Why a Nissan D21 Hardbody is a fantastic bang for the buck Truck.
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My father bought this essentially new in 1988 and it has been in my collection since. Still goes down as one of my favorite all around mid size trucks. And to think it is from 1987 and still works flawlessly with modern day times makes it even better of a vehicle
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I'm a proudly D21 Pick Up owner since 2002 I've learned a lot how to DIY repair it was given to My from My father as a wedding Gift I still have it. I decided three years ago to restore it and I'm working on it greetings from Sinaloa 🇲🇽🔥
As a proud 1993’ custom factory ordered D21 owner I must say you have an absolute gem of a Mini Truck. Hats off.
Bone stock working man trucks of this era are super underated. Especially in a world of $80k half tons full of gadgets. I'd take the Hard body anyday!
I totally agree
Amazing job keeping that beauty running like a Swiss watch. Best accessory is that lovely pooch in the back. Congrats!
I have a 1997 D21 hardbody kingcab with 208k on the od. The last year built. I Drive it to work daily. I had a 1994 regular cab also. Sold it to a friend that needed a vehicle in 2004. He still has it. The trucks were designed at the Nissan headquarters in San Diego ca. and built in Tennessee.
I never knew that. Fascinating
those little knows facts are awesoem
I own a 14 Xterra pro4x and 2023 Nissan TItan pro4x. Nissan still knows how to build a proper truck!
I own a very rare 18ft Sunrader that was built on a D21 with a V6 & 5-speed manual :)
that is very cool!!
Rare indeed.
I've had a D21 4x4 as my daily driver for the past 18 years! I'm jealous of your steering wheel lol I wish I have an awesome one like your with the Nissan logo. great truck and great video, but if I could recommend not filming next to an airstrip in the future LOL
They're called "Kingcab" where I am from, my grandpa used to have one :)
You’re right
She's gorgeous!
Great truck! I have the Nissan 720 my Great grandfather bought and has been in my family since, was the high-school ride for many.
That’s the year and the month I was born November 1987. I have a 1986.5 v6 4x4
I have a 2010 frontier with 294k and still my daily.
Very nice truck i had a 85 1/2 and a 93 i miss them both. Now i have a 2012 xterra pro 4x
i had a 1991 nissan d21 4x4 short wheel base regular cab 4 cyl 5speed. on 235/75/15 all terrain tires and factory suspension that thing was an absolute unit off road and in mud. its kryptonite was grass and snow though because it could not get traction on those. that thing was a fantastic truck
Whatever happened to it?
@@SirDrifto got sold back in like 2005 or so. probably in a junk yard or crushed now who knows.
I still have my 86.5 Hardbody bought brand new Feb 86 $7000 still runs over 400,000 miles hard to get parts for them specially the Z21 engine only used them for 2 years so limited supply
That is amazing.
My '87 has Z24 and 5 speed. Refreshed the engine close to 300k. Trans and diff still tight as new at 425,000 miles. I use this thing almost daily. Just lugged a Glastron boat project home with it, and drove 10 hours to the coast and back. Basic maintenance parts are not hard to get, but some of the proprietary parts are. Sometimes Rock Auto is of help.
@@jeanclaude7018 awesome to hear, yeah basic parts can be found but something like fuel pressure regulator or injectors are non existence, luckily I was able to rebuild the fuel injectors and rewire them, and managed to install an adjustable fuel pressure regulator bypassing the factory one, sure wish the automakers would start making little trucks again I have no use for a $60,000 or more full size gas guzzlers ridiculous
@@jenbill If they just reproduced the Hardbody, they would fly off the lots because they are a legend, just what you need and nothing more. Can you imagine if they appeared at dealers in the low $20k range? I mean, even the Frontier was around that price before the new one came out. I'm gonna remember your tips because I have bugged people even at Hitachi Corp for leads on any leftover stuff, especially the "electro-injection" TBI, and there's nothing. I did find the wax solenoid for the fast idle at Rock. How did you rewire the injectors? I have not looked at mine at all. I have seen kits before. I have been scavenging light switches and things at the junkyard. I did recently find new window channels at Rock. I stupidly scrapped a parts truck like 20 years ago. I took the TBI off, but I should have braved the black widows and yanked the entire engine core. Who knew we would still be driving these amazing little rigs?
@@jeanclaude7018 I would be first in line for a small truck hopefully auto makers will realize they have reached the limit of what consumers will pay To wire the injector trace the wires from top of injector back to the wiring harness and unplug the two half’s, injector A will have white wire and green wire with white being the plus + green minus - injector B red wire and lavender wire with red being plus+ lavender minus - you can either disconnect the pins to the wires inside the harness or just splice new wire onto section leading into the harness just keep tract of where each wire goes I bought a injector kit off E bay only a few bucks it’s two rubber seals one small one large and a screen, then used a 9 volt battery like you use in smoke detector to operate the injector while spraying carb cleaner through them this way don’t worry about overheating them while cleaning
I have a 1995 v6 5 speed 4x4 Hardbody she's black :) extended cab lsd rear end i have owned it since spring of 2006. Its the first truck i have ever owned and the only of course its still in pretty good condition its been outside all of its life and i haven't found any rust yet. I have never took it out in the woods and beat on it or nothing just driven in the snow and slick roads and highway they are wonderful trucks! I bought it from a woman it originally had 53k on it in 2006 i had just got home from Iraq.
I have a 97 hard body 286k runs like a brand new truck. Best truck I ever owned hands down.
Love your truck! I was a teenager when Nissan brought out this model, and I thought it was the best looking truck ever! I still remember staring at the magazine ad showing a silver 4x4 Hardbody with a roll bar. I wanted one so bad!
Couldn't agree more!
I owned my first one in 2019, ka24 manual 4x4. Love it! But it was a little unreliable becoming it was an old farm truck and i didnt have the money to fix it. Swapped it for a little reliable mazda to get to and from work. But i missed that truck ever since then. I started looking for another one but i found out they were quite rare in western australia. I finally found a 2.7 diesel 4x4 in reallt good condition. I bought it straight away and bought $5k worth of parts to bring it completely back to life. Its running super good now. Turbo going on it soon 😎 i love this truck. I love seeing how much other people love them also
Nissan is still making great trucks.
Great looking trucks but nigh impossible to find anywhere in the country... would buy in a hearbeat if I could find one in good condition
Raptor liner and make it last forever. Nice Ride.
Where are you gonna find one of these ? come one man.
I found 1 in 2020 but had to have it shipped from Washington to my home state.That's how bad I wanted it.
No idea what I am watching but I love it
Bought a 1987 in 1995 used, with 204,000 miles for $2500 as a budget utility truck. Z24 and 5 speed. Today in 2024, 425,000 miles and almost 30 years. I'd call that a bargain. I doubt anything is built like this today. Recently put the shell on and drove 10 hours to the ocean and back.
That’s incredible
@@SirDrifto Not as handsome as yours, but as faithful as an old dog. But I have a long way to go to catch up to Brian Murphy and his "million mile Frontier " on KZhead.
Had a '93 reg cab shortbed 4 cyl 5 speed 4x4 on 31" tires, in that same color. Wish I had never sold it. Daily drove it 150 miles a day even though it was 20 years old, no problems
That’s amazing
I think that's the same exact truck that I'm driving today in 2024. You took good care of it. Thank you.
Remember borrowing a friend's Taco about that year - would not start. Hadda shove in the clutch, if ya can imagine....
That’s a tough scenario 😂
Holy shlt I had no idea they were interference engines... ugghhhhhh We've got a 98 Nissan Frontier. How the H377 do you know when to change the timing belt? My dad's been dead for years and it was his truck. I have a Ford Escort as permanent yard art because it had an interference engine and made lots of crunchy popcorn bits in it one day while driving home. I put a new head and valves on it, only to find, one of the piston rods had broke and only 3 cylinders were firing. Great. Just great.
Rule of thumb is old belts 60k. New belt is good for 100k
Hey drifto, I had a quick question. I am about to get a 1980 300sd turbo diesal and was wondering about the Maintenace cost and how often you do it? I am going to be using it as a daily driver in college. Thank you .
Absolutely an awesome daily, do preventative maintence, valve adjustments , oil changes and it will treat you so well
Not only is it the Best Bang for your buck truck, But really,, the Truth is that the D21 looks Better than any of the older or newer Toyota's & the Reliability is Unmatched,, although the 4banger manual version was the bread n butter combo for this truck! It is more Rare to be seen on the road in a D21 than you're everybody & your mother's mother drives one toyota. Sorry yoda boys but toyota's were & are Not the Best small trucks, it is by Far the Nissan D21. Proud owner-1994 regular cab matching camper shell, manual, 4X4, 4cyl in almost mint condition interior/exterior. Paid $5,000 in 2020 & will No Longer drive it during winter months Because there is very minimal surface frame rust which I could probably sand paper it off it's so light.
Agreed.
Great comment. I have the Z24 / 5 speed. Tired of all the Toyota hype. They're not better than a Hardbody, and not as legendary either. 425,000 miles and counting. It still works like a beast.
I must have missed it but how many miles does this have?
155k. Unfortunately it would have had much less if it wasn't a commuter for me for 5 years
@SirDrifto Thanks. I have a 1999.5 Pathfinder 4WD with the VG33. It only has 135K miles and I love it.
Isn’t d21 a 4 cylinder??
Two versions, 2.4 and 3.0 v6