[urq] 034 MS firewall brace/bracket installation

[Ingo Rautenberg]

Have no idea regarding the 034 piece.  I bought the original one (maybe even
the last one) from Jeff Lewis and it went (uninstalled) with the car back to
Rob Dupree, who as I recall, subsequently installed it without any issues.

On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 2:38 PM, brian hoeft <qweblog at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
> > To: urq at audifans.com
> > 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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