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[ibbuckshot]

Greeting folks,
Years ago I had two Datsun/Nissan pickups. One got sold and the second, a 1983 Datsun 720 with the SD22 five speed got totaled when someone thought they should
pull out in front of me. Anyway, I bought the truck back from the insurance company in order to keep the engine and transmission. I stripped the parts I wanted and
junked the previously totaled truck. The engine and transmission have been living in the back of my shop for about 18 years. I had been looking for a S10 or Sonoma to be the recipient of the SD22. I am now finely getting things together to make the thing belch fire and smoke. I believe the folks here on the site may be able to answer what ever questions I might have in bringing this project about. I will need to find out how to post pictures of this build because I think somewhere along the line someone is going to want me to prove this crazy project is moving forward.
Have fun,
buckshot

[frapjap]

Welcome to NICO!
Great on you for making the old Datsun engine live on.

Posting photos is pretty simple. Heres a link for a quick 'how-to.'
how-to-post-pictures-using-photobucket-t521110.html

It doesn't have to be photobucket, you can use any hosting site, even FB.

Can't wait to see the progress in the build thread!!

[float_6969]

Welcome to NICO! Can't wait to see the build progress.

[lne937s]

An s10 will be somewhere between 300-1300 lbs heavier than the 720... which may not be ideal.

What about something smaller/lighter? Been waiting to see someone import a 1400 Bakkie and do an engine swap...
http://www.cars.co.za/usedcars/Nissan/1 ... LBurRLyuL8

Of course you could just get one with an SR20DET already in it (kind of common in South Africa)...
https://youtu.be/9dWbRlUom5U
http://www.usedcarsouthafrica.com/usedc ... _1400.html
(FYI, the Rand is less than 8 cents... just need to make sure you get one old enough and figure out how to ship it here)