Correct 71 emblems

[seerex]

I just got my new 71 , and I am getting ready to take the car to get painted < choosing colors and getting seals and such > and I wanted to know where and what emblems were on the 71 , I know the datsun hood emblem and the roof pilar ones but wasn't sure which style was on the fender bottoms and what is correct for the hatch , Thanks Jeff

[EScanlon]

The Hood gets the round "hamburger" logo, it just says "DATSUN".

The Front Fenders just above the body line going back from the wheel well gets the slanted "DATSUN ". AFAIK the slant is the same for both and NOT sided (i.e. not a left slant and a right slant but both right slant).

Off topic note: It would be interesting to find out if in fact there existed a LEFT slant "DATSUN" fender emblem.

The pillars get the "Z" logo vent ornaments.

The Hatch gets a Script "Datsun", but take note: the ends of all the letters, and the crossbar on the "t" have distinct corners and are NOT rounded. The rounded Datsun Logo was for later years. This is mounted at a slant on the RH corner of the flat portion of the hatch.

The Hatch also gets a 240Z emblem, located just below the script "Datsun". The 240Z is done in the same style as the original (69, 70, Early 71) pillar emblems, except for the circle behind the original.

The only other note to add is that an early 71 would have also had the hatch vents, and would therefore have had different pillar emblems.

HTH

Enrique

[Bambikiller240]

These pics illustrate the differences between early and late "Datsun" script.

As for DATSUN Fender emblems, the Microfiche CD shows only one part and lists a quantity of 2 required per vehicle. PN# 63805 - E4600, superceded to PN #63805 - E4601 for Production to 07/73.

I have never seen a "LEFT slant" DATSUN fender emblem & microfiche seems to confirm that it doesn't exist. At least for North American models.

[Alfadog]

When, roughly, did the bevel design change for the "Datsun" hatch badge?

And did the bevel on the "240Z" badge also change from sharp to rounded?

I remember my Z had the rounded Datsun badge, with an angular 240Z badge. It looked wrong... probably was!

[Bambikiller240]

I'm not real sure, but I was told that the change came with the 260Z.

[seerex]

hhm thank you , i know what to search through in the galleries so i can print them up to take to the body man, as well as lay out which i do and do not have in my parts bin, funny how everyone has them slightly diffrent or not at all, guess previous owners and diffrent tastes I assume, so now that i know what to look for i will be in good shape , thanks again Jeff

[EScanlon]

Excellent post Carl. The pictures do show the differences, another example of a picture is worth a thousand words.

As a note, the one on the green background (and for those whose monitor has different color ink, the one on the right) is the EARLY version with the left one (blue) being the later one.

If you'll compare the two, you'll note that the lower left edge of the D has nice crisp angles, whereas the older one has them somewhat rounded. Also the begginning top left and the ending bottom right are sharp on the older, and rounded on the newer.

AFAIK the 240 badge on the hatch is the same for all 240's, even those that were late in the production cycle that would have received the later "Datsun" emblem. The circle I referred to was the circle on the C pillar badges that went on in the location of the Series II vents. No vehicles had the circle behind the 240Z on the hatch.

For those who are looking for brand new NOS emblems, contact Troy at Too Intense Restoration. He has them and although not cheap, he DOES have them. I bought several of the harder to find emblems from him, after trying unsuccessfully to restore some older ones. Sadly the chrome on the plastic has a tendency to bubble and pit making it next to impossible to restore. For that reason, consider what you are capable of restoring, the amount of time it will take to do that and how much your time is worth. It might be that brand new emblems from Troy may be in fact....cheap! That's why I chose to go that way.

Enrique

[Bambikiller240]

I reposted the attachments with labels inserted into the images.

[zhead240]

looks like guy is parting out whole car.claims everything is off a 71 240 zed but if u go to sellers other items for sale he's got a set of flat top carbs( definately not 71) not very good descriptions either.http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7929867622&category=33643

[seerex]

thank you for the link , I always can use extras