ahardb0dy Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 I think I decided on my next Nissan truck, when I sell the Pathfinder I may start looking for a 2wd Hardbody, 97 would be nice, extra cab would be better than a regular cab ( more leg room for me I'm 6'1", plus room for a sub if I decide to install one), KA24 engine with a 5 speed. I know right away I will swap out the bench seat for a pair of pathfinder bucket seats and console, possibly down the road a set of Titan alloy wheels modified to fit, and I can swap my H4 Hella headlights right into it with no mods other than the upgraded wiring. Maybe I can get my power rear sliding window installed too, would be nice to use it after all these years, and I can get my bed toolbox out of my yard and into the truck, I knew I kept it for a good reason all these years !! Really don't need 4wd, would prefer it but I haven't been 4 wheeling since I got my PF and even when I had my 87 hardbody I only went one time too. May need to get used to sitting lower in a 2wd than a 4wd would sit, wish Nissan made a pre run version like Toyota does. But for now I think that's what I'm going to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devonianwalk Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 That sounds like a plan. How hard is it to do the bench/bucket seat swap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferrariowner123 Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Keep your Pathy, that's the end of it! !! -Kyle (I don't want you to go) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvdloc Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 I'm glad to hear! Looking forward to see what you can find. And with HB not being far off from a PF, meaning you can stick around like me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted December 9, 2013 Author Share Posted December 9, 2013 Thanks the PF is def. being sold, THe bucket seats should be a bolt in since some of the hardbody's came with them, I may even find one with them already. Not leaving the forum, don't worry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunya Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Wd21 buckets are a direct fit in a HB, the threaded holes are in the floor pan and all. Just need 4 more bolts (obviously since there is 4 per bucket and only 4 that hold a bench in) And there's plenty of ex-owners that are still parts of this community Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvdloc Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Correct me if in wrong but don't the bucket seats sit a smig higher? I was thinking about doing it in my pickup and then I could have a center console, it's alrighty I tight fit with the lack of adjustment features, makes me wonder... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted December 9, 2013 Author Share Posted December 9, 2013 well as I said some hardbody's came with bucket seats so they should swap into yours no problem. I just meant if I happened to buy a hardbody that had a bench seat I would swap it out for bucket seats. Does anyone know if it would be better to pick up a pre OBD2 truck over an OBD2 one? I don't want any problems like I am having with this newer sentra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverton Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 I love my OBD2 Subaru. No guessing on what to replace when the CEL does happen to come on. It tells you exactly what's wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KovemaN Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 (edited) The king cab D21s all have bucket seats so no need to worry about that even though it's a direct bolt in and WD21 seats work perfectly. I would highly recommend a new cam if you go with a 96-97 D21. They seriously de-tuned the cam for 96. The result was less power and horrible fuel economy. I can personally verify that an O&J stage 2 cam and Pacesetter headers will not throw any codes on an OBDII truck. The power gain was noticeable and fuel economy actually improved. I was getting 22-23 mpg in town as long as I kept my foot off of the skinny pedal. This was with 18" Titan rims and 255-45-18 rubber. If you used a lighter wheel/tire combo you could probably see 25 mpg. Edited December 9, 2013 by KovemaN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebelord Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 I'm waiting for the Titan refresh and its Cummins Diesel engine. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted December 9, 2013 Author Share Posted December 9, 2013 (edited) Good to know on the cams, my buddy (that I bought my PF from) has 2 hardbody 2wd pickups, thought he told me one was a 94 and the other a 96 and he was telling me last night one is a lot slower than the other. I really don't care what year I get as long as it is decent, just figured 97 was the last year of the body style so would be good to look for a 97 but I'm open to anything that looks and runs good. Edited December 9, 2013 by ahardb0dy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted December 10, 2013 Author Share Posted December 10, 2013 That O&J place is not too far from me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karmann Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Sad to hear the Pathy go, but good to see you're staying in the Nissan family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted December 10, 2013 Author Share Posted December 10, 2013 Sad to hear the Pathy go, but good to see you're staying in the Nissan family. Thanks, Wouldn't go any where else, been driving Nissan's since they were Datsun's ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo94 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 What about a d22? they're still pretty close to a wd21. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fast5speed Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 (edited) If you want to make a trip, there's a D21 in my area. King cab, 2wd, automatic I believe. 29,000 miles. $3000. Guy says it runs better than a new truck. Has sun faded paint though (try finding an old Nissan that doesn't). It's a 1990 or 91. Might be older than you're looking for Edit: it's a 1990 with 34k miles and it is a 5 speed. Asking $3000, but it's been on CL for months. Kinda sad actually. http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/cto/4229670310.html Edited December 10, 2013 by fast5speed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted December 11, 2013 Author Share Posted December 11, 2013 Thanks for the heads up, out of my price range. D22, Frontier right? Thanks, want to stay with the D21 body style, and the first gen frontier I absolutely can not stand the front end, I think it is the ugliest front end Nissan ever used on a pickup, anything newer than a first gen Frontier would be out of my price range. I basically need to find a POS that I can rebuild slowly like I did my PF, I have the technology, LOL Not saying my PF was a POS when I bought it, well other than needing an engine, Sorry, Thanks for the suggestions, once I sell my PF I will really start looking, money in hand goes a long way in haggling. When I bought my 90 sentra, the guy wanted $750, I wasn't even trying to talk him down I was telling the truth when I told him I only had $500 on me, and he tells me, "I'll tell you what, give me $580 for the car, $500 plus the $80 the ad cost" OK !! DONE ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebelord Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 No early Frontiers? There's a guy down the road selling a 98? 4cy, reg cab 5spd for like 2k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunya Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 As pro "21" as I am, next 'planned' (read-not for a very long time or a necessity) next 'purchase' is on the "22" frame. As much as I don't want to say it I want 4 doors next round and ether want a quad cab frontier or an x (don't judge ) Of course if a 2wd wd21 falls in my lap I could make a nice highway truck out of that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 I want 4 doors next round HAH! B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted December 11, 2013 Author Share Posted December 11, 2013 I want to try to stay with the D21 hardbody body style, I don't care, as I said for the early frontier front ends. I like the later one's but no way I could afford the prices, I mean if I found one that needed an engine or something and it was real cheap I could do that. I'm not against putting money or time into a truck, engines are easy to find, JDM if possible. MY mech that does my big jobs is more than reasonable for me, he charged me $500 to swap the engines in my PF, and he swapped the 4 speed trans for my new 5 speed and replaced the clutch cable in my 90 sentra for me for $80 so I can't complain about his prices. OF course a running truck would be better, if it looked like crap I can work with that. I've been looking on craigslist and other places, will start looking more seriously once the PF is gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvdloc Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 I will agree, d22 front ends look like garbage, just so plain. Thumbs down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karmann Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 If you want to make a trip, there's a D21 in my area. King cab, 2wd, automatic I believe. 29,000 miles. $3000. Guy says it runs better than a new truck. Has sun faded paint though (try finding an old Nissan that doesn't). It's a 1990 or 91. Might be older than you're looking for Edit: it's a 1990 with 34k miles and it is a 5 speed. Asking $3000, but it's been on CL for months. Kinda sad actually. http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/cto/4229670310.html If that was closer I'd be all over it! And OP, I agree with you on the front end of the frontier- love the usability, but so plain. I'm sure Nissan went through endless designs and sessions, but it still got hit with the ugly and boring stick. Later ones look better, but for me finding a king cab, 4x4 with LSD was too tough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted December 11, 2013 Author Share Posted December 11, 2013 I guess it depends on the area of the country you live in on the availability of 4x4 trucks. When I was looking for a frontier to buy new years ago, most dealers down here in Florida only had 2wd trucks, I looked on the web site for the Nissan dealers back home in NY and almost every truck was a 4x4. Never got a frontier as after we went to the local dealer to look at one we determined it was too small for our needs and my wife happened to notice a red Titan that someone had just traded in and that was it, we left the same day with the Titan, it was 2wd but she wanted it ! LOL, Don't have it anymore, should have kept it. The D21 when it was introduced in 1986.5, was just so far ahead of every other manufacturer in it's styling, I feel the other manufacturers basically had to copy the styling. it was so much more of a rounded look compared to the 720 that came before it. When I bought my 87 hardbody brand new, I looked at the Toyota 4x4 first but they did not have a V6 in 87 and that is what I wanted so I bought the Nissan. Here is brochure I scanned while back, just a beautiful truck: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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