Hey, good one Sid:) This will give me more time to work on the custom!
Thomas - Exploding bolts on the trunk hinges followed by deployment of an
SRB parachute.
Phil
-----Original Message-----
From: sidney raper [mailto:spl310@hotmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 10:29 AM
To: csp311@telia.com; datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: S/Brake Switch ??? - "special" options
Don't give Phil any more ideas!! The next thing you know, he will have a
detachable unpowered shuttle so that he can drop the wife off at the mall
for shopping without having to slow down.
Sidney Raper
1964 1500
1967 SRL311 00060
1967 SRL311 00076
Jacksonville Florida
http://www.geocities.com/roadsternut/index.html
>From: Thomas - Sweden <csp311@telia.com>
>Reply-To: Thomas - Sweden <csp311@telia.com>
>To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: S/Brake Switch ??? - "special" options
>Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 17:16:29 +0100
>
>The trunklid hinges should be at the rear end to make an effective
>air brake. Dont try this at home ;-)
>
>Thomas
>
>sidney raper wrote:
>
> > Too bad that the 67.5 does not have the S/Brake knob and light. I am
>sure
> > that Phil Hall would figure out some way to make the Speed Brake
>functional
> > by making the airdam become an airbrake.
> >
> > Darned NASA guys...... ;-)
> >
> > Sidney Raper
> > 1964 1500
> > 1967 SRL311 00060
> > 1967 SRL311 00076
> > Jacksonville Florida
> > http://www.geocities.com/roadsternut/index.html
> >
> > >From: SPL311RDST@aol.com
> > >Reply-To: SPL311RDST@aol.com
> > >To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> > >Subject: Re: S/Brake Switch ??? - "special" options
> > >Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 10:29:23 EST
> > >
> > >In a message dated 11/28/01 10:25:10 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > My wife asked me that question when we were dating back in '75. I
>told
> > > > her that the "B" stood for Bendix, the people that made very
> > > > sophisticated electronic gear. It was an automatic steering system
>that
> > > > tracked the lines painted on the road for hands off driving.
> > >
> > >Reminds me of when I was driving the 83 280ZX...... My kids were about
>6 &
> > >8
> > >yo then and were curious about the big lever next to the pass seat (
> > >parking
> > >brake). I had them conviced that it was the control for the ejection
>seat,
> > >ala James Bond. I showed them how the T-top would pop off allowing your
> > >undesirable passenger to be removed quickly. They knew that one well,
>as
> > >their Mother may have "forced" them to watch silly old movies such as
>that.
> > >They bought the story, and it served well to keep their grubby little
>paws
> > >off of things in the car whilst driving. One day when taking a drive
>w/
> > >my
> > >dad ( was a 2+2 - we all fit) he started fiddling w/. the button on the
> > >end.
> > >You should have seen the look of terror on their faces... "GRANDPA -
>NO
> > >!!!!! " Their eyes got *t h i s b i g*. They thought he would go
>flying
> > >out of the car - never to be seen again. They dutifuly explained to
>him
> > >just
> > >what he was doing and why he shouldn't play with that lever. <G>
> > >
> > >I finally had to give in and explain to them... but they still think
>that
> > >the
> > >red light in the roadster is for the Bat-Mobile type smoke screen. (
>but
> > >then again.... it could just be leaky valve seals )
> > >
> > >Laurie :-)
> > >70 SPL311
> > >AzROC
> > >Chandler, AZ
> > >
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> 1965 Nissan Silvia #293
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