whats the difference between a 71 and 712 510??

[Agent-Gambit]

soo i was thinking too myself whats the difference between a 71 and 72 510?? plz explain..

[Zeusimo]

I Believe 71' And 72' Are Different Years :huh: :cool:

[Agent-Gambit]

I Believe 71' And 72' Are Different Years :huh: :cool:

 

hahaha i meant from the body!! :lol:

[Zeusimo]

Ahh...

I Wouldn't Know About Dem' 510's :P

[510kevin]

i actually dont believe theres any difference between the 71 and 72.

 

i may be wrong though.

edit: i was wrong. the wiper knobs were different.......

 

http://dimequarterly.tierranet.com/tech/spreadbury.guide.html

[Agent-Gambit]

i actually dont believe theres any difference between the 71 and 72.

 

i may be wrong though.

edit: i was wrong. the wiper knobs were different.......

 

http://dimequarterly...bury.guide.html

thanks man

[thisismatt]

Nothing to worry about. The 73 has more mentionable changes, like heavier doors if they have the side impact cross beams in them (for whatever reason, my 73 doesn't). Also, the 73 got rear defrost in the states, fiber optic lighted knobs, and some other small changes. Again, nothing major.

[datzenmike]

The thing is, is that there was what was put on at the factory.... and what was swapped during 40 years of maybe a dozen owners, accidents/body shops, rust, customizing and simple wearing out of parts. No wonder the doors are different, or the dash is wrong, or the wrong struts.

 

If built after March of '71 and if it is an automatic, it will have the new 3N71B. After June it will only have a floor consul shift, so for 2 months only it will have the new JATCO auto with the old style column shift.

 

[The Dat-side]

Hey Datzenmike, did your parents know you were going to be a Datsun genius when they named you?

[jefe de jefes]

^^^haha.

[datzenmike]

I'm no genius. I found this while comparing Nissan part numbers. Sadly there are always exceptions to everything. And after 40 years parts get swapped, errors in accounting..... I write stuff down and then can't find it or sometimes I forget the details so I go back to research it yet again. Where possible I collect pictures that help explain things. I do have some collected parts from projects or (maybe) projects and some parts that gave up their lives in the interest of discovering how they worked inside. :)

[Yosemite_Sam]

Were there any exterior visual changes at any time in between 1969 and 1973 for the 510?

[tursup]

Besides hub caps, I seem to recall the front grill changing and the rear brakes going from all red to red/amber. It's been years though.

[datzenmike]

Were there any exterior visual changes at any time in between 1969 and 1973 for the 510?

 

There sure was. The front 'arrow' amber marker lights on the fenders changed to the uninspired rectangular shape for '70. Here read this:

 

http://dimequarterly...bury.guide.html