My new Project. A teeny tiny Nissan truck! The 4W73

jyobeb · 24th January 2012, 15:46

I had decided to get myself a Nissan 4W73 after my good friend Arka picked up one and have been waiting for a good condition vehicle to come my way. Finally I decided on one that I liked, bid on it and won after a fairly expensive process. However, I'm not complaining as the vehicle is in pretty decent shape and work is minimal.
After my agent took delivery, we waited till the paperwork was completed and then I took delivery yesterday in Chennai, lifted it onto a truck and un-loaded it at Madurai this morning.

deepaktpatil · 24th January 2012, 15:56

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Originally Posted by jyobeb

I had decided to get myself a Nissan 4W73 after my good friend Arka picked up one and have been waiting for a good condition vehicle to come my way. Finally I decided on one that I liked, bid on it and won after a fairly expensive process. However, I'm not complaining as the vehicle is in pretty decent shape and work is minimal.
After my agent took delivery, we waited till the paperwork was completed and then I took delivery yesterday in Chennai, lifted it onto a truck and un-loaded it at Madurai this morning.

Hi jyodeb,
Your truck looks in real good shape with minimal rust and dents. I have to say that you are lucky.
Congratulations on your acquisition!!

Which model year is this and how much did you pay for it.

jyobeb · 24th January 2012, 16:00

Plate says "76, RC book says 1995!!!

Price was a bit over 2 lakhs.

Frankenstein · 24th January 2012, 16:06

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Originally Posted by jyobeb

Plate says "76, RC book says 1995!!!

Price was a bit over 2 lakhs.

Congrats sir, this is not fair, you want to finish us small time Jeep boys with this monster ?

What mods in the pipe line , i smell 4bt .

supremeBaleno · 24th January 2012, 16:08

Wow !!! Another Nissan. Cool. Congrats jyobeb.

How much did the trucking to Madurai cost ?

jyobeb · 24th January 2012, 16:12

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Originally Posted by supremeBaleno

How much did the trucking to Madurai cost ?

9.5K. I decided to truck it rather than drive in as I was alone.

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Originally Posted by Frankenstein

Congrats sir, this is not fair, you want to finish us small time Jeep boys with this monster ?

What mods in the pipe line , i smell 4bt .

Thanks Sandeep! I feel the 4BT is too noisy. I am considering a Toyota 14BT. Will that be enough or should I go for a Hino W04D turbo?

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Ravindra M · 24th January 2012, 16:28

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I took delivery yesterday in Chennai, lifted it onto a truck and un-loaded it at Madurai this morning.

Congratulations !!
How did you unload it ? Any pictures while unloading ?

jyobeb · 24th January 2012, 16:30

It was loaded and unloaded using a crane. Surprisingly only 15 minutes to load and 15 minutes to un-load!!
No pictures sorry.

mayankjha1806 · 24th January 2012, 16:38

Awesome, the bigger question on my mind is How will it look once you are done with the rebuild? Would be interesting to watch this space.

It will be fun to drive this around, going to office on one of these

. Why dont you target one of the Team BHP meets to show this thing around maybe next year in 2013. Congratulations and Best in the rebuilding effort.

scopriobharath · 24th January 2012, 16:40

Nice pictures. Do share some pics of the interiors. I am sure its a 4X4 right. Hooked on to your thread.

IronH4WK · 24th January 2012, 19:22

aah! the 1Ton as it is known in the military. have some fond and some not so fond memories of it. i've traveled to school in this and sometimes when injured, traveled in the ambulance version to the MI room

do post more pictures.

blackfire_9 · 24th January 2012, 19:40

Congratulations on the fabulous purchase.

I am already dreaming of what this would look like once rebuilt, good luck & hopefully we can get to see some pictures of WIP soon.

Drive safe.

dinar · 24th January 2012, 20:01

Congrats on a nice find, I still don't get the prices these days for such vehicles.

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Originally Posted by jyobeb

Thanks Sandeep! I feel the 4BT is too noisy. I am considering a Toyota 14BT. Will that be enough or should I go for a Hino W04D turbo?

14 BT is enough for the 1 ton, but power is never enough

. I belive both the engines in turbo format produce same BHP, the torque is little higher in the Hino.

This is a job I will be closely looking, one of my dreams.

drpullockaran · 25th January 2012, 19:53

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I had decided to get myself a Nissan 4W73 .

This was my school bus for years and years. My dad was in the army and it was either this or the Shakthiman truck to drop the colony kids to school and back.

fazalaliadil · 25th January 2012, 20:40

Jyobeb,

Congratulations !

Arka and you are the only 1 tonner 's.

Its beautiful and in great shape.

Why not transform it into a modern yet retro hybrid monster?
Huge mechanical upgrades but maintain the same retro original looks.

Looking forward to the metamorphosis in the coming days-months.

Try a brand new Allwyn-Nissan, its a brute.

Regards,

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jyobeb Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Madurai Posts: 1,010 Thanked: 704 Times	My new Project. A teeny tiny Nissan truck! The 4W73 I had decided to get myself a Nissan 4W73 after my good friend Arka picked up one and have been waiting for a good condition vehicle to come my way. Finally I decided on one that I liked, bid on it and won after a fairly expensive process. However, I'm not complaining as the vehicle is in pretty decent shape and work is minimal. After my agent took delivery, we waited till the paperwork was completed and then I took delivery yesterday in Chennai, lifted it onto a truck and un-loaded it at Madurai this morning. Attached Thumbnails
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jyobeb Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Madurai Posts: 1,010 Thanked: 704 Times	re: My new Project. A teeny tiny Nissan truck! The 4W73 Plate says "76, RC book says 1995!!! Price was a bit over 2 lakhs.
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supremeBaleno Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chennai / Kochi Posts: 5,546 Thanked: 2,699 Times View My Garage	re: My new Project. A teeny tiny Nissan truck! The 4W73 Wow !!! Another Nissan. Cool. Congrats jyobeb. How much did the trucking to Madurai cost ?
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jyobeb Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Madurai Posts: 1,010 Thanked: 704 Times	re: My new Project. A teeny tiny Nissan truck! The 4W73 It was loaded and unloaded using a crane. Surprisingly only 15 minutes to load and 15 minutes to un-load!! No pictures sorry.
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mayankjha1806 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,160 Thanked: 978 Times View My Garage	re: My new Project. A teeny tiny Nissan truck! The 4W73 Awesome, the bigger question on my mind is How will it look once you are done with the rebuild? Would be interesting to watch this space. It will be fun to drive this around, going to office on one of these . Why dont you target one of the Team BHP meets to show this thing around maybe next year in 2013. Congratulations and Best in the rebuilding effort.
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scopriobharath Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 3,617 Thanked: 1,330 Times	re: My new Project. A teeny tiny Nissan truck! The 4W73 Nice pictures. Do share some pics of the interiors. I am sure its a 4X4 right. Hooked on to your thread.
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IronH4WK Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 3,468 Thanked: 4,148 Times	re: My new Project. A teeny tiny Nissan truck! The 4W73 aah! the 1Ton as it is known in the military. have some fond and some not so fond memories of it. i've traveled to school in this and sometimes when injured, traveled in the ambulance version to the MI room do post more pictures.
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blackfire_9 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: India Posts: 1,075 Thanked: 191 Times	re: My new Project. A teeny tiny Nissan truck! The 4W73 Congratulations on the fabulous purchase. I am already dreaming of what this would look like once rebuilt, good luck & hopefully we can get to see some pictures of WIP soon. Drive safe.
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fazalaliadil Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 2,022 Thanked: 672 Times View My Garage	Re: My new Project. A teeny tiny Nissan truck! The 4W73 Jyobeb, Congratulations ! Arka and you are the only 1 tonner 's. Its beautiful and in great shape. Why not transform it into a modern yet retro hybrid monster? Huge mechanical upgrades but maintain the same retro original looks. Looking forward to the metamorphosis in the coming days-months. Try a brand new Allwyn-Nissan, its a brute. Regards,
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