New to Forum - 86.5 Nissan D21 SE King Cab

[GDATL]

Will post pictures when I have time. My Dad purchased this one new - 1N6HD16S0GC432082. Now has 112,000 miles. Dad passed away 4 years ago and my Mom gave the truck to me. Always garaged, always pampered. Black paint in excellent condition, all original equipment with Brahma shell and full bed liner. Everything looks new! Upholstery was always covered with seat covers. Everything works and since my wife's Volvo was totaled recently am driving the truck daily. Not for sale! Only problem is that the emissions control parts have deteriorated and I am trying to figure out if they can be be replaced easily or if they could just be removed completely. My state does not require emissions inspections for older cars, and this one is exempt.

[whomadewho]

Welcome to the site. What engine? - 2wd or 4x4. Sounds like a cool ride. What emissions parts are bad? Just my opinion I wouldn't remove the parts. As long as the truck runs fine I would leave everything the way it is. Given the year parts maybe hard to come by.

[spitfirebill]

That should be a nice truck. I have an 86.5 with 400k miles on it. Unless you have checked them out, the emissions stuff may not be as bad as you think. Any rubber hoses need to be looked at and likely replaced. A lot of the plastic connectors and bits etc will become brittle. Some of the fiddly parts like these are NLA. Apparently they have a reputation for blowing head gaskets. You may want to re-torque the head.