I don't remember seeing a roadster with IRS, but Guy Selle's roadster has a
narrowed RX7 rear end with 4 trailing links, Watts linkage and coilovers. He did
fabricate a whole new frame from about the doors back.
Gordon Glasgow
Renton, WA
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Gerardo
> Magana
> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 3:25 PM
> To: Gary McCormick
> Cc: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Rear end
>
>
> Gary, I seem to remember seeing one at Shasta this year that had one welded
> in from a Mazda, it was a really good setup. It did require cutting the
> frame and welding in a new subframe for mounting the suspension. Now if I
> could only get some pics of that car!!
> Gerardo
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gary McCormick" <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
> To: "sidney raper" <spl310@hotmail.com>
> Cc: <gmagana@softcom.net>; <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 2:31 PM
> Subject: Re: Rear end
>
>
> > This string has piqued my curiosity on the subject. Has anyone done an
> independent rear
> > suspension conversion on a Roadster - or even something really sexy like
> inboard disc
> > brakes? Just wonderin'...
> >
> > Gary McCormick
> > San Jose, CA
> >
> >
> > sidney raper wrote:
> >
> > > Gerardo,
> > >
> > > The 1500 uses a weaker rear end with 3.899 gears as I recall. The later
> > > rear design is stronger and the 2000 came with 3.70 gears. At least one
> > > owner has put Roadster disc brakes on the rear (no parking brake) while
> > > another has modified an RX7 solid axle with disc brakes to fit into a
> > > Roadster.
> > >
> > > Sidney Raper
> > > 1964 1500
> > > 1967 SRL311 00060
> > > 1967 SRL311 00076
> > > Jacksonville Florida
> > > http://www.geocities.com/roadsternut/index.html
> > >
> > > >From: "Gerardo Magana" <gmagana@softcom.net>
> > > >Reply-To: "Gerardo Magana" <gmagana@softcom.net>
> > > >To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> > > >Subject: Rear end
> > > >Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 13:24:30 -0700
> > > >
> > > >Does anyone know if the gearing for the rear end is different in a 1500
> vs
> > > >a
> > > >2000, also would like to know if it's so whether someone had one they
> can
> > > >give
> > > >away or sell at a reasonable cost. I am looking at putting a VG30DETT
> in my
> > > >1500, still haven't worked out the final measurements but looking. Also
> > > >have
> > > >any of you made any disc brake conversions to the rear axle??
> > > >Gerardo Magana
> > > >67.5 Solex 2000
> > > >64 1500 soon to be 3000!!
> > > >
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