Man does that bring back memories of the old Nissan hardbody I had. Drove it through hell and high water and it never let me down. It even got decent gas milage for the time. Drove mine up to Alaska and back and it never missed a beat. These trucks were so underrated.
In South Africa it was developed as a Sani, named after the Sani Pass, a very rough gravel road that runs between South Africa & Leshoto, which is a small landlocked country within South Africa. Our version came with a 3.0l V6 & although the originals were built by a private company, the later models were built by the factory. Great vehicles, other than a lot of chassis flex.
@@euroasianbob9268 just honored to even have you comment on my comment Bob. Lol.... Your awesome. Thx for all you do to keep us entertained in the community.
They were in transition during that year. They were scrambling to change the name because something made them afraid Americans were going to learn that Datsun made the Japanese tanks during WWII.
70’s/80’s/90’s Nissans were very durable, reliable, and well-made, but not made out of the best steel. Rust is their Achilles’s Heel, hence, why you don’t see any of them driving around anymore, other than the occasional rusty Nissan Hardbody pickup.
Toyota had the same thing called the Trekker before the 4Runner was made. My parents had a 82 KC from new, and I've had a 71 521 and currently have a 98 Frontier, and its amazing how much all of these have in common. That torsion bar setup was used for over 40(!) years. Also this might be an early Tennessee-built truck since it appears to have a Saginaw style power steering reservoir/pump.
From what I recall all of the 720s were built in Tennessee as of halfway through 1983, and that was when it went from Datsun to Nissan. My dad drove a 1984 720 with a factory sunroof all through my childhood.
Thanks Wizard! This really brings back memories. Here in South Africa we had exactly the same conversion to what was the same truck here called the Nissan Hardbody. It was marketed here as the Nissan Sani after a popular well known pass in our Drakensburg mountains called the Sani pass. Due to the 5000 ft elevation at which our largest metropolitan area is, most of these vehicles had the Nissan V6. I think it was a 3 litre. One of my friends had a Sani and used to complain about the gas mileage. I am sure the companies that converted these must have been connected. They certainly had vision. Look at where the SUV market is today!
the fuel pump is fed from the ignition relay , so your reverse feeding it and then back to the output side of the relay which also feeds the ignition and the anti run on fuel solenoid in the carb (if fitted).
I used to own a 1987 Nissan Hardbody pickup with the fuel injected 2.4 liter engine. Each cylinder had two spark plugs (of different heat ranges), fired by twin coils and a distributor with a double-lobed rotor to fire both spark plugs per cylinder.
I used to drive one of those around a junk yard as a yard dog, 4wd, thing was unstoppable. Of course it wasnt the special SUV edition. Those were the days when Nissan trucks were bulletproof.
the fuel pump relays in these love to give out. the soldering on the board gets micro cracks, you can re-solder them and good to go. the relay is under teh dash on the right hand side
I have a 1985 720 pickup and the fuel pump relay was why mine stopped running. The relay is up under the dash on the passenger side. I love my truck and have put 422,000 miles on it.
@@mojavedesertsonorandesert9531 Picked up a '95 Hardbody from the original owner in great condition. Love it. There are still thousands of them crawling around the PNW. We'll never see these mid-size pickups again, thank the 'government' as usual.
I LOVE the early '80s safety with some vehicles. This thing looks like a death trap in a rollover (like the rear passengers in a Subaru Brat). Very cool truck! Thanks as always for the awesome content.
I would have figured this thing would've been made in Australia, not the States. I like it! Easy parts availability, and this one's in great shape for its year. 8.5/10 - Would drive! Thanks, Mr. and Mrs. Wizard! ✌️❤️🙂🇨🇦
I know a couple of guys who claimed to be a bushmaster. I bought a 95 Maxima that would run without the key. Found out that it was a salvage title and gave it back to the people I bought it from
This reminds me so much of a Nissan Patrol, which were basically used as public busses for small towns for 20-30 years where I live in Ecuador! Especially 2cd to 4th gen ones, never made sense to me why they weren't released in the US.
This truck brings to mind Centurion Vehicles, and their Ford vantruck conversions. Ever seen one? They're pretty wild looking. Picture an F-series truck with a van box for an extended cab.
@@damilolaakanni Some were even ok after that--the Xterra was pretty ok until like 2014. I definitely thought it was a 1st gen 4Runner at first--the front end looks really similar.
I love my bushmaster. She let's me get into her any time I want and she is ready for a ride. She has been in my life for 30 years now and she is still a baby with only 41k miles on her. I bought her in 1993 with 11k miles and paid $800 for her. The only thing I had to replace was the fuel pump ground wire . She is not for sell so don't ask.
My dad had the 720 King Cab version of this. It was well engineered and very cool, but it had some flaws. The carb had some kind of electric choke that malfunctioned and you couldn't disconnect the wire or it wouldn't run, and it would malfunction on the worst of times and when it did, you LIMPED home. The myriad of vacuum hoses here testify to the overengineered state of this otherwise wonderful engine. They put the wrong journal bearings in his particular engine and it had to be rebuilt at 40K miles because of that. It had mechanical lifters that required adjustment of the valves, which got annoying. The driver's seat would randomly collapse backward on you driving down the road, but only at times when you were finally relaxed enough to forget about it. The rear brakes required removing the axles to change. The body was primed with water based primer and almost all the paint popped off revealing dark brown rust all over it. Rocker panels under the bed completely ate away and were useless. Even the wheels rusted. There were a few more things but I forget right now. The good things were the engine itself was absolutely bullet proof and torquey. The transmission was bullet proof. The suspension was absolutely AMAZING and stayed tight and like brand new up until the 240K mark when he finally gave it away due to the rust. Had they done a better job on the engine management (which I'm sure was in 85) and my dad not got an absolute joke of a lemon, it would still be in the family. I loved driving that truck.
Had an employee who brought one of these new in ~1984. Drove it until the day he died. Except for the paint (his was dark brown) looked identical to this one. He used it for kayaking, hangliding, surfing and just general adventuring around Nor Cal.
I had an 84 Datsun 720 and it is by far my favorite small truck I've owned (odly next to a Subaru brat). The offroad performance of the 720 was better than every truck I've owned both small and full size except for a LR disco 2.
As someone who grew up in the 1970s and 1980s, I can testify very few vehicles from those decades is worth holding on to. This one would probably qualify in the keep category.
I had the exact same vehicle I bought off the showroom in 1984 ( but not a bushmaster) I sold it 3 years ago and am still crying. Trouble was rust. It just had too much cancer after owning it for 35 years. I know exactly what the issue is. I had the same on mine. There is a relay under the passenger side of the dash which ties into the oil pressure sensor and alternator output voltage. The theory is you lose oil pressure or output voltage (broken fan belt), the relay would de-energize and shut down fuel pump to protect engine. It's a well known fact that this relay would lose contact due to vibration on the solder joints. Resolder the joints and off you go. If not replace the relay board. Simple fix, but good luck finding the relay board any more.
california in the 70's and 80's had lots and lots of custom mini trucks running around. In the 70's the homebuilt 4x4 mini truck with jeep axles was king. I had a 79 subaru brat i took off those silly "brat" stripes and painted black lacquer and put chrome spokes on it with knarly snow tires then made my own lift kit. THOSE were the days!
I've seen this type of vehicle before. Toyota did the same thing before the four runner came out. It was the trekker. It was a modified truck with a big cap. They were really cool trucks
i had a 1962 ford f150 4x4, that was not factory - it was also an aftermarket conversion. it had some pretty nice add ons that were commercial grade, much better than what ford started bolting on when they were doing their own aftermarket stuff. i forget the name of the outfit that did the 4x4 conversions for them at the beginning though.
The Terranos/Pathfinders were the successor to this. The factory turned the Hardbody into a Station wagon which have almost identical underpinnings. The transfer case is bolted onto the gearbox eliminating one shaft...but everything else is very familiar. That torsion bar is so easy to tune for age related sagging... 3 turns on the adjusting bolts after 20 years... and the front end suspension travel/ride height is back up to where is should be... Pity USA never got the legendary 2.7 turbo diesel.... Came in auto as well.... for the rest of the world.
I work at the Toyota dealership and we have a customer that comes in from time to time with the Toyota replica of this truck. I forget what model it is but it's basically identical to this Nissan.
I owned a Datsun 720 over 30 years ago it was a deisel and a flat top tray single cab there all gone and it was rear wheel drive and l do remember changing universal joints gearboxes and clutches many times
I came here because I saw days ago that you are working on a Nissan pickup with Z24 2.4L I have a Electro-injection Napz that I drive often its a 86.5 D21 built in japan JN6 and shipped to California. I got it cheap without most wires and vacuum hoses the 8 plugs and finicky timing had confounded many because it only has 70k original miles. I have a couple up of my 86 truck and 88 2 door pathy VG30i. This era can be hard to work on but its my favorite. I have mine so its ok if people decide its just as good as a Hilux and make them un obtainable for the enthusiast. That's sarcasm
Man that reminds me of a 1st Gen 4Runner. Honestly This is all the truck/SUV anyone would need today. What doesn't this have that anyone would consider essential?
I had a 1985(6?) tan Nissan 4x4 Ext Cab with a tan topper. That the fuel pump kept failing to get 12 VDC after going over railroad tracks or a pot hole. The problem was cold solder joins on the fuel pump control module in the right kick plane in front of the passenger door. Cut the fuel pump control module open and resolder the PCB never failed again.
I own this model truck. I have an 85 720 with the 2.4l fuel injected throttle body and a 5 speed stick. Mine is a standard cab and 2WD. My belt even squeals the same way when I cold start it. Still gets 23-24mpg.
That same company out of California did that to Solid Axle Toyota 4X4 HiLux before Toyota offer the 4Runner. You think your seeing a 4Runner at first but the truck is too early to be a 4Runner. There was a company in either New Jersey or Florida that did some as well before the 4Runner was a thing! They are rare. I am 50 years old and owned a 1986 4Runner and I can count on one hand how many of the Matrix and other ones I have seen in my lifetime traveling all over the USA and the World.
I actually have seen that issue with the key before. Happened on my father’s former 1988 Chevy Nova (essentially a Toyota Corolla) and I believe that it has something to do with the ignition lock cylinder. You may have to replace it.
The junkyard is closed now but I pulled parts off one of these back in the 90s for the lowered 720 I had at the time. The thing was more rust than it was truck. I'm sure when they closed the yard it got scrapped.
My friend and I both had 1984 Nissan 720 4x4 trucks in high school. His truck had a KC light bar on top. One day his truck died and he was taking me to work. I noticed I wasn’t hearing the fuel pump which is very noticeable because it’s mounted to the frame. I messed with the pig tail and it would get power if I bent the wires just the right way. So I took the wires to his lights and cut and spliced the wires to the fuel pump and we used the dash switch to co trim the fuel pump and I got to work. Then he let a friend borrow his truck and forgot to tell them about the switch. They didn’t make it far
Very much like the Datsun Patrol. From my perspective the box overhang limits the "departure angle" of the truck's rear. My use of off road operations demands great departure angles front & rear. The truck would probably be just fine for the majority of folks.
The import auto wrecking yard in my neighborhood back in the day, suggested that the NapZ head would bolt onto the L20 B Block. My ride at the time was a 510, with its stock anemic L16. Knowing that the L20 is a drop-in replacement for the L16, I started licking my chops. Too bad I couldn't get a job at the time that would pay for serious wrenching experiments
I have $3600. You said not for $3500 so... lol Oh and the divorce parts that manufacturers use to name certain parts means the same thing like A marriage that's divorced. It means to separate from original union or to be on its own which is exactly what that is. It's on its own and not part of anything else. FYI. Keep up the awesome videos. Been watching for many years and many videos later.
That'll should happen with any carbureted car. A factory electric fuel pump would be powered through the ignition, the jerry rig off the terminal bypasses the ignition.
I saw a convertible version at a Datsun/Nissan dealer on NY 24 in Eastern Nassau County, and I swear this was the original prototype for the Pathfinder.
In 1984-85 my boss bought a new loaded blue Nissan Datsun supercab 4x4 and it was beautiful but the slowest thing I'd ever driven in my life, it was painfully slow..
Here in South Africa we had a similar Nissan conversion called the NISSAN SANI...came in 2.4 injection and the mighty v6 also found in superior NISSAN cars locally and internationally the VG30...
Barrett Jackson: so classy they took full price for a running, driving, no known faults vehicle and cobbled it together for the customer to figure out.
I love this truck! What do you guys think?
Don’t have an opinion because I’ve never seen one in person nor ever driven one.
Nice Nissan Sani.
It's okay.
Needs an onboard Bushmaster AR.
Asking all 7,5 billion people on the planet?
Man does that bring back memories of the old Nissan hardbody I had. Drove it through hell and high water and it never let me down. It even got decent gas milage for the time. Drove mine up to Alaska and back and it never missed a beat. These trucks were so underrated.
Datsun 720’s were perfect trucks. Our 1980 720 4x4 is STILL operating at our families ranch in central Texas.
In South Africa it was developed as a Sani, named after the Sani Pass, a very rough gravel road that runs between South Africa & Leshoto, which is a small landlocked country within South Africa. Our version came with a 3.0l V6 & although the originals were built by a private company, the later models were built by the factory. Great vehicles, other than a lot of chassis flex.
To find an 80's Nissan 4x4 in this kind of condition is super rare. Nice find. So old it's almost a Datsun. Lol
It’s both in 84’. Lol.
@@euroasianbob9268 just honored to even have you comment on my comment Bob. Lol.... Your awesome. Thx for all you do to keep us entertained in the community.
@@MrBillsfishin I’m just one of the guys. Lol. Thanks for watching and commenting!
They were in transition during that year. They were scrambling to change the name because something made them afraid Americans were going to learn that Datsun made the Japanese tanks during WWII.
70’s/80’s/90’s Nissans were very durable, reliable, and well-made, but not made out of the best steel. Rust is their Achilles’s Heel, hence, why you don’t see any of them driving around anymore, other than the occasional rusty Nissan Hardbody pickup.
Toyota had the same thing called the Trekker before the 4Runner was made. My parents had a 82 KC from new, and I've had a 71 521 and currently have a 98 Frontier, and its amazing how much all of these have in common. That torsion bar setup was used for over 40(!) years. Also this might be an early Tennessee-built truck since it appears to have a Saginaw style power steering reservoir/pump.
From what I recall all of the 720s were built in Tennessee as of halfway through 1983, and that was when it went from Datsun to Nissan. My dad drove a 1984 720 with a factory sunroof all through my childhood.
Thanks Wizard! This really brings back memories. Here in South Africa we had exactly the same conversion to what was the same truck here called the Nissan Hardbody. It was marketed here as the Nissan Sani after a popular well known pass in our Drakensburg mountains called the Sani pass. Due to the 5000 ft elevation at which our largest metropolitan area is, most of these vehicles had the Nissan V6. I think it was a 3 litre. One of my friends had a Sani and used to complain about the gas mileage. I am sure the companies that converted these must have been connected. They certainly had vision. Look at where the SUV market is today!
Coincidentally saw a Sani of this generation on FB Marketplace last week, I know the newer ones but didn't realise they were at it this far back.
the fuel pump is fed from the ignition relay , so your reverse feeding it and then back to the output side of the relay which also feeds the ignition and the anti run on fuel solenoid in the carb (if fitted).
I used to own a 1987 Nissan Hardbody pickup with the fuel injected 2.4 liter engine. Each cylinder had two spark plugs (of different heat ranges), fired by twin coils and a distributor with a double-lobed rotor to fire both spark plugs per cylinder.
I had an 86'. Manual transmission.
Yea that was supposed to give it like 20 more hp IIRC. Ford did the same to their 2.3 years later with similar results
is that why it showed 8 spark plug wires in this video?
I used to drive one of those around a junk yard as a yard dog, 4wd, thing was unstoppable. Of course it wasnt the special SUV edition. Those were the days when Nissan trucks were bulletproof.
the fuel pump relays in these love to give out. the soldering on the board gets micro cracks, you can re-solder them and good to go. the relay is under teh dash on the right hand side
Nice unfused wire about 15 feet stringled through metal hangars and sharp edges following the fuel lines direct to battery! Genius!
I have a 1985 720 pickup and the fuel pump relay was why mine stopped running. The relay is up under the dash on the passenger side. I love my truck and have put 422,000 miles on it.
Im still driving my old 88 Toyota, these old Japanese trucks were great little rigs.
@@mojavedesertsonorandesert9531 Picked up a '95 Hardbody from the original owner in great condition. Love it. There are still thousands of them crawling around the PNW. We'll never see these mid-size pickups again, thank the 'government' as usual.
I LOVE the early '80s safety with some vehicles. This thing looks like a death trap in a rollover (like the rear passengers in a Subaru Brat). Very cool truck! Thanks as always for the awesome content.
I would have figured this thing would've been made in Australia, not the States. I like it! Easy parts availability, and this one's in great shape for its year. 8.5/10 - Would drive! Thanks, Mr. and Mrs. Wizard! ✌️❤️🙂🇨🇦
Fuel pump relay. Thats all. Beautiful truck. Interesting mod of a king cab.
Had one of those engines dieseling backwards once, was a little surprised when I put it in first to shut it down and it jumped in reverse.
Neat video!
I bought a Tacoma on your recommendation. I love it, it gets 28 mpg and goes fast with the V6.
What year is your Tacoma?
Should have bought a Nissan Hardbody instead. Just as reliable if not more for half the price!
I like the tyres. They are very similar to the Goodyear G800's which were very popular here in the UK in the late 60's and 70's
I know a couple of guys who claimed to be a bushmaster.
I bought a 95 Maxima that would run without the key. Found out that it was a salvage title and gave it back to the people I bought it from
This reminds me so much of a Nissan Patrol, which were basically used as public busses for small towns for 20-30 years where I live in Ecuador! Especially 2cd to 4th gen ones, never made sense to me why they weren't released in the US.
This truck brings to mind Centurion Vehicles, and their Ford vantruck conversions. Ever seen one? They're pretty wild looking. Picture an F-series truck with a van box for an extended cab.
Centurion conversions are cool
Thanks Wizard and Mrs. Bushmaster - who thought it was an old 4Runner? Older Nissans (pre-2000 merger with Renault) were great. Now, not so much
I'd say Nissans were okay until the Murano came out in 2003. It was with the Murano that things started to go downhill.
@@damilolaakanni Some were even ok after that--the Xterra was pretty ok until like 2014.
I definitely thought it was a 1st gen 4Runner at first--the front end looks really similar.
@kuebby build quality of both the Xterra and the Pathfinder went downhill in 2005, IMO.
@@damilolaakanni Yeah, that's true, downhill, but not quite Altima level crap yet haha
I love my bushmaster. She let's me get into her any time I want and she is ready for a ride. She has been in my life for 30 years now and she is still a baby with only 41k miles on her. I bought her in 1993 with 11k miles and paid $800 for her. The only thing I had to replace was the fuel pump ground wire . She is not for sell so don't ask.
come on. everyone has a price
I have a 1985 Nissan 720 2WD that I have been working on for 2 years, I love the truck.
My uncle has one of those,
still working fine since he bought it in 1995
Greetings from Sri Lanka. Wish you all the best for the great work.
Have had a new 1984 Nissan 4-4 hustler model , great memories
Bring back that build quality .
My dad had the standard pickup version, same color. I learned to drive stick in it. This brings back some memories.
It doesn't look like a rifle either. Great job Car Wizard.
My dad had the 720 King Cab version of this. It was well engineered and very cool, but it had some flaws. The carb had some kind of electric choke that malfunctioned and you couldn't disconnect the wire or it wouldn't run, and it would malfunction on the worst of times and when it did, you LIMPED home. The myriad of vacuum hoses here testify to the overengineered state of this otherwise wonderful engine.
They put the wrong journal bearings in his particular engine and it had to be rebuilt at 40K miles because of that.
It had mechanical lifters that required adjustment of the valves, which got annoying.
The driver's seat would randomly collapse backward on you driving down the road, but only at times when you were finally relaxed enough to forget about it.
The rear brakes required removing the axles to change.
The body was primed with water based primer and almost all the paint popped off revealing dark brown rust all over it. Rocker panels under the bed completely ate away and were useless. Even the wheels rusted.
There were a few more things but I forget right now.
The good things were the engine itself was absolutely bullet proof and torquey. The transmission was bullet proof. The suspension was absolutely AMAZING and stayed tight and like brand new up until the 240K mark when he finally gave it away due to the rust.
Had they done a better job on the engine management (which I'm sure was in 85) and my dad not got an absolute joke of a lemon, it would still be in the family. I loved driving that truck.
Had an employee who brought one of these new in ~1984. Drove it until the day he died. Except for the paint (his was dark brown) looked identical to this one. He used it for kayaking, hangliding, surfing and just general adventuring around Nor Cal.
OMG - that has so many shared features with my old 1981 Datsun 210 wagon. I love it!
I had an 84 Datsun 720 and it is by far my favorite small truck I've owned (odly next to a Subaru brat).
The offroad performance of the 720 was better than every truck I've owned both small and full size except for a LR disco 2.
As someone who grew up in the 1970s and 1980s, I can testify very few vehicles from those decades is worth holding on to. This one would probably qualify in the keep category.
I had the exact same vehicle I bought off the showroom in 1984 ( but not a bushmaster) I sold it 3 years ago and am still crying. Trouble was rust. It just had too much cancer after owning it for 35 years. I know exactly what the issue is. I had the same on mine. There is a relay under the passenger side of the dash which ties into the oil pressure sensor and alternator output voltage. The theory is you lose oil pressure or output voltage (broken fan belt), the relay would de-energize and shut down fuel pump to protect engine. It's a well known fact that this relay would lose contact due to vibration on the solder joints. Resolder the joints and off you go. If not replace the relay board. Simple fix, but good luck finding the relay board any more.
Yet again Nissan trucks are so underrated!!!
california in the 70's and 80's had lots and lots of custom mini trucks running around. In the 70's the homebuilt 4x4 mini truck with jeep axles was king. I had a 79 subaru brat i took off those silly "brat" stripes and painted black lacquer and put chrome spokes on it with knarly snow tires then made my own lift kit. THOSE were the days!
We had a Datsun when I was a kid. Red with slicks on the back. I thought it was the coolest thing ever. To this day I would put slicks on everything
I've seen this type of vehicle before. Toyota did the same thing before the four runner came out. It was the trekker. It was a modified truck with a big cap. They were really cool trucks
Look up the Chevy blazer K-10, you'll be mindblown!
@@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS The Ford Bronco F-250 is even more impressive.
i had a 1962 ford f150 4x4, that was not factory - it was also an aftermarket conversion. it had some pretty nice add ons that were commercial grade, much better than what ford started bolting on when they were doing their own aftermarket stuff. i forget the name of the outfit that did the 4x4 conversions for them at the beginning though.
I remember when Euroasian Bob bought it from Barrett- Jackson from New Orleans, and drove it home.
Thanks for watching!
My favorite SUV you almost never see is the old isuzu troopers, the ones with round headlights, so cool.
The Terranos/Pathfinders were the successor to this.
The factory turned the Hardbody into a Station wagon which have almost identical underpinnings.
The transfer case is bolted onto the gearbox eliminating one shaft...but everything else is very familiar.
That torsion bar is so easy to tune for age related sagging...
3 turns on the adjusting bolts after 20 years...
and the front end suspension travel/ride height is back up to where is should be...
Pity USA never got the legendary 2.7 turbo diesel....
Came in auto as well.... for the rest of the world.
I work at the Toyota dealership and we have a customer that comes in from time to time with the Toyota replica of this truck. I forget what model it is but it's basically identical to this Nissan.
Toyota Trekker
I owned a Datsun 720 over 30 years ago it was a deisel and a flat top tray single cab there all gone and it was rear wheel drive and l do remember changing universal joints gearboxes and clutches many times
awesome content as always.thanks for sharing and taking us along.
the short with the fuel pump worked the same for my vw polo a while back :))))
I came here because I saw days ago that you are working on a Nissan pickup with Z24 2.4L I have a Electro-injection Napz that I drive often its a 86.5 D21 built in japan JN6 and shipped to California. I got it cheap without most wires and vacuum hoses the 8 plugs and finicky timing had confounded many because it only has 70k original miles. I have a couple up of my 86 truck and 88 2 door pathy VG30i. This era can be hard to work on but its my favorite. I have mine so its ok if people decide its just as good as a Hilux and make them un obtainable for the enthusiast. That's sarcasm
Bought a1980 Datsun 4 wd pick up new. Standard transmission, regular cab. It was a great truck.
Man that reminds me of a 1st Gen 4Runner.
Honestly This is all the truck/SUV anyone would need today. What doesn't this have that anyone would consider essential?
Master! Master!
Master of Bushes is pulling your strings!
Dude!!! Never seen or heard of one!!! Thanks ✌️
Love it. I’m surprised they didn’t have to add a roll bar in the back to cover the rear seat like a first gen 4runner
It actually does have a roll cage underneath the trim.
My father had one of these growing up and it was the squirliest thing in the winter.
I had a 1985(6?) tan Nissan 4x4 Ext Cab with a tan topper. That the fuel pump kept failing to get 12 VDC after going over railroad tracks or a pot hole. The problem was cold solder joins on the fuel pump control module in the right kick plane in front of the passenger door. Cut the fuel pump control module open and resolder the PCB never failed again.
Same reply as mine. I had an 84 same thing, soldered the joints and never failed again.
I just sold a 1985 720 4x4 and still hate I had to sell it. These trucks run great and are tough as they get.
I had an uncle that had one of those, but used a Toyota, and came out of Canada.
That's a cool truck. Pretty sweet. I've had a 1992 Mazda B2600i 4x4 LE that I bought in 1993. You don't se those any more.
my grandpas datsun went to just below 400,000 before he traded it. he was always meticulous so it still looked great, hated to see it go
I own this model truck. I have an 85 720 with the 2.4l fuel injected throttle body and a 5 speed stick. Mine is a standard cab and 2WD. My belt even squeals the same way when I cold start it. Still gets 23-24mpg.
This is pretty cool, I'd definitely love to have one of these.
That same company out of California did that to Solid Axle Toyota 4X4 HiLux before Toyota offer the 4Runner. You think your seeing a 4Runner at first but the truck is too early to be a 4Runner. There was a company in either New Jersey or Florida that did some as well before the 4Runner was a thing! They are rare. I am 50 years old and owned a 1986 4Runner and I can count on one hand how many of the Matrix and other ones I have seen in my lifetime traveling all over the USA and the World.
I actually have seen that issue with the key before. Happened on my father’s former 1988 Chevy Nova (essentially a Toyota Corolla) and I believe that it has something to do with the ignition lock cylinder. You may have to replace it.
What a beauty! 🤩🛻🤩🛻🤩🛻🤩🛻🤩🛻
Loving all this Nissan content!!
Leopard paint scheme .....it will go well with that base colour ☺️
I had a 1974 Datsun pickup that I towed a trailer with all the way from PA to TX
Perfect for the Outback Mate
The junkyard is closed now but I pulled parts off one of these back in the 90s for the lowered 720 I had at the time. The thing was more rust than it was truck. I'm sure when they closed the yard it got scrapped.
My friend and I both had 1984 Nissan 720 4x4 trucks in high school. His truck had a KC light bar on top. One day his truck died and he was taking me to work. I noticed I wasn’t hearing the fuel pump which is very noticeable because it’s mounted to the frame. I messed with the pig tail and it would get power if I bent the wires just the right way. So I took the wires to his lights and cut and spliced the wires to the fuel pump and we used the dash switch to co trim the fuel pump and I got to work. Then he let a friend borrow his truck and forgot to tell them about the switch. They didn’t make it far
Very much like the Datsun Patrol. From my perspective the box overhang limits the "departure angle" of the truck's rear. My use of off road operations demands great departure angles front & rear. The truck would probably be just fine for the majority of folks.
The import auto wrecking yard in my neighborhood back in the day, suggested that the NapZ head would bolt onto the L20 B Block.
My ride at the time was a 510, with its stock anemic L16.
Knowing that the L20 is a drop-in replacement for the L16, I started licking my chops.
Too bad I couldn't get a job at the time that would pay for serious wrenching experiments
The more common mod was to bolt on a L20b head to a NapZ block.
Can’t keep my eyes off of the GTB, Wizard!!!
I have $3600. You said not for $3500 so... lol
Oh and the divorce parts that manufacturers use to name certain parts means the same thing like A marriage that's divorced. It means to separate from original union or to be on its own which is exactly what that is. It's on its own and not part of anything else. FYI.
Keep up the awesome videos. Been watching for many years and many videos later.
That'll should happen with any carbureted car. A factory electric fuel pump would be powered through the ignition, the jerry rig off the terminal bypasses the ignition.
Saw this on Euorasian Bob's channel. Wondered if it would be showing up at Wizards shop. Now I know.
The '89 Hardbody I had was one of the best vehicles I ever owned but it would not run on any aftermarket ignition wire set! Factory wires only
I saw a convertible version at a Datsun/Nissan dealer on NY 24 in Eastern Nassau County, and I swear this was the original prototype for the Pathfinder.
Mine is a 1984 with the same issue !!!! Hahah I did the same thing but wired into a kill switch into the center console
In 1984-85 my boss bought a new loaded blue Nissan Datsun supercab 4x4 and it was beautiful but the slowest thing I'd ever driven in my life, it was painfully slow..
They had the Nissan Patrol, which is an amazing car, too bad it didn't went to you guys. I have a 2004 model and I wouldn't change it for nothing
Here in South Africa we had a similar Nissan conversion called the NISSAN SANI...came in 2.4 injection and the mighty v6 also found in superior NISSAN cars locally and internationally the VG30...
Found a 85 4 years ago. Things a champ
In Australia these had a unique diff and diff centre which you cant get parts for. Basically once it whines start looking for a toyota diff.
Great capabilities. Had 84 king cab that went up mountain roads with feet of snow no problem.
a Bush Master? thats a way better name then what they called them here in Australia, they were only called a 720
My first job after highschool was in a Datsun dealership 1972 thru 75 .
Barrett Jackson: so classy they took full price for a running, driving, no known faults vehicle and cobbled it together for the customer to figure out.
There was a company in the early '80s that did a Toyota conversion prior to the 4runner, I believe it was called the Trekker.
OOf, that's a lot of water staining. I hope Bob plans on taking the interior out and having the leaks sealed.
I remember seeing one of them in Puerto Rico in the 90’s. For what I know was the only one.
Great old school vehicle. Shame they don’t make vehicles like this.
How can you say bushmaster and not giggle 😂😂 keep up the good work!
See one all the time. Bushmaster in the safe and one by the bedside.
I had that same Walmart steering wheel wrap on my 93 Blazer. Classic.
But why did they go counter the holes?
I had the same problem with my 84 Nissan 720. It just needed a relay.
It reminds me of a Nissan Sani single cab truck that was available in South Africa in the nineties.
1984 was the transition year from Datsun to Nissan and is also the only year both badges were on their vehicles