[Roadsters] OT - 1969 datsun pickup on craigslist

[Stan Chernoff]

521 Pickups came with different engines depending on when 
manufactured.  L521 pickups came with J13 engines and 4.88 
differential gears.  PL521 pickups came with L16 engines and 4.37 
differential gear.   The PL521 pickups came with rectangular side 
marker lamps front and rear.  The L521 pickups came with side 
reflectors.  The L520 pickup production ended in mid 1968.  The early 
L521 trucks were very similar to the L520 except for the sheet metal 
in front of the windshield.  PL521 pickups started with the 1970 model.

The pictures of the truck don't show any indication of side markers.

L520 dash tops were painted sheet metal while PL521 dash tops were 
vinyl and cracked in the normal manner.  It is possible to install a 
L520 dash top in a PL521 without much effort.

Stan
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At 04:41 AM 9/6/2012, David Patten wrote:
>To add to Ronnie's info the L16 powered 521 had 4.375 rear gears. The
>earlier 520 & 320 trucks had 4.875 gears.
>
>These were all alloy center sections H190 rears like the Roadster, but the
>trucks use a different spline axle so they are not a direct swap.
>
>If you change side gears to the correct spline the P/U center can be
>swapped into a Roadster (or 510 wagon).
>
>Here is a link to a post I did on the Ratsun message board detailing the
>side gear swap. (sorry the pictures appear to be down).
>http://community.ratsun.net/topic/17044-h190-differentials-wpictures/page__hl__%2Bh190+%2Bside+%2Bgear