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The top half is cut, still not polished. Unfortunately I found a bit of body filler, and bunches of itty bitty dings and dents that weren't hardly visible before. EIther way, it doesn't bother me. These can probably be tapped out with the ass end of a screwdriver and a rag or something. Little stuff.

The sticker that was along the side (70's flower power lulz) I pressure washed off, ended up just leaving the glue on the paint and the sticker disintegrated. So, had to break out some denatured alcohol and a rag to soften and remove it. Still have to cut the bottom half so I can start polishing everything and sealing it.

BUT... the engine bay will be next, have to hand-buff the engine bay because you simply cannot get in there with a bad and buffer. So that will take some serious elbow grease - I left the paint to soak in some WD40 for a few days so I can get in there and not spend 10 hours removing oxidation and baked in grease.

But.. she's coming along. :)

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Oh boy oh boy oh boy... I get to post an update a year later!

So this happened:

Bought a 79 standard cab in Medford, OR that had a blown rear end. Apparently this was a local guys prior, who is also on Ratsun. No clue as to his name. Anyways bought a parts truck (no pics unfortunately, unless Farmer has them - I can't find mine, but he towed it for me.)

Practically everything came out of the parts truck to donate to my King Cab which is once again with engine, transmission, hooked up and ready to rock. Some wiring will be done this weekend (11/21, 11/22) and hopefully if everything goes right, I'll get her cranking and the lights working, dash functioning, etc.
 

L20B has all new gaskets and a paint job, new starter, new alternator, a thorough cleaning because Jesus Christ people can you change the fucking oil once in awhile? New clutch, the usual. Trans is unfortunately a 4-speed, but, it feels nice and tight and not sloppy after new bushings so that is promising. My old 5 speed was sloppy even with new bushings...

 

I'll STFU and prove I did something over the last year. :D

 

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Unfortunately it's an open, round port head. Fuck it. It ran.

 

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Cleaned up the engine bay a bit before I slap the new engine in...

 

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Lol, hand polished down to Meguiar's cleaner wax. Meh. I was bored.

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Bought a set of these 17" Titan wheels - WHICH i NEED TO FIND A SET OF FOUR (4) CENTER CAPS (3.25") SO IF YOU HAVE A SET AND WANT TO SELL IT TO ME, IF THE PRICE IS RIGHT THEN YOU HAVE A DEAL!!!

 

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Zero-Rusted the front floor pans.
This shit seriously took fucking 3 months to set up hard enough that your finger didn't leave a finger print! I guess the cans have been in the weather, outside, frozen multiple times and probably baked as well. Been outside for 10 years, since I bought two quarts for my 510 from Bruce Palmer (510 wagon guy!).

This shit is like magical unicorn sex in a can, and if you care about your datsun you'll use this and tell POR15 to screw goats.
I do believe James is testing this stuff out these days? I love it. My bumper was poorly prepped, and I checked it out yesterday... no rust, still black, holding up great. 10 years later.

 

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Battery Tray is completely toast. Like... I don't know how I want to attack it. Needs all new sheet metal and a new tray.
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Cleaned up heater assembly cover...

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There are more but honestly I hate photobucket with a purple passion so I am going to look into finding alternative hosting. Took me half an hour to log in and it's slow as hell. To top it off I had to use the phone app which is just ghastly... anyways long story short the truck should be on the road very soon. Everything is there it's just down to the wiring now and that's pretty much it besides interior work!

I also picked up a pair of Kia Soul seats (not sure what trim, because they don't match ANY pictures of Soul seats out there... I'll snap a pic tomorrow).


I'll be compiling a list of things I need to get once everything is back together and I can see what I am missing. As of right now though, the center caps for those 17" 7-spoke Titan wheels come to mind. I also need to figure out the dome light situation... my dome light doesn't match everybody elses. Will advise.

PS - Has anybody re-sealed a king cab slider rear window? I want to take it down and get new felts, and new seals. I don't want to deal with rattles and leaks, it's out of the truck now (Thanks Brown!) and will likely get a light tint.

All coming together guys! MOTIVATE ME!

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I had the same experience with Zero rust. Take a while to harden if you get it on too thick. It's better if you thin it and spray it. If you get it in the aerosol can, it doesn't have this issue.. but it's less product also.

 

Truck looks great!

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