psychrome86

updated the first post ^^^

wow, even scavenged junkyard cars don't look that bad.

haha, if that doesn't get you then salty roads in snowy areas will.

I have a strange feeling it would drive home with no problem after a complete fluid change. Though I've decided not to go now because the weather is going nuts up there. Two feet of snow kind of puts a damper on things. Ergh. Thanks for all your guys' help thus far.

Sadly, they charge 59c a mile and round trip is almost 1000 miles from Burbank to Flagstaff. So that comes up to $560 in mileage. Then gas alone is a couple hundred. A guy at my parts store was telling me something about professional car haulers that go around the country and pick up cars that people buy online or at auctions and take them wherever. Anyone know how to get in on that? Lame, so what year do you think it is?

**UPDATE** Well, it's been just over a year since I mentioned this 620. I went to arizona over christmas and got to see this beautiful truck again. This time I finally got a somewhat good look at it. It was zero degrees outside so I didn't have too long a look at it. The door plate says '78 so kudos to those who said it! I haven't looked it up yet but it must be the L20 engine because the emissions sticker said 1920cc engine. (i think that's right.) The interior is actually a lot better than I thought it was. It's a manual, didn't check if it was 4 or 5 speed though. Didn't check the brakes. The body is still in perfect shape except for some very small rusting above the rear passenger wheel. The "electrical" problem I mentioned before I found out was just a dashboard light staying on, I think the brake/parking light. I didn't try to even start it but i checked out the fluids and they all still look good except for the brake fluid. I'd probably end up replacing most of the brake system anyway just to be safe. I'm going back out there in the spring-summer time and hopefully will be able to spend more time on this truck. Any suggestions as to what stuff to check out on it before I try to turn it over let alone drive it? My first thoughts are to charge the battery or get a new one, change the oil, flush the cooling system, bleed the brakes with my power bleeder. Other thoughts I have are to regrease the wheel bearings and change the tranny and differential fluid. One other thing. I didn't realize how tiny that truck was till I sat in it. I'm 6'4" and I couldn't rest my legs anywhere without hitting the steering wheel or the shifter. Going to take some getting used to. Hi all, I'm new here. I found this forum because I'm on my way to becoming a first time datsun owner (after an accord, crx, and a nova, the last two i still own). There's this '79 620 out in arizona I want to bring back to southern california in a couple weeks. One obstacle is to figure out the best way to get it out here. Anyway, I'm interested in finding out what's under the hood and how easily I can replace the interior. It's a king cab and my short research tells me more than likely it will have an L20 in it. Last time i was out there a couple years ago I only had a short glimpse of it and all i could see was the perfect body with no visible rust at the time and a trashed interior. It's been sitting for a couple years. It runs and has some sort of "electrical problem" according to the owner. I have a sad feeling it might have developed some rust by now but i'm not too worried about it. If anybody knows a way of getting it out here aside from renting a uhaul truck and trailer; I'm all ears. That alone will cost around $500-$600. Or i could try driving it out but I'm not that desperate for it. Thanks for any help. Here's a pic of it.