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1200 drum brake front end upgrade
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great website well done.

I have purchased a 1200 wagon with drum brakes all round :( bt it's only done 36000 miles since 1972 so the mechanical side is just run in...

I've been reading the tech section have come up with the following to improve the front end.

Late model Stanza struts with brakes.
Late model Stanza lower control arms. this will also add a little camber ;)
Late model Stanza sway bar pins.
120y springs ( to maintain ride height without cutting springs?)
120y swaybar and bushes to help keep it flat
when cornering.
120y castor rods.

Early 180B Master cylinder and booster.
120y front brake lines

This then allows me to upgrade the Stanza brakes to something bigger in the future ie. 240k disk and dual piston calipers.

The primary use of this vehicle is to commute 30 km's per day through traffic with a top speed of 80 kmph and a occasional weekend round trip of 100 km's freeway work. so I don't need circuit racing setup just something that will stop well and improve the handling so that I can enjoy the country roads on the weekend.

I'm aiming to do a little power upgrade from the standard a12 (69hp) to a a15 32/36 webber extractor, mild cam and a 2 inch exhaust.

and sit it on 13 or 14 x6 inch minilites or watanabes.

So after reading this long post have I got my parts list correct?

Is there anything I will need to complete this transformation. I'm new to the datsun scene and previous have played with Gemini's, But I must say I've always loved the datsun's ability to use the parts bin from other models to upgrade.

Cheers
wagon1200

Posted on: 2006/1/1 10:48
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