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Hmmm... I was under the impression most of the information there is specific to the Toyota chassis and engine. This guy's built on the Nissan/Datsun 720 with the DATS-Z24 engine. (Might be z20 or z22, I have not been arsed to check specifically).

No maintenance records... Leaf springs already in the back, I think pistons in the front? I'm not super well versed on suspension components and the like. I thought that was all stock! That's awesome if that's all upgrades! I was in fact thinking it was high in the back. Are these front pistons adjustable? Is it smart to keep the front low? Just thinking about cooking my eggs, to be honest. I hate it when they flow over to one side of the pan! My eventual dream is a 4x4 conversion. I'm planning to test it out on some dirt and gravel roads to go climbing this weekend. Very excited to see how it compares to the old van.

Thanks!!! I am feeling really good about it now that it's sitting here by my old van. I've been full-timing in a Chevy G20 class B, so this will be a huge upgrade in comfort once I move over all of my solar and such. I have been reading that, yes... I did a compression test on one cylinder, came out 120psi. Factory was 160psi, I believe. I felt mega rushed, so I didn't check the other four. Very silly. Tomorrow's work is new air filter, new sparks, new battery, and compression tests on the other cylinders.

Well, I snagged it. I'll post an update or two on the power when I put in some work on it.

I've wanted a sunrader for a long time... In an ideal world it'd be an automatic 18ft V6 4x4 gutted to the fiberglass. Yesterday, I found this posting 4 hours after it went up: https://elpaso.craigslist.org/rvs/d/el-paso-1986-nissan-rv-sunrader-class/7290771167.html I saw it, drove it, and settled on a deal for it for $5000. It's a v4 stick 5 speed, 2wd. 6 lug floating rear dually axel. Frame and fiberglass looks really good. Hood has some painted over drip rust, but whatever. Looks like it has had a tiny leak by the roof vent and two windows. No biggie, I plan to redo them, of course. The trouble is, it actually runs pretty poorly. Been sitting at least a year, but it was having trouble getting over 50 after warming up on the highway for 30 minutes. It also doesn't want to idle. In addition, someone gutted the exhaust, intentionally slitting the muffler in a bunch of places (I assume to reduce back pressure. I don't know much about exhaust systems, just the principle). I think I just need to swap the air filter, sparks, and clean the carb and it would do well. It starts like a champ completely cold (no starter fluid, of course). The interior is fine, but pretty janky. All the latches are broken and things are held together with Velcro. I don't know what works and what doesn't... It had no house battery. I'm not terribly concerned about the interior because I plan to gut it and renovate completely, but I'm obviously paying for it being semi-intact. I'm not great at stick, but I drive fine. I figure it will up my gas mileage if I don't suck. Basically, my question is am I crazy? I went into it not planning to jump above $4000, but I landed where I landed. I still have the power to back out, but I really want this thing. What do you guys think? Is $5000 too much? Am I just being blinded by how badly I want it?