It's an 85 std cab long box! Yeah it has been a tough little b*std. But unless you are like MrW and can fabricate the whole undercarriage, there isn't a whole lot you can do to these! It has far more steel in it than the 87 toyota I just picked up! The front output on the transfercase is dead center! That's why they high center so damn easy! The transfer cases are tough but of a portal type design! The input goes into the top of the housing and the front and rear output are below!
input --->[ ]
front axle. <--[ ]--> rear axle
Let's not forget out the transfercase is divorced!
I had a 2.4napz W/8 spark plugs! Yes, you read that right! Until it went bad, and the only replacement I could find was a jap take out motor, and it was a 2.0 which worked fine with the weber carb! The reason I couldn't get a 2.4 was the price! I could have bought 3 - 2.0 for the price of a 2.4!
I've got to say it took me places that I probably shouldn't have been!! I got real lucky in a couple situations that could have been really ugly!
Well, I've lurked long enough on Marlin without a toyota and I was ready for a change! Maybe you can say a new challenge! There is alot of resources for toyotas and not much for nissan's! Well, gotta go and try to drain old gas out of the toy's gas tank!
