turbojunker Posted August 17, 2008 Report Posted August 17, 2008 I just picked up a '79 510 hatchback yesterday. I guess I'm supposed to post in here since it's a 510 in name only. (At least when I had my PL510, they were kind of looked down upon). What do I call this thing? HL510? A10? I need to find some window glass for it, but I don't know what to search by. Finding parts for this down south is going to be a challenge. Quote
datzenmike Posted August 17, 2008 Report Posted August 17, 2008 (edited) It's still a Datsun.... and it will find a home on this site. I've heard them called HLA10s Edited October 18, 2008 by datzenmike Quote
turbojunker Posted August 17, 2008 Author Report Posted August 17, 2008 Thanks, I'll try that too. If anyone up there in the NW sees one, I need the driver door and passenger quarter windows. :D Quote
DRIVEN Posted August 17, 2008 Report Posted August 17, 2008 Datsuns are generally referred to by the first letters and numbers of the VIN tag. Sweet score. What are your plans for it? Quote
zerow Posted August 18, 2008 Report Posted August 18, 2008 Or you could go calling it a Stanza, like the Austrailian market. God Bless cross-over models! Nice score, a modern looking Datsun, L-Series motor reliability, and room for upgrades. I like it. Welcome to Ratsun! Quote
DatDoug Posted August 18, 2008 Report Posted August 18, 2008 Cool looking car. The rims are bad-ass!:D Quote
datzenmike Posted August 18, 2008 Report Posted August 18, 2008 Last year the L series motor used in a 510. Quote
turbojunker Posted August 18, 2008 Author Report Posted August 18, 2008 Datsuns are generally referred to by the first letters and numbers of the VIN tag. Sweet score. What are your plans for it? This one is weird since it's HLA10. I'm used to just two letters. Not much in the way of plans. I just want to paint it, lower it and put some mesh wheels on it. Later on I will go through the engine. My old 510 had some headwork and a cam and it was a lot of fun. But the first thing I have to do is replace the broken windows. Quote
ppeters914 Posted August 18, 2008 Report Posted August 18, 2008 This one is weird since it's HLA10. I'm used to just two letters. Maybe not so weird as it was part of the A10 family of cars. They called it the 510 in the US to bank on the familiarity of the 510 moniker. I found this: Second generation 510's were built by Nissan Motors, Inc in both Tokyo and Yokohama Japan, and were available only in North America. The 510 was part of the Datsun A10 series which also included the 140J, 160J, and 160J Violet. The J series cars had the same body as the 510, but had small differences. The grille had completely round headlight frames, the bumpers were lighter and non-shock absorbent, and the car was available in a Righthand-drive configuration. The 160J was powered by the L16 engine (the same engine that powered the 1st generation 510) and the 140J was powered by the OHV 1.4 litre A14 engine used in the B210. The Datsun A10 series was discontinued at the end of the 1981 model year, and was replaced by the Nissan/Datsun Stanza. Quote
datzenmike Posted August 18, 2008 Report Posted August 18, 2008 That was it! HLA 10, not HLA 510. Quote
turbojunker Posted August 25, 2008 Author Report Posted August 25, 2008 Anyone know how similar the A10 is to the B310? I found a 79 210 hatchback in the junkyard today, and it had a really nice interior. Obviously the body stamping is different, but I was wondering if the floorpans are stamped the same. (The cars look awfully similar) Some idiot that owned this car before me stripped most of the interior. I'd hate to yank all the seats and carpet out of the 210 if they don't fit my car. I would have done it today, but I was there in my Jeep and was unable to make a comparison. Quote
Mark_Z28 Posted August 25, 2008 Report Posted August 25, 2008 Front seats may work ok, back ones not sure, the 210 may not be as wide. Take a tape measure with you next time and compare to your 510's dimensions. At least your Datsun isnt as ugly as mine. Im not far from you up here in Grant, about an hour and a half from Birmingham. About the only old Datsuns I see are the 620 trucks. 74 710 wagon. Cyrrently under construction or for sale if anyone wants the thing. Quote
turbojunker Posted August 25, 2008 Author Report Posted August 25, 2008 My uncle had one just like that when I was a little kid. Quote
b210in Posted August 25, 2008 Report Posted August 25, 2008 love those rims, they polish up real nice Quote
turbojunker Posted August 26, 2008 Author Report Posted August 26, 2008 love those rims, they polish up real nice Everyone says they like them, but I just don't care for 'em. I'd rather have the 6 spoke Z wheels. Quote
bonvo Posted October 17, 2008 Report Posted October 17, 2008 i like them rims to i wouldnt mind swapin them on my car Quote
DISLEXICDIME Posted October 17, 2008 Report Posted October 17, 2008 awww man i just scraped my 78 hl to bad you didnot post a couple week's a go . Quote
Burabuda Posted October 17, 2008 Report Posted October 17, 2008 from burabuda's pic archives: and the long-lost bre hl510: Quote
turbojunker Posted October 17, 2008 Author Report Posted October 17, 2008 awww man i just scraped my 78 hl to bad you didnot post a couple week's a go . Shit. I think I'm going to use it for the GRM $2009 Challenge, so I'll probably wind up making some Lexan windows somehow. I think it'll be a pain in the ass without door pillars. I'm glad to see that BRE paint job, I was going to do that to mine in black and silver. Quote
datsunfreak Posted October 20, 2008 Report Posted October 20, 2008 Second generation 510's were built by Nissan Motors, Inc in both Tokyo and Yokohama Japan, and were available only in North America.... The Datsun A10 series was discontinued at the end of the 1981 model year, and was replaced by the Nissan/Datsun Stanza. That's basically crap. It was sold all over the world, and sold as a Stanza... :confused: Some of the '79s in Europe also only had 2 headlights. Those are wild... Quote
datsunfreak Posted October 20, 2008 Report Posted October 20, 2008 Always wanted a Stanza hatch, too... One of my favorites: And a photo of the Euro "2 headlight" grill... Quote
datsunaholic Posted October 20, 2008 Report Posted October 20, 2008 The quote about being only sold in North America was the "510" badge. Also applied to the NA-spec '78-79 grille, which was different than the Violet (Violet grilles had rounder headlight surrounds). That KHA10 Stanza (orange) is one of the rarest Datsuns in existence- the result of a paperwork mistake in Australia. Australia was only supposed to get 4-door Sedan Stanzas (A10 Stanzas were assembled in AU from Japanese-manufactured parts) but somehow 120 3-door hatchbacks ended up there. I've heard 2 stories- one was that the 3-door HBs were destined for South Africa (who also assembled them in-country) but the containers got offloaded in AU, and story 2 was someone ordered the wrong CKD kits and ended up with 120 KHA10s. In either case, they ended up there, and are pretty rare. Quote
datsunfreak Posted October 20, 2008 Report Posted October 20, 2008 The quote about being only sold in North America was the "510" badge. I figured that too, just wanted to make sure he knew since he said he was looking for parts. I was afraid if he thought they were only sold in the US that he'd never find parts for it. ;) Quote
turbojunker Posted October 20, 2008 Author Report Posted October 20, 2008 Yeah, I've been looking overseas for stuff. I didn't even attempt to find a window, though. I doubt it'd survive the trip. Quote
turbojunker Posted July 22, 2009 Author Report Posted July 22, 2009 I'm making a little progress. before after I want to paint it. I'm going to do the rising sun hood, since no one in the southeast seems to do it. I don't know what color to do the car that won't look like shit with the hood. White? Yellow? Orange? I could put it back in satin black (I can actually do a good job, unlike the dude I got it from.) Quote
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