The coupes have a different front valance panel(indercators below the bumper)
One piece front bumper
different holes in the gaurds for the bumper mounting
All these mods can be made with a bit of work but make shaw you have all the coupe parts
which are getting very hard to find
Cheers Mark

Beattie and TNPshow
you must be be a beater typer than me as we all had the same respounce
Cheers Mark

Look what i just found off Yahoo Auctions

His wheels!!!


Such a sexy 1000

Quote:You must have better eyes than me. What can you see that makes it a GX-5?
As far as I can tell, from this angle, the GX with four speed looked exactly the same & was by far the more common version, or was the side stripe for 5 speed models only.
I'd be interested to know if the little ducktail was a genuine factory accessory [they did offer them] or an aftermarket item.

Now to the Ute
The ute was introduced in December of 1967, a few months after the introduction of the other 1968 models & this one uses the 1968 model Ute grille. It looks a lot like the 1967 Datsun 1000 Sedan & Van grille. [Oct 1966 to Sept 1967] but I do not think it is identical as I'm sure it was stamped in steel instead of alloy.

The side blinkers were this shape for 1968 & '69 models, but shorter than the 1600/510 items. For the 1970 model, [from July 1969] they used the same blinker spear as the 1600/510 models but the fittings on the end of the wiring were different, so the lamp itself is the same, but the complete assembly is not interchangeable.
This one has the 1968/'69 model blinker spears, but I would need to get a look at the tail lights to tell if it is actually a 1969/70 body with earlier grille.
Edit. Durrrr, the number on the plate should give me a clue. It was too obvious & I missed seeing it.

As others have writen, the coupe dash can be used, but to do it properly it is necessary to drill out the spot welds & remove both the Ute dash & the donor dash. The Coupe dash should then be welded back in place as it forms a structural part of the cowl area & is very important for this reason.
Naturally, all of the Coupe dash pieces then need to be refitted & everything about these dash's is unique to them, so using the front part of the Coupe's wiring harness is also a good idea.

Again, as others have writen, the bumper, front apron, park lights, bumper brackets & grille are unique to the coupe, but the bonnet & guards are the same as other B10 models.

His wheels, Engrish version.

Coupe dash.




KB10 blinkers.

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i was under the impression that dattodude didn't even like coupes

re: gx5 or no, the orange/black stripe wasn't available until the gx5

of course, the stripe can be applied to any coupe to give the impression it is a genuine gx

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If the side stripe was introduced at about the same time as the 5 speed, then it means that the car should be a late '72 at the earliest & certainly a '73. It should also have two emblems on the side at the rear.

It should have the 'Sunny' script the same as the the two in the second row up from the bottom as well as the 'Coupe GX' emblem like the one on the left in the third row up from the bottom.

It's very difficult to tell in the picture, but it looks like a single emblem on the car in the picture of that great looking B20 Sunny 1000 Ute. [1st post in this thread]






















These Sunny script emblems with the looped 'Y' were
used on the rear flank of non-Coupe Sunny 1200's













Note that JDM Sunny 1200 coupes do not have a Sunny 1200 emblem across the corner of the deck lid like the Datsun 1200 emblem on export Coupe's sold under the
Datsun name.

Many thanks to Matt for making me aware of these details.
For sheding light where there had previously been intelectual darkness.

Dodgeman, your reference pictures are not good examples.

The black oracle stripe was only on the GX-5 model. All the GX coupes had a thick/thin pair of stripes which were the same colour.

EDIT: I have found photos in Nissan literature showing the door window frames 'blacked out'.

I agree that the black around the door frame and the bobtail make this a possible GX impersonator As the GX had black door frame yet the GX-5 did not. (From Nissan brochure photos I've seen)

It's still better than a crumby Datsun 1000.

And herein lies the beauty of our forum. I was not aware that only the five speed used the red/orange & black stripe along the side.

I did know that there was at least one major change in production around mid '72 with the introduction of the 'facelift' & of course the later introduction of the five speed. I didn't know about the black window frame either, so it looks like I need to expand into more serious 1200 brochure acquisition. Australin 1200 GX Coupes never came with the five speed, so we have no local cars for comparison. [Yes, we had GX Coupes, but very few of them]

The reference pictures were really to hilight emblem types & their positioning, particularly the absence of any Sunny 1200 lettering across the lower right corner of the boot lid. It would also now seem from this picture that the ducktail in the pic is probably not a factory one. Bummer.
Thanks for the info.

As for the crumby 1000, it's plain for all to see. It's like the sensuous woman of your dreams, ....... you want it.
It's so, .... so, .... non ordinaire.

Whats with the chrome rims around the headlights going all the way round?
Was that standard for that year?
Cause that looks awsome, i think better than the other type that is, where the chrome headlight rims a half circles that screw to the grill.