[urq] 034 MS firewall brace/bracket installation

[dgraber460 at aol.com]

I had gotten 2 of the original run units from Jeff.
The first went into my first URQ with everything lining up nats.
The second went into the URQ I have now and required much modification because the firewall was cracked, bent and some previous welding had been attempted to fix it. Which it didn't. Major wrestling match but got it in and it locked the bent parts solid in their current positions.
My guess is that many of the fit issues are from the firewall already flexing but not visibly cracked.
I was very impressed by the quality of the braces.

Dennis 
Denver



-----Original Message-----
From: Ingo Rautenberg <ingo.rautenberg at gmail.com>
To: brian hoeft <qweblog at gmail.com>
Cc: Ben Swann <benswann at verizon.net>; urq at audifans.com
Sent: Tue, May 18, 2010 12:57 pm
Subject: Re: [urq] 034 MS firewall brace/bracket installation


Have no idea regarding the 034 piece.  I bought the original one (maybe even
he last one) from Jeff Lewis and it went (uninstalled) with the car back to
ob 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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