Upgraded front brake cylinders

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SOUPY
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Upgraded front brake cylinders

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I see where Moss motors is selling an upgraded front brake wheel cylinders for a Jag XK150 which according to Tech Wiki should fit our cars! Has anyone seen this or tried this kit? On sale for $300. for all 4. White Post restorations want $125 per cylinder to sleeve. It looks like Moss kit has 2 guide pins on a cylinder, Maybe they could be cut off to fit a Datsun?
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Re: Upgraded front brake cylinders

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Only the inner cylinder is common. Actually the inner Nissan Cylinder is a direct replacement for the Jag. Cylinder. I ordered the Jag. inner cylinder about three years ago from Parts Geek when they were about $82 a pop and it arrived in the Nissan box with the Nissan P/N as if I ordered it for a Roadster directly from Nissan. Having said that the Jag. outer cylinder is a different port / thread for the hydraulic hard line than the Nissan part and won't work. In theory there may be an adapter?????
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Re: Upgraded front brake cylinders

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Great, thanks for clarifying! I thought I had read somewhere that there was a difference.
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Re: Upgraded front brake cylinders

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Datsun Restoration Products sells the lines to utilize the Jaguar front Calipers.
Stainless steel Caliper hard lines with British standard flares. Full set of 4.

Commercial US production. Allows install of Dunlop or Sumitomo cylinders with British standard flares to standard roadster calipers.
https://www.datsunrestorationproducts.c ... ine-set-ss
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