Project:Soarer by megamax

7 minute(s) of a 462 minute read

11-27-2011

Like i said before, iam all about trial and error. But using the mk3 clutch master was too much drilling. since i have the sc300 master and mk3 supra clutch pedal id figure i would give it a shot... THE RESULTS??????????

took me 2 and a half days and some trips to the store.

lets find out..

first you have to remove the panel under the dash. i found this dial,and these wires. is this some spy system??

next up you have to clock the holes on the assembly. we start by removing the stock spacers. an air chizel would make life easier. but since iam a poor sob i had to do ett the hard way..

and like so.

now here comes the tricky part. you have to measure where you are going to drill the holes for the master to mate up to the assmbly. you "WILL" use the oem master template under the dash.

so you will have to clock the master in the upright position on the clutch assembly.

now it's time to move onto to the body. i said you WILL use the stock cut outs. cut away the foam real good so you can get to your work area..

the regular drill and then a hole saw set will make this a breeze.

now after the hole is made we test fit where the master will sit.

after a lot of test tries, the final formula to make this work is 

-X3 half inch steel spacers 

-x3 locking nuts

-x1 fully threaded bolt. 

-x1 bolt fastener with locking clevis pin(got this from lowes).

i got these other parts from ace hardware as loews bolt selection sucked.

the only real problem was on the left side on the assmebly after it was mounted. seems only a thin walled 13mm socket would clear to tighten it down. so i used a spacer to make the head of the nut more easier to reach.

pictured below is the extended bolt i brought. you only need one side as the left is harder to get to and appears to have less thread head(on the regular bolt) than the extended one..

you will put the nut on once the master is on the wall.

the next problem is the pedal main spring was brushing against these wires. can't move the fuse box so time to improvise..

AND THE FINISHED PRODUCT!!!!(FOR NOW).

well the verdict is??? the mk3 supra clutch pedal will fit. some mods but better with a sc300 master cyl. the pedal does go all the way down to the floor. why??? because there is no pressure line or fluid hooked up. iam confident i have enough pedal travel for the clutch engage.

if not i will just make the contact bolt longer. i plan on cutting off the brake pedal to make more room and space the clutch pedal....

so now since iam under the dash i go to install my camry throttle cable.. i get under the dash on the console side. and i see this black box ziptied to a bar. wait they don't ziptie stuff like that from the factory. behold there is an alarm system

who ever installd this was very detailed. and there is a cluster **** of wires under this dash. i would not want to wire in an alarm system looking at all that crap....

so the camry throttle cable really is longer(duh).

so guyz??? what is this, a speed limiter?? it has a wire comming out of it.

so i take the center console apart. and ive never seen som many damn plugs on one unit before??? wtf do all these plugs go to? removed the car phone charger, and finally the damn auto shifter. the far is finally getting a 5spd personality..

iam selling my oem machima stero. it works. $50.00+ship

so i checked on the fuel tank, now mind you this car has been sitting for a year and a half +. so the fuel is poo brown(not doo-doo brown, just light poo). and the fuel pump looks like a wally. i thought a big v8 would have a larger oem unit?

and finally i got the centr console off. can someone tell me how much and where i have to cut for the shifter??? iam using a sc300 w58 1993 approx. so i don't have the super extended handle.

so next up is removing the bumper cover. then it's back to work on the engine..