Spades Posted May 15, 2011 Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 When I swapped my first NAPS-Z20S motor into my '72 510 Station, I did not bother to buy new motor mounts...later when I upgraded to a NAPS-Z24, I replaced one of the motor mounts. The mount I ordered was a aftermarket mount for a 72 Datsun 510 from Baxters, and it was a close fit, but wouldn't fit right. I thought maybe I had used the mounts from the '80 Nissan 510 I swapped the z20 from, but those mounts are completely different, so I am thinking I must have used the mounts that were from my 72...however, right now, I can't find an aftermarket motor mount that is the same thickness and style as the one I currently have, and I am scared to order the Nissan part in case it is the wrong one(special order only, no return). Are the Nissan mounts different thickness than the cheap-o aftermarket ones like this? http://www.autozone.com/autozone/parts/Duralast-Motor-Mount/1972-Nissan-Datsun-510/_/N-ipm01Z8ii2i?counter=0&filterByKeyWord=mount&fromString=search&itemIdentifier=130422_195313_0_ because the mount I have is about half the thickness...if I install a mount like the one on the Autozone website, I will need to cut down and re-weld the steel bracket that bolts to the engine, and I REALLY do not want to go to all that work if I can just buy the right mount. The mount that I need to replace can be seen in this picture: Quote Link to comment
Guest 510kamikazifreak Posted May 15, 2011 Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 Looks to be a PL510 mount, A better close op shot of it? Quote Link to comment
jesusno2 Posted May 15, 2011 Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 That picture of that mount on the autozone sight looks exactly like the j motor mounts on a 521. Not saying it is but, it sure looks like it. Quote Link to comment
Spades Posted May 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 Looks to be a PL510 mount, A better close op shot of it? I can try to get a close up of it, but it won't be for a few, tomorrow I am spending the day with the wifey...I know the vin on my 72 wagon is WPL510 then the number, I am pretty sure it is the factory mount for the car...The motor mounts for a 1980 510 naps look nothing like it. If it is a normal 70's PL510 motor mount, then the cataloging for every parts store I have looked at is giving me a motor mount that is almost 1" thicker than what I have now(as seen in the autozone link). Quote Link to comment
Spades Posted May 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2011 ok, so I figured it out. I was using the factory 1972 datsun 510 motor mounts and several aftermarket companies are using the wrong cataloging. Baxter Auto Parts, AED, and Autozone all show a motor mount that is not the same as the one I have, which led to confusion and second guessing myself. I did some hunting and found that Beck Arnley makes a mount for the 68-73 510 and looks like the factory Nissan mount for a 72 Datsun 510, but I doubt it is of the same quality though. I will try ordering one and see if it is the same...if it isn't, I suppose I will be trying to track a factory one down. Quote Link to comment
Measydoesit608 Posted March 16, 2017 Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 Spades can you yell me if the beck arnley was the same in trying not to spend a 100 on a Nissan set Quote Link to comment
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