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Nissan Hardbody Truck

July 26th, 2007 by Shenron

The Nissan Hardbody Truck was Nissans compact pickup truck between 1986 and 1997, and it was also called the Nissan Hustler. It became the truck of choice after the Datsun 720 had completed its run and it was made for eleven years in all, with its direct competitor being Toyota and their line of super compact pickup trucks. The Nissan Hardbody had the common design of being a front engine mounted truck with either a two door cab or a four door king cab and also included five different transmission and four engines to chose from, although they were really just the same two engines, updated midway through the eleven year production run. The Nissan Hardbody Truck was actually the Datsun 720, renamed, and can be seen as such with the very first ones made in 1986 just being re-badged, however midway through 1986 they got a makeover and a new body style that made them distinct enough to compare with their first mini generation.

The Nissan Hardbody was a low cost and very dependable truck that did not suffer many mechanical problems when compared to other trucks of the time, and are still seen today on roads and off, and are very well known for their good construction. They have endured and are still reliable today even though the trucks seen today range from being twenty years old to ten years old. The engines included with the first half of the run are the 2.4L four cylinder 106 horse engine and the 3.0L 145 horse V6 engine, which were both very adequate for the Nissan Hardbody’s smaller stature. In 1991 the engines were overhauled, giving the 2.4 L four cylinder a total of 134 horses, which is a 28 horse gain, and the 3.0l V6 and update to 153 horses, an eight horse gain. The transmissions offered either the four speed auto or the four speed manual, along with the five speed manual transmission.

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