The Resource For All Things Datsun Roadster S211/SPL212/310/311 Datsun Sports Roadster 1959-April 1970 circa 40,000 produced
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Stock Datsun 2000 Rotors are almost $200-- so not sure what you were expecting for a larger brake kit? Is this something where you really want to skimp on?Ordered the rotors to match the Spriso kit and got nailed for $264 + shipping. Ouch.
Gotcha, I was like "this dude just dropped $5k on an engine swap that's never been installed into a roadster, is about to spend thousands upon thousands more, and is whining about $200 in brake rotors for a proven kit???"damarble wrote: Fri Jan 22, 2021 9:32 pm No, not completely unexpected, Michael did advise me first they ran about $100 a piece. I imagine the price went up like everything else has.
Hey I'm feeling poor after buying the engine!Alvin wrote: Sat Jan 23, 2021 12:21 amGotcha, I was like "this dude just dropped $5k on an engine swap that's never been installed into a roadster, is about to spend thousands upon thousands more, and is whining about $200 in brake rotors for a proven kit???"damarble wrote: Fri Jan 22, 2021 9:32 pm No, not completely unexpected, Michael did advise me first they ran about $100 a piece. I imagine the price went up like everything else has.
damarble wrote: Sat Jan 23, 2021 11:10 amHey I'm feeling poor after buying the engine!Alvin wrote: Sat Jan 23, 2021 12:21 amGotcha, I was like "this dude just dropped $5k on an engine swap that's never been installed into a roadster, is about to spend thousands upon thousands more, and is whining about $200 in brake rotors for a proven kit???"damarble wrote: Fri Jan 22, 2021 9:32 pm No, not completely unexpected, Michael did advise me first they ran about $100 a piece. I imagine the price went up like everything else has.
Gotta start somewhere. It will be worth it!Yup. Can confirm, worth every penny.TurboRagtop wrote: Sat Jan 23, 2021 3:25 pm You’re going to love those 300ZX brakes. I’m super happy with mine.
Gregs672000 wrote: Sun Jan 24, 2021 12:34 pm I have owned my car for over 30 years and never stopped my attempts to improve, customize or change the car to better suit me. This has taught me some basic truths when it comes to projects... namely, it ALWAYS takes longer, and it ALWAYS costs more than you expect. It's very important for most of us to set a budget and time-line for our cars, or things can quickly get out of control. I understand the concern when little things start creeping up higher than you had originally budgeted or thought. I recently posted about the multi-day effort just to find suitable banjo bolts for the EFI conversion, and the even harder struggle to find the right size copper washers! I had to pay $30 in shipping from England for a proprietary $9 connector that didn't get ordered in my original purchase... I hate wasting money on stupid things. The best protection against that is to simply realize you need to add about 1/4 -1/3 more to your estimate of the cost and the time, and then you won't be as concerned. Sometimes you just have to bite the bullet. Good thing is that you soon forget about it and just enjoy the fruits of your labor!
There a few options for aftermarket gauges to work with modern engines. Speedhut and others makes some direct drop-in gauges for the high windshield:damarble wrote: Tue Jan 26, 2021 1:38 pm So I realized I had stashed away a new in box Intellitronix LED 6 gauge set. I could probably make them work with the padded dash but I don't think I'd be entirely happy. So now I have dash swap on the brain.
Also, I for the first time noticed the turn signal stalk is on the right of the column. How bizarre. Carryover from RHD?
I would love to, thanks.dynaguy wrote: Tue Jan 26, 2021 7:38 pm I did a flat dash conversion on my '69 sr20 car. Love the look. Pat
Head down my way some time.