[urq] 034 MS firewall brace/bracket installation

[brian hoeft]

Ben, mine did not even come close to fitting. MC bolt holes didnt line up,
bracket didnt fit around the MC, bracket clashed with brake lines & more.

Took me hours to machine various sections away.

I will look for my pictures to email off-list.

I was very frustrated at the time, being one of the first experiences I had
with 034. Javad and another gentleman whose name i forget at present told me
that these cars were all custom one off's and that it was very difficult to
make one piece fit all. This argument has its merits, but the design of the
bracket could have been altered sice then, as I was told it would be.
However that doesnt excuse the MC holes being misplaced, as those ARE massed
produced to relatively strict tolerances.

Once I dealt with it and installed, there was an improvement.

-brian



On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 12:44 PM, Brandon Rogers <brogers at terrix.com> wrote:

> Mine fit great when I put it on about 7 yrs ago. Was a PITA but well worth
> it.
>
> Brandon
> '84 ur
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: urq-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:urq-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf
> Of Ben Swann
> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 8:11 AM
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> Cc: benswann at verizon.net
> Subject: [urq] 034 MS firewall brace/bracket installation
>
>
>
> I am having some fitment issues with the firewall bracket I got from 034
> Motorsport.  I am waiting to hear back from Javad at 034, but in the meantime
> trying to make it work. Presently with brace bolted to the steering rack,
> the master cyl. End is not lineing up with where the MS goes - about 1/4"
> too high and 1/4" too far to the center of the car.
>
> I already had to machine some metal off  the part that slips around the
> cylinder which was too large in diameter to slip over.
>
> Any BTDT with installation?  Car is '83 Ur Quattro with Original Clutch
> Master AFAIK.
>
> Ben
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