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spiffinspudater
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Joined: 05 May 2006 Location: United States Posts: 373 |
 Topic: Bio-Diesel TruckPosted: 03 March 2007 at 2:10am |
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Alright, I don't have the time, energy, or room to do this, but I am throwing an idea out that I think could benefit all us North West Tree Huggers. Why not do a biodiesel vehicle? I know there are 720's out there that did it (a 1982 model to be exact) but I wonder if that engine would bolt directly into a 620 510 or 521 ect... I am going to post a "Dirty Jobs" video on guba later on with the info on it. What kind of ideas do you Datsun lovers have for alternative fuels?
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78 Datsun 620 King Cab, 5Speed, 18"Armada 5 spoke rims, 350z Seats, Tri-color tail lights, Ultra blue H4 Conversion headlights, More to come!
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datzenmike
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Joined: 14 April 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 1098 |
Posted: 03 March 2007 at 7:40pm |
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I've seen the 720 diesel and it should fit a 620 even a 521 I'll bet. The frames are so similar I have an '82 under my '78. The diesel uses a different tranny bolt up (I think the starter is on the driver's side) so you will need to get the transmission with it. They could be turboed for a bit more power.
The '81, '82, and '83 had a SD22 diesel and the '84 through at least '87 had the SD25 diesel. |
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'78 620 flatbed,'79 dizzy, Bosch 90 amp alt.,p.s.,Z 5 speed, '80 transfer case,toyo 4:10 ft. axle with 4 piston calipers,'85 4x4 wire harness and dash,2oo sx elect. windows, 12.50x33 tires on 82 frame
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harshman_b
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Joined: 05 November 2005 Posts: 126 |
Posted: 04 March 2007 at 12:21pm |
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Well I stumbled across this while googling.
I know its not biodeisel, but it is an alternative.
Just erect a wind generator or a couple of solar panels, behind your house and it'll cover the cost of recharging.
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`72 521 on `80 720 4x4 frame with L20b, Weber, Header, 2" exhaust, 4.11 gears and 31" tires.
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datzenmike
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Joined: 14 April 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 1098 |
Posted: 04 March 2007 at 12:43pm |
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I saw that article a few years ago. Batteries have probably come a long way since '92. Specially their weight. Bet it's 'heavy'.
I would like to know it's weight, is the 'motor' connected to the stock transmission or direct, a cost per mile to operate, and does it use regenerative braking: on slow down, using the vehicle speed to turn the motor to produce power and feed back into the batteries to re-charge them, thus re-claiming power that would otherwise be lost heating the brake shoes. |
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'78 620 flatbed,'79 dizzy, Bosch 90 amp alt.,p.s.,Z 5 speed, '80 transfer case,toyo 4:10 ft. axle with 4 piston calipers,'85 4x4 wire harness and dash,2oo sx elect. windows, 12.50x33 tires on 82 frame
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harshman_b
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Joined: 05 November 2005 Posts: 126 |
Posted: 04 March 2007 at 1:31pm |
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Well, I don't think the technology of regenerative braking existed in `92, and "Curb weight.....1600 KG", which would likely be less today with new batteries. And I have no clue on the transmission. It would be cool though. When I first read it I was wondering what the traveling range for the vehicle was.
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`72 521 on `80 720 4x4 frame with L20b, Weber, Header, 2" exhaust, 4.11 gears and 31" tires.
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71-521
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Joined: 24 July 2005 Posts: 1522 |
Posted: 04 March 2007 at 11:16pm |
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Sad thing is that after the war, the Japanese made electric cars for a while...
just imagine if they had stuck to it! |
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