Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 8:03 pm
NA's and NB's are supposed to be the same for fitting. So with that, yours should be the same as mine. First up, there is no bolt hole in the master cylinder. The silver bolt is tightened up to rest against it.
But anyway, bending metal is required. Not the car, but the brace. The main piece (flat plate with two legs welded to it) has the longer leg go to the bolt which holds a metal bracket just behind the radiator overflow bottle. It goes under that bracket, but uses the bolt with the rubber washer on it to bolt it in place. The other piece which has the same tubing as the main piece, goes from the hole in the top corner of the main plate, to just behind the support for the carbon cannister. The end of this piece needs to be bent into a tighter angle. I didn't bolt this down near the carbon cannister as it is wedged in there tightly, and certainly isn't going to be pushed forward when you stand on the brakes.
The other leg which is welded to the main plate also required some bending of the flat piece which the bolt goes through. I was able to have the whole assembly move forward a bit to allow it to hover over a captive nut just forward of a rubber grommet below the master cylinder. Loosen the bolt holding the other welded on arm, if you need to move things around a bit. I got the two arms which are welded to the main plate, in first, before worrying about the other pieces...
The little piece which has two angles bent in it at either end, goes from the silver bolt to a captive nut below, and to the mudguard side of the master cylinder. I haven't got that fitted as I dropped one of those little bolts into the chassis rail
There has been some debate about how to fit the silver bolt. I bolted mine through from the front of the car, and put the silver nut between the brace plate, and the master cylinder to lock the bolt in place, once I had tightened it onto the master cylinder. This has a smaller surface area on the master cylinder than doing it the other way... I might change it, but will have a closer look during the week.
Phew, hope that helps. No need to ebay it! Just it takes a bit of light massaging to fit
But anyway, bending metal is required. Not the car, but the brace. The main piece (flat plate with two legs welded to it) has the longer leg go to the bolt which holds a metal bracket just behind the radiator overflow bottle. It goes under that bracket, but uses the bolt with the rubber washer on it to bolt it in place. The other piece which has the same tubing as the main piece, goes from the hole in the top corner of the main plate, to just behind the support for the carbon cannister. The end of this piece needs to be bent into a tighter angle. I didn't bolt this down near the carbon cannister as it is wedged in there tightly, and certainly isn't going to be pushed forward when you stand on the brakes.
The other leg which is welded to the main plate also required some bending of the flat piece which the bolt goes through. I was able to have the whole assembly move forward a bit to allow it to hover over a captive nut just forward of a rubber grommet below the master cylinder. Loosen the bolt holding the other welded on arm, if you need to move things around a bit. I got the two arms which are welded to the main plate, in first, before worrying about the other pieces...
The little piece which has two angles bent in it at either end, goes from the silver bolt to a captive nut below, and to the mudguard side of the master cylinder. I haven't got that fitted as I dropped one of those little bolts into the chassis rail
There has been some debate about how to fit the silver bolt. I bolted mine through from the front of the car, and put the silver nut between the brace plate, and the master cylinder to lock the bolt in place, once I had tightened it onto the master cylinder. This has a smaller surface area on the master cylinder than doing it the other way... I might change it, but will have a closer look during the week.
Phew, hope that helps. No need to ebay it! Just it takes a bit of light massaging to fit