Sorry for any issues regarding the music editing in the first third of the video, was running into some copyright issues! Hope it doesn’t bother you guys too much and thanks for watching
You probably will need to swap the fuel pump to a lower pressure one meant for carbs. The original tbi fuel pumps run at a higher pressure and will overwelm the needle and seat in the carb and cause it to run super rich. Trucks looking good, keep up the good work.
Hey, I don't know if someone already commented, but I wanted to let you know what that side trim is for. It's so people wouldn't damage the truck if they bumped your car with their door in a parking lot or something. It bulges out just far enough to take any and all bumps of that sort. It's not really necessary to have on, but it's a cool little feature of the 80s and 90s.
I rolled a little Nissan 4x4 one night. It took on a lot of damage, but never stopped running. The windshield & several windows were broken, roof caved in, etc, but I drove it home ten miles away. Mechanically those are really solid vehicles.
Scrap guys will usually take vehicles regardless if they are full of crap or not, so many people fill them to the brim and have it picked up when it's full🤷♂️
I have been messing with junk cars for literally 30 years doing exactly what you just did. Good job, saving vintage cars from the scrap heap of history. Get that carb dialed in and ignition timing squared away along with the clutch issues and it's a great truck. Long live the mini trucks!
I'm impressed by how thorough of a mechanic you are at such a young age, you're just a kid. You have a bright future ahead of you, whatever it is you choose.That truck is sweet. My dad has a 2001 Nissan Frontier 2 WD total base model and every time he takes out someone asks him if he's ever going to sell it. He says no every time. It only has 68k miles on it.
I've taken the carpet out , scrubbed it like you did and hung them on the wall of the car wash and gotten them to look nearly new as long as they weren't worn thru. Truck came out fairly nice and will be a good one when you get it sorted. I had one for a work truck when they were fairly new. Solid little trucks and you can abuse them like that one was, but if you do the maintenance on them they'll come right along.
very cool score. i realize, or hope, this is just part one, but surprised you didn't pull the carpet and do a better job cleaning the inside especially after seeing mold. and gotta lose the bed liner and metal bars/grate. just subscribed, look forward to the next video
I had one of these in High School (class of 93), what a treat to see the interior of one again. I loved that truck, should've never traded it in for a Mazda.
I've always been a Car and Truck guy.... Its good to see young guys into old Trucks.... I talked to a guy a few weeks ago with a nice all original 88 Toyota Pickup..... He said he wanted something reliable and no payments...... I was a kid when these Trucks were new.... If I only had a time machine
Great to see younger generation recycling and learning to turn a spanner. A great project truck which can only benefit from time and parts. It would be cool to see a budget paint/wrap/plasti job to finish it off? I would repaint the wheels, not cool in white.
Hang onto it! That truck is pretty rare especially with it being a 4x4. I personally own and drive a 2004 Supercharged 4x4 crew cab long bed Frontier, I won’t ever get rid of it no matter how much of a pain it is I know how rare it is.
Heck yea, I personally have a 02 frontier now and have had it 9 years or so, it's my baby😅 Green, supercharged, 4x4, 4 door with the long bed. Our trucks with the long beds are somewhat rare themselves. I think it's the perfect sized truck, since it's a medium sized truck the long bed just makes it look right.
An SC frontier is a dream truck for me. Contemplating the 3.3 SC engine as a swap for whenever the red one dies on me. That won’t be for many years tho hopefully!
I just came across your channel for the first time and you did a decent job at freshing up that old truck. It would be great if you did a full restoration just to prove the point that this truck still has a lot of potential. I recommend looking up the Mad4Motors channel for inspiration. The guy does full restorations on cars in far worse condition than that truck.
This just demonstrates that a little patience and NOT very much money can get basic transportation without a big car loan. Good example for ALL of us....
Nice clean-up on the little Nissan. Don't neglect the fuel pressure regulator for the Weber carb, especially since you converted from TBI, which uses high pressure. Weber's run with very low pressure. I have an 81 Toyota w/22R that I put a Weber kit on and they definitely need low pressure fuel fuel.
Awesome job my friend,im old enough to remember when those harbodys first came out .great little trucks,very reliable and fun. keep up the good work.i enjoyed the video.
Boy does that truck bring back memories. My dad had a 90 Nissan 2wd base 5speed that learn to drive. Dumped the clutch in reverse and did a burn out. Only because my dad said ease on the gas and let off the clutch. I was laughing. My dad just. shook his head. 😂 Great video. New subscriber here. ❤
Love old trucks. I once bought a 92 Hardbody for $200. Frame rusted in two and came with no keys. Welded it back together with angle iron and installed a switch to start. Worked great! Keyless entry and pushbutton start!
Brilliant work Toby.You should be very proud of the progress you've made especially given the condition the truck was in when you got it.Thanks for sharing and wishing you all the best for the rest of this project 🙂
Pro tip, get the mechanical stuff done FIRST, if the engine or transmission did fail you, all the other work would have limited value. Great video and glad you kept it on the road.
The little trucks never blew my hair back (especially being 6'4 and 225 lbs lol) but I do admire older vehicles. I would've loved to see a more appropriate rejuvenation, as in new carpet and maybe reupholstering the seats, restoring the dash, etc. But I love seeing older vehicles being brought back. About 20 years ago, I had an 87 pathfinder 5 speed 4x4 that was a complete piece lol but it was very reliable.
That truck D21 of Nissan and their series of engines , are a complete workhorse.
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I think the reason I like restoration videos like this is because this is what the Lord did to me. Instead of letting me rot in my sin, he cleaned me off and restored me, and gave me a new life.
Cool to see some love for these older nissan trucks. My uncle had one that had over 300,0000 miles (2wd 4cyl), then gave it to my cousin, and he still drives it to this day. Always loved the 80s and 90s nissan and toyota trucks. They don't make em like this anymore (in the US). They really need to bring back these simple mini trucks, just bare bones, strong and reliable.
I had one for a few years, manual and in pretty decent shape. It was a blast to drive in snow, and was a work horse. Sold it when I got a new truck. Had to use a screwdriver to open the hood until I fixed it lol
Great vid. I was worried to see you guys didn't replace all the water in the brake lines with fresh brake fluid. Please do that as soon as possible with any used car purchase in humid climates!
On an unrelated note, I used to have the Happy Feet book. I still distinctively remember clicking the buttons on that piece of plastic thing, which is supposed to be attached LOL, and listening to the terrible sounds because of the dying batteries.
Great Video guys, I always love seeing old cars getting love and attention. just for information's sake, that trim piece you took off on the sides were referred to as "door bumpers" (not an official term), but they were there so if people opened their doors to fast or weren't paying attention, they would hit the rubber/plastic pad instead of the metal on the door, saving you some small dents and scratches over the years.
These things are tanks! I purchased a 1982 Datsun 720 , it's the series before the 1985 hard body. Naps z 24. Carbureted. I had the same issues, the frame was cracked, so I had a Army Buddy gusted and plate , bolt and weld the frame. Used it for hunting for three seasons, and gave her Away to a needy SGT from a sister Unit. Still on the road Today.
The 720s sold in NZ had the L-series engine, either the 1.8 or the 2.0 litre. Good engines. My c20 Vanette had a Z20 - 8 plugs and went like a bat out of hell. Japanese import, as the standard NZ C20s came with either an A12 or an A15 on the early models. You did a great job, and the truck was a good score. Lucky you!
Lol, Style stripes.. that had me laughung, those are door bumpers so people don't ding the crap out of your car or truck. Probably should have left those on. Anyways, I love seeing this! Great job on fixing up that oldie but goodie!
In New England where all these little Japanese trucks turned to dust long ago, this would probably be a $1,500 truck in that condition. If I could find an old pre-1988 'Yota in this shape, I would throw that money at it in a heartbeat
It might be worth tossing some affiliate links into the description for the less common tools you use. I would definitely click through and buy some of those drill brushes! Edit: forgot to say great video! Subscribed!
While I now appreciate the hardbody in my late 30s, when I was a teenager I hated them lol. I grew up driving 80's Toyota Pickups and thought the Nissans were the ugly cousin. But now that all trucks of this type are so few and far between, I totally respect them, they're really just a different flavor of the same animal. I bet it can be a pretty fun little rig
Best way to get the smoke smell out is take the carpet completely out which shouldn’t be too difficult and spray the carpet out with a pressure washer and laundry detergent/stain remover. Then fill a tub with oxi clean odor remover and soak the carpet, then take it out and spray it out with the pressure washer again and let it drip dry
its a really great find. make sure the throttle cable is fully extending normally you can adjust it by a nut on the bracket its attached to.. just disconnect it and start it and see if it idles lower if so adjust the cable. Its going to need a lot of work but its straight and not very rusty.. I strongly suggest you don't get into the bed liner deal. Its horrible to get off if you want to paint it eventually and it can let rust grow. I would just never use it. Also if there is rust on the brake lines just replace them.. they are prone to bad corrosion and you don't want to risk it. Flush the brakes until they run clean. Hope you can get some decent MPG out of it thats what they're really about just enough power to get it done but also you can drive them pretty cheap.
@17:10 IMO isn't the biggest rust worry. The under-battery area and the radiator support on the passenger side behind the bumper is where this truck could use the most TLC. That can be a PITA to deal with but also it's what would give it the most years of useful life back.
I swapped a Weber into mine. Had to also throw in a 720 distributor. Also, delete every vacuum line if possible. They leak like crazy when they get old.
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Sorry for any issues regarding the music editing in the first third of the video, was running into some copyright issues! Hope it doesn’t bother you guys too much and thanks for watching
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Can you make more videos restoring this truck I think it has a lot of life left great content.
You probably will need to swap the fuel pump to a lower pressure one meant for carbs. The original tbi fuel pumps run at a higher pressure and will overwelm the needle and seat in the carb and cause it to run super rich. Trucks looking good, keep up the good work.
@@mongosragnarokWhy not a fuel pressure regulator ? I use one on my Sammy
I am running a regulator
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Oh my god this is hilarious. "If you look at this wheel, it's got four out of six lug nuts, which is more than half, so that's good." 😂
😂😂😂
That was hilarious 😂
If four won't hold it six never would of
well, he's not wrong
Regular cab,✔
Long bed ✔
4x4 ✔
Four cylinder ✔
The perfect truck
8 miles to the gallon ✔
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@@Slateproc Those 8 miles to the gallon won't leave you stranded, love my 97 tacoma, the only difference being it is a 4x2. Never getting rid of it.
manual transmission double check
manual locking hubs also double check
@@dennisazurdia2638 yessir, got an 01 and i'm the same way, gas mileage sucks but it'll be a cold day in hell before a taco ever breaks down
Those cute little Japenese pickups are built to last, you just show them a little bit of love , and they will be yours forever.
Built in Smyrna Tennessee.
Its pretty amazing how stout a lot of them were. No one thought of them at the time, but now they're desired.
@@sunflowerstandard4596 I want one now, always did.
Hey, I don't know if someone already commented, but I wanted to let you know what that side trim is for. It's so people wouldn't damage the truck if they bumped your car with their door in a parking lot or something. It bulges out just far enough to take any and all bumps of that sort. It's not really necessary to have on, but it's a cool little feature of the 80s and 90s.
take the bed liner out. i'm sure there's a ton of rust under it :D
that’s exactly why you leave it there! haha.
i wanted to see what was under the liner too
That liner is structural now haha
Thank you for giving her a second chance. She wasn’t ready to give up yet
I rolled a little Nissan 4x4 one night. It took on a lot of damage, but never stopped running. The windshield & several windows were broken, roof caved in, etc, but I drove it home ten miles away. Mechanically those are really solid vehicles.
Bro you got it for a steal! That happy feet board game alone makes it worth the money!😂
Pull the carpet out and pressure wash it, after that fabric paint it black to hide all the stains. Lol
Hardbodies are the best looking minitrucks
Toyota, then mitsubishi, then nissan because they had weird, tall foreheads
@@frogdog3600 I agree Toyotas are first in my opinion. Their 20 plus year old trucks aged well...
Honestly my opinion is that people who treat their cars , or trucks for this matter, as trash piles are s reflection of who they are as a person.
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Scrap guys will usually take vehicles regardless if they are full of crap or not, so many people fill them to the brim and have it picked up when it's full🤷♂️
cosmetically I like that you didnt spend the budget on it - functionality is job #1 (good video)
I have been messing with junk cars for literally 30 years doing exactly what you just did.
Good job, saving vintage cars from the scrap heap of history.
Get that carb dialed in and ignition timing squared away along with the clutch issues and it's a great truck.
Long live the mini trucks!
I'm impressed by how thorough of a mechanic you are at such a young age, you're just a kid. You have a bright future ahead of you, whatever it is you choose.That truck is sweet. My dad has a 2001 Nissan Frontier 2 WD total base model and every time he takes out someone asks him if he's ever going to sell it. He says no every time. It only has 68k miles on it.
A bright future as long as you stay away from becoming a mechanic!!!!
Yea but he sounds acoustic
Would love a part 2 where you address the creature comforts and remaining drivability issues
You found a real good gem there and got it looking much sharper and you made it look easy. Good job man
I've taken the carpet out , scrubbed it like you did and hung them on the wall of the car wash and gotten them to look nearly new as long as they weren't worn thru. Truck came out fairly nice and will be a good one when you get it sorted. I had one for a work truck when they were fairly new. Solid little trucks and you can abuse them like that one was, but if you do the maintenance on them they'll come right along.
very cool score. i realize, or hope, this is just part one, but surprised you didn't pull the carpet and do a better job cleaning the inside especially after seeing mold. and gotta lose the bed liner and metal bars/grate. just subscribed, look forward to the next video
I had one of these in High School (class of 93), what a treat to see the interior of one again. I loved that truck, should've never traded it in for a Mazda.
That's pretty cool. I'm glad you are giving this old truck a new lease on life.
Great to see it running! Thanks for taking the time to put this video together.
That 147k miles is when the odometer stopped working
I've always been a Car and Truck guy.... Its good to see young guys into old Trucks.... I talked to a guy a few weeks ago with a nice all original 88 Toyota Pickup..... He said he wanted something reliable and no payments...... I was a kid when these Trucks were new.... If I only had a time machine
Great to see younger generation recycling and learning to turn a spanner. A great project truck which can only benefit from time and parts. It would be cool to see a budget paint/wrap/plasti job to finish it off? I would repaint the wheels, not cool in white.
Hang onto it! That truck is pretty rare especially with it being a 4x4. I personally own and drive a 2004 Supercharged 4x4 crew cab long bed Frontier, I won’t ever get rid of it no matter how much of a pain it is I know how rare it is.
Heck yea, I personally have a 02 frontier now and have had it 9 years or so, it's my baby😅
Green, supercharged, 4x4, 4 door with the long bed.
Our trucks with the long beds are somewhat rare themselves.
I think it's the perfect sized truck, since it's a medium sized truck the long bed just makes it look right.
An SC frontier is a dream truck for me. Contemplating the 3.3 SC engine as a swap for whenever the red one dies on me. That won’t be for many years tho hopefully!
Just gave a running 4x4 quad cab away
I just came across your channel for the first time and you did a decent job at freshing up that old truck. It would be great if you did a full restoration just to prove the point that this truck still has a lot of potential.
I recommend looking up the Mad4Motors channel for inspiration. The guy does full restorations on cars in far worse condition than that truck.
That trucks differential is worth what you paid with the transmission alone ! That is really rare in 4x4 actually thanks for saving her bro !
Awesome! Reminds me of the Datsun 720 4x4 I had when I was in high school. Great work!
This just demonstrates that a little patience and NOT very much money can get basic transportation without a big car loan. Good example for ALL of us....
Nice clean-up on the little Nissan. Don't neglect the fuel pressure regulator for the Weber carb, especially since you converted from TBI, which uses high pressure. Weber's run with very low pressure. I have an 81 Toyota w/22R that I put a Weber kit on and they definitely need low pressure fuel fuel.
Yup I’m running a redline regulator👍
Awesome job my friend,im old enough to remember when those harbodys first came out .great little trucks,very reliable and fun. keep up the good work.i enjoyed the video.
Yep, that power steering pump is toast! Can't wait to see what you do next with it.
Boy does that truck bring back memories. My dad had a 90 Nissan 2wd base 5speed that learn to drive. Dumped the clutch in reverse and did a burn out. Only because my dad said ease on the gas and let off the clutch. I was laughing. My dad just. shook his head. 😂
Great video. New subscriber here. ❤
Nice job guys. I love seeing old trucks saved from junkyards. 👍👍
Love old trucks. I once bought a 92 Hardbody for $200. Frame rusted in two and came with no keys. Welded it back together with angle iron and installed a switch to start. Worked great! Keyless entry and pushbutton start!
Brilliant work Toby.You should be very proud of the progress you've made especially given the condition the truck was in when you got it.Thanks for sharing and wishing you all the best for the rest of this project 🙂
Pro tip, get the mechanical stuff done FIRST, if the engine or transmission did fail you, all the other work would have limited value. Great video and glad you kept it on the road.
The little trucks never blew my hair back (especially being 6'4 and 225 lbs lol) but I do admire older vehicles. I would've loved to see a more appropriate rejuvenation, as in new carpet and maybe reupholstering the seats, restoring the dash, etc. But I love seeing older vehicles being brought back. About 20 years ago, I had an 87 pathfinder 5 speed 4x4 that was a complete piece lol but it was very reliable.
This was a nice one man, keep it up
I dont think its a hard body anymore.. More like a beer belly :D
no way bro doesn't know what happy feet is. its a movie, the board game is just an adaptation of it lol
That truck D21 of Nissan and their series of engines , are a complete workhorse.
I think the reason I like restoration videos like this is because this is what the Lord did to me. Instead of letting me rot in my sin, he cleaned me off and restored me, and gave me a new life.
Well done, this is the first of your video I have watched. I enjoyed it. Nice truck.
Pull the carped and pressure wash it. The seat too. Simple green and drill brush on the floor under the carpet.
You can swap 240sx motors into these, the ka24 and the sr20
Good lord I just picked up original owner 96 Toyota pickup, 300k+ miles, no rust under a carport most of its life. 800 bucks 😂
Really looking forward to seeing you work on this bad boy!! Great work so far and your video was great!
You finished cleaning the interior I said "now it looks like a $350 truck"! 🤣
Cool to see some love for these older nissan trucks. My uncle had one that had over 300,0000 miles (2wd 4cyl), then gave it to my cousin, and he still drives it to this day. Always loved the 80s and 90s nissan and toyota trucks. They don't make em like this anymore (in the US). They really need to bring back these simple mini trucks, just bare bones, strong and reliable.
I had one for a few years, manual and in pretty decent shape. It was a blast to drive in snow, and was a work horse. Sold it when I got a new truck. Had to use a screwdriver to open the hood until I fixed it lol
I like how u covered the hole in the dash lol, I was thinking you could put one of those phone things that are circular and make ur phone not slide .
Great vid. I was worried to see you guys didn't replace all the water in the brake lines with fresh brake fluid. Please do that as soon as possible with any used car purchase in humid climates!
The 'distressed" look of the paint gives it a ton of character imo. I like it!
On an unrelated note, I used to have the Happy Feet book. I still distinctively remember clicking the buttons on that piece of plastic thing, which is supposed to be attached LOL, and listening to the terrible sounds because of the dying batteries.
My brother had a dualcab D21 with a Holden Commodore V6 3800 engine swap. Went very well!
Great sense of humor, Toby. Perfect Rx for growth. 👍
Glad I came across your channel, good info and ideas
Onward, Rocinante!
Hardbody owner for 18 years here. The odometers and speedometers like to break between 100k and 150k miles.
man you did an awesome job! That new carburetor looks sweet!
Great video! Can’t wait to see the next episode!
All 3 of your car (the last 3?) are all really great. Thank you man!
Great Video guys, I always love seeing old cars getting love and attention.
just for information's sake, that trim piece you took off on the sides were referred to as "door bumpers" (not an official term), but they were there so if people opened their doors to fast or weren't paying attention, they would hit the rubber/plastic pad instead of the metal on the door, saving you some small dents and scratches over the years.
Excited to see where this project goes. Just subbed, cheers!
You went from broken to beater. That's a step up. Get the mechanicals sorted and it only goes up from there.
These things are tanks! I purchased a 1982 Datsun 720 , it's the series before the 1985 hard body. Naps z 24. Carbureted. I had the same issues, the frame was cracked, so I had a Army Buddy gusted and plate , bolt and weld the frame. Used it for hunting for three seasons, and gave her Away to a needy SGT from a sister Unit. Still on the road Today.
That gem will crack its block in no time. It's pretty minty. The anemic 4-cylinder is even better.
The 720s sold in NZ had the L-series engine, either the 1.8 or the 2.0 litre.
Good engines.
My c20 Vanette had a Z20 - 8 plugs and went like a bat out of hell. Japanese import, as the standard NZ C20s came with either an A12 or an A15 on the early models.
You did a great job, and the truck was a good score.
Lucky you!
Lol, Style stripes.. that had me laughung, those are door bumpers so people don't ding the crap out of your car or truck. Probably should have left those on. Anyways, I love seeing this! Great job on fixing up that oldie but goodie!
Tip for cleaning air vents, use a 1/2" paintbrush. :)
In New England where all these little Japanese trucks turned to dust long ago, this would probably be a $1,500 truck in that condition. If I could find an old pre-1988 'Yota in this shape, I would throw that money at it in a heartbeat
It might be worth tossing some affiliate links into the description for the less common tools you use. I would definitely click through and buy some of those drill brushes! Edit: forgot to say great video! Subscribed!
i would have put a small speaker for the radio where the toy made damage to the dash
Nice work keeping an old truck on the road!
good luck on a super fun project!
keep it up man! this was awesome way to breathe life into that
While I now appreciate the hardbody in my late 30s, when I was a teenager I hated them lol. I grew up driving 80's Toyota Pickups and thought the Nissans were the ugly cousin. But now that all trucks of this type are so few and far between, I totally respect them, they're really just a different flavor of the same animal. I bet it can be a pretty fun little rig
glad you ressurected it man! keep wrenching on it
Best way to get the smoke smell out is take the carpet completely out which shouldn’t be too difficult and spray the carpet out with a pressure washer and laundry detergent/stain remover. Then fill a tub with oxi clean odor remover and soak the carpet, then take it out and spray it out with the pressure washer again and let it drip dry
You can just buy brand new carpet and be miles ahead.
@ that works too obviously
She’s a fighter. Great restoration.
You never know when you might need a spare chimichanga
Great work, great video. Really enjoyed that, subscribed!
this is art bro great work
Wow very nice transformation. Killer truck. I hope you sell it for big bucks.
I just got back into working on my ranger and this is exactly how I feel 😂 it was a great watch.
its a really great find. make sure the throttle cable is fully extending normally you can adjust it by a nut on the bracket its attached to.. just disconnect it and start it and see if it idles lower if so adjust the cable. Its going to need a lot of work but its straight and not very rusty.. I strongly suggest you don't get into the bed liner deal. Its horrible to get off if you want to paint it eventually and it can let rust grow. I would just never use it. Also if there is rust on the brake lines just replace them.. they are prone to bad corrosion and you don't want to risk it. Flush the brakes until they run clean. Hope you can get some decent MPG out of it thats what they're really about just enough power to get it done but also you can drive them pretty cheap.
Awesome work, Toby! I agree, the trailer wheels look great! Possibly a part 2?
Looks fun. Thank you for the video
i had a d21 king cab 1985 5 speed 2wd. loved it.
I'm looking forward to part 2. Just subscribed.
Having this bakie In Africa..you are a king❤❤😊
Half Full... indeed. Thanks for sharing.
@17:10 IMO isn't the biggest rust worry. The under-battery area and the radiator support on the passenger side behind the bumper is where this truck could use the most TLC. That can be a PITA to deal with but also it's what would give it the most years of useful life back.
Probably need to adjust the idle set screw on the carb if you are having a high idle.
@15:19 Those are guards to prevent things like shopping carts or car doors from hitting the bodywork.
I swapped a Weber into mine. Had to also throw in a 720 distributor. Also, delete every vacuum line if possible. They leak like crazy when they get old.
Awesome Toby great video!