Hey Guys,

Ive had my step sons 1200 ute on the road for 12 months now.

it has a stanza front end, with un boosted brakes. Rego guy reckons it is failing the brake test...

I put the brakes in and reckon it stops fine without booster, I also have a booster which I suppose I now need to install.

Does anybody here have hassles with non boosted brakes passing pink slip?

Because my son is on his P's I turn up in a nice looking Datsun, which is lowered (and legal) and they treat me like crap.. I'm almost 40, built trophy cars,not a hoon .. but yeah they treat me like a leper... I even had one guy take one look and just say.. we don't do these cars!!!

Here's a tip: if you're a young bloke or not so young bloke.. take your P plates off the car before inspection, or get your grand dad to get it done.

Cheers

Ed

i just got engineered CA18DET with no booster, booster is not required!

just go somewhere else

Yep go somewhere else

What years the Ute? Depending on build date and factory specs it may have had a booster and legally still needs to be there.

Personally I hate them In datsuns. Take it else where

Hi Guys,

I did take it somewhere else.. the 2nd place took one look and said.. we don't do those cars here...

so do I need to convince the inspectors, that these cars don't need a booster, because this test is irrelevant??


its an 81 model and it had un boosted drum brakes prior.

Cheers

Ed

i dont see how a booster will make it past the test?
it will just decrease the pedal effort. you still have the same brakes doing the work

tell him to push the pedal harder! it'll stop. i had my rotary ute engineered with unboosted stanza brakes.

Hey guys,

I just took the car for a drive myself... the brakes are stuffed, I wouldn't pass it.

I t needs new pads and the drums adjusted. pedal almost hits floor.

i stupidly trusted my kid to tell me how the car felt... and I can tell you he knows nothing about how a car should drive... yes you're right it doesn't need a booster, it just needs pads.

Ed

lol, fair enough

guys...

any tips on how to get an 18 year old interested in cars? I've obviously failed.... lol

Could just back into him a couple of times till it sinks in.