OK, so last night I was headed back to Brooklyn from IRP out in NJ. I made it into Manhttan, and was about to turn from 6th Ave onto Houston St when my clutch pedal went in and didn't come back out. Pulled over, popped the hood, clutch fluid everywhere. Bummer. Well it's an easy fix, but definitely not a road-side fix.

On my phone's last leg of battery I managed to call AAA and request a flat-bed. The truck came in 10 minutes BUT the guy didn't have any wooden planks so my CF replica RE-Amemiya diffuser got majorly 'effed up. I mean I didn't have any choice. After it was up on the truck we went to get ANOTHER car near midtown, dropped that off out in north NJ, then dropped my car off at IRP. When taking the car off the truck, the diffuser got even more abuse. I haven't seen it in the daylight but it's probably junk at this point.

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Does anyone know where I can get a stainless braided clutch line??? Mazda OEM would be nice, but I don't know if they make one.

Thanks!

 

http://www.mazdatrix.com/f-hydral.htm

 

GREAT! Thanks!

 

Clutch fluid = brake fluid...I hope you cleaned it off or you can kiss that paint goodbye

-Dan

Gotta love tow truck drivers, why they don't carry wood standard is beyond me.

 

yeah i know...luckily i carry around a gallon of water in the trunk. when i popped the hood there was clutch fluid everywhere so i rinsed it down before putting the car on the flat bed.

my paint sucks anyway. couldn't have hurt anything haha

 

I think Pettit and rx7.com also have it.

 

I bought my clutch line from Japan2LA.

Dude your story sounds oddly familiar except I get stuck near port authority .

 

oh also who was in the BLACK FD that drove past me right before going through the toll at the tunnel?

someone in a black FD drove by and rev'ed it up and honked the horn as they went through the ez-pass line, but i was in the cash lane...

 

$25.00 to your door

I have them in inventory

 

Sucks man, sorry to hear it...

 

I carry around all the tools to take my bumper off for this reason. First time i needed a tow the guy told me to "sign this so if we screw up your bumper it's not our fault" Good thing i was at work and just left the car over night and brought the tools with me the next day.

I bought cheap tools from harbor freight if the bumper needs to come off takes me some time but saves from damage.

 

yeah, no ****.

Tow truck drivers in/around NYC are horrendous. Andy, I honestly came very close to attacking the one who showed up at like 2am on my aborted rescue attempt of your Spirit R look-alike.

Me: "I can't believe you don't have wooden boards with you on the truck. What kind of wrecker driver are you anyway?"

Him: "Well there's a first time for everything, isn't there?"

Me (to myself): Assault charges are bad, assault charges are bad.......

Tom, I think I jinxed you when I told you your master cylinder fluid was low, time for some brake pads

 

this happened to me a fews years ago,luckily i was about 10 minutes away from my house. i was able to nurse the car back home in 1st gear. turning the engine off at every light and stop sign.

 

Haaa yea the good old damage waiver.


Yeah Rich I appreciate you being there. If you weren't, I would have told the guy to wreck my bumper. Much appreciated!

 

haha

 

You can get the lines from Mazda Motorsports if you are a member.

 

No worries bud. I've worked in Manhattan for over five years now so I know exactly how to handle guys like that--- you basically have to be on the offensive or you'll get eaten alive. I wasn't about to let that buffoon damage your pristine car.

Tom, I wasn't aware Katie minded you posting pictures of her on the forum ?

 

every tow truck i ever had they always carry 2x4s and all different sizes,.. but when i call AAA i tell them its for a low car.... i normally take off the lip of the car and it barely clears it.. but much lower does the diffuser make the car in the rear?

 

oh if she sees that you're as good as dead.

 

Tom did you get the part yet? I have my japan2la one at irp. You can use mine if you're in a rush and just buy me another one later. I don't think I'll need the line for a decent amount of time.

 

haha yeah i just ordered one from japan2la. i guess it ships out today.

well, if for some reason it doesn't come by this weekend (i'm sure it will) maybe i'll use yours and then you can have mine when it comes.

i'm supposed to drive the FD down to florida on the 22nd, so i definitely need to fix this before then haha

thanks buddy

 

so you didn't get the parking space??

 

nah every time i found a parking spot that was available, the owner would flake out! they would say, oh yeah here's the price, here's the info, call me this week and we'll meet up. i call, they never get back to me.

just gonna leave the car in FL for the winter. much better off that way.

 

Just to Clarify, IRP did not work on Tom's car prior to the clutch line letting go Tom was there hanging out and working on our website. Don't worry, I will get it fixed for you soon.

 

you could always leave the car with me tom, ill take good care of her