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Stage 1 - for the experienced builder . . .
You get the body all steeled out and the doors are hinged so that they open and close.
The body panels included are; guards, running boards, grille shell, grille and headlamp buckets. The bonnet is a shell only but comes with this stage as well.
Stage 2 - for the adventurous novice . . .
You get Stage 1 and 2
This does not include the cost of the donor vehicle but it does include the necessary chassis work and modifications.
They change the torsion bar suspension mounting from inside to the outside rails and fabricate a bolt-in cross-member. This allows access to the gearbox for service or removal. The track rods are removed from in front of the front end and mounted behind the front end to allow the guards to be mounted.
The steering box is removed and a rack and pinion is fitted also to allow the guards to fit.
Some other modifications such as the original Nissan body mounts have to be shortened and re-drilled and they remove the chassis extension depending on which body style is used.
The engine and gearbox mounts, rear end and front brakes are changed for V8 models.
Stage 3 - for the handyman . . .
You get Stages 1, 2 and 3
This is where they mount the body to the chassis. They also fit up the guards, the running boards and the bonnet.
Using some of the parts from the donor vehicle, they fit the master cylinder and connect the brakes and handbrake so that they work.
They mount the steering column and connect it up to the rack and pinion so it all works as well. Then they run the fuel lines to the petrol tank. The inside door handles are also fitted.
At this Stage you have a rolling, stopping, steering shell on standard rims all bolted together.
The Chassis
At present the Nissan 720 and 620 is what is known as the donor vehicle. The chassis from either of these models is used for all of their Hot Rod kits, but modifications to the chassis are required.
It does not matter if the Single Cab, King Cab or Dual Cab is used, as all have the same wheel base. If the wheel base is wrong, then the wheels will not fit in the center of the guards and it wont line up. The wheel base is very important in building a re-bodied vehicle, so if you are considering building a car on a donor chassis, make sure that the wheel base will match otherwise you will have to alter either one or both.
Engines
The most common motors used in their Rods are the Holden 253-308 motors, although the Ford Cleveland in the Ford models will fit. These engines are best suited for the Nissan 720 chassis.
If your preference is to use a Chev or Ford Windsor non-pollution control motor, then the 1977 Nissan 620 model chassis is best suited. Most of the 620 chassis, with the exception of the 1977 model, have a king-pin front end which makes these chassis harder to adapt the Holden Disc Brake.
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