Ianos Posted February 19, 2021 Report Share Posted February 19, 2021 Hi all I recently picked up my first Datsun, a 620 King Cab 5 speed. The body is remarkably solid so I'm just turning my attention to the interior and making it water tight, the door seals are perished and have rotten out some of the interior trim. Firstly, are new door seals available? I haven't seem to come across anything in my searches.... Secondly, carpets: same question. I suppose more generally, where do 620 owners source most of the parts, are there aftermarket retailers/manufacturers out there for these trucks.. or is it all digging through eBay and other private seller sites. Cheers from Ireland. Quote Link to comment
Draker Posted February 19, 2021 Report Share Posted February 19, 2021 Mostly private sellers and ebay for parts. Door seals and other weather strip check ebay. Quote Link to comment
EDM620 Posted February 19, 2021 Report Share Posted February 19, 2021 A solid 620 is an amazing find! Have a real good look at some critical points for rust - the cab mounts are very prone to rust, there once was a cab mount where that big hole is. And look up under the dash at where the firewall, inner fender & cowl meet up. Water was supposed to drain from the cowl through that opening, but I suspect silt eventually creates a dam and voila you get rust through to the inside of the cab. Likely a good source of the water that eventually results in the floor rusting through. Mechanical parts aren't hard to find, here in North America you can find pretty much anything on RockAuto, and the dealer can still supply many bits. eBay will be necessary for lots of other things, and it seems like anything rubber is sourced from Thailand. Body parts are the hardest thing to find globally and are becoming very scarce. Quote Link to comment
Julian Leonardo Posted February 20, 2021 Report Share Posted February 20, 2021 I'm working on making mine water tight too. Would love to see how it goes for you as you're working on yours. I found rubbers at these two sites: https://vintagerubber.com/datsun-nissan/620-truck/ http://www.new-datsun-parts.com/datsun-pl620-truck-parts.html Quote Link to comment
Ianos Posted March 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2021 thanks all !! I wasnt getting any notifications of the replies so I didn't login for a while, but really apprecaite your input. @EDM620 I'll take some pictures, I think you'll be impressed 🙂 @Julian Leonardo thank you for the links! doors seals are my biggest concern atm - as you might imagine, Irish weather doesnt mix will with perished seals/rubbers. @Drakerthanks for the input - I'll be keeping an eye on various part shops and platforms. 1 Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 When all else fails for door [and sometimes windw / windscreen] rubber weather seals, go to Steelrubberproducts,com . If you plow through their listing far enough you will find an offer of a sample sheet of actual rubber seals to check fit and function before ordering. Slainte ! 1 Quote Link to comment
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