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datsunexcells
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Today, I picked up the '63 L320 that I bought last Friday.I got it for $300, just 16 miles from my house. The glass looks good, solid, straight body, and most of the trim parts with the truck. Tailgate is missing, no engine or trans, part of the radiator support member and firewall have been cut out. I've got 4 pics of the truck. John


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1963 NL 320
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Car: 1963 Datsun NL320
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Congrats on your new project.  Looks like it prolly hat a straight 6 installed at some point.  Try to find a full core support from a donor, it will save you lots of headaches in the future.

Dave

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Pic #3

[IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/U ... XT0185.jpg[/IMG]

There is a hood with the truck, it wasn't bolted on, and there was no place to latch it up front. John

Pic #4


[IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/U ... XT0183.jpg[/IMG]

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Sorry there John but I tried to post all your photo's inline by using a photobucket account and inadvertantly lost one of the pics...

would have worked great but I forgot to hit save once...post it up again and I'll take care of it...

I know quite a few people on here and eslewhere that have 320's they are parting out...when you get a chance post up what you need and we'll see if we can help you(I have a complete stock enging/trans I'm not using right now...if that's the way you want to go.)

again my appologies

Paul
p-s: love that roll bar!

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Pic #2

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Dave, The guy I bought  the truck from, got it from his father. He said there was a Buick v-6 installed  in the truck. The radiator  support was cut out , but was in the back of the truck, as well as the fresh air plenum, that was also cut out. The radiator and fan shroud are with the truck, and the only piece of trim missing, is one headlight trim ring. I'm going to grind off the cutting slag and add some tabs, so I can weld the pieces back in place. I've got latches for the tailgate, but no tailgate. I'm also missing taillights and the hooks on the passenger side of the box. I've got two '71 521 L-16 drivetrains tha I could put in the truck, but right now I haven't decided what I want to run as an engine/trans option. The hood is going to need some work to make it solid, and I'm going to try and bang the grille back into shape, and get it rechromed. I'll need to get some measurements for the radiator support, when I go to weld it back in place. John


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