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Hi I'm Nick and i'm an adrenaline junkie of sorts 
I thought i'd better sign up to a Nissan 4x4 forum as i might need some help taking my D21 apart and will definitely need some help with the wiring for my project.
Aahh the project.....
I do have a truck that has been inspiring me for a while now. A company in Japan called Garage Miniz built a truck a couple of years ago that i think looks ace but i'm not too impressed with they're chassis arrangement, i shall improve this bit and copy the rest as it's tried an tested in the 'bag and drag' scene
My build thread is on the SXOC over here in the UK so i will C&P directly from there to fill you in now but most updates will be on that thread. The link is found right here......
http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=430787
Please feel free to sign up to the SXOC vbb and comment as i progress with the build and any help would be much appreciated.
Also i will have no use for the chassis or drivetrain so i will need to sell this. Do you guys have a policy for newbies selling stuff? I don't want to step on any toes.
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I thought i'd better sign up to a Nissan 4x4 forum as i might need some help taking my D21 apart and will definitely need some help with the wiring for my project.
Aahh the project.....
I do have a truck that has been inspiring me for a while now. A company in Japan called Garage Miniz built a truck a couple of years ago that i think looks ace but i'm not too impressed with they're chassis arrangement, i shall improve this bit and copy the rest as it's tried an tested in the 'bag and drag' scene
My build thread is on the SXOC over here in the UK so i will C&P directly from there to fill you in now but most updates will be on that thread. The link is found right here......
http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=430787
SXOC said:Roll up, roll up..... hurry and grab a seat before they've all gone....
Welcome, Ladies and Gentleman, to my project thread. This is going to be a long and arduous journey and along the way i'm certain there will be some spills and some thrills for your entertainment and amusement :thumbs:
I suppose i should start with a little background info...... I've had a soft spot for pickup truck's for maybe 16 years now and it all started one day when i picked up a copy of Cars and Car Conversions. Inside they used to run a feature where an artist penned some pic's of vehicles in a Chip Foose style and they always inspired me to see the potential in vehicles not just the actual.... anyway, in one particular issue they rendered some trucks and these really caught my imagination. One of these trucks was a Ford P100 which was lowered, bodydropped and styled like a Cosworth (long before it was actually done) and i've always had a hankering for a truck ever since.
Fast forward about 15 years and i began to really want a truck but one a little different from the norm. Having owned the 180 for a couple of years and really enjoying the RWD 2.0lt Turbo I started doing a few trackdays and driftdays, learning to drive properly. Not wanting to damage the 180 i began to think about another vehicle to replace it on trackdays and the like and this was where the plot was hatched!!
Being a member of the SXOC and loving the camaraderie and technical knowledge that comes with it I really didn't want to leave the fold for another make so, realising the SR20 was a great engine, it had to be Nissan. But what Nissan? A D21 of course! I love the styling with the flared arches and they're not too expensive either
Now i had to find a drivetrain to put in a D21. As we all know Aitch used to treasure a deluded S14 by the name of Neville, he thought he was a cow.....
Aitch had thought about selling Neville a few times over the years but could never actually do it as he was, well let's face, having an affair with him :wack: We had spoken about my idea at a few meets last year and Aitch mentioned that he had thought about selling again as Neville was looking a little tired but nothing came of it again. Then that fateful day occurred.... The end of Neville So Aitch and myself began to talk about a heart and soul transplant and a deal was struck..... Well, that's that then
My garage was full of SR20 and rear end
Bits of Neville are still for sale if you'd care to peruse.
It then became time to start the hunt for a truck which is easier said than done :annoyed: I got out bid on Ebay several times before ending up with, what happens to be, an ideal base vehicle. I hired a van and borrowed a trailer off Steve @ trackaction-online (organiser of some great track/driftdays) a 332mile round journey to Letchworth and a truck was mine
So without further ado
106.000 miles and Baby blue with a knackered clutch.
Nice colour Yeah :nod:
Now i realise that it's a 4WD but trust me that makes no difference as it's only the body and bed i'm interested in. I say this as i shall be running a full custom chassis that will be made for me by a kind chap by the name of Paul Hallett under his new business name Twisted Concepts. He's a very talented fabricator that's been in the scene for a good few years and has built some proper race car spaceframe chassis's inc. a Huuuge monster truck I'm sure he'll be along soon to introduce himself properly.
The plan is to build a complete chassis from the ground up using Nevilles rear suspension instead of the live axle with D21 front and running short coilovers instead of torsion bar front/leaf rear.
The body will be dropped a couple of inches over the chassis and have some bigger rear flares from a Terrano 1 welded into the bed sides to accommodate the wider track of the S14. This will replace all of the dent you can see in the bed side so there's no worries there
Actually the Terrano 1 was never sold in the UK and was a JDM/USDM only vehicle so to find this vehicle in a scrapyard was just pure luck. I happened upon Nissan 1st one day and happened to spot it in the background so made contact, after a visit and a few phone calls they agreed to chop the rear quarters out for me and i took delivery
The wider flare can clearly be seen here
I spent all day today stripping some stuff out and giving the thing some grief with the jetwash before i start in earnest but i'll save that for another post
Please feel free to sign up to the SXOC vbb and comment as i progress with the build and any help would be much appreciated.
Also i will have no use for the chassis or drivetrain so i will need to sell this. Do you guys have a policy for newbies selling stuff? I don't want to step on any toes.
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