reuben

klassic motion it seems like you have just answered al my questions in one paragraph mate... the orginal tranny on my datto is manual so i do not think there will be relay that will need to be jumped i guess.. as for the colum cover i had two 510's one was missing a chasis number so my bro n me used it for spare parts it had the colum cover mentioned.. i looked for the trannys mentioned by datzenmike but the only problem is where i come from the most common datsun that was sold here back in the day was the 1200 ute n the 120y sedan parts for them are easy but the 510 240z is a pain in the fanny to find..bt the fs5w71c will be easier to find...i know just the wrecking yard to rob lol..thank you again guys for your help further info is still welcomed though lol..

hey thanx mate reading through the article..time to visit the local datsun king and collector.

Hi guys. i got a datsun p510 4door converted to 2door for straight line races purposes sedan. i recently finished the entire bodywork on it. when i started the question everyone asked was wat engine i was going to use i have had alot of ideas but since the bodywork actually busted my budget and i will have to collect cash before i can swap the engine out so for now i have kept the orginal single downdraught carb L16 engine. now comes the issue the orginal gearbox in the car was or is a colum shift 3speed tranny.. my friends say i can use a transmission off any nissan engine as long as i can match the bell housing the input shaft and plus change the bearings. id try it.but money is alittle tight now.so i need to be sure before i try something.. any kind of info is welcomed..