 Why do I do this to myself??, I hate not being mechanical!! |
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| MoveQik |
 Jun 25 2005, 05:33 PM
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What size wheels can I fit?  Group: Members Posts: 4,645 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Scottsdale, AZ Member No.: 3,881 Region Association: Southwest Region   |
So I have some free time today and nothing is going on here locally. I decide that I'll finally put on the master cylinder brace that I picked up a few weeks ago from Travis Neff. Seems easy enough.
Out to the garage I go with printed instructions from Travis in hand. Splash plate comes off no sweat. Brace goes on easy enough. So I think. I start to put the splash plate back on and quickly realize that Travis showed the clamps positioned a certain way for a reason! The plate won't go back on if they aren't mounted just so. Ahhh...lets try it again. This time FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS! So I turn everything and I still can't get the friggin plate back on. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/headbang.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/headbang.gif) I somehow take the easiest modification and make it an all afternoon project! I would guess several of these braces have been sold and I'll bet all of them have been installed in about 30 minutes. This is just the wrong hobby for me. It is no wonder why I had to take my car to the local shop to be reassembled after I "restored" it. I'd better stick to wood working! Back out I go to try and get the plate back on. I'll get a bigger hammer this time. |
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| MoveQik |
Jun 25 2005, 06:13 PM
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What size wheels can I fit? Group: Members Posts: 4,645 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Scottsdale, AZ Member No.: 3,881 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Travis,
I don't think it has anything to do with your brace. I think my pan is bent just enough to make clearance a problem. Anyways, I went back out with a cooler head and reassessed the situation. No matter how hard I pushed with my hands, I could not get that front driver's side to line up. So I put the other three bolts partially in and then put the floor jack under the front drivers side of the pan and I was able to push it right up to where it needs to be. It is all installed and back together now. I took the car out right before I put this brace in and then again right after. There is a very noticable improvement! The pedal gets stiff in a hurry now. I think if it had not been for my pan being bent, even I could have installed this no problem. Great product and it'll be hard to beat the bang-for-the-buck factor. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/beerchug.gif) |
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MW 914 Why do I do this to myself?? Jun 25 2005, 05:33 PM
914GT Don't worry about it. Some things I've do... Jun 25 2005, 05:44 PM Robert21 http://www.914world.com/bbs... Jun 25 2005, 05:50 PM Travis Neff Travis Neff The brace will probably touch the pan, but the pan... Jun 25 2005, 06:02 PM Travis Neff Whew! sigh of relief there. I have a pan on t... Jun 25 2005, 06:17 PM qa1142 OK, let me tell you how you become a decent mechan... Jun 25 2005, 06:25 PM MW 914 Funny thing is, I used to think I was pretty good ... Jun 25 2005, 06:29 PM jasons You know sometimes maybe most times, its not matte... Jun 25 2005, 06:41 PM drew365 Jun 25 2005, 07:26 PM bd1308 same thing here man..... Jun 25 2005, 09:46 PM
fuch toy Have a beer or two, put down the tools, have two o... Jun 25 2005, 10:10 PM |
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