Gary,
I agree. Properly built, the roadster from brakes -- actually British Dunlap
units made under license by Sumitomo -- are more than adequate for the
roadster. I've never found the front brakes on either of my roaders wanting in
the 43 years I have owned one.
Furthermore, most road tests from the era -- and I have read most of them --
found the brakes to be satisfactory. Lacking a booster, it often takes a heavy
foot, but they will stop the car as they should.
Gary
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From: Gary McCormick <gkmcc@sbcglobal.net>
To: Ken Oxenrider <bushpilot444@gmail.com>; "datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net"
<datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 1:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Gas and brake line sizes?
I still don't understand the Volvo caliper mod. I am given to understand that
the brakes on the Roadster (maybe only late-models?) are
the same as used on the Jensen Interceptor, which weighs 3500 lbs to the
Roadster's 2000 lbs more or less. If these brakes, in good nick, could haul an
Interceptor down from speed, should be easey-peasey for our wee chariots.
Gary McCormick
San Jose, CA
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From: Ken Oxenrider <bushpilot444@gmail.com>
To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 10:54 AM
Subject: [Roadsters] Gas and brake line sizes?
I won't replace the short ones on the calipers cause I
am going to go
with the Volvo mods and the brake manifold designed by Mark Sedlack. I
am only concerned with the longer lines to front and back from the
master cylinder and from the master cylinder to the slave for the brake
pedal. I also need to replace the both the gas feed line and the return
line from the tank to the engine. If know one knows the sizes offhand
then I hope to get the auto parts guys to determine from a short section
I can take them.
I am working mostly from help on this web page.
http://www.311s.org/pmwiki-311/pmwiki.php?n=TechSection.VolvoCalipers
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