bsakid

been a while since ive posted an update, had to have a surgery on my right leg to remove some rods from my femur and tib from an old bike accident, anyway back on to progress! spent today making up some dolleys so I could get the cab off the front lawn and back on to the drive way got to attacking some of the rust around the join in the tub, this seems like a problem area. every single 620 ive ever seen rusts here. also dust masks and beards arent pleasent! quick pic of what im dealing with, love all the outwards dints from shit rolling around in the tub, lots of hammer and dolly time in my future. gotta love how the front of the tub isnt even attached at all! you can also see in here how i've started figuring out how to drop the tub, looks like its going to be very easy to do the bloke I bought the first ute from had a go at fixing the rust in the tub, going to be fun fixing that mess. theres that much bog/rust/fibreglass dodginess going on I just got the paint stripper out and started stripping it back to bare metal, should have the outside of the tub stripped back tomorrow. i'll see how much more rust and scary stuff I find on the way, I havent touched the tailgate yet but it looks terminal

this was only about a year ago I had seen these and they were repoductions, they were listed on ebay along with all the other repro gear.

G'day all Some time ago there was a company making complete reproduction 4 and 5 hook 620 tubs and tailgates as well. i've done a heap of searching on the net and havent been able to track down the company again, would anyone have a link to them? my tub is savable but my tailgate is definitely toast!

not gonna lie i have no idea what road warrior is ha ha pretty sure ive got it all planned out how im going to do the drop, were getting started on it tommorow so ill post up progress shots and yeah it does! im pulling all the disc brake stuff off tomorrow to swap it onto mine. might see what options i have for an upgrade as well ive got s13,s14,s15,r32,r33 and some 350z brakes in the shed so ill do some mocking up and see what i can make work without to much modifying

Think I might have to come for another visit again soon, unfortunately the cab will be going to scrap on thursday, the parents aren't to impressed with having an upside down cab in the front yard as i'm sure you could imagine! i'm sure we can work something out if you want it bad enough! that little ute is just a spares ute so most stuff will be up for grabs!

So I got busy over my one day weekend and got the cab off, on my own to! surprised me how light the cab actually was without anything bolted to it, I love how easy these things are to work on. been hunting around like mad looking for an L20B and can't seem to find anything thats not a 2+ hour drive away. While i'm searching for an L20B i'm going to start the rust repairs on the tub because as you can see its pretty bad, lots of fibreglass and bog in this bad boy! also I will be figuring out how to do a body drop on this as well, I've never owned a car that has a separate chassis so this is all new to me! so any tips on doing body drops will be appreciated!

pretty much the cab itself and possibly the door shells, just keep in mind that all sills and floor pan are absolutely rooted and not good for anything. when i've got it all done i'll let you know what ive got left over and i'm sure we can work something out

there's no way I could get it to my work mate, the only cars I have are all coupes and drift cars, amazingly the datsun is the most practical thing I own!

So I've had a busy weekend, went and picked up another 620 in much better condition and got started on removing the cab from mine so I can swap them over. I picked up this little gem from dilligaf on sunday morning, its not complete but it has a hell of alot less rust than mine, just needs the sills replaced and we're good to go! also has an l20b manual box in it and the J15 was strapped to the tray, the search is on for an l20b now to fill the hole, going to look for something to suit rebuild as im planning on messing with it a fair bit. The end is near for this cab, if anyone wants a free 620 cab with a heap of speed holes and some very dodgy rust repairs let me know, would really only be good if you wanted to cut some parts off it, and its gonna be bare as anything i'll be keeping everything thats bolted to it for spares just in case! i hope to have the cabs swapped by the weekend

i've sent you a message dilligaf! thanks for the advice and links, helped give me a few ideas. I'll post some photos tomorrow when im at work

hey all new to the site but i've been lurking for years! i've always wanted a 620 and finally scored myself a lwb 620 with ALOT of rust. So far i've purchased new rockers and new floor pans for it but i've come to a bit of a holt when I pulled off the old rusted rockers, turns out the inner sill is basically non existent! same as the mounts for the cab, they are all rotted away and all need replacing as well. unfortunately this project is all happening in my front yard same as all my other cars as I don't have a shed. Is there anyone out there who has replaced inner sills on a 620 before who could give me a few tips? I cant find any to buy off the shelf anywhere so i'm assuming its a fabrication job. any help and info is greatly appreciated! EDIT: got another one with heaps less rust! let the games begin!