Datsun 620 King Cab

Description for Datsun Other 1978

Selling my 1978 Datsun 620 King Cab pickup.

I purchased the truck last march on eBay and had it shipped from Oregon.

The truck was asan older mechanical restoration from and elderly owner and in showed up as described. (pics included).

Items of note were the rebuilt engine.(engine ran great and when I installed the carbs andI saw evidence of rebuild and cylinder head porting)

Front suspension rebuilt.

upon receiving the truck I decided to goahead and resto mod it. this is my second 620 and I wanted to make it more useable with todays technology and Texas highway speeds.

EXTERIOR:

Paint is mostly original, I had the doors re sprayed when I removed the elephant ear tow mirrors.

There is evidence of the factory pin striping in the paint and it would be awesome to see it redone.

There is a dent in the passenger rocker panel and a scrape on the lower portion of the bed on the passenger side as well.

Other than those two items there is only typical dings for a truck of this vintage. I opted to leave the exterior finish alone for Patina and because I want to actually drive the truck and use it.

This truck isNOT rusty, there are small spots that are starting to bubble in the paint along the rocker and in the bed side but these are very minor and a testament to the fact that this truck is a survivor. your not going to find any surprises, the undercarriage and frame are in excellent shape and the floor pans are solid as well.

The truck has the more attractive early style grille and emblem and a sheet metal period style air dam.

Color matched bed liner.

INTERIOR:

The interior of this truck isin incredible condition, all the factory panels areintact and have been re dyedor wrapped in a quality vinyl.

The dash was removed for the installation of the cap and it fits great!

I have installed the rare and impossibly expensive factory tachometer.

It has all new carpets and custom made floor mats.

Factory heater, defroster and air ventilation systems work.

Entire cabin from floors to rear window has been sound insulated with Hush mat. (more on that when we get to the audio portion)

Headliner and seats are in great condition. I installed new safer seat belts as well.

All glass isgood and the rear sliding window and door glass all functionsmoothly.

Factory jack, tool kit and tire irons are there as well as their rare leather covers and tool pouches.

Nardi wood grain steering wheel on Oem 720 ST steering hub (factory part retains blinker

canceller).

CustomHand made Datsun shift knob.

AUDIO:

If your into your music your going to love this!!

Interior of cabin has been insulated with Hush Mat. (pics of install included)

Head unit is the Pioneer 80 PRS with built in processor

Amplifier is the Kenwood Excelon Kr900-5 five channel amplifier

Focal 6.5 coaxial speakersin custom kick panels

Gladen SQX 10' in a Probox sealed enclosure.

Allpower cables are pro line quality as the system was built for sound quality.

The entire system was adjusted on a scope and RTA.

Another neat option is that I left the factory radio intact on the dash and installed the head unit in the factory console above the shifter. if you remove the face of the radio I have the factory Datsun logo block off plate that slides in to the cd slot and covers the radio entirely. when looking in the vehicle it appears to only have a factory radio also deterring theft.

You can listen to the system at maximum volume without distortion and it willjam at that level all day without cutting out. Its not earth shattering window rattling bass its clean bass with incredible sound separation. the tweeters and mids are run in mid/low/high and not the usual front/rear/sub configuration. if you listen to FLAC files or other uncompressed music formats this stereo will ruin you. everything else will sound like garbage. also keep in mind there are only three speakers in this setup which is equally amazing.

SUSPENSION AND DRIVE LINE:

Truck has had front suspension, ball joints, tie rod, steering links replaced.

Truck has been lowered up front with a re index of the torsion bars and the front shocks are kyb pinto units.

Rear hasbeen lowered with blocks and proper pinionwedges to keep the drive shaft happy.

New u joints installed in the drive shaft as well as the new carrier bearing assembly.

The 78 has front power disc brakes and it actually stops pretty well.

Brand new Kuhmo tires and new Chevy rally steel wheels color matched to the body.

This truck came with a very unfriendly 3spd automatic transmission that put you at a 55mph maximum speed.

I've converted it to thelong ratio 5spd out of the 81 Datsun 280zx that I managed to find in almost new condition. the shifter bushings are new and the transmission shifts beautifully. no sloppy wobble or hard shifting.

When I did the conversion I did of course install anewExedy clutch, pressure plate and throw out bearing as well as new clutch master and slave cylinders.

With the new trans this truck will cruise happily with the flow of traffic without issue.

ENGINE:

Datsun L20B

Excellent mechanical condition.

Ported head

Polished cam cover

Header

New water pump and fan clutch

Freshly rodded and sealed radiator

New cap and rotor and plugs

Pertronix igniter (no more points and condenser)

Rare swan neck manifold for the dual carb setup that was designed to clear the brake booster on the 620 pickups.

All new carb linkages

Brand new Italian weber Dcoe 40's carbs

New carter electric fuel pump. (this unit is specifically designed to run these carbs and its the secret to them operating so flawlessly)

Carbs are synced and balanced, no choke needed in south Texas climate but it fires right up and warms up quickly.

Proper crankcase ventilation with catch can.

Extremely clean engine bay!!

I have tried my best to cover everything in my description.

if you have any other questions please don't hesitate to contact me. but please be mindful of my time. a quick text will answer most questions or if you would like to speak at length let me know.

of course I have a clean title on hand and will meet your shipper of choice or do my best with other arrangements. thank you for your interest

Joshua 361.688.3792