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Chris, are you sure the hose isn't the wrong way round? part 2 to connect to the slave instead of part 1? pictures are not that clear of the pipe setup

 

Yes mate, Hose 2 is only 6 inches long and is the bleed line hose one is long enough (just as it's from a LHD kit) to go to the new master cylinder and has a banjo connector fitted to connect to it.

Also the new kit has a push and clip connector with rubber O ring both the ones on the box are threaded so it's just different fitments, hopefully I can get a couple of adapters to do the conversion.

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Adrian, that's a bit harsh :scare:

Yeah, go swanning off to California, then come back here criticising the workers :stir:

 

What workers are you talking about?!?!

 

27 of you and you only managed to take some bolts off to remove the engine? :lol: :lol:

 

That's SNAIL SPEED!!! :lol:

We were busy talking about you behind your back :p
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Adrian, that's a bit harsh :scare:

Yeah, go swanning off to California, then come back here criticising the workers :stir:

 

What workers are you talking about?!?!

 

27 of you and you only managed to take some bolts off to remove the engine? :lol: :lol:

 

That's SNAIL SPEED!!! :lol:

We were busy talking about you behind your back :p

 

LA LA LA LA LA LA...

 

Get it? :lol:

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Chris, are you sure the hose isn't the wrong way round? part 2 to connect to the slave instead of part 1? pictures are not that clear of the pipe setup

 

Yes mate, Hose 2 is only 6 inches long and is the bleed line hose one is long enough (just as it's from a LHD kit) to go to the new master cylinder and has a banjo connector fitted to connect to it.

Also the new kit has a push and clip connector with rubber O ring both the ones on the box are threaded so it's just different fitments, hopefully I can get a couple of adapters to do the conversion.

 

Ok cool, I wasn't doubting you, just wasn't clear in the pictures, sure you will get something fabricated :thumbs:

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Evening all and Wasso :lol:

 

 

So went down to see the boys at Thread and Pipe - we sort have got a solution 50% seems good the other bit did not quite work out so I did a bit of fabricating,

 

This is what I have

 

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It is basically a very long bleed nipple, it needs to be remote to allow clutch bleeding after the LS and box goes in the 350 so .....

 

i cut the end off

 

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Drilled it out

 

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Then welded the new adapter from Thread and Pipe onto the end

 

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Drilled the other end out so it is no longer a bleed valve but now just an extension pipe

 

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Cleaned it up

 

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bit of paint

 

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That's pipe 1 ready - Onto pipe 2 as made by the boys

 

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Bent to shape

 

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All installed - Inside the box

 

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coupled to new braided lines

 

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Then I pulled the dash apart

 

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and the wiper covers came out

 

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All to get at this

 

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Got it out ready to modify the replacement Wilwood with some of the stock parts

 

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More soon(ish)

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Is it in yet? (She said).

=p get your own material!

 

Ahhh bugger... Nothing worse than passing someone else's joke off as your own! I didn't see it I swear :p

 

Well don't click to the last page without reading!! :p

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Well don't click to the last page without reading!! :p

I like my progress threads how I like my books - no words, lots of pictures ha! :dummy:

 

 

Back on topic - is it in yet?

 

Not quite, but it might be this weekend ;)

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Good evening, Good evening, Good evening -

 

No update last night as I was playing on Hissing SID (my 370z for anyone that didn't know)

 

But tonight I had a play on Suzi :teeth:

 

So to start I finished the braided line on the clutch slave, just neatened up the outlet,

 

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Then onto the work bench with the rest of the Sikky clutch upgrade kit and the previously removed 350 master cylinder, (and very important cup of coffee)

 

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First I took a measurement

 

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11cm from the face to the center of the pin (noted that down)

 

then you have to strip both down a bit

 

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Done :thumbs: (and some coffee drunk)

 

Assemble the Wilwood cylinder with parts from the 350 cylinder

 

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Done :)

 

Adjust to the previously noted 11cm on centre

 

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Tighten up, re-join the reservoir with the supplied pipe and adapter

 

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Done

 

jobs a good un :thumbs: (coffee finished :thumbdown:)

 

Bolt it into the car what a PITA that is!

 

Then realise the kit won't fit properly - normal for modifications like this, so I "modified" Suzi's body work a bit

 

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a slight stretch to allow the banjo bolt space to fit - like so -

 

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Finished job looks like this,

 

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