Another Surprise Truck at SEMA: A Datsun 620 "'Lil Hustler" Pickup

By Jim Brennan

UDMan

In the central hall, buried among the many forgetful vendors at this years SEMA, I found this curious little number at the Sure Shifter display, a mid 70’s Datsun 620 Pickup. This truck is set up as a little Drag Truck, with the usual Matte Black finish that seems to be THE paint job at this show. Read more after the jump!

It is owned by Jeremy Gradney, who works for TVK Industries, the makers of a new product called the Surematic Shift Indicator. This little trucklet was just completed within the last two weeks, specifically for the SEMA show. It’s equipped with a 383 Chevy Small Block, backed up by a manually shifted four speed automatic. It also comes equipped with four wheel disc brakes, and a 4 link rear suspension setup.

I was interviewing Scott Wright, who was manning the TVK Industries Booth at the time I came around, and he stated that they were hoping for a mid 11’s quarter mile time. Of course, that will be with full slicks, since the only cargo the bed will have is the fuel cell. Speaking of the bed, take a look at how it’s beed modified to fit the shortened rearend, and wide rubber.