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39257
Has anybody tried the front brake line conversion offered by the Monte Hospital? When you replace your brake master cylinder, instead of pluging the one extra...
James Kent
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Jan 2, 2007
5:55 pm
39258
Yep: use the mentioned fix from Chad and also did the 037 pedal box and then the Whoa Brakes. If I had it to do over again, and would just do the whoa brakes...
Allen E. Lofland
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Jan 2, 2007
6:50 pm
39259
... John Ovington has completed the conversion on his car. Mine is in process, but won't be driveable for many months, so I can't comment on the...
Scott McGill
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Jan 2, 2007
6:52 pm
39260
... I'd agree with that, since the pedal box mod doesn't do much except give more linear action along the pushrod. It may improve things, but probably not as...
Scott McGill
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Jan 2, 2007
8:43 pm
39261
The guy w/ 1972 25k Lancia mention he was using a Lancia Intergale vented rotors w/ wildwood calipers. Has anybody else seen this set-up? Is it the same 4x98mm...
James Kent
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Jan 2, 2007
8:58 pm
39262
Early Integrales use 4x98 bolting pattern. Late ones went onto 5 studs. Sounds like the Whoa brakes upgrade to me. _____ From: LanciaScorpion@yahoogroups.com...
Andrew CLiffe
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Jan 2, 2007
9:19 pm
39263
Scot: Here's what I did with the brakes while Chad worked with me step by step.....Removed the Booster ( maybe a mistake to start with, will never know for...
Allen E. Lofland
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Jan 3, 2007
12:06 am
39264
... I'd agree with that, since the pedal box mod doesn't do much except give more linear action along the pushrod. It may improve things, but probably not as...
John Ovington
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Jan 3, 2007
1:44 am
39265
Maybe I mis-read the Monte Hospitals discripion. But I did not get the "remove the booster" explanation. It said it was just a new (single) line going to one...
James Kent
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Jan 3, 2007
2:13 am
39266
John, how's the "pedal feel" in your setup? As I understand, one of the main advantages of the 037 pedal kit is a major increase in pedal stiffness due to the...
khaven@...
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Jan 3, 2007
2:54 am
39267
Yes, there are two variations. 1. A booster bypass. This is simply a line that goes from the master outlet at the firewall and then to the T which goes onto...
KStevenson
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Jan 3, 2007
5:39 am
39268
Hi, Recently I found an electronic ignition management system the PO had fitted to my car (it was hidden behind the expansion tank). The PO had not really set...
Laurence Baldwin
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Jan 3, 2007
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39269
... has a Porsche-like rock-hard feel. ... Hi Ken, How did the Tilton pedal assembly fit? Did you have to cut through into the luggage compartment? Were you...
simon_fdl
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Jan 3, 2007
12:23 pm
39270
... The 3-pipe brake kit assumes the booster and associated lines will be bypassed, if not removed. Leaving any portion of that connected while running a...
Scott McGill
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Jan 3, 2007
2:23 pm
39271
John, how's the "pedal feel" in your setup? As I understand, one of the main advantages of the 037 pedal kit is a major increase in pedal stiffness due to the...
John Ovington
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Jan 3, 2007
2:33 pm
39272
... I'm in the same boat - my car sat for 15 years according to the registration papers - which is why I also replaced everything and went for the S2 pedal kit...
Scott McGill
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Jan 3, 2007
2:41 pm
39273
Just for conversation s sake, IMOP...:) and all that....What I would do if I was starten over again is rebuild the stock rears, new MC and Whoa Brakes keeping...
Allen E. Lofland
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Jan 3, 2007
2:59 pm
39274
Simon, Yes some welding was required and the master cylinders now sit inside the luggage compartment. Not that much space was lost as I'm using some of the ...
Ken Haven
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Jan 3, 2007
3:07 pm
39275
Lyn and I are still thinking of getten a newish daily driver and the WRX wagon looks real good. Anyone here drive one. I would want the Automatic version for...
Allen E. Lofland
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Jan 3, 2007
3:08 pm
39276
... Concur. ... I'll take it a little further: I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who doesn't have some mechanical ability, problem solving skills, a ...
roadbox128
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Jan 3, 2007
3:28 pm
39277
... Brakes ... If I'd had a working booster, I'd probably have been inclined to give it a try. I think this is going to become a problem as the cars get ...
roadbox128
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Jan 3, 2007
3:36 pm
39278
What would it take to make an adjustable pushrod? I am more interested in that than doing an major pedal box project. I already have a pedal box out and...
Jason Greenwood
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Jan 3, 2007
3:54 pm
39279
... My girlfriend has an Impreza wagon, not WRX. It had been extremely reliable, versatile, and in the rare instance that something broke, relatively cheap to...
Scott McGill
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Jan 3, 2007
4:03 pm
39280
I drove my car for six months before I started tearing it apart with a working booster but the brakes where old. I did not notice a problem with the brakes :(...
Allen E. Lofland
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Jan 3, 2007
4:07 pm
39281
... The ones supplied with the S2 pedal kit are pretty simple. A small, flat block of metal with the corners trimmed off, a smooth bore for the pin on the...
Scott McGill
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Jan 3, 2007
4:10 pm
39282
Scot: Is the WOW factor of the wrx gone, have others caught up with it ???? as for the sti, ya but it only comes as a rice rocket look a like :) neon blue...
Allen E. Lofland
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Jan 3, 2007
4:15 pm
39283
I used to sell them, I didnt like them too much. Lots of turbo lag and its a mixed bag on reliability. Half the people blow them up (not just the obvious...
magnumpi75
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Jan 3, 2007
4:47 pm
39284
... I think they're becoming much more common - I see a LOT of base WRX models around, and very few plain old Imprezas. Most of the ones around here are...
Scott McGill
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Jan 3, 2007
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39285
... interested in that than doing an major pedal box project. I already have a pedal box out and rebuilt with new MC's, I just can't bring myself to install...
roadbox128
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Jan 3, 2007
5:02 pm
39286
A message from my eldorado w/ Northstar engine (alum/ duel OH cams rated 320hp) I have found that the WRX is the only car that can stay with me off the line,...
James Kent
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Jan 3, 2007
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