A thought on the brakes. The front brakes are dimensionally the same as the
brakes on the XKE (top speed 150mph) and the Cobra (Do I need to go there?)
The rear brakes being drums are not a big loss in braking power for the
street.
Oh yeah, the 350 in your car was never a runner - it was test fitted and
that is where development stopped - or so I was told.
Sidney Raper
1964 1500
1967 SRL311 00060
1967 SRL311 00076
Jacksonville Florida
http://www.geocities.com/roadsternut/index.html
>From: "Hall, Phillip" <Phillip.B.Hall@MSFC.NASA.GOV>
>Reply-To: "Hall, Phillip" <Phillip.B.Hall@MSFC.NASA.GOV>
>To: "'Lafoxparts@aol.com'" <Lafoxparts@aol.com>,
>Datsun-Roadsters@autox.team.net
>Subject: RE: Roadsters and V8's
>Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 09:23:33 -0600
>
>Totally agree! Rumer has it that my custom once had a 350 in it. I think
>what holds people back in the worry about the brakes being too small, rear
>end too weak, steering column needs moved.... These thing can be overcome,
>but takes a bit of fab work. So, they go find a Z car and drop one in. If
>someone detailed how to build a rack & pinion replacement, GM front end
>(big
>brakes, cheap, HD) and an GM/Ford 4 link rear end, you would see more
>custom
>V8 Roadsters.
>
>Phil
>SEROC
>OROC
>WE ROC
>YOU ROC
>WE ALL ROC in our ROADSTERS
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Lafoxparts@aol.com [mailto:Lafoxparts@aol.com]
>Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 8:42 AM
>To: spl310@hotmail.com; ambradley@yahoo.com; colonel_klink510@yahoo.com;
>Datsun-Roadsters@autox.team.net
>Subject: Roadsters and V8's
>
>
>To All
>I have been racing and working on Rdstrs since 1974. Although I won't
>profess
>to be an expert I will say that I have seen alot. I am a repair shop owner
>since 1980 and and our buss. is about 75% British and Datsun/ Nissan work.
>I
>
>would challenge all of you to take a look at a Sunbeam Alpine or Tiger. If
>you do , I am sure you will see what I have seen, a frame of a Datsun
>Rdster.
>This brings me to my point. If C. Shelby saw fit to install a small block
>Ford in the Alpine then I would think it would work nicely in a Rdster.
>Although this might not be high tec it seems that the sound and performance
>would most apeeling. Just a thought,hat do you all think
>Respectfully
>DT
>
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>
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