[Roadsters] Fwd: Datsun roadster brakes

[Jerry Krakauer]

I agree, the dual master cylinder was mandated by the DOT for safety
reasons, loss of fluid in one would still leave you with some reduced
braking. It has nothing to do with braking performance.

Jerry Krakauer
SRL311 00099

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Subject: [Roadsters] Fwd: Datsun roadster brakes

Hey - I take exception to the  assertion that the single brake master
doesn't do the job.  I had a 1964  1500 (single master) that I raced SCCA
gymkhana style racing once a month and  beat the heck out of the brakes
(four wheel DRUM brakes with single master) and  NEVER NEVER HAD A PROBLEM
BRAKING.  I won production E class beating out  the euro garbage of there
era.  After 100K of road and racing, replaced the  shoes once.
 

 
Gary  Lasater
co founder WyCROC and ZROAD
_www.WyCROC.org_ (http://www.wycroc.org/)  and _www.ZROAD.org_
(http://www.zroad.org/)
Parker CO
'63 Single Carb  Datsun Fairlady
'64 (2) Datsun 1500 Roadsters
'67 1600 Datsun  Roadster

 
 
In a message dated 4/6/2013 4:15:04 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,  
cour.jpeg at gmail.com writes:

30  years later my '99 GMC still uses drum brakes on the rear wheels.  They
stop the truck and the boat just fine.

With your 1969 you can  explain to your confused neighbor he must be
thinking about the old  single circuit hydraulics, pre-'68.

Proudly lift the hood and show  your superior tandem master brake cylinder.

Oh and don't gloat too  much when you wave bye bye down the driveway when
you see him.
On Apr  6, 2013 3:46 PM, "Sandie Boothman" <edsandie at telus.net>  wrote:

> I have purchased a 1969 2000 datsun roadster and my  neighbor is trying to
> break my happiness bubble by telling me these  cars have a braking problem
> due
> to rear drum brakes, is this  a fact??
>
> Sandie