leaf springa do you have? I put my 3 inch blocks n still hella high cuz its got like 6 leafs. Getting 4x4 tomorrow. I think 3 and a load bar? Quote Link to comment
Siempreloco Posted May 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 MANY UPDATES COMING SOON!!!! Things ive done without oics: New dual points distributor, cap, rotor, pertronix flamethrower 2 coil, rewiring, ordered shocks, new 8mm red plug wire set, had to order a new antidieseling valve for the 32/36. In the near future: Painting the 15x10s, tinting the windows, getting tires, buying flares, reindexing torisions, new bumpstops, new exhaust setup, many little details and stickers and such!!! Quote Link to comment
Siempreloco Posted June 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 Alright so last night We dug back into the truck, the red 8mm plug wires I ordered online were so fucking sort Myabe one of them would have reached so I have to return those, We got a radiator return tank installed and hooked up... ((no oics of that really)) and I changed my oil, 5 quarts of Mobil Super 5000 and this guy here Which means the fram was no longer on it, so I decided to put the fram where it belongs... Then I tackled the shocks.....Heres some front comparison and install oics: And my rear comparison ((Look at the end bolt!!)) Now with all the wiring and such thats been happening ((new distributor, coil, plugs, antidieseling valve)) I have yet to figure out what these wires are for, they hook up to the coil... but what are they? they go into the wrapped tape wire grouping pictured here Anyway, crappy night shot of how she sits for now, needs to be really tuned and times with new wheels and tires and flares before I put her back on the road. 1 Quote Link to comment
I'm BLUE Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 trace the wires in question, Or better pics please :confused: Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 why dont you get a volt meter and put the key to ON and then to start and see what happens. early cars used a ballast resisitor and there will be a bypass wire that has 2 wires going in to a lug. so when key in START the 12volt goes direct to the coil then when key goes to ON the other wire will go to the ballast resistor then to the coil. IM not familiar with 620 wireing but if you figure those 2 posistions START and ON. what was wrong with the old coil and ballast.? Whats thenew coil resisitance??????If 3 ohm coil youll bybass the ballast and go straight to the coil. so to make sure you have 12volt at Start and On Quote Link to comment
Sealik Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 Now with all the wiring and such thats been happening ((new distributor, coil, plugs, antidieseling valve)) I have yet to figure out what these wires are for, they hook up to the coil... but what are they? they go into the wrapped tape wire grouping pictured here http://downloads.bus..._620_Pickup.pdf Quote Link to comment
Siempreloco Posted June 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 I have the ballast resistor hooked up and the truck is now RUNNING WELL!!!!! ((Not just because of the resistor, I already had that hooked up..)For the first time in 3 months! But I dont have these wires hooked up.. it seems in the diagram that black/red goes to... ignition?? and blue white goes to the distributor relay which im guessing is the same as the ballast resistor which I have already wired around...I fucking hate wiring... Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 Black Red looks like START power, as in, powers the coil bypassing the resistor to provide hotter spark, while starting only. Black,Blue/White looks like negative coil. Blue/white goes to a relay, basically looks like things like the Neutral safety switch can turn it off that way. Quote Link to comment
Siempreloco Posted June 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 So I decided today that the one ton 15x10 steel wheels aren't going on the truck... probably gonna be looking for some 15x8 alloys instead. In lieu of this delay I started on another couple projects..... This is getting painted..... Annnd this.... A little sneak peak.... Oh.... and I started rewiring everything under the hood for cleanliness and mostly just so I know what everything does.... More oics tomorrow, wiring and valve cover should be done, maybe I will have new rims? Maybe tires? Quote Link to comment
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