1964 L320 pick up

Post by **zenndog** » Wed Dec 31, 1969 5:00 pm

Well it is late and the wife and kids are asleep, i broke out the Laphroaig and started to ead more and more of all these datsun forums i have found and signed up for and..... well heres the scoop.
I just bought the first car/truck I have ever purchased off of ebay, if i hadn't pulled out the scotch i would never admit it! The truck is a datsun L320. I a picking the truck up tomorrow and i can't wait to skin my knuckles onit. Here is a pic
The truck is suposed to run well but the brakes don't work, guess i will find out.
wish me luck and talkto you all tomorrow night!!!

Post by **LilDat** » Wed Dec 31, 1969 5:00 pm

That truck has been on there twice. What I'm seeing looks good as far as the body goes. Hope your bed is good, I spent a fortune on mine. The brakes shouldn't be a big deal. Keep us posted on your progress and switch to burbon, Ezera Brooks black, and use it only to celebrate fixes on your truck! Course you could always carry a bottle with you and when the truck hits multiples on the speedo stop and celebrate! 55,555;66,666;77,777............ Had an old econoline pickup I did that with and she lasted forever! Welcome aboard Zendog. Ken

Post by **IMH** » Wed Dec 31, 1969 5:00 pm

I recall seeing that truck on eBay. Wasn't it in Fullerton? And it included an extra E1 engine and what looked to be a R16 (Datsun roadster) engine and a trans that I wasn't sure which it was. And lots of parts and literature and a fairly nice interior IIRC. Didn't it have a sunroof or was that just my imagination?

Post by **zenndog** » Wed Dec 31, 1969 5:00 pm

IMH,
     Yeah, that was it and it does have a sunroof which is kind of a bummer, although it seems to be installed well, I dug into the brakes the other night and i took lots of pics. I should have snapped a better shot of the sunroof.

LilDat,
     The bed looks good, there is a dent on the rear driver side but the cargo area is used but no rust out, just surface rust in the worn areas.

[IMG]http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn70 ... tsun11.jpg[/IMG]

Post by **zenndog** » Wed Dec 31, 1969 5:00 pm

more pictures
[IMG]http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn70 ... atsun1.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn70 ... atsun2.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn70 ... atsun3.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn70 ... tsun13.jpg[/IMG]

Post by **dat521gatherer** » Wed Dec 31, 1969 5:00 pm

nice score, i wish i had a 320. how about a interior pic?

Post by **zenndog** » Wed Dec 31, 1969 5:00 pm

[IMG]http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn70 ... tsun15.jpg[/IMG]

Post by **dat521gatherer** » Wed Dec 31, 1969 5:00 pm

awesome it looks great. i also have a pic of my truck doin 40mph with nobody in it. is that an original gas pedal pad? the 521's came stock with no pad.

Post by **zenndog** » Wed Dec 31, 1969 5:00 pm

I have no idea if the pad is original, I just went out to look at it and I think it was not, I think I have seen pedal kits for roadsters that had the three pads like are on my truck so maybe they are for a different datsun vehicle. The gas pedal pad kind of rides up over the bar which supports the pad itself so I doubt it is designed just for the 320 pedal.

Post by **IMH** » Wed Dec 31, 1969 5:00 pm

[user=489]dat521gatherer[/user] wrote: [quote]awesome it looks great. i also have a pic of my truck doin 40mph with nobody in it. is that an original gas pedal pad? the 521's came stock with no pad.
[/quote]

My truck shows 0 mph with nobody in it but it does show that it's overheating when it's not running:). 320's also came stock with no gas pedal pad.

Post by **zenndog** » Wed Dec 31, 1969 5:00 pm

Warming up for the drive into work,

[img]http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn70 ... 0_3075.jpg[/img]

[img]http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn70 ... 0_3076.jpg[/img]

Just thought I would throw up a couple current pics, I think most of the pics above are still from e-bay.Zenon

Post by **LilDat** » Wed Dec 31, 1969 5:00 pm

So, did you get there and back again without incident? If so "high-five"!:)

Post by **zenndog** » Wed Dec 31, 1969 5:00 pm

I have been driving it for about two weeks now.

I love it.

Collecting parts now to redo the king pins, they are loose.

I had to rebuild the clutch master and slave, still not disengaging clutch completely, the master had some shims between it and the firewall , I think I need to pull some out to get a little more travel.

The shifter it finicky, shifts great sometimes and stubborn others.

Burns oil, probably worn out in general but I may rebuild head to see if it helps.

Been trying to find a remanufactured J15, found a couple places on line but when I told them it was for a truck they got all weird, Haven't heard back from them.

Post by **mklotz70** » Wed Dec 31, 1969 5:00 pm

check the factory manuals for the spec.....you'll have to ream the new kingpin bushings for the pin to fit.

I did a write up over a year ago when I did the 521....here's a link to the thread on nwde.....

http://www.nwde.org/extras/forum/forum_ ... =4234&PD=1

hope it helps.

Post by **dat521gatherer** » Wed Dec 31, 1969 5:00 pm

i still run with king pins. there not as bad as some people make them out to be. although one time i couldn't get the lock pin out (tappered bolt thing). i noticed that it was easier to put the shims in first and tap the beaing in last rather than vise versa.

hey mike sorry i havent bought your 521 2mm hub shims yet. slow and lazy. too many projects going.

Post by **mklotz70** » Wed Dec 31, 1969 5:00 pm

No prob....there's several sets just sitting on the shelf.

1964 L320 pick up

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