I just noticed a YouTube short from 32Builds. He’s still working on the Ute and plans to have more content uploaded soon. Looked like he was in the middle of welding in new floor pans.

Yes he is quite inventive with what he has. I think his outdoor table gets a free colour change with overspray at one point.

Pretty keen of him to attempt a full build in an underground car park.

It ‘s a shame he stopped updating his channel a couple of years ago.
He must have either sold his Ute or got evicted

Yes. I am.

Simon (Sikyne) is the best person to speak with, as he started this experiment
He is also familiar with tuning microsquirts if that’s what you intend using.

However, he is in Australia so maybe a bit tricky to do things remotely.

Try sending him a message through this site. Looks like he checks in here fairly regularly.

Good luck with the build 🚗

Good to see some progress. When will you have the motor back with you for the install?

Give me a call if you need a second set of hands to get it back in.

See below link for a YouTube video on this crazy beast.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j& ... B4kz463qO0j4&opi=89978449

So how far along are you with this Ute? I know you’ve been buying lots of new parts for over the years.

Would love to see some pics.

They certainly did. Not sure what year they started, but I have retractable seat belts in my 1979 and 1985 utes.

Any luck yet? I searched all the piston manufacturers I could think of (Arias, Carillo, Mahle, Endurotec) and also drew a blank.

Surely Nissan must have thought someone would be reconditioning these engines in the future and produced oversized pistons themselves.

Maybe you need to get the block sleeved down to stock dimensions 😡
Or find a suitable piston from another vehicle.

Who’s doing the rebuild for you?