hi guys i have been checking out this site for weeks and you have some really good info and tips it helped me to buy my first 1200 ute !!! I pick it up tomorrow hopefully!!
it is a 71 model in resonable condition it will give me hours of fun\frustration doing bits and pieces to it. the only thing that im not to sure about is it still has front drum brakes is this a bad thing ??? they seem to work ok will i be able to do an upgrade without too much stress? any help would be really appreciated. cheers Peely

welcome!! where are you from putting disc brakes on is easyif you wait a week or two the front disc brakes from my ute will be available
welcome to the wonderful world of datto's
cheers dave

thanks for the welcome Dave,sorry about the double tread dont know what went on there!! I am from the central coast of NSW i would definately be interested in speaking to you about the brakes you may have i would like to get them done before rego in november. is there much involved in the upgrade??

nah not much at all. there is a bit on the conversion in the tech section. there is also plenty of discussions in the forum

Welcome to the club
Perhaps you could add your location to your profile & save some guessing later on.

As long as the drum brakes are in good servicable condition & are correctly adjusted, they will serve you well for many many miles.

If you are going to cary heavy loads, drive just a bit too fast, or you enjoy some heavy duty "sports" driving down long steep & winding roads, then you will need to adjust your braking technique, or upgrade the brakes.

Generally speaking, keep the drums in the short term while you fix up the rest of the ute. Once everything is in order, & you have a little spare cash, then you can move into the mechanicals & upgrade the suspension & brakes.

Try to learn as much as you can before you start changing too many things on the ute. That way you make fewer mistakes.