[Roadsters] FLAPS....was Slave Cylinder

[shepard richard]

Remember these are 40 - 50 Year old cars and systems  so don't stop like
today's cars.  They were good in there day but just don't stop like todays
cars if they still have the factory brakes.
 My problem is no car will stop
like my Formula Alantic  car did  so I learn to live with them.
rich
________________________________
 From: Dewey Hahlbohm
<hahlbohmd at earthlink.net>
To: Larry Dziuba <roadster68 at shaw.ca>; Datsun
Roadster List <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net> 
Sent: Tuesday, May 8, 2012
3:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] FLAPS....was Slave Cylinder
  
I know there
have been prior posts on this topic, including discussion of bench-bleeding
(not sure what that means though).    

I too have been sorely disappointed in
the braking capability of my roadster.  I have been able to improve this
somewhat with a combination of speed bleeders, stainless steel brake lines,
replacing the rear wheel cylinders, new master cylinder, and aggressive
bleeding of the master cylinder.  My latest effort was replacing the rotors
and the pedal feels quite firm.  I have to reinstall the rebuilt engine before
I can test out this latest improvement, hoping to do that before the end of
May.

I have a friend who put Wilwood brakes on his 240Z and said it made a
huge improvement in his car.  That may be my next step if I am still not
satisfied with the present set-up. Good luck, Dewey