Project 1991 Nissan d21 to Mini Monster Truck

[waleednajam09]

Asalam O Alaaekum Everyone!
Happy New Year guys, it's the 1st of January and I am starting with this project today. I have been reading out from this forum for the last 5 years and have been a car restoration/own build enthusiast. So it's kind of a dream project for me.

Well, the goal is to build it as a mini-monster truck, that can be driven on all terrains.

This is Nissan 1991 Double Cabin, also being called d12 hardbody. I got it in running condition, with complete documents and file.

Well, have to work on the whole car but here the points that will be focused

Tires/Rim - High profile tires to give it a monster look
Engine - I'll be using Nissan engine, but of higher HP
Suspension - Lift + upgrades
Body Work - Keeping it in original shape with complete re-paint job in black
Interior - Will keep it to original

[Hassan1991]

Wailaikum Assalam
Best of luck. Keep us updated.

[capsat]

good luck for 2021

i strongly recommend to go through this thread for proper guidance.

all the best for restoration project. please keep updating thread time to time

[waleednajam09]

Yes, I have gone through this thread and trying to contact that guy, let me know if you know him personally.

[capsat]

@agoodfriend can be reached via email or inbox

[waleednajam09]

So at first, starting with the denting. All 4 doors had much putty on them, there were no inner shields on any of the doors. So, decided to look for the all 4 doors, front fenders and bonnet (bonnet was too in irregular shape.)

There are few shops in Bilal gunj, one was with name shinwari, all 4 doors were costing 50k. Bonnet + 2 fenders was costing 25k. But still, the stuff was not in much good condition, it did required a denting job, due to which price was exceeding 100k with these doors + denting.

Someone did tell me about the Sultan ka khoo, kacha stop market in Rawalpindi. Will look there if i can get something better.

[waleednajam09]

This all happend in mid of last month, posting here too late was busy around some other stuff.... so here we go

While searching over the internet, found few people in Shoba Bazar, I contacted him, he shared the pictures on whatsapp, and prices was fare than the bilal gunj, there was not much price difference but the doors, fenders and bonnet was in very neat condition.

So planned to leave for Peshawar and visit the market myself so I can find more stuff over there.

Left for Peshwar at 12:00 O clock and reached at 6:00 clock with two stopovers, met a friend over there, he asked to not go alone to shoba as they'll give you different rates if you won't speak pashto

At Shoba, we got the Doors, fendors, bonnet and side mirrors. Tried to look for the dashboard, back bed door, but was'nt lucky enough. So thats all i got there.

[waleednajam09]

Upon returning from Peshawar, find intense Fog onway to Lahore, also the motorway was closed from Pindi Bhattian so had to take the alternate route, and there was 0 visibility.

After 4 hours of drive with 0 visibility, we only traveled 50km from pindi bhattian to farooqabad. At last had to stop and took nap in a car, at some petrol pump.

[waleednajam09]

Meanwhile, on my way back to Lahore!

[waleednajam09]

so, another update from last 15 days, once we got the doors, fendors and bonnet, denter started his job, took out the seats, fendors and back bed. Door panels, needs to be redone completely, found cracks on body. Also have to look for the nose cut, as this one is completely rusty and cannot hold ARB style bumpers.

[waleednajam09]

More on Going work on Back bed and Panels.

[umairjamil6]

Waiting for updates

[waleednajam09]

Hey Guys,

Coming back again with some more updates, Denter is going way too slow, but he does the job very well. Hopefully, in a week, not honestly but might be by 20th, denting work will be completed.

Doors adjusted
Both door panels fitted.
Denting done on doors, bonnet and fenders, yes I bought them but still, it had some dents and putty. So had to clean it as well.
Have to get a new nose cut, the current one is too rusted that in cannot properly hold the lights and front grille.

[waleednajam09]

[Hassan1991]

that look's like my corolla in terms of rust