my datsun 720

[enfamy]

rad support almost done! lots of pics..
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a144/praisegob/720%20work/0106090107-00.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a144/praisegob/720%20work/0106090107-01.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a144/praisegob/720%20work/0106090110-01.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a144/praisegob/720%20work/0106090101-00.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a144/praisegob/720%20work/0106090100-02.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a144/praisegob/720%20work/0106090057-01.jpg

[nis720]

Looking good... Nice work on the core support

[cruzin365]

that core support looks awesome man nice work

[loass720]

I hate you....



j/k man, dope 720. makes me jealous!

[JRock]

wow. tube = sexy.

[enfamy]

thanks guys my main goal is to have this thing at a few shows this year and hopefully driveable by 2010. i have a ton of pics on photobucket if anyone cares to float through them all
http://s10.photobucket.com/albums/a144/praisegob/

[sparkinframe]

wow. nice.
is that a full custom frame?...custome eveything

[enfamy]

ya everything is one-off.. my friend thats building it is very talented.
the only thing that was pre-fabbed was my upper control arms, everything else was made in-shop. let me tell you, steel tubing is not cheap either. i still need a ton of tubing and sheetmetal.

[sparkinframe]

keep it up. looks awesome

[drginazzhb92]

dam looks really good man..

[Ven]

Looks good, Nice fab work!

[enfamy]

thanks for the thumbs up guys!

[pugz]

looks good. i was wonderin where u been hiding :D

[AnimosityMinis]

ur truck is gonna be sickkk.. great progress

[shavedmax]

very nice work!

[nisrod]

are you going to bring it to blood drag??

[enfamy]

dunno. got to work out something about a truck and trailer...

around here we normally go to to myrtle beach for the dropjaw winter cruise at the end of feb but i've been wanting to go to an actual big show so we'll see.

[enfamy]

got my rendering done!!
started working on the rear clip. updated pics real soon..

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a144/praisegob/720%20work/DSCI0411.jpg?t=1232077063

[drginazzhb92]

did you draw the rendering cause thats sick man nice just pencile and paper i like it alot

[drginazzhb92]

alright just wondering with drive shaft in how much lift can you get??? this set up is awsome man and I give you guys props...

[GutterHXCGrowl]

Great work so far man, can't wait to see more.

[98frontier]

are you making it right hand drive?

[85nissan720]

your my hero lol

[enfamy]

the guy who's building the truck drew the rendering. he has a degree in art, auto body collision and hot rod building from greenville tech. he's been my friend for years and i have been raggin him about drawing my truck forever.
the truck is going RHD using the stock nissan steering linkages.
onto the issue with the driveshaft. when the truck was bagged i always had problems with center bearings with a 2 piece shaft and when we put in a one piece i ended up cracking the end of my transmission tailshaft. this go around we are going to prevent this by limiting the amount of lift. dont want any binding going on down there...
this is how much lift i got when the truck was bagged with the stock frame.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a144/praisegob/720/CopyofDSC04826.jpg

[enfamy]

i don't think this helped alot but draggin like this was fun as hell.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdgQGrke-zI

[04nissanfrontier]

haha thats awesome!

[98frontier]

thats crazy... lol

[enfamy]

another long night. back half time!

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a144/praisegob/720%20work/DSCI0469.jpghttp://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a144/praisegob/720%20work/DSCI0467.jpghttp://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a144/praisegob/720%20work/DSCI0473.jpghttp://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a144/praisegob/720%20work/DSCI0477.jpghttp://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a144/praisegob/720%20work/DSCI0441.jpg

[enfamy]

my project finally has a name. the black pearl
lemme know what you guys think!!

[nisrod]

looking good!!

[pugz]

for that much lift u should look into a slipyoke and a 2 piece shaft. itll save u a lot of headaches

[scr8pnHard]

Looks Good!
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p90/rcchad/001-1.jpg

[sparkinframe]

wow, the ride on that will be so cooshie. looks awesome. :thumb:

[enfamy]

thanks guys i can't wait till the long nights pay off !!

for that much lift u should look into a slipyoke and a 2 piece shaft. itll save u a lot of headaches

this is an option ive been thinking of lately too. everything is not in fine print yet. i was amazed a stock s10 driveshaft fit perfect between the trans and the rear end.

[enfamy]

some goodies... more on the wayhttp://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a144/praisegob/720%20work/DSCI0710.jpg
mmmm billet
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a144/praisegob/720%20work/DSCI0707.jpg
started painting the power planthttp://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a144/praisegob/720%20work/DSCI0712.jpg

thats just the primer we're painting it tonight, pics soon.

[Clifford]

sick build so far man, i love the 720's.

[nisrod]

couple ????,,,,what rear are you running and how much is it narrowed??? how much were the shortened axles??? by the way,,,really want to see this thing in person!!!! blood drag???

[niz]

those are some bad ass pullies

[Minitucking]

Man how did i miss this thread?! The build is looking great!!! Loving every bit of it!

[ScottXGTR]

Man how did i miss this thread?! The build is looking great!!! Loving every bit of it!
i was just thinking the same thing

very sick truck you got going there. keep it up and bring on the updates

[sparkinframe]

wow! this thing is going to kick so much ass.
thoes dress-up parts look amazing, the serpentine belt system will look so right.

[enfamy]

i love UPS!!! we got the motor painted and it looks hott!!! i'll update tonight with paint pics and a pic of this installed on my ididit column!http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a144/praisegob/720%20work/DSCI0722.jpg


thanks for the kind words guys. and my rear end is a stock s10 rear no narrowing has been done. my rear wheels are only 22x7.5 lolhttp://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a144/praisegob/720%20work/DSCI0720.jpg

[Clifford]

yikes, be carful putting that power through the 10 bolt, worst rear axel ever made IMO lol.


looking foward to the update.

[enfamy]

alot of guys with s10s that do v8 swaps keep their rearends. im not going to be doing anything stupid in my truck though its just being built to be a nice cruiser

[Clifford]

right on, no worries then, i broke 4 10 bolts in my camaro, (essentially the same rear end)

just dont side step the clutch and you'll be fine.

[nis720]

Mmmm Billet... looking good, those are some nice parts you got there. Can't wait to see them on the truck.

[Minitucking]

Nice valve covers....I have the sames ones going on the LT1. Did you paint motor with base/clear? Anxuos to see pics of the motor painted since I'm fixing to paint mine as soon as I get the cam in.

[nisrod]

thanks for the info,,,this thing is gonna be sweet!!!

[sparkinframe]

nice steering wheel, is there a centercap?

[enfamy]

ya we painted the engine with base/clear. the main thing is make sure you use self etching primer on the block so the primer has something to bite to. it took a few hours of degreasing and cleaning just to make sure it was good to go. honestly i bought the covers because they looked so good on your build up thread!!

[enfamy]

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a144/praisegob/720%20work/DSCI0728.jpghttp://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a144/praisegob/720%20work/DSCI0731.jpghttp://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a144/praisegob/720%20work/DSCI0730.jpghttp://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a144/praisegob/720%20work/DSCI0723.jpgi tried to get a pic of the horn button but its so shiny i cant get a good pic.

[sparkinframe]

when you paint the block doesnt the paint burn around the exaust port.
iv seen this happen on a bunch of hotrods, did they just use wrong paint?

[Clifford]

motor looks awesome man.

[nis720]

That engine looks sexy.... I'm curious about the paint used on the block.. I want to do that too.

[loass720]

Damn it man! Just when I settle on something for my truck (like the stock steering column) you get a billet. Your starting to make the rest of us 720 owners look cheap!

Nice parts man, that engine looks wicked!

[drginazzhb92]

dam that block looks sick as hell and that column is tight man cant wait to see this done its gona be hella sweet

[enfamy]

Damn it man! Just when I settle on something for my truck (like the stock steering column) you get a billet. Your starting to make the rest of us 720 owners look cheap!

Nice parts man, that engine looks wicked!


LOL i feel ya man!! i wouldnt mind having a stock interior. my whole exterior is going to be stock. my whole deal was my truck is right hand drive and would be just as much (i would imagine) to get a RHD dash with all the parts!!
my plans before driving it again 2 years ago were:
1.body drop
2.right hand drive
3.22's
4.keep the lip bed
5.drag it and tear it up
the thing is i originally only wanted a traditional BD but my old frame was only c notched so we were going to have to build a back clip and a full frame is what we ended up with. because of RHD and fitting the wheels. my plans of building a truck to drag till it falls apart kinda faded away.

[loass720]

You fit 22's? Do you still have the pinch weld or did you shave it?

I'm looking at mine and I dont think I can get more than a 18 on the front (2.75 bodydrop).

[enfamy]

well we are going to keep it on the pinch unfortunately. people are going to talk shit too.
oh well
comes with the territory you know?

[Minitucking]

Fu** em still gonna
be a badass ride Bro.pinch or no pinch!

[manic_mechanic]

that is one bad azz 720 cant wit to see it all together. "F" the idiots that rag on ya for layin on the pinch molds. mine lays rocker and every one is like," why isnt it on the doors?" my answer, cus thats just rediculous.

[loass720]

Oh, i'm not saying its bad that its on pinch. Hell if mine wasnt BD when I bought it i'm sure I would go to pinch too.
I was just wondering how you were gonna fit those big ass rims if it was on the rocker.

[enfamy]

flat rocker would be an option if i had a smooth bed but the lip bed is a few inches shorter. the wheel tubs are gonna be almost flush with the top of the bed rails as it is.. lol

that rendering looks so badass with a smooth bed but i love my datsun tailgate and bed hooks too much

[lilFlip]

holy crap, i love your 720 buildup...makes me want to start all over, and i'm not even close to done....

[eightyfive720]

I have to say, this 720 is going to be a big part of the inspiration of mine. starting on the front end chassis work and shit first. im full time work and school this semester though, so the teardown is even taking a while. ill post pics when the fun starts.

but yeah, this truck is fucking sick. i love the tubing, so so sexy.

thanks for the inspiration, bro!

-madison

[enfamy]

thanks guys! i work full time and a full time student (auto mechanics course) so my progress is really slow. plus my fab guy got a 14 hr day job so progress is to a crawl lol.. i have started doing what i can to help get some stuff done.. i by far am not a skilled welder or anything but theres plenty of welds that need to be grinded down and rewelded and regrinded to keep filler work to a bare minimum.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a144/praisegob/720%20work/www.jpghttp://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a144/praisegob/720%20work/www1.jpg