dash and gauges question

[irishevox]

Will a 1980 nissan 720 dash board with gauges fit in a 1980 datusun 720 with gauges... is it a direct replacement? would it fit? will the wire harness work the same or do i need to run a new harness. i like the dash and gauges on the nissan over the datusn

 

 

[ggzilla]

A 1980 720 is a Datsun by Nissan. They are the same. It was not until 1984 that the Datsun nameplate was dropped.

 

720 changed from square gauges to round gauges for the 1983 model year.

[datzenmike]

Here's my later 720 gauges...

 

Earlier gauges...

 

 

I think they will swap but the wiring is different. I used an '85 4x4 dash but earlier wiring harness. One plug was the same... probably the ignition,headlights and wiper but the gauges were totally mixed. Left turn signal and the charge light would flash, stuff like that. All I did was push the pin out for the left signal and move it to the correct position to mate to the correct dash wire for the left signal. I got everything working but the high beams.

[irishevox]

right but the nissan doesn't have the big hump... while the datsun does, i know they are extremely similar trucks with minor differences

[wayno]

right but the nissan doesn't have the big hump... while the datsun does, i know they are extremely similar trucks with minor differences

 

Are you saying you have a 1980 datsun 620?

 

Photos please!

[irishevox]

no the second pic posted is that i have and it's a 720... wish it was a 620 :(

[Skib]

right but the nissan doesn't have the big hump... while the datsun does, i know they are extremely similar trucks with minor differences

Datsun is Nissan.

[irishevox]

i know this!  my engine says Nissan!  but i know for example they had some differences for instance the tail lights were in different areas,

[wayno]

no the second pic posted is that i have and it's a 720... wish it was a 620 :(

 

Then all 720 dashes are the same, the instrument clusters may be made differantly(round/square gauges), but they all fit the 720 dash.

[Skib]

i know this!  my engine says Nissan!  but i know for example they had some differences for instance the tail lights were in different areas,

 

scroll back up and read mikes post.

[irishevox]

thats what i was looking for thanks.... iam just not a happy camper with the big block gagues, ya know

[datzenmike]

no the second pic posted is that i have and it's a 720... wish it was a 620 :(

 

 

The last 620 was '79 and had this dash...

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The first 720 was '80 and had this dash until Sept. '82 with square gauges...

 

Starting October '82 the round gauges were used.

 

 

Nissan motors made all Datsuns. The Datsun name was used in North America on all Nissan vehicles until '82 when it was phased out over several years becoming, simply Nissan.... which is what they were all along anyway.

[ggzilla]

A 1980 720 is a Datsun by Nissan. They are the same. It was not until 1984 that the Datsun nameplate was dropped.