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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