rhd getaway vehicle
Have someone apply pedal and hold it under pressure.
If you have an external leak, you'll find it.
Did you separate the MC from the booster?
It's entirely possible that the rear seal on on the cylinder is leaking into the booster. It's also possible that an internal seal in the cylinder is allowing bypass, in which case you may not see any external evidence.
If you have an external leak, you'll find it.
Did you separate the MC from the booster?
It's entirely possible that the rear seal on on the cylinder is leaking into the booster. It's also possible that an internal seal in the cylinder is allowing bypass, in which case you may not see any external evidence.
There is also a 1 way valve on the stock hose for the Booster. If that is not there it will not hold pressure. Did you remove the stock hose? It is also directional I am not sure if it point at the booster or away.
I would find the stock hose with the valve as in your pics it seems to be replaced.
I would find the stock hose with the valve as in your pics it seems to be replaced.
Definitely not a rhd conversion done by the book, but i give ya props. You've put in a lot more work than most people are willing to do. Take your time with the finishing touches and it will turn out fine. Well done!
okay i wanted to clarify a few things my first post was full of mistakes
to begin with i got a stock car as far as i know it had been crashed in front left
for $700 i thought it was a good deal
88 SE
color: red
exterior:
damaged)
1. front bumper - pretty messed up, no good
2. left fender - bent , also no good
3. hood - bent but ok
4. cracked windshield - still good enough to see thru
5. core support - damaged beyond repair
the owner still had all the broken parts from when he crashed. he had the two front fenders and front bumper the hood was tied down with a bungie cord
interior:
everything was in good condition only thing bad was the seats were worn and torn
after i test drove it and decided it was good investment as any
i drove it home and on the way the bungee cord ripped and the hood flew open and smashed the windshield even to the point were i could barely see out of it. i stopped and tied it shut with my boot laces i managed to home with no more trouble
the beginning of the end:
1)after a fews days if having the car home i began stripping the interior
i started from the back and worked towards the front
i took everything out that was plastic or carpeted and left only bare metal
2) before i finished removing all the carpet i had remove some of the dash
3) dash took me a while to remove but i got it out with only a few problems
4)i left only the steering wheel, pedals and the wiring harnesses
5) everything that i disconnected i marke with tape so i knew what it was
before long my alternator died so i got a new one along with a new battery
engine bay:
i eliminated a few things to lighten the car like
1) a/c
2) power steering
3) windshield wipers and motor
the original owner had already installed a new aluminum radiator and air filter
and i believe the motor to flip open the left headlight
i went to the junkyard and got a new hood, headlight, the front left fendor, and a windshield
when i got started with the interior again i disconnected all the fuses from all the electrical things i unplugged i also decided to disassemble the sun roof at the time
after all that i began removing the steering wheel and pedals i began by
1) loosen the bolts that hold the steering wheel to the pedal bracket (idk if thats what its called but thats what i will refer to it)
2) i loosened all the pedals and disconnectes them completely
3) removed the gas pedal and drilled out the the brace that holds it
went back to the engine bay and took out the
1) disconnected and drained the brake lines
2) disconnected the brake booster and master brake cylinder
2a- you have to loosen some bolts from inside the car to finish this
3) disconned and drained the clutch line
4) idk what the the thing that holds the clutch fluid but i took it off too
4a- you also have to loosen bolts inside the car to finish this
after that i went back to the pedals and steering wheel
1) i removed the loose steering wheel by loosening the bolts that hold it to the rack and pinion
2) with everything finally out of the way i loosened five more nuts from the pedal bracket and it was out
you need to also remove the top bracket that holds the pedal braket and that is also welded to the firewall i used a spot weld remover to drill out the spot welds
after i had completely removed everything i needed from isinde i started on the rack & pinion
to remove the rack you first have to take out the roll bar first to make room for the rack removal
the rack came out fairly
1) drained the power steering
2) removed power steering unit
3) took out a/c toohttp://coparts.com
when i finished that i was ready to start getting ready to mark where everything would go
i kinda had an idea where i would start which would be the hole for the steerin wheel
1) i marked where the center point for the steering wheel shaft
2) i measured the size of the hole on the left and traced the same size over on the right
3) i then drilled out the hole i neaeded
4)this is where i used the pizza cardboard to copy all the holes i needed from the left
5) marked everything made sure they were the same size and distances as the originals
6) drilled all the holes neccessary in total 5 for the brake booster, 3 for the clutch line, 1 throttle
and another for the odometer cable plus 1 more for the bracket that holds the pedals
with every hole in i started mounting everything over
1) started withe pedal bracket that holds everything together
2) to get the clutch line in it is going to be a tight fit but it will fit
3) next came the brake booster and mc
3a- to get this in you first have to remove a hose line completely that goes all the way to engine
3b- once the brake booster was in i tightened this again
4) for the throttle line first i had to spot weld the brace holding the gas pedal
4a- tightened the bolts for the pedal and attached the throttle line
5) connected brake line to the pedal
6) connected the clutch line to the pedal
once every pedal was in place and connected i started on bleeding the clutch and brakes
i began with clutch was kinda easy once i found out thanks to the help from the friendly folks around here next came the brakes. i had bought 25 ft of brake line to finish this you need
a small tube cutter , a double flaring tool and a tube bender. i got all this at autozone
1) i started with the rear brake line first since it would be the hardest
2) took me a long time to get an acceptable double flare
2a- before i did the double flare you have toput on the screw holding the line in place
3)i cut the length i needed put the screw and did the double flare and connected the line
4) to get the rear line in you need to do a sorta s shape bend
5) ran the line all the way to the engine bay
5a- idk how to really explain where the bends were made i just did it
5b- connected the line with the screw and the double flare
6) the front two lines were easy compared to rear one
when i finished with the brake lines it was time to start connecting all the the electrical things
i went out and bought 60 ft of 16 gauge electrical wire for all the smaller wires and 16 ft of10 gauge for the bigger ones that go to the switch and brake pedal
since i had marked everything i unplugged it was going to a simple matter of cutting the plugs coming from the electrical harness i cut all the wiring to the different lengths i needed leaving some excess for any extra play that i might need you also need to extend a plug for the mc when everything was connected i doubled checked every wire when i was sure wire was good
i put the key in the ignition i fired her up and she started up like she normally would
i was so happy at that moment when she started i knew everything i connected and done was good and in the place it needed to be i still have things to go over and correct but i will go over that later im tired of writing all this **** on a little iphone screen
to begin with i got a stock car as far as i know it had been crashed in front left
for $700 i thought it was a good deal
88 SE
color: red
exterior:
damaged)
1. front bumper - pretty messed up, no good
2. left fender - bent , also no good
3. hood - bent but ok
4. cracked windshield - still good enough to see thru
5. core support - damaged beyond repair
the owner still had all the broken parts from when he crashed. he had the two front fenders and front bumper the hood was tied down with a bungie cord
interior:
everything was in good condition only thing bad was the seats were worn and torn
after i test drove it and decided it was good investment as any
i drove it home and on the way the bungee cord ripped and the hood flew open and smashed the windshield even to the point were i could barely see out of it. i stopped and tied it shut with my boot laces i managed to home with no more trouble
the beginning of the end:
1)after a fews days if having the car home i began stripping the interior
i started from the back and worked towards the front
i took everything out that was plastic or carpeted and left only bare metal
2) before i finished removing all the carpet i had remove some of the dash
3) dash took me a while to remove but i got it out with only a few problems
4)i left only the steering wheel, pedals and the wiring harnesses
5) everything that i disconnected i marke with tape so i knew what it was
before long my alternator died so i got a new one along with a new battery
engine bay:
i eliminated a few things to lighten the car like
1) a/c
2) power steering
3) windshield wipers and motor
the original owner had already installed a new aluminum radiator and air filter
and i believe the motor to flip open the left headlight
i went to the junkyard and got a new hood, headlight, the front left fendor, and a windshield
when i got started with the interior again i disconnected all the fuses from all the electrical things i unplugged i also decided to disassemble the sun roof at the time
after all that i began removing the steering wheel and pedals i began by
1) loosen the bolts that hold the steering wheel to the pedal bracket (idk if thats what its called but thats what i will refer to it)
2) i loosened all the pedals and disconnectes them completely
3) removed the gas pedal and drilled out the the brace that holds it
went back to the engine bay and took out the
1) disconnected and drained the brake lines
2) disconnected the brake booster and master brake cylinder
2a- you have to loosen some bolts from inside the car to finish this
3) disconned and drained the clutch line
4) idk what the the thing that holds the clutch fluid but i took it off too
4a- you also have to loosen bolts inside the car to finish this
after that i went back to the pedals and steering wheel
1) i removed the loose steering wheel by loosening the bolts that hold it to the rack and pinion
2) with everything finally out of the way i loosened five more nuts from the pedal bracket and it was out
you need to also remove the top bracket that holds the pedal braket and that is also welded to the firewall i used a spot weld remover to drill out the spot welds
after i had completely removed everything i needed from isinde i started on the rack & pinion
to remove the rack you first have to take out the roll bar first to make room for the rack removal
the rack came out fairly
1) drained the power steering
2) removed power steering unit
3) took out a/c toohttp://coparts.com
when i finished that i was ready to start getting ready to mark where everything would go
i kinda had an idea where i would start which would be the hole for the steerin wheel
1) i marked where the center point for the steering wheel shaft
2) i measured the size of the hole on the left and traced the same size over on the right
3) i then drilled out the hole i neaeded
4)this is where i used the pizza cardboard to copy all the holes i needed from the left
5) marked everything made sure they were the same size and distances as the originals
6) drilled all the holes neccessary in total 5 for the brake booster, 3 for the clutch line, 1 throttle
and another for the odometer cable plus 1 more for the bracket that holds the pedals
with every hole in i started mounting everything over
1) started withe pedal bracket that holds everything together
2) to get the clutch line in it is going to be a tight fit but it will fit
3) next came the brake booster and mc
3a- to get this in you first have to remove a hose line completely that goes all the way to engine
3b- once the brake booster was in i tightened this again
4) for the throttle line first i had to spot weld the brace holding the gas pedal
4a- tightened the bolts for the pedal and attached the throttle line
5) connected brake line to the pedal
6) connected the clutch line to the pedal
once every pedal was in place and connected i started on bleeding the clutch and brakes
i began with clutch was kinda easy once i found out thanks to the help from the friendly folks around here next came the brakes. i had bought 25 ft of brake line to finish this you need
a small tube cutter , a double flaring tool and a tube bender. i got all this at autozone
1) i started with the rear brake line first since it would be the hardest
2) took me a long time to get an acceptable double flare
2a- before i did the double flare you have toput on the screw holding the line in place
3)i cut the length i needed put the screw and did the double flare and connected the line
4) to get the rear line in you need to do a sorta s shape bend
5) ran the line all the way to the engine bay
5a- idk how to really explain where the bends were made i just did it
5b- connected the line with the screw and the double flare
6) the front two lines were easy compared to rear one
when i finished with the brake lines it was time to start connecting all the the electrical things
i went out and bought 60 ft of 16 gauge electrical wire for all the smaller wires and 16 ft of10 gauge for the bigger ones that go to the switch and brake pedal
since i had marked everything i unplugged it was going to a simple matter of cutting the plugs coming from the electrical harness i cut all the wiring to the different lengths i needed leaving some excess for any extra play that i might need you also need to extend a plug for the mc when everything was connected i doubled checked every wire when i was sure wire was good
i put the key in the ignition i fired her up and she started up like she normally would
i was so happy at that moment when she started i knew everything i connected and done was good and in the place it needed to be i still have things to go over and correct but i will go over that later im tired of writing all this **** on a little iphone screen
im not planning on putting back any thing i removed ie ac, heater, radio etc
what im planning on doung is making a new dash
for the insrtument cluster , also i want to make flip swiches for the lights and ignition
like a race dash
what im planning on doung is making a new dash
for the insrtument cluster , also i want to make flip swiches for the lights and ignition
like a race dash
not really i bought the car as my daily driver but with the rhd i dont think i can drive it legally here in cali anymore so now its become a project car o forgot who it is exactly who has a quote saying something along the lines of " how much of a build can afford to make"
now im just trying to see how far i can take it
its pretty much an all-purpose vehicle but im leaning more on a drift setup
now im just trying to see how far i can take it
its pretty much an all-purpose vehicle but im leaning more on a drift setup
Originally Posted by spartan1
not really i bought the car as my daily driver but with the rhd i dont think i can drive it legally here in cali anymore so now its become a project car o forgot who it is exactly who has a quote saying something along the lines of " how much of a build can afford to make"
now im just trying to see how far i can take it
its pretty much an all-purpose vehicle but im leaning more on a drift setup
now im just trying to see how far i can take it
its pretty much an all-purpose vehicle but im leaning more on a drift setup
i kinda took that quote to heart and thanks broke a ballet for the idea
i had some rough idle problems but i figured out where it was originating from
its where the throttle linkage meets a sensor in the front of the engine im not sure whats it called yet but i hope its all a matter of switching out the part i hope but with some help from all you guys and some research i think i will solve the problem
on another note i need to smog my car last owner said it disnt pass for him something about the MAF
ive been reading up on this subject from some threads they all seem to concur that you need all the emissions equipment but when the original owner had the car he removed some things the air pump was missing a hose idk what it goes to but im pretty sure its prob neccesary to pass smog i have a pic i found that might help will someone help me out please thanks
the hose im talking about is the one with the small cone filter attached to it
i had some rough idle problems but i figured out where it was originating from
its where the throttle linkage meets a sensor in the front of the engine im not sure whats it called yet but i hope its all a matter of switching out the part i hope but with some help from all you guys and some research i think i will solve the problem
on another note i need to smog my car last owner said it disnt pass for him something about the MAF
ive been reading up on this subject from some threads they all seem to concur that you need all the emissions equipment but when the original owner had the car he removed some things the air pump was missing a hose idk what it goes to but im pretty sure its prob neccesary to pass smog i have a pic i found that might help will someone help me out please thanks
the hose im talking about is the one with the small cone filter attached to it
Last edited by spartan1; Nov 18, 2012 at 08:42 PM. Reason: incomplete post
i think it is i have read from different sources that rhd isnt legal unless that car came like that or if you do a conversion you have to put in some paperwork notifying th chp, dmv or i forget who
but i also get conflicting stories from some friends that it isnt illegal since they se rhd cars on the street but idk for sures right now
i also found what is giving me my rough idle this a pic from the front of the engine
but i also get conflicting stories from some friends that it isnt illegal since they se rhd cars on the street but idk for sures right now
i also found what is giving me my rough idle this a pic from the front of the engine
got some bad news my car got towed while I was on a an extended vacation so I no longer have whoever it is that is lucky/unlucky enough to have acquired this car I wish them the best of luck. a I will start a new project but I don't know when I will prob do the same things but take it another step since I got some new ideas alright thanks to everybody for your input you guys really helped bring this project along while is till had it
got some bad news my car got towed while I was on a an extended vacation so I no longer have whoever it is that is lucky/unlucky enough to have acquired this car I wish them the best of luck. a I will start a new project but I don't know when I will prob do the same things but take it another step since I got some new ideas alright thanks to everybody for your input you guys really helped bring this project along while is till had it
How could you not make the payments on a $700 car?
the reason it got towed was because the plates expired and i was unabale to renew them and since i was in jail i didnt have the money to pay it. it was parked outside my moms house on the street and prob some neighbor called it it in idk
yep it sux but I will get around to make another build
I still have 2 engines that I want to rebuild and make into 1
im goin to look around see if anybody has a shell for a reasonable price
first I gotta find a job and save some money so it will be a while
I still have 2 engines that I want to rebuild and make into 1
im goin to look around see if anybody has a shell for a reasonable price
first I gotta find a job and save some money so it will be a while
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