Is the D21 Nissan Hardbody a 240SX in Disguise?

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  • Опубликовано: 11 апр 2017
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    For this video review, we talk about one of the auto industry's most important vehicles. This is the D21 Hardbody that could possibly be a Nissan 240sx underneath?It's not powered by an SR20DET, but a KA24 like a USDM 240sx. Should you build a drift truck? We shall find out. Thanks fore watching!
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  • @ThatDudeinBlue
    @ThatDudeinBlue  7 лет назад +272

    I had a great time driving this D21!
    Do any of you guys have one? Thanks for watching!

    • @abccdefg4830
      @abccdefg4830 7 лет назад

      ThatDudeinBlue zfirst?

    • @yadidimeanmaine
      @yadidimeanmaine 7 лет назад +11

      You got it backwards about the "truck motor" thing. The KA was in the 240 a year before it was in a hardbody.

    • @Spaceman_YT
      @Spaceman_YT 7 лет назад +8

      Was my first vehicle handed down to me, still have it today. It's hit a house, street light, trashcans, and even other cars. In very rough shape right now, but It STILL RUNS. The KA engine is unstoppable lol. Review a 4x4, they're better than you think off-road.

    • @rSANTOSx00
      @rSANTOSx00 7 лет назад

      who is the owner?

    • @Frankzx
      @Frankzx 7 лет назад

      ThatDudeinBlue I have one but of i get some aftermarket rims it will look very good in a parkung lot

  • @TheNike1600
    @TheNike1600 7 лет назад +849

    The rest of the world received 240's with turbocharged SR and CA motors, the US got a truck engine. Well thought out Nissan...

    • @shebo8010
      @shebo8010 7 лет назад +26

      am I the only one wondering` how you got here?

    • @seanjanes7719
      @seanjanes7719 7 лет назад +4

      we got CA hp with real torque lol

    • @zerofucksgiven6311
      @zerofucksgiven6311 7 лет назад +1

      Nike1600 hey ur here too

    • @fox10169
      @fox10169 7 лет назад +10

      same with the first gen wrx. 93-01 we only got na imprezas. everyone else was getting the turbo models. first wrx we got was in 02, first sti was 04. us sucks for early cool turbo Japanese cars

    • @TheIIIJulianIII
      @TheIIIJulianIII 7 лет назад +23

      The rest of the world didn't even get the 240SX at all, cause they were named different aswell. Literally no one else except Americans would ever call the S-chassis 240s.

  • @kennyjean392
    @kennyjean392 7 лет назад +759

    This video just bumped the drift tax on the d21 lol

    • @Joe11Blue
      @Joe11Blue 7 лет назад +28

      Yep, glad I picked mine up now. I literally bought mine yesterday.

    • @Shinobu_D21
      @Shinobu_D21 7 лет назад +42

      Kenny Jean it's upsetting because now everyones gonna want one amd ruin it for anyone that wants it to minitruck

    • @nullsker
      @nullsker 7 лет назад +21

      Same motor but suspension is different. Welding in 240 subframe and cross member can solve that issue

    • @yupitellwhut
      @yupitellwhut 7 лет назад +16

      Kenny Jean hopefully not, these are still mostly sought after cause they are great work trucks

    • @Joe11Blue
      @Joe11Blue 7 лет назад +3

      Got a guide on this? I was just gonna Ford 8.8 with a tube front end, but if there is an easier/cheaper solution to a coilover conversion up front I am interested.

  • @SarahnTuned
    @SarahnTuned 7 лет назад +325

    love the 90s purple window tint, that little truck just makes you smile 🙂

    • @Mrn951951
      @Mrn951951 7 лет назад +33

      Sarah -n- Tuned prob just shitty cheap tint that fades

    • @bujarsaliu3731
      @bujarsaliu3731 7 лет назад +5

      Noah definitely old tint that has faded

    • @SarahnTuned
      @SarahnTuned 7 лет назад +14

      That's what's 90's about it, the tints probably that old 😋

    • @Mrn951951
      @Mrn951951 7 лет назад +11

      Lol tint can fade in months if you go with the crappy autozone tint

    • @metaomicron72
      @metaomicron72 7 лет назад +2

      Ermegawd a car grill!

  • @faust13301
    @faust13301 7 лет назад +64

    Had a 95 4x4. When they say it's bullet proof it's not hyperbole. It ran so hot once that it shut off. I let it cool off, added water and drove it home. I dove that damn truck for 11 years and I miss it to this day.

    • @imdabeast100
      @imdabeast100 3 года назад +5

      Same thing happened to me. One of the first times I drove mine (probably around the time you commented this, lol) I was going up a decently steep hill in 4th gear around 40mph. It started bucking and I put my foot in it and it just bogged down so I just barely got it pulled over, went to pop the hood and I could barely touch the latch it was so hot. I poured 3 16oz water bottles in the radiator once it cooled down and it hasn’t given me an issue since

    • @MrTeletubyman123
      @MrTeletubyman123 3 года назад

      Count Drugula can it go 80 on the turnpike?

    • @faust13301
      @faust13301 3 года назад

      hi im-paul Downhill

    • @greenhometony
      @greenhometony 3 года назад

      @@MrTeletubyman123 i got an 89 that drove across Iowa and Nebraska at 85 mph, no hesitation mostly 5th gear. Until i got hit by a dust storm in Nebraska, which was outrageous still had that dirt in the truck for years.

    • @zokushatech
      @zokushatech 3 года назад

      I bought a 91 subaru loyale off a guy one time and he said it had a bad radiator, so i got it cheap and drove it an hour home, thought to myself “wow i cant believe its not getting hot yet!” Looking at the temp gauge reading normal. Then i remembered the guy saying the temp gauge stopped working, you’ll know its getting too hot when the oil pressure gauge starts going down, and i looked and the oil pressure was literally at nothing. I pulled over, sure enough so damn hot, tried to pour water into the bone dry radiator and as it filled up it boiled off it was crazy. Took like 10 minutes to add a gallon of water because it kept bubbling up. I thought i absolutely fried that engine. Finally cooled enough, started it up, drove the car home, put a radiator in, and daily drove for the next 25k miles before i got rid of it. Thing was a champ

  • @Trilluminati95
    @Trilluminati95 7 лет назад +106

    Craigslist be like:
    1999 Honda Civic (non-Si)
    $9000
    300k miles
    stock USDM engine
    NO LOW BALLERS NO TRADE I KNOW WHAT IM SELLING
    Now here comes the D21 that'll fall in the same category.

    • @Norrr3
      @Norrr3 7 лет назад +1

      Lmfao

    • @E38vip
      @E38vip 5 лет назад

      Burrito Sandwich it's a joke

    • @konnerkramer3381
      @konnerkramer3381 5 лет назад +1

      @@E38vip i paid $1000 for mine and it has 68k miles

    • @johnblackstone5261
      @johnblackstone5261 5 лет назад +3

      People asking 3k for any Honda that's 20 years old.

    • @yupitellwhut
      @yupitellwhut 3 года назад

      I bought both of my civics with 145k miles on my EK sedan and and 180k miles on my EK coupe for only 700 dollars each one

  • @DYLANTHESK8ER
    @DYLANTHESK8ER 7 лет назад +420

    Welp. There goes another car burnt out by youtube 😥 now I'm never going to find one cheap again 😭

    • @Shinobu_D21
      @Shinobu_D21 7 лет назад +56

      Dylan Sanchez I think all the ones on Craigslist just jumped a grand

    • @TheValenzuela480
      @TheValenzuela480 7 лет назад +14

      have had mine for 2 years barely doing the tranny swap to manual and it's an extended cab gonna do big things have my lowering blocks for the back and possibly boost later on

    • @mighty-lozz573
      @mighty-lozz573 7 лет назад +1

      Dylan Sanchez true

    • @TheValenzuela480
      @TheValenzuela480 7 лет назад +2

      Sneakssss not really if you can't put subs in a single cab

    • @DYLANTHESK8ER
      @DYLANTHESK8ER 7 лет назад

      Ibuki for reals hahaha

  • @kylethestyle
    @kylethestyle 7 лет назад +63

    The statement at 4:25 is wrong. The KA24E was developed for the 240SX, and the 1989 240SX was the first vehicle to have the engine. Later, the KA24E was used in the D21 and the Stanza. So, calling the KA24E a "truck motor," as everyone likes to do, is about as correct as calling a 350 Chevy a "truck motor." Although the small-block Chevrolet was used in just about everything (including trucks), it's first application was the 1967 Camaro.

    • @richardleblanc5190
      @richardleblanc5190 6 лет назад +3

      Completely agreed, the only engine developed for this was the Nissan z24i

    • @richardleblanc5190
      @richardleblanc5190 6 лет назад

      Which was 95 and below

    • @BLKSTONE4WD
      @BLKSTONE4WD 5 лет назад +1

      Awesome factoids.

    • @twoeightythreez
      @twoeightythreez 5 лет назад

      @@richardleblanc5190 Z24i only ran till 1988 I think the 240sx and these actually got the engine at same time.

    • @criticallycanadian
      @criticallycanadian 5 лет назад

      @@twoeightythreez z24 came in the D21 up to 89. The d21 got the KA a year after the s13.

  • @zain142
    @zain142 7 лет назад +192

    #MakeMiniTrucksGreatAgain

    • @Shinobu_D21
      @Shinobu_D21 7 лет назад +5

      zain alkadban minitrucks are always great! I mean, have you ever seen someone sad driving a Minitruck?

    • @zain142
      @zain142 7 лет назад +4

      hell no I sure as hell wasn't.. but we need more on the streets

    • @Shinobu_D21
      @Shinobu_D21 7 лет назад +4

      zain alkadban never enough minitrucks

    • @johnhandley730
      @johnhandley730 6 лет назад +2

      No, then they're expensive

    • @sakfpv8444
      @sakfpv8444 4 года назад

      i got a isuzu Pup thats 80% ready for drift. sway bars, handbrake and welded diff are all thats left

  • @John-dz6vm
    @John-dz6vm 7 лет назад +27

    You would be surprised how far off road you can go in the 2wd especially if you bring some basic supplies. Great all around truck! Have fun with it!

  • @guitarsarelikestupid7200
    @guitarsarelikestupid7200 3 года назад +14

    I loved my '94. 130 hp may not seem like much but with its 5 spd manual it was fun. It also *never* had any issues and outlived my 2004 V6 Mustang.

  • @thebensho
    @thebensho 7 лет назад +20

    I drove one of these at the Regular Cars meet that had NO suspension travel. If you bounced on the rear bumper, the rear would hop off the ground because the only travel was in the tires. Hilarious to drive.

    • @crazyhorse8508
      @crazyhorse8508 3 года назад +5

      Best riding minis made..if it rode bad it was because somebody lowered it..u never feel a lot hole in these..damn lies

  • @krivolavek
    @krivolavek 7 лет назад +2

    Drove my 1990 D21 from new till I racked up 245,000 miles. This was the best vehicle I have ever owned in terms of reliability.

  • @maxxjettfilms6322
    @maxxjettfilms6322 7 лет назад +8

    15 years ago I had a maroon 96 2wd standard cab 5 spd hardbody. it was a great truck. i had lots of winter dorifto fun in that thing...also spent a lot of time stuck in the snow.

  • @Spaceman_YT
    @Spaceman_YT 7 лет назад +68

    Finally a Hardbody review! Yes! (Coming from a hardbody owner)

    • @Shinobu_D21
      @Shinobu_D21 7 лет назад +2

      Titan Regular Car Reviews made one a while back.

    • @Spaceman_YT
      @Spaceman_YT 7 лет назад +1

      Yeah, i've seen that one awhile back a couple times.

    • @VQmaui
      @VQmaui 7 лет назад +1

      Titan I wanna make one with my buddy's lowered one lol it's like jdm asf

    • @NorthforkNetwork
      @NorthforkNetwork 7 лет назад +1

      yay!

    • @exxusdrugstore300
      @exxusdrugstore300 7 лет назад +3

      I was just looking for Hardbody reviews and I woke up to this, made my morning. Here's my D21: imgur.com/EuE4QuG

  • @chrisvlogz6206
    @chrisvlogz6206 4 года назад +2

    I watched this when it came out and fell in love and now I have one, thanks for educating me

  • @MuscleCarLover
    @MuscleCarLover 7 лет назад +3

    When I had my automotive course, one of the vehicles there was a white Nissan Navara dualcab with a 5 speed, which is essentially an Australian market version of this and I remember thinking to myself "If I needed the load capacity, I would really like one of these as just a work horse" They just have that unique charm about them that you don't quite realise until your standing over it

  • @VFXBishop
    @VFXBishop 7 лет назад +4

    When they're tight in the front end they're a joy to drive and they drift super easy even with the old Z24i motor. putting new bushings under the truck makes a huge difference from my experience with the thing.

  • @Maskinmester-DK
    @Maskinmester-DK 7 лет назад +26

    Why not just fix the brakes? I really dont get why you would leave it bad!?

  • @63stratoman
    @63stratoman 7 лет назад +2

    I bought a 1990 Hardbody in brand new in late 1989. First year it came with the KA24 and yeah, it was the engine that sold me. Best vehicle I ever owned! In stock form it is bulletproof - had over 140K miles when it got wrecked and still ran like it did off the showroom. Still had the original clutch too! I can see why tuners love this engine!

  • @nestorlopez8786
    @nestorlopez8786 7 лет назад +89

    I bought a 1996 2wd with 121k miles for $150 in Mexico back in December.

    • @BENYEET
      @BENYEET 7 лет назад +3

      Nestor Lopez fuck yeah!

    • @losojosdehotspanish2162
      @losojosdehotspanish2162 6 лет назад

      Nestor Lopez 150 dollars?

    • @guillermoamador7186
      @guillermoamador7186 6 лет назад +11

      body made out of bondo

    • @kentuckynightrider725
      @kentuckynightrider725 5 лет назад +2

      Just got one for free and it’s clean. Just been sitting for a few years. New project 🤘🏻

    • @garyparker390
      @garyparker390 5 лет назад

      You got a gem then. Unless that engine was totally dogged, then you will drive that for years and years

  • @HumbleMechanic
    @HumbleMechanic 7 лет назад +21

    Great video as always man. I LOVE these trucks, I have been looking for one for a while. I think the a turbo SR would be rad in this truck... Drift truck you say? LOL

    • @thesalvistyle5802
      @thesalvistyle5802 2 года назад

      if you haven't found one, i have one with a very smooth running motor stick of course.... and just maybe i'd want to sell....or trade.....
      I have a headache of a 4.2l touareg....... anywho....hit me up...lolololol

  • @parkerifland7178
    @parkerifland7178 7 лет назад +3

    david I missed you at import this year in Atlanta loved to see the 240 though I was actually going to try to show you my 89 Nissan hardbody that I use off road it's quite ridiculous looking. love the reviews man. keep up the good work.

  • @mason103454
    @mason103454 7 лет назад +4

    I've been waiting for this forever! I bought one just over a year ago

  • @combatspace1881
    @combatspace1881 7 лет назад

    nearly bought one of these a couple years back for a grand, but when I showed up to check it out, the entire interior had been stripped and what remained inside was a hackjob, rat's nest of wiring in the previous owner's attempt at tracing an electrical issue...needless to say i walked away from that one...
    Glad to see the Hardbody getting some love on your channel. Keep up the good work, David!

  • @87Maluna
    @87Maluna 7 лет назад +4

    I have had many. My first was a '86 D21 2.4 NAP-Z which had 8 spark plugs 5spd 2wd. Second was a '95 D21 King Cab SE 3.0 4x4 5spd. Tons of fun in that truck offroading. It was one of the few that came with the Nissan Factory Clutch style locker in the rear and a LSD in the front. Third on was '91 3.0 SE King Cab 2wd. It was set up very stock looking. Did upgrades to the front and rear suspension with Energy Suspension Polyurethane bushings all the way around and swaybar kit front. A very common problem with these trucks with steering wheel vibrations around 40 to 50 mph is the drag link and tie-rods. I am currently on my fourth D21 also a '91 but 4x4 King Cab 3.0 SE that I am looking to project and possibly tos a couple 1 ton axles under hopefully this summer. Hope your buddies truck build goes AWESOME! 🤙

    • @BLKSTONE4WD
      @BLKSTONE4WD 5 лет назад

      Dude that's like my fantasy fleet lol got a 93 D21 king cab 4x4 v6 5-speed

  • @AbsoluteEmperor
    @AbsoluteEmperor 7 лет назад +15

    Not a truck person but if I ever owned definitely be a hardbody or a datsun.

    • @Shinobu_D21
      @Shinobu_D21 7 лет назад +1

      Isaiah Sampson you win an award for best profile picture. I fuckin love that game

    • @AbsoluteEmperor
      @AbsoluteEmperor 7 лет назад +1

      Ibuki Me too man. Thanks!

    • @Hazinclayton_007
      @Hazinclayton_007 2 года назад

      Man used to have a 74 620. Loved that truck!

  • @codylust8894
    @codylust8894 7 лет назад +3

    I love my little D21! Bought it last year and still drive it every day. I was lucky enough to find a superbly clean example, a 97 single cab XE with 57k miles 5 speed with AC. And it is for sale for anyone interested ;)

  • @macthemain3266
    @macthemain3266 7 лет назад +4

    You finally just reliazed this it's been around for a long ass time a 240dx motor in a Nissan truck

  • @borginator1493
    @borginator1493 7 лет назад +14

    Nissan Hardbody was bulletproof, 'cept for when they rust out.

  • @jakeregier9741
    @jakeregier9741 7 лет назад +2

    I've been looking into hardbodys and was hoping last night that you would review one haha

  • @DeathlokTheDemolisher
    @DeathlokTheDemolisher 2 года назад +1

    I drove a 97 hardbody 2wd shortbed for 7 years, paid $250 for it. I lowered it and put exhaust on it and threw some chevy 6lugs on it with low pros. Best truck ive ever owned! Its was super basic, no AC, no power steering. Had one belt for the alternator lol Drove it till 280,000 miles before the 5spd finally gave out. As much as i hated to i scrapped it for more then i paid for it. I Still own a 86 1/2 hardbody 4x4.

  • @h31no68
    @h31no68 6 лет назад +6

    The Ka24E is a great engine :) People whining about the low hp, but it's awesome, i drive the nissan terrano 2 (in europe it's the 2nd Generation of the d21) with right now 920.000+ km and it's my dayli (prove on my channel)
    btw the engine came from the 240sx us version and the transmission from the 300zx only with the option to put it in 4x4

  • @erendyalatorre7785
    @erendyalatorre7785 7 лет назад +8

    godamnit now these will go up in price now before i was able to make a prerunner

  • @marshallbaeth4802
    @marshallbaeth4802 7 лет назад +1

    My phone buzzed and I got excited thinking it was a text. Then I saw it was another video from you and got even more excited! lol

  • @mom_im_losing_it
    @mom_im_losing_it 3 года назад +1

    i have rear wheel drive and i go off roading all the time and i have the 4x4 too but honestly the rear wheel preforms just as well on the trail. the ultimate truck.

  • @rasblack3198
    @rasblack3198 7 лет назад +4

    love the video i own two datsun 720 one is 84 single cab 2wd the other is 86 king cab 4wd

  • @srt4sanchez
    @srt4sanchez 7 лет назад +19

    Damn you now price just tripled!

  • @reaality3860
    @reaality3860 7 лет назад +1

    I had a friend buy a new 1986 & 1/2 Nissan Hardbody truck and it turned out to be the best two wheel drive mini-truck I have ever seen.

  • @MarshallSmith27
    @MarshallSmith27 6 лет назад

    I've definitely towed far over double the weight of my 1995 hardbody many times. when you see those on site trailers at worksites thats what my dad used to tow back and forth from our land to a few counties a way to hunt. he took one of those and turned it into a camper. and he's also towed a trailer with a four wheeler (atv/quad) 4-5 55 gallon drums filled with corn and tons of hunting equipment and then in the bed 100 pound bags of lye completely filling the bed. I don't know the weight of all that but when I was little I was always amazed at how much we used to tow. I now have the truck and its now 22 years old and all that its ever had replaced are thermostats a radiator and starter motor twice. never a single engine problem. at this point I would like to have the engine rebuilt because of its hard life but its still a runner and would run for a lot longer as is. its starting to burn a decent amount of oil and doesn't have the smoothest idle but its also not that bad. these are probably the best pickup trucks ever made

  • @FaZeTask
    @FaZeTask 7 лет назад +23

    Thank you david im currently selling a d21 and this will help me with the sale 😂

  • @thenobletaco4232
    @thenobletaco4232 7 лет назад +63

    hardbodys are virtually unkillable

    • @ExtraKawaii
      @ExtraKawaii 6 лет назад +12

      theNobleTaco hardbodies are virtually unkillable, toyota trucks are actually unkillable

    • @ilovemanunited6179
      @ilovemanunited6179 5 лет назад +1

      Dr. Snuggles yes, top gear proved it. 😂

    • @BLKSTONE4WD
      @BLKSTONE4WD 5 лет назад +7

      Yes especially the V6 version of these trucks. Got 371,000+ on our king cab especially if that VG30E motor came with the 5- speed . These engines can handle about 400 horsepower if running boost no internal work needs to be done virtually..these are the #2 in toughness and reliability. The #1 would be the original Toyota Hilux truck.. that's why it is a sin to scrap any kind of mini truck especially D21 Nissan HardBody 4x4s lol cheers👍

    • @greggreen6636
      @greggreen6636 5 лет назад +1

      I own one with the 3.0 v6. Most gutless truck ever owned, and had since it was new. Had a Toyota with the 22re motor and it run circles around this pos. Reliability is excellent, just transmission sloppy, transfer case is to high geared, weak suspension and front driveline.

  • @jonkotyshyn4607
    @jonkotyshyn4607 7 лет назад

    My first new vehicle was a 95 king cab 4x2. I loved that truck. It never let me down

  • @ramrod126
    @ramrod126 7 лет назад

    Had an '86 1/2 when I was 17. Dropped to the ground (5" rear 4 1/2" front drop), put a stupid stereo in it. A friend and I learned how to pain putting scallops on it. Great little truck.

  • @sethbrown1771
    @sethbrown1771 7 лет назад +5

    these are good platforms my buddy's got an rhd rb20 d21

  • @Ty98Holmes
    @Ty98Holmes 7 лет назад +83

    Slam that shit!!! lol I love minitrucks

    • @Shinobu_D21
      @Shinobu_D21 7 лет назад +2

      240sxbro bag it

    • @aleczs6316
      @aleczs6316 7 лет назад +1

      Ibuki well there goes the performance if you do that

    • @Shinobu_D21
      @Shinobu_D21 7 лет назад +5

      Xx _Gaming_Alex_xX its a truck, its not really ment to go fast

    • @Alex_FXT
      @Alex_FXT 7 лет назад +2

      I think he was more referring to performance regarding what it's designed to do. But minitrucks are dope!

    • @BLKSTONE4WD
      @BLKSTONE4WD 5 лет назад

      You should solid axle swap it and throw some nice 33"-35" tires and keep the lift as low as possible. If the engine blows . Swap in the VG30E V6 it's easier to do than a swap from a different car or truck. But if a swap is a must i would say the stock V6 engine or some kind of turbo diesel like from a Mercedes-Benz or a Cummins 4bt. Just food for thought. Cheers 👍

  • @floydbriggs8326
    @floydbriggs8326 4 года назад

    I have a1995 d21 2wd. It's great for anything. It's my second d21. The first, it was my haul ass streetracer. Fun af. But it still took me off road. A slight homemade factory lift on this 2nd one, it passes most 4x4s in the mud and snow . Oversized 4x4 tires. Neither one left me stranded. Great trucks. And also, I moved from okc to Lubbock tx. 14 ft trailer and from the cat scales, 10950lbs. Thru the canyon. And 368 miles, run 70 most of the way

  • @liamoconnell4566
    @liamoconnell4566 7 лет назад +1

    Plenty of times I get my 88 hardbody w/ the 4 cylinder up to 65 or 70 easy. No tachometer and an unreliable speed gauge. With a buddy next to me she went up to about 90 once. Great truck

  • @trent9803
    @trent9803 6 лет назад +32

    im 16 and just got a job in construction. so i spent my money on a d21 lol. was only $200 how could i not buy it. just needs a windshield and tires but thats not too expensive

    • @BLKSTONE4WD
      @BLKSTONE4WD 5 лет назад +5

      Nice don't ever sell or scrap it you would regret it, theres nothing out there like having a mini truck it just like the old school muscle cars there is nothing out there like them, especially the D21 Nissan HardBody. Congratulations bro. You should check out our channel. A lot D21 Nissan HardBody stuff. Thanks

  • @680fisher8
    @680fisher8 7 лет назад +19

    Lol were im from hardbodys and toyota hylux are the shit. Puts alot of the newer trucks to shame. Because how reliable they can be.

  • @fg4jesse940
    @fg4jesse940 7 лет назад +2

    This reminds me of a single cab ranger. I have an extended cab ranger with a small block and a race/drift everywhere. Small trucks are a lot more fun than big trucks in my opinion.

  • @keltonderkach9601
    @keltonderkach9601 5 лет назад

    Man that thing is like my dream “beater” truck that I would take care of. I’m just in love with it!

  • @chrisescobar1541
    @chrisescobar1541 7 лет назад +3

    COILOVER MINITRUCK REVIEW IS A MUST!!!!!!! AHHHHH DAAAAM!!!!!

  • @jtproduction_7352
    @jtproduction_7352 7 лет назад +4

    My dad has the 4x4 and it rips we used to take it out and off-road allot also does donuts 😆 we don't now cause we broke the arms from all the bumps.

  • @joshuadickey9274
    @joshuadickey9274 3 года назад

    I had one on bags and it was the best little truck I had owned.. had a blast with it everytime I drove it.

  • @wolfenstein731
    @wolfenstein731 7 лет назад

    Two of my friends bought one of these recently, both red, they're great trucks ones on lowering springs as of now it looks great.

  • @ayyds
    @ayyds 7 лет назад +81

    So can you but an sr20 in it ?

    • @NewSparky97
      @NewSparky97 7 лет назад +18

      Dick Stroke yes you can! I'm thinking about putting one in my hardbody eventually

    • @Shinobu_D21
      @Shinobu_D21 7 лет назад +11

      Dick Stroke I've seen an RB in one

    • @sethbrown1771
      @sethbrown1771 7 лет назад +3

      Dick Stroke
      me and my buddy went and got his second one drove 2.5 hours to get an black top sr and got back to his house and it took us about 8 hours to do it pretty much same approach to doing the sr swap into a s13

    • @cheesmastr5303
      @cheesmastr5303 7 лет назад +2

      There's one for sale local to me with an rb20, pretty cheap too

    • @danecarpenter8735
      @danecarpenter8735 7 лет назад +4

      You can. Not to hard to put it in. I had an SR20DET in my 92 D21. I wish I still had that truck, but some idiot t-boned it.

  • @joehebert7576
    @joehebert7576 7 лет назад +3

    video was nice but there is one thing wrong with it you got the years wrong on the part where you started talking about the frontier it wasn't till 98 they made the frontier the last year of the hardbody was 97 but overall it was right I'm a enthusiast of the hardbody I currently own a 93 4x4 extended cab with the front bumper for a 97 on it

  • @WTFAUTO
    @WTFAUTO 7 лет назад +2

    Love my D22, ka24de, 5spd, 4x4, best daily for Canada.

  • @dhola6042
    @dhola6042 5 лет назад +2

    Had one done up back in early 2000s high school still this truck

  • @thenewnormal8853
    @thenewnormal8853 7 лет назад +16

    I'm pretty sure you can just turn down the torsion's like the older ones

    • @Shinobu_D21
      @Shinobu_D21 7 лет назад +1

      James K yes you can

    • @_droid
      @_droid 7 лет назад +5

      Yeah but it will handle like shit which is not a good thing if you want to race/drift.

    • @NorthforkNetwork
      @NorthforkNetwork 7 лет назад +3

      this ^ is 100% true . i had to get fully adjustable upper control arms to fix the bumpsteer and terrible alignment on mine worth it to me but it cost 400$ for those which are made by beebani customs in the infamous nissan website to look them up

    • @gregwavra341
      @gregwavra341 7 лет назад +2

      I dropped mine by adjusting the Torsion Bars and it handles better than it did before dropping it.

    • @thenewnormal8853
      @thenewnormal8853 7 лет назад +1

      Greg Wavra I did it on my 74' 620 and also my 82' 720 both with 2''in blocks in rear and agree the handling was better

  • @miwcris
    @miwcris 7 лет назад +3

    My 1994 F150 is a mustang in disguise with its 5.0L 302 and Flowmaster straight pipes.

  • @bvchaos
    @bvchaos 7 лет назад

    Literally just got one! So excited to drift it

  • @dfyjjjfr6y
    @dfyjjjfr6y 7 лет назад

    Thank you for reviewing this! Im working for this as my first vehicle because i cant afford a E30!😁

  • @MidshipRunabout2
    @MidshipRunabout2 7 лет назад +19

    I can hear the crowd saying "LS SWAP IT!"
    GOD HELP US ALL!

  • @ODST104
    @ODST104 7 лет назад +25

    I am directly against people going out and making these things drift missiles because no small trucks like this that don't die are not made or sent to the U.S. anymore and people will destroy them. I want to try and keep this part of automotive history alive.

    • @Shinobu_D21
      @Shinobu_D21 7 лет назад +6

      Jaster the minitruck people will keep them alive trust me, I intend to buy one and keep it forever. And many other people have a love for them and the Toyota Hilex and all other minitrucks alike. These trucks will never disappear completely.

    • @ODST104
      @ODST104 7 лет назад +2

      Ibuki slamming them is not keeping them alive. I mean stock little trucks that you use as a no nonsense beater that won't die. They certainly are dying and even more so in the U.S. where the chicken tax keeps them out.

    • @Shinobu_D21
      @Shinobu_D21 7 лет назад +4

      Jaster yeah I guess if you consider turnin them away from stock as killing them then they will die, but Ik alot of people use em as lil farm trucks and dailys cuz they're great on gas and can be loaded up, I see em in stock form all the time just cruising around, I take pictures of em all the time and post em to Instagram because theyre a dream of mine to have. They aren't dying as fast as hou might they they are.

    • @ODST104
      @ODST104 7 лет назад +2

      Ibuki Maybe in your neck of the woods but where I live, the only way you see many in a gathering is if go to the car grave yard. Brings a tear to my eye every time. Had an old as hell toyota pick up on a farm before they took the Tacoma name and it ran for 500k before finally giving up the ghost and spraying oil and coolant all over the engine bay.

    • @Shinobu_D21
      @Shinobu_D21 7 лет назад +5

      Jaster them things will run for almost ever if taken care of its always sad to see ANY minitruck in a Car Graveyard like you said they should be preserved a bit so that we can look back on them as they are some of the most amazing machines out there. But I always feel that even if a minitruck breaks down you can give it new life with a heart swap.

  • @brandongoodman8494
    @brandongoodman8494 7 лет назад

    Lookin good Dave. As always

  • @shadow105720
    @shadow105720 7 лет назад +1

    I would love to see a second gen Dakota review. Bonus points for an R/T, but a 318 would be good too. I like the 5 speed manual, they drive surprisingly well. Mine is currently needing a new engine so I can't offer mine up but you should do one.

  • @GrishyTheSad
    @GrishyTheSad 7 лет назад +2

    If you want a drift platform don't even bother with anything 240sx related anymore people want too much for what they are, what people should really look for is a 350z if they wanna go Nissan

  • @josehidalgo2172
    @josehidalgo2172 6 лет назад +4

    What size are those wheels

  • @radiantjet418
    @radiantjet418 6 лет назад

    My first truck I bought new was a 97 Nissan hardbody and it was a bad ass little truck and wish I still had it!! I took that thing every where and I took it off road a lot and never had a problem!

  • @claysonwebster1622
    @claysonwebster1622 7 лет назад

    awesome build bro That's always one of my dream project

  • @kbdadriftking
    @kbdadriftking 7 лет назад +3

    the ka is awesome

  • @stephenbrowne33
    @stephenbrowne33 7 лет назад +12

    7:15 there is something wrong with your truck. I daily a 91 hardbody and 5th gear is not 4k rpm at 60 mph.

    • @exxusdrugstore300
      @exxusdrugstore300 7 лет назад +3

      Stephen Browne Might be a late model thing, the gearing has me at about 3k at 60 in 5th. Sufficed to say the gas mileage is awful.

    • @SomeUnkindledAsh
      @SomeUnkindledAsh 6 лет назад +1

      I'm around 2k (i think) at 60 in 5th. 97 model

    • @Freebyrd1991
      @Freebyrd1991 6 лет назад +1

      5th 3k 75.. 60 is 2k. 95 ka xe ex cab

    • @calidatsun5049
      @calidatsun5049 4 года назад

      I have a 75 datsun and its only a speed but at 4 k im at 70

    • @joshpiotrowski3487
      @joshpiotrowski3487 3 года назад

      110 km k at 2800 93with 15s and 215, puts me about six percent over, so id imagine with the right wheels id be just under 3k

  • @tasroadblock54
    @tasroadblock54 7 лет назад

    I've got a 86.5 D21. first year they were made. came with a Z2.4. love mine

  • @OlderthanIlookyoungerthanIfeel
    @OlderthanIlookyoungerthanIfeel 7 лет назад

    My best friend had one of these in high school , It was lowered on wide tires . Looked pretty cool , and just to clear things up i haven't been in school since 1989 these were new then .

  • @austinyoachum2296
    @austinyoachum2296 7 лет назад +14

    Please stop using d21's for drifting.Getting harder to keep a clean one.

    • @Salvisol
      @Salvisol 5 лет назад +7

      Thanks for saying this. Drift culture destroys everything they touch.

    • @danielbel67
      @danielbel67 5 лет назад

      @@Salvisol but literally though

    • @diegosc985
      @diegosc985 4 года назад +1

      I fawkin hate those stripped interiors with drift parking brakes, sparco seats, the color purple and the stupid steering wheel, jesus christ just take care of the interior

  • @MacktasticDazzle
    @MacktasticDazzle 7 лет назад +5

    Actually it would be the other way around - the American 240SX is a Hardbody in disguise because I believe everywhere else in the world had a different set of NA only engines for the 240SX since everywhere else got at least one turbo version except North America.

  • @0zmosis2001
    @0zmosis2001 2 года назад

    Few years back I picked up a 1990 Nissan hardbody for 1K and it had a brand new rebuilt motor and a 5-speed with 20000 miles on it it was also dropped and had a massive full bar on a front altogether it was a funky crazy truck but I loved it

  • @JosephDR
    @JosephDR 6 лет назад

    '97 was the last year of the Hardbody. Mine was a manual 4x4 Kingcab Long bed XE. I wish I still had it. It was awesome!

  • @lynnmckenney1987
    @lynnmckenney1987 7 лет назад +6

    nooooo, don't tell people this. This is MY plan to build a cheap drift truck!

  • @inyango1
    @inyango1 7 лет назад +16

    My dad gave me one of these when I started college to motivate me to get out of it. I hated the truck, but it made me want better for myself.I drive a lifted silverado on 35's now but yeah, you just need gas and oil for these things and they run. It's sitting in a field now because it's used to haul wood, and still runs.

  • @lewisveasey1674
    @lewisveasey1674 5 лет назад +2

    I have a 95 pathfinder with the V6. Man! You wouldn't think it can drift but, it sure can and it's predictable too. Also has shocks and springs with plenty of after market suspension parts.

  • @themodernadventurer4320
    @themodernadventurer4320 7 лет назад

    My dad use to do this back in the day. Change computer and intake, ultimate sleeper!!

  • @MarathonGlides
    @MarathonGlides 7 лет назад +3

    Notification squad?? 👏

  • @GoonChief
    @GoonChief 7 лет назад +9

    is a mazda b4000 a miata in disguise?

  • @davidbrennan5
    @davidbrennan5 7 лет назад

    I owned a 1994 hardbody 2wd with a kingcab and the 4 banger. I used shorter swaybar links from a chevy truck I think and cranked them way down and put new good quality shocks on the front and rear wheel bearings brakes good tires all new balljoints and that truck handled like a car. It could do offramps at 70mph with little bodyroll. It was a good reliable truck, I never any trouble with it. It did awesome burnouts and fuel mileage was good.

  • @bucketm0nkey613
    @bucketm0nkey613 6 лет назад

    I've got a '94 D21 dual cab, same engine (KA24E) and body styling. 400k on the original engine and its still going strong.

  • @GhillieproductionsJR
    @GhillieproductionsJR 7 лет назад +16

    Now every fuck boy will want one.. THANKS! rip me finding a mint one without tax lmao

    • @Shinobu_D21
      @Shinobu_D21 7 лет назад +2

      I Am Guthixr FOR REAL! Man I love that they get exposure but now the fuckin tax is gonna go on em because they're "240 like" I just want one I can minitruck.

    • @98kitt
      @98kitt 7 лет назад

      I Am Guthixr yep. Let's just hope they don't ruin them 😞☹️

    • @GhillieproductionsJR
      @GhillieproductionsJR 7 лет назад

      I really want to post a photo on here or a video response to show how my friends and i destroyed one last summer as an off road truck.. lol stock everything. Ran the piss out of the motor with no radiator for two hours? doing jump after jump.. they're so much fun and the KA is almost bullet proof.

    • @codymcclure2298
      @codymcclure2298 6 лет назад

      I Am Guthixr I just bought a 96 with 107,124 miles on it for 1000$. Not trying to be a dick. Just saying they are still out there. It's an auto tho..:(

  • @blksheep3
    @blksheep3 7 лет назад +3

    @finnegangarage crossover build

  • @truckersquirrel
    @truckersquirrel 7 лет назад

    i have a 97 hardbody. it is the best to drive, i love it. first vehicle i bought, and i plan on keeping it for life

  • @subtropicus3542
    @subtropicus3542 7 лет назад +2

    You gotta do a 2wd Toyota truck review now!! Would be cool to see one on your channel along with this one!

  • @bossproductionhd327
    @bossproductionhd327 7 лет назад +24

    man i have a 1987 nissan 4x4 with the z24

    • @Shinobu_D21
      @Shinobu_D21 7 лет назад +1

      boss Production HD I almost bought one of those yesterday but the seller sold it right as I left to get it.

    • @alansmilealot
      @alansmilealot 7 лет назад +2

      Ibuki I hate when that happens

    • @bossproductionhd327
      @bossproductionhd327 7 лет назад +2

      Me to

    • @alexeriksson3309
      @alexeriksson3309 7 лет назад +2

      i also own one! A 1988

    • @SheriffLime
      @SheriffLime 7 лет назад +4

      89 here :) 1JZ no shit

  • @mcgamern
    @mcgamern 7 лет назад +3

    Please do a review on a volvo 740 or a 940 turbo.

  • @paulshamblin6260
    @paulshamblin6260 4 года назад

    I bought my d21 to keep miles off my 280z....drove it much more. Exhaust manifold broke, replaced with a header. Upgraded wheels, eventually got Chevy z71 directionals. Not a direct swap like previous Chevy wheels but I like it.

  • @scottmoore6131
    @scottmoore6131 7 лет назад

    I had the rear wheel version of this truck and it was a blast to drift

  • @Prime.Era.
    @Prime.Era. 7 лет назад +6

    No it's not

  • @oblivionsmokeshop905
    @oblivionsmokeshop905 7 лет назад +33

    They actually made D21 hardbodys thru the 97 model year and didn't start the frontier until 98.. Not trying to sound like a dick just wanted to correct what the owner said. I have a 97 4x4 5spd 130k miles AC everything works great little truck, if anyone wants to buy it hit me up 2200 obo.

    • @Shinobu_D21
      @Shinobu_D21 7 лет назад

      StrictlyE36 Oblivion smoke shop LLC he also said the 89 like it was the first but thd first year was actually 86 the 80s models also came with the Z engines instead of the KA so most people don't care as much about em

    • @Shinobu_D21
      @Shinobu_D21 7 лет назад

      StrictlyE36 Oblivion smoke shop LLC also is it a king cab?

    • @The97pun
      @The97pun 7 лет назад +1

      StrictlyE36 Oblivion smoke shop LLC 86 1/2

    • @TheUberdude14
      @TheUberdude14 7 лет назад

      StrictlyE36 Oblivion smoke shop LLC

    • @nickthayer6340
      @nickthayer6340 7 лет назад +1

      StrictlyE36 Oblivion smoke shop LLC we have the exact same truck lmao

  • @grantmorrill1753
    @grantmorrill1753 7 лет назад +1

    owned a d21 4×4 for a while now. Best small truck to own hands down. Fucking love it

  • @armandojacobo5972
    @armandojacobo5972 Месяц назад

    I got one of these trucks specifically a 97 single cab short bed with the 2.4L manual I picked it up for $800 and never realized how much of a gem it really was after seeing tons of videos I’m glad I was able to get my hands on one of these trucks especially with the way the market is right now