1964 Nissan Patrol soft top restoration
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RMP&O
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Just did a 23hr. road trip to Glenwood Springs, CO and back for this.....
Ya that is original mileage on this Patrol! It has always been in Glenwood Springs, until now!
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It also came with the 66 hard top you see in the back ground. That truck is to serve as our parts truck for the resto on the 67 Patrol Wagon.
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Ya that is original mileage on this Patrol! It has always been in Glenwood Springs, until now!
[video=facebook;4259004331285]https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=4259004331285&l=2791279289467627955[/video]
It also came with the 66 hard top you see in the back ground. That truck is to serve as our parts truck for the resto on the 67 Patrol Wagon.
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RMP&O
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Pressure washed the 66 soft top today. Been a long *** time since it got a bath. Ran some seafoam through the fuel tank and oil. It needs all new fluids and some leaks fixed. It sounds pretty good really but may have bad rings, it blows a lot of blue smoke. It obviously sat for a lot of years being so low mile and the guy we picked it up from said he pulled it out of a field in Glenwood Springs area. Any ways, I took some pictures and video, will upload the video to youtube later. Here are some pics though!
I needed one of these original rad caps for the 64 soft top.
We ended up with two sets of these, very hard to come by original seat belts.
We also have two sets of these, very hard to come by.
good looking rear floor
front diff still has factory sticker!
pretty good floor pans
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I needed one of these original rad caps for the 64 soft top.
We ended up with two sets of these, very hard to come by original seat belts.
We also have two sets of these, very hard to come by.
good looking rear floor
front diff still has factory sticker!
pretty good floor pans
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Co-opski
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^^^^^That is true. If I ever stop playing in the mountains and get a work ethic and start to make real money, Ian is the first I would call. :drool:
RMP&O
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Unfortunately the rings are shot on the 66 soft top. I just tested compression and all cylinders are way low.
No real surprise though as it blows lots of blue smoke and oil stinks of gas. My guess is it sat a long time and the rings got a bit rusted up. As far as me doing a Jackson Patrol Icon4x4. Nah, not doing that kind of super high end stuff. I do have some trucks though and am always looking out for others. I have a few I plan to build and sell too. I am also always up for restoring a truck for somebody if they want to do it right. We will see what happens as I move into a new shop June 1st.
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RMP&O
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So I posted earlier in the thread about a WLG60 Patrol or wagon from Alaska. That Patrol is a holy grail. Just came across this one this morning, in Japan. It is more than a holy grail, it is like meeting God himself if you are into Patrols. Not only is this a wagon (extremely rare) it is a custom one off body configuration ordered from Nissan. Rumor is it was ordered and used by the government.
Stunning!!
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Stunning!!
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Love it ... and here I thought the SWB hard-tops were rare.
With all this talk of the LWB wagons, you've got me dreaming of a build with that body, Rugged Rocks/Diamond H233b axles front and rear, and a VK56 or VH45 under the hood. Or for axles, did they (Nissan) ever do a factory cable locker? If so, maybe those ...
With all this talk of the LWB wagons, you've got me dreaming of a build with that body, Rugged Rocks/Diamond H233b axles front and rear, and a VK56 or VH45 under the hood. Or for axles, did they (Nissan) ever do a factory cable locker? If so, maybe those ...
RMP&O
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Love it ... and here I thought the SWB hard-tops were rare.
With all this talk of the LWB wagons, you've got me dreaming of a build with that body, Rugged Rocks/Diamond H233b axles front and rear, and a VK56 or VH45 under the hood. Or for axles, did they (Nissan) ever do a factory cable locker? If so, maybe those ...
I got something kind of similar in the works.
77 Pick up Patrol, cab & chassis. 160-series Patrol axles from the 1980's, ie C200 front and H233 rear. Both fully rebuilt, ARB locked, 4.6 geared. Rear has disc brake conversion. Front is using H233 CVs from a GQ/Y60 that are strengthens by tig welding a ring on them. Custom double sheer high steer arm. Front is also running H233 f/w hubs. Brand new 160-series Patrol 5spd, fully rebuilt, even has NOS synchro's. T-case fully rebuilt too. SD33T diesel, pretty stock. GQ/Y60 Patrol master cylinder and booster, both new. 160-series Patrol clutch slave and m/c, new. 160 Patrol power steering. 22ish gallons stainless steel fuel cell to be mounted in bed. All set up on 35's and SoA leaves. Custom bed that allows for different configurations. That is what I got in the works for that truck. Will be getting the build going full swing soon.
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Just did a 23hr. road trip to Glenwood Springs, CO and back for this.....
Ya that is original mileage on this Patrol! It has always been in Glenwood Springs, until now!
[video=facebook;4259004331285]https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=4259004331285&l=2791279289467627955[/video]
Very cool - I'm glad that red one is going to get some attention- I fought with myself a few months back about whether or not to go up there and get it, since it is a pretty complete and original early soft top - In the end I talked myself out of it because of my limited chances of sourcing a decent canvas for it, and the fact that I require exactly ZERO more automotive projects (I have a 5+ year backlog of project vehicles right now as it is
) - Very good score.One thing I am curious about is that odometer reading - if that rig really has 15k documented original miles, then I can not imagine how the engine could have such low compression, unless they ran it for 15k miles on some really nasty motor oil. I am suspicious about whether it was driven without the speedo hooked up or something... Just speculating. Even after sitting for decades, I have seen the piston rings in old engines seal themselves back up soon after fire is put to the engine... I guess the answer will reveal itself when the cylinder head is pulled - any engine with 15k miles should not have much of a ridge at the top of the cylinders...
If it really does have that few miles on it, then I would think it would be a Barrett-Jackson candidate after everything is sorted out on it... :drool:
I've been greatly enjoying your 64 build - your attention to detail is admirable- please keep up the updates.
RMP&O
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Very cool - I'm glad that red one is going to get some attention- I fought with myself a few months back about whether or not to go up there and get it, since it is a pretty complete and original early soft top - In the end I talked myself out of it because of my limited chances of sourcing a decent canvas for it, and the fact that I require exactly ZERO more automotive projects (I have a 5+ year backlog of project vehicles right now as it is
One thing I am curious about is that odometer reading - if that rig really has 15k documented original miles, then I can not imagine how the engine could have such low compression, unless they ran it for 15k miles on some really nasty motor oil. I am suspicious about whether it was driven without the speedo hooked up or something... Just speculating. Even after sitting for decades, I have seen the piston rings in old engines seal themselves back up soon after fire is put to the engine... I guess the answer will reveal itself when the cylinder head is pulled - any engine with 15k miles should not have much of a ridge at the top of the cylinders...
If it really does have that few miles on it, then I would think it would be a Barrett-Jackson candidate after everything is sorted out on it... :drool:
I've been greatly enjoying your 64 build - your attention to detail is admirable- please keep up the updates.
Thanks.
It is indeed 15,500 original miles. Very obvious by some many items on this truck being original, down to the friggin' fan belt! Even the sticker on the front diff is present. The original Toyo spare is even here but the other four I am sure rotted out a long time ago. The problem is with low mile trucks like this is if they sat for many years. condensation alone could cause some rust to form in the pistons/cylinders. If it is not prepp'ed right before starting and or before it was parked, when it is first fired up the pistons will trash the rings if any corrosion is present. Which is why the old trick of WD40 down the spark plugs holes before parking and before start up can save an engine. This 66 sat for years outside in the weather in a field. It is also possible somebody sucked some crap into the motor at one point, perhaps that was what led to it being parked. Your best low mile trucks are ones that have been started a few times a year over the last however many decades they were not really used. I would be and am very wary of buying any "low mileage" Patrol without testing compression. You are correct though, whatever caused it should revel it's self when the engine is opened up.
Also it could be the head gasket but that generally causes a wider variance on the compression numbers. I got about 15psi max in variance on the compression. Dumping oil down the cylinders before testing would determine for sure if it is rings or head but at this point, the engine needs to be opened up either way. I am betting on rings and that the rest of the motor (besides seals) is in stellar condition. I hope no water or moisture sat in the axles, trans or t-case because if not, these parts should be excellent too.
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