guys who swapped vac brakes to abs car - question

[stockgp]

crazyK, seem to remember you did the opposite. help a brother out. how do you get the firewall plate out that the brake booster locks onto? looks like it's bolted in behind the hvac unit. i really don't want to have to take the hvac unit out of the 94 when i do the 5 speed swap just to get these damn plates in and out.

 

i'm thinking about cutting the plates at the egde of the hvac units so i don't have to screw with them.

[Crazy K]

trust me. You will be better off removing the hvac unit. it is not that hard to do.

 

I did the cut and fab..... I hollowed out the hole on the back side of the PMIII plate and made an adapter of a cut out from a vac powered cars fire-wall plate. I didn;'t like it but........

 

but.. you are only trying to fab the hole for the clutch slave cylinder, right? doesn't have to be as strong as the brake booster mount

[stockgp]

it will be a little difficult to get to the hvac bolts in the engine bay with the 3100 still inthe car. so if i cut the plate out of the 90, then cut the 94 plate at the same spot next to the hvac, there won't be any hollowing and fabricating, you know?

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i'm thinking if i cut the plate on the red line, it will still have at least four mounting points

 

[Crazy K]

with the 3100? are you joking? it took me about 30 minutes to sepearte the hvac and dash from a 99 m carlo in the bone yard.... or several other cars..

 

there are only 5 or 6 10mm nuts, and you need a long socket, as well as detaching the c100 connecotr and hoses. YOU CAN DO IT!