Lt.Worf Posted September 22, 2017 Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 Hi! guys. Im new to ratsun and I have a quick question. Will a tailgate from a datsun 521 pickup (don't know the year) fit my 1966 datsun 520 truck? I been looking to just buy a tailgate but i found a guy on craigslist selling the whole bed with the tailgate included. He's not selling separately so before making the purchase i want to make sure the tailgate fits my truck. Thank you for your time. 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted September 22, 2017 Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 Welcome to Ratsun Mr. Worf. I can only find one part number for the 520/521 truck. I guess you might be in luck. 1 Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted September 23, 2017 Report Share Posted September 23, 2017 As far as I know they are the same. You may find the tailgate doesn't fit perfectly due to the hinge leaves welded on to the bed and they may need some massaging to get a perfect fit. 1 Quote Link to comment
Lt.Worf Posted September 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2017 Thank you guys for your fast response. I have a feeling i will be here doing a lot of research. :) 1 Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted September 23, 2017 Report Share Posted September 23, 2017 65 to 68 520 and 68 72 521 use the same tail gate. I have run into the hinges being a half inch off on another tail from the one that came on my 66 520. I will cut of one or both hinge halfs from my truck and install them on the tail gate and them ailign the tail gate to the bed and tac the hinge half to the bed with a welder, remome the tail gate pins and tail gate and finish the welding 1 Quote Link to comment
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