Thank you for the help on that part

Welcome to the Z world. Just to let you know there are two Datsun car clubs here in the valley. One is Desert Z Association http://www.desertzassociation.com/ . The other is Desert Datsuns http://desertdatsuns.freeforums.org/index.php. Both have members who have a lot of knowledge.

Go to http://www.xenons30.com site and download the FSM.

By the way where is your brothers shop??

After looking at your pics it appears that there have been some mods. As you have mentioned you have a 5 spd. These years only came with 4spds.however If you want to go back to a 4spd I have one that I would trade. The exhaust may also be after market as the exhaust tip looks to be larger than stock. Does it have a header??

I think everybody has a 4-speed... I have two...

I have found my vin # and build date and now am confused' date=' vin reads HLS30 55789 with a build date of 11/71. So not having seen a title yet, as i have not yet driven it, would I be safe to think this is not actually a 71 but a 72?[/quote']The official build dates for the 1972 model year was 8/71-8/72 or there-abouts. For '73, Nissan did a little skip in the numbering - '73s started at exactly 120000.

Anyway, with an 11/71 build date, it is a '72, not a '71. Which is actually a better starting point for a driver - the transmissions were stronger and easily upgraded to 5 speed (as has apparently been done), the differential was relocated to a better spot (less stress on the halfshaft u-joints), etc.

Good looking start. Have fun!