Fatlace85 Posted April 24, 2014 Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 The first time i set my eyes on a Datsun 720 pickup was when i was a young boy and from then on i fell absolutely in love with them and swore that one day i would own one! One day while driving down a side street i caught out of the corner of my eye a tailgate in the far back of some old mans driveway, I saw him walking to his Chevy suburban and i pulled over and stopped him before he got in to leave for work. I asked him about the truck and he said that he has owned it for about 15 years now and it had been sitting there for the last 6. I asked if he would sell it and he said he would have to think about it. We exchanged numbers and went on our ways. That night i could not sleep. All i could think about was that truck, Wasting away in that mans back yard. The next day i got a call from a number i did not recognize. I answered and to my surprise, it was the man with the Datsun!!!!! He said that he was free that afternoon and that i could come look at it if i wanted. I got in my car and drove there right away! We talked about it and looked it over. He said it had not been started in over 5 years and parked it due to having a misfire. The tires were flat. The brakes were stuck. It was dirty as hell. Moss was growing on it. But i loved it! We started talking numbers and we finally decided on $100! The catch was i had to move his VW Scirocco, Which was fine with me! I got it home, Parked it, and havent touched it since. Its been a few months and i just havent had the funds to get the build started. I have decided to sell my beloved Lexus and start building the Datsun while i do not have a license and hopefully have it done by the time i get my license back! I have recently purchased a 1985 Datsun/Nissan 720 Kingcab. My plans are to do a budget turbo build similar to the ones the "Roadkill" Tv show did a little while back. Link to the Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcjC00J8FaM I am starting off with a $100 decently clean 720. It runs but has a knock. Exhaust leaks everywhere. Moss growing on it. And 6 years worth of leafs in the bed. LOL. I am sacrificing my 1993 Lexus LS400 and selling it to dump into this project. Taking a risk! But i will not need a car for the next 6 months (Losing my license) So i will be rocking my Stretched moped! ^.^ Anyways so my plans for the Rotsun Pickup is to swap a 4.3L motor out of a Chevy s10 with a 5 speed transmission. Gonna get all of that together and running first before slapping the massive 7.3L Turbo off of a Ford Powerstroke turbo diesel! Those are just the beginning things i will do with the truck for now. Stay tuned! This will take awhile to do and this will be my first "Major" build so i will be asking a lot of questions as well! My computer is being stupid so ill upload more pictures later Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 Take good care of that moped! It may be your only mode of transport for the next 3 years if you can believe the "rebuild" postings lately. Good luck, beat the average and do a well thought out modification. First get it able to be registered, then go wild hoping "they" never pull you over and look under the hood! Quote Link to comment
Fatlace85 Posted April 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 Oh ill buy another truck lol the moped is only cause im losing my license for 5 months haha. If I get pulled over and they look under my hood they would congratulate me haha where im from they dont care much. I can get it registered without a problem here too Quote Link to comment
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