Rebuilding Nissan 1989 D21 Double Cabin HardBody Pickup

[abcab6969]

Many of us love these vehicles over here. I have personally driven Nissans since 1985 and very little else but Nissan in my driveway.

That coil over was added to the later models with the 2.7TD engine as it was just too heavy for the standard suspension.

It took around 200kg off the torsion bars and kept the front end from diving.

My D21 is also my first 4x4, and I love this vehicle no other I have had.

Unfortunately the D21 had a bad front suspension that did not take kindly to any modifications. Bigger rubber and just a 30mm lift causes big wear on ball joints and tie rods.

Here is my baby as I got it.

I love the attention and work you are doing with your build.

Very neat and professional work, well done.

I wrote my D21 off in an offroad accident nearly two years ago. You would not think so when you look at it, bit I bent the front suspension so bad that it was not repairable.

So I have been doing my own build that has transformed it to a bit of a monstor.

But I am not going to take over this great thread anymore. I just wanted to come say Hi and tell you a bit about that coil over setup.

And now I can watch how this truck turns out.

Enjoy
David

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[mubeen.chohan]

Many of us love these vehicles over here. I have personally driven Nissans since 1985 and very little else but Nissan in my driveway.

That coil over was added to the later models with the 2.7TD engine as it was just too heavy for the standard suspension.

It took around 200kg off the torsion bars and kept the front end from diving.

My D21 is also my first 4x4, and I love this vehicle no other I have had.

Unfortunately the D21 had a bad front suspension that did not take kindly to any modifications. Bigger rubber and just a 30mm lift causes big wear on ball joints and tie rods.

Here is my baby as I got it.

I love the attention and work you are doing with your build.

Very neat and professional work, well done.

I wrote my D21 off in an offroad accident nearly two years ago. You would not think so when you look at it, bit I bent the front suspension so bad that it was not repairable.

So I have been doing my own build that has transformed it to a bit of a monstor.

But I am not going to take over this great thread anymore. I just wanted to come say Hi and tell you a bit about that coil over setup.

And now I can watch how this truck turns out.

Enjoy
David

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[agoodfriend]

hello PW ,,,,,,,,,, so last day i completely dismantled the front suspension , each and every part , will replace all of that ……

[RN100]

Very nice restoration. A lot of work has been put into it and it shows. Looks almost as good as new from the outside. Do you plan to replace the front indicator lamps. I saw in the earlier pictures you bought the new Orange indicators for the front but don't see them put on yet. Those would improve the front look.

After looking at all the hard work put in here, I am thinking how Arabs just throw away good trucks, and their youth just brag about doing mods with expensive parts all bought from market with very little originality, but our mechanic people, make the whole truck new again from the scratch, that is worth much more appreciating then buying items from ebay and slapping them on all together. The local mechanics, literally remake most of the truck by hand, part by part, accept for engine and transmission. Engine, Trans are also restored by good mechanics, with a lot of hard work. Masha-Allah, good work. Thanks for sharing.

[datznice]

Good work.

[datznice]

Good Job. Went thru all 14 pages, looks amazing.

[agoodfriend]

yes i will replace those indicators ,,,,,,,,, in the mean while i accidentally hit front bumper with my home main gate ,,,,,,, that need repair again ,,,,,,, i will rebuilt front face soon ,,,,,,, actually i have been very busy and rarely find any time to work on it ,,,, just today i have collected all parts needed to rebuilt front suspension ,,,,, hope so i will finish it till Friday evening,,,,,,,,,

Very nice restoration. A lot of work has been put into it and it shows. Looks almost as good as new from the outside. Do you plan to replace the front indicator lamps. I saw in the earlier pictures you bought the new Orange indicators for the front but don't see them put on yet. Those would improve the front look.

After looking at all the hard work put in here, I am thinking how Arabs just throw away good trucks, and their youth just brag about doing mods with expensive parts all bought from market with very little originality, but our mechanic people, make the whole truck new again from the scratch, that is worth much more appreciating then buying items from ebay and slapping them on all together. The local mechanics, literally remake most of the truck by hand, part by part, accept for engine and transmission. Engine, Trans are also restored by good mechanics, with a lot of hard work. Masha-Allah, good work. Thanks for sharing.

[agoodfriend]

collected all parts today ,,,,,,, 555 japan ,,,,,,

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[iqbal.ahmed.dar]

Ma sha Allah , very nice build ,, two and a half year and a broken thumb ,still dedicated ,, a Pic of you would be inspiration to many like me

[agoodfriend]

Almost finish all work ,,,,,,,, really it was very very tough ,,,,,,, these days I have high uric acid problem and because of that I have pain in my shoulders and arms and this job really breaks me, i just physically push myself to the limits ,,,,,,,, only thing left is the torsion bar adjustment , Its adjustment bolts were all gone and sourcing them cost another day ,,,,,,,, I haven’t replace the center link rod as it has been recently replaced with chinese ,,,,,,, just let me check the drive/steering control , if found any problem then I will replace it with Japanese 555,,,,,,,,,,

[agoodfriend]

replacing the lower control arm bush was the most toughest job in entire build ,,,,,,,,,, specially pulling the old one out ,,,,,,,,

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