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72 IXXIV |
Jan 6 2018, 09:47 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 62 Joined: 1-January 15 From: San Francisco Member No.: 18,277 Region Association: Northern California |
I have a side shift conversion in my '72 and I want to make a little boot for where the linkage comes out of the firewall.
Anyone have any good ideas for making a custom boot that does NOT require removing the linkage rod? I'm not looking for anything that's airtight or anything, just to keep splashing water from going into my center tunnel. Any thoughts? |
Mikey914 |
Jan 16 2018, 10:54 PM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,670 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None |
Also interesting is that the parts that went on to Jameels' are not URO they are 914Rubber's. He even credits us in the thread (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)
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UROpartsman |
Jan 17 2018, 12:17 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 291 Joined: 22-October 15 From: Simi Valley, CA Member No.: 19,288 Region Association: None |
What I'm getting at is that a little more than just cutting the flange off make the conversion work here. Certainly there's a lot more involved in performing a complete sideshift conversion, but the OP is only asking about the boot at the firewall in this thread. Also interesting is that the parts that went on to Jameels' are not URO they are 914Rubber's. He even credits us in the thread (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) No one on this thread mentioned the brand of boot Jameel used until now. As you said, it's definitely not a URO boot. Since we're now discussing the boot, here's what an OEM boot from the dealer looks like, note the bellows profile. Pay particular attention to the necked lip on the small end, and the lip inside the large end. The lip on the large end snaps over a flared neck on the plastic cover, for secure attachment. This rear lip cracking off the boot is how it usually fails, resulting in the bellows detaching from the cover. Here's our bellows, which has the same profile and attachment lips as OEM. Here's a quote from Jameel regarding the longer than OE bellows he used (link), and what he had to do to make it work (link) since the bellows he used didn't have a rear lip: The bellows at the firewall cover posed some problems. There really isn't much of a lip on either the bellows, or the cover. I tried to wrap a wire around the groove in the cover, but I didn't have much luck. It turns out that the first pleat in the bellows fit rather nicely just inside the hole in the cover. It felt quite secure. So I simply tucked one pleat inside and called it good. We'll see how this holds up I guess. |
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