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  1. minitrucker

    1980 720

    What could be the culprit? What should I look for? When I bought the truck I had an extra starter for it. I took that one and the one in it and had them tested and both were good. Tried with both starters and the same problem still exists.
  2. minitrucker

    1980 720

    The transmission needs rebuilt. The engine has a problem with not wanting to start after its warmed up. It also like s to die on you for no reason. I have a lot of clean up work to do under the hood and paint the engine as well. Also going to take this opportunity to fix the front suspension (the person who bagged the front of this truck was high on meth) The back looks pretty damn good but the front...tsk tsk.
  3. minitrucker

    1980 720

    did the hardbody come with dual piston calipers? do they make slotted rotors for the hardbody or am I looking for them to be from another vehicle? I'm starting to see that light. This truck is not a daily driver its actually a lawn ornament until i can get it running, so down time isn't an issue. While the L20 is out what are some modifications that I should look into? ie. headers (who makes them?), intake swap? (is that a thing on these engines?) Oh and by the way THANK ALL OF YOU so far for the help. I really mean that. As this truck unfolds I'll be back here asking all kinds of questions I'm sure.
  4. minitrucker

    1980 720

    Is there a difference between KA24E and KA24DE? I have found its more common for guys to swap the DE but i did find a fairly useful writeup about the KA24E.
  5. minitrucker

    1980 720

    Thank you for the welcome. You sir are very right there is a lot of info about swapping ka and z in and out of 720 s but from my understanding (and it may be wrong) the 80 was the only year to have the l20 and for that reason I cant find any info on swapping that l20 for another engine. But now typing this i guess i couldv'e looked into a swap to a 620 since they both used the l20. but then my concern on length is still an issue. The whole truck is on air ride not just the rear. What are brake upgrade options?
  6. minitrucker

    1980 720

    Mechanical - enough to "probably" pull this swap/rebuild off fabrication - not really Automatic Is that for any swap? ka24e ka24de z24 z22?
  7. minitrucker

    1980 720

    What I was trying to say is the engine doesnt run right not that its not enough power. I havent read your links yet but I have searched and all i can find is z to ka swaps or head swaps. Is the l20 and the z or ka have the same mount points? is the length of them with transmissions the same length as the l20b and 3n71 setup? these are things i can't find asnwers to. on a side note how much sould i expect to pay (ballparking of course) to have the trans rebuilt? I got a quote of around $1000 so far. But I only called one place too.
  8. minitrucker

    1980 720

    Before I start I searched to the ends of the earth to find an answer for this so if its already on here I apologize in advance. I have a 80 720 with a L20B the trans is slipping and the engine is weak at best. I don't care about speed I just want a reliable truck that will run and drive. Having said that I already had the driveshaft modified for the air ride and don't really want to drop another 500 on that. Do I rebuild the L20B and 3N71 or swap to a Z or KA engine with their respective transmissions (auto preferrably)? If I swap, and this is more something Id like to do, what modifications will need to be done? ie. motor mounts, trans mounts, firewall, etc.
  9. So let me start of by saying I am new to datsun and new to this forum. I am really excited about this truck but it doesnt idle well. Im hoping you guys can help with that. Now after searching and reading as much as I can I'm at a loss. The previous owner informed me that it is a 79 L20B with a weber (WK663?) 32/36 DGEV <-------(not sure what that means). There is a metal pipe that comes out of the engine block under the manifold that comes up and switches to a rubber hose which comes up by the carb. What is this line called? What does it do? Where is it supposed to go? Because its not connected to anything. The idle on this truck is REALLY rough. If you block this line off it will stall the engine.
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