New project on the bench...61 Datsun NL320 Unibody pickup...

[BHarrison]

This is a model of the RARE Datsun NL320 Unibody pickup. It is built from a 61 Datsun 4 door sedan. It is getting turned aluminum smoothie billet wheels, Moon tank, headlight bezels with MV Lenses, hand formed Aluminum bumperettes (with a gap for the Moon tank up front and the tag on the rear), HOK paint and full detailed interior with Scale Motorsport upholstery patterns. I am going for a street rod style done like the Moon Japan stuff. Body work is going to be finished today and should have color by Sunday or Monday. I am trying to have this one done by Atlanta.

Edited September 24, 2010 by BHarrison

[BigEdsGarage]

I like it!!! Who made the kit? Don't think I have ever seen one.

[Jon Cole]

Yeah! How outrageous is this?!!! Be it pickup or sedan, I never knew it existed! Looking forward to this.

[Railfreak78]

I almost bought an old tiny little Datsun like this. It was not a unibody but same style. Very cool project since you do not see these much.

[glenn]

this looks like one cool project,can't wait to see the progress on this.

[jbwelda]

that is super kool! i want to know where the body came from too!

[BHarrison]

Since the dimensions are the same on the truck and sedan, and yeah the cab really does look that choppy in the back lol, I used an ARII 1/32 Scale 61 Datsun Sedan to build this. The NL320 unibody didn't come out until 62 but I always said I would run a 61 front clip on a 1:1 project so I made mine out of a 61. That's the great thing about plastic! No vin and there were probably more of these kits produced than there were real trucks in the states at around only 1000 NL320's imported annually in the 60's. I also left the slimmer more flowing Sedan tailights in place too. This would also be something I would do to a real one since the truck tailights are next to impossible to find and these look better anyway.

[BHarrison]

I broke the link on this one when I re-organized my photobucket. I have reposted the first pic and added one with the basecoat color on it. It is HOK Tangelo Pearl over Orion Silver base. It has since been cleared with PPG Clear and I will post more pics asap.

These are pics of the tiny Moon tank for the front and smoothie wheels I machined for it. The pic is deceiving from that angle. The wheels are actually 2 bigs and 2 littles not three bigs and one little....

[Brokentail58]

that is one of the coolest rides I have seen in a long time. nice work.

[BHarrison]

Just a few more pics after clear and a quick mock up.....The headlight bezels I machined for MV Lenses and also machined the tank and wheels.

[mcandela]

Just a few more pics after clear and a quick mock up.....The headlight bezels I machined for MV Lenses and also machined the tank and wheels.

Like it!!

[Romell R]

This is gonna be a nice project I'll be watching this one

[BHarrison]

These are some update pics of the project. Its now finished and headed to its first show tomorrow. I hope to post finished pics in the under glass section this weekend.

[cruz]

Very cool man, I like it a lot!!!

[PITTSBURGH412]

looks good brother

[Jantrix]

Would love to know how you did the leopard print.

[BHarrison]

Would love to know how you did the leopard print.

Scale Motorsport upholstery pattern decals

[Alfa]

Thats realy cool I want one . Where do i find one, whoo makes it .

[charlie8575]

What a neat project!

They should have called it "Doro" (long "o" for the first o.) Which means "The Road" or "El Camino" in Japanese, as it appears to have been a similar product.

Really neat model. Who made the base model you started with?

Charlie Larkin

[BHarrison]

What a neat project!

They should have called it "Doro" (long "o" for the first o.) Which means "The Road" or "El Camino" in Japanese, as it appears to have been a similar product.

Really neat model. Who made the base model you started with?

Charlie Larkin

It began as an ARII 1/32 scale Datsun Bluebird

[Sixties Sam]

Now that's a cool truck! No one else at the contest will have one of those! Great work, especially in 1/32 scale. I like the color, and leopard interior, and you did a great job on the machining!

Sam

[BHarrison]

Now that's a cool truck! No one else at the contest will have one of those! Great work, especially in 1/32 scale. I like the color, and leopard interior, and you did a great job on the machining!

Sam

Thanks Sam. Its first show was in NC this weekend and it actually got few lookers. People either love it or hate it. LOL But I LIKE IT!