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Thanks guys, i dont really want to part with it to be honest im leaving and there is still more work to be done and i just dont have the time. ialso brought the other ute for all its panels and the style side tub but i decided to leave it a one tonner.

hey guys, this one is for the guys in australia, have a datto 78 1500 truck with a l20b stroker in it with comp 11-1 twin 45 oer side draught carbs, forged flat top pistons. truck has orig hilux suf mags with brand new tyres, just passed road worthy, also have another 1500 but its a 77 model and with a five hook style side tub. and a shed full of everything you need for one im looking to sell of this gear in one go as im going interstate and dont wish to bring it with me. im asking $4,000 . this car owes me upwards on eight thousand im open to offers .

hi guys have a datto 620 ute style side tub for sale. was going to put it on my ute but im moving interstate and havnt the time so it must go. also i have countless parts for the 620's so if your after anything from hubcaps to wipermotors let me know. want 300.00 firm

oh sorry mate didnt read all of your add i also have a hood lining if interested. i want about 150.00 for the box and 50.00 for the hood lining. let me know if your interested

hey mate i have a working 4speed gearbox. bolts up to a l series block is this what you want?

hey brett, yeah the orange one is still alive and well. the motors sitting between the rails, had to hold off for a while till i had the money to finish things off but over the next couple weeks she should be running and drivable. but will keep you posted with regards to the progress. cheers

hi guys for those of you who dont remember most last posts i own a 78 datto ute. this little ute was originally bought for a work ute until i fell in love with its beautiful body shape. it was about then that i decided that i would restore this thing and turn it into a little hot rod. that along with the fact the original j15 was knackered. so the first motor to go into this ute was a mild l18 with a nice little down draught webber connected to a four speed box, ran quite nice till it started cutting out on me and spluttering and basicley giving me the shits. i had spent way to much money paying a mechanic to put this motor in and it was not running properly. so i was talking to a mate from another forum and he mentioned he had a l20 stroker he was selling ( not that he wanted to) by the way, i mean i dont think many would willingly pass this thing up. ha ha. so i managed to pick up the l20b stroker which had forged flat top pistons in it. ka24 crank, biggest cam that would fit , new valves and spings, plus more making compression of 11-1. with a pair of twin 45 side draught webbers. connected to a 5speed box. so now i have this little weapon sittng in the car. we did things alittle different this time. my mate and i put this one in, in one weekend we managed to do what took the mechanic like a month!!!. forgot to mention there was plenty of beers and cursing invloved including calling off the nights work because we where far too pissed and it was becoming dangerous working with the engine crane and motor. so i had been reading the local trading paper over here and noticed someone was selling a datto 620. so imediattley i called. and to my delight it had a style side tray. so i drove down my bomb car towing a trailer with indicators that didnt work and up hills where it struggled and i thought i could have walked quicker. but i eventually got there and made a deal with the seller( who was a total yolkal by the way) so to my amazment he tries to get me to pay him with a trade for unlicenced firearms.omg what a crim right!!lol . so anyway i mangeged to get it for 3hundred bucks .wow a bargin!. so now im about to send this little baby to the mechanic( not the previous one) ha ha. to have her all finished. pray with me im statified with her. or its out with the motor and in with a sr20. for all you guys out there who love your pics here you go. tell me what you think ps; do tell me if these pics dont work as im new to using photobucket http://s252.photobucket.com/albums/hh31/blackoutNT/?action=view&current=P1010073.jpg http://s252.photobucket.com/albums/hh31/blackoutNT/?action=view&current=DSC00094.jpg http://s252.photobucket.com/albums/hh31/blackoutNT/?action=view&current=DSC00093.jpg http://s252.photobucket.com/albums/hh31/blackoutNT/?action=view&current=P1010077.jpg http://s252.photobucket.com/albums/hh31/blackoutNT/?action=view&current=001.jpg http://s252.photobucket.com/albums/hh31/blackoutNT/?action=view&current=P1010070.jpg http://s252.photobucket.com/albums/hh31/blackoutNT/?action=view&current=P1010071.jpg

Hey mate congrats on your efforts. i recently did a mtor swap with a mate to drop my l20 stroker into my truck. its a interesting process.lol we had heaps of trouble with sump pans not fitting. mounting the gear box, and the enging mounts were a nightmare. but last motor it had was put in by the mechanics and cost my three grand. what took them three weeks we did in a weekend. also regarding your wiring, we got tape and stuck it to each wire and wrote what it was and where it went prior to removal. so it made things so much easier. gotta get rid of that air cleaner. do the motor no justice. pretty harsh on the eyes

oh yeah the only left hand cars we see are old chevs/ mustangs etc

oh ok lol. thats funny. gotta love aus

what my dash?

nah sorry mate there my twin 45's for my stroker

im not really sure what it is your after. the twin su's come with a manifold. there twin side draught. the only other thing i have is the down draught weber and manifold