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Wow, I just went thru all of this at about the same time. The parts store sold me a clutch/pump for a truck w/ ac, prob thinking in AZ that everyone has ac:) I tried finding a fan that would fit. O'Reillys had one in stock that looked close. It was the right bolt pattern but it ended up being too deep. I went back to the store that sold me the pump/clutch and found out about the difference between ac and non-ac then. They exchanged the pump even though I had already installed it which was cool. I haven't had time to put it all back together and have been driving the Corvan. Does anyone sell a replacement fan? Mine is ok but starting to show a few cracks.

Yeah, I was regretting not having one of the guys snap a pic w/ my camera. Not something you are going to do that often! But who knows since I work there. I also moved our 1948 Aerocoach tour bus w/ the Datsun once. 35' and about 20K pounds. So I ordered the window scrapers for the truck last night. There coming on the slow boat from Thailand. I know they are aftermarket, but will be better that what is there now which is pretty much gone after 37 years in the AZ sun.

Hello all Work and the barn have been keeping me busy. Still haven't installed the tool box I got for the Datsun. In the meantime I noticed a drip from the lower hose and realized I can't get to the clamp w/o moving the fan shroud. Since I found out the fan clutch and water pump are one unit (and my fan clutch is dead), I decided to go ahead and replace it and both hoses at the same time. I worked w/ a student intern at the barn one afternoon on it (he had never replaced a water pump) and we got everything back together fairly easily. Then I started playing automotive jenga w/ the fan thru the grill. Turns out the bolt spacing on the original fan is different from the new clutch. Found a fan later that night from a local FLAPS that we thought would fit, but didn't have time to put it on before I went back to work. The next week I tried putting it on and realized the new fan was too deep. Went back to the store that sold me the pump/clutch and found they had sold me the one for a truck w/ A/C. I guess the guy that sold it to me thought everyone had ac in Arizona:) They returned the unit for the right one even though I had already installed it which was cool. This was just before I had to come up to work again so I still haven't installed the fan or the new pump. Been driving the Corvan for the last couple weeks. So we've been moving a bunch of old buses and streetcars down to our new location (my volunteer work at the bus / trolley barn). The forklift we have used for pulling street cars on temporary track or buses that don't run is less than ideal. So I used the Datsun to pull this across the building on temporary track: This is a Japanese built streetcar circa 1952 that we ran here in Tucson in historic service for 17 years. It weighs about 50K pounds. The reason I was able to do this is why we run heavy things on steel rail. There were a couple of different sizes of track I had to pull it up on however which required some working of the clutch:) Unfortunately, we did not take a pic of the truck chained to the streetcar. Nothing like moving and old Japanese streetcar w/ an old Japanese truck!

OK, that said I found a good deal on an older style Delta truck box (white gull wing). Apparently Delta no longer makes these but there are some kicking around as old stock. Prices I've seen are all over the page. This place had a decent price w/ free shipping so it's on the way to the Ol' Pueblo. Now I really need to get the spare tire under the bed (see other thread).

Anybody know this guy's ebay name? Sounds like what I need.

Found this is an older post. Could be one of the best ideas since sliced bread. We need to go to the local surplus yard anyway and see if he might have a water pump for one of our industrial GMC I-6's. Plus it really matches my decor:) 'I mounted two ammo boxes in the bed one per side, they work great for tool, tie-down/rope, spare parts, and that all ways useful extra gallon of gas storage.'

Thanks guys, exactly what I was looking for. Love the original tool kit BTW. It doesn't look like the one on the bay is quite the right one. Will just have to keep my eyes open.

OK, I found one on the bay for a hardbody, but the pics aren't the best.

Can somebody post a pic of what the 620 spare tire carrier crank handle looks like? Mine was missing when I got the truck and I'm tired of staring at the spare in the bed of the truck:)

Well here's the truck. Only picture I have right now. This was taken last spring or summer when I was working in the Broadway storage yard. I volunteer for an organization in Tucson dedicated to the preservation, restoration, and operation of historic streetcars and buses. I kinda bought this truck 'cause I got tired of hauling bus parts around in the back seat of my original and somewhat nice Covair 4dr which I have now sold. The truck was originally purchased in Globe AZ, so when I have it parked in the barn w/ the rest of the collection I call it the 'Arizona historic Datsun':) Bob

Hello all I bought a '79 620 last March and have been lurking from time to time and finally decided to join. You have already been a big help w/ info for me just me reading old posts. I've always liked the look of the 620 and found this one for $1K from a guy in Safford, AZ near where I work. I think it can best be described as a 'beater w/ a heater' as to when I got it. (That's a local expression for an older car w/o a heater if you didn't know:) Cosmetically it hasn't changed much, but there has been a lot of mechanical work done. Engine is an earlier L20B which was rebuilt. At the time they stripped the emissions and installed an earlier exhaust manifold w/ the late intake. I found an early L20B truck that was being parted out and grabbed the correct manifolds and the smog pump. It's now running a Weber 32/36 after we pulled the head due to some intake of water last summer and it just got a new clutch. It has 15" white spoke rims, faded tan paint, and a desert interior (beat or just plain missing). I'm starting on improving the driver/vehicle interface. I have a new steering wheel coming and a new shift ball to replace the one w/ a piece of vinyl tube as a thread adapter. I'll try and post a pic after I spend some time figuring out how it works w/ this site. Thanks Bob