Your first symptom, like nando says, is going to be brake fluid boiling and complete loss of braking force. Every time I get stressed out from the clearances on these projects that are cobbled together I go back and look at the engine bays where the components came from. Look at the engine bay from wherever your V8 swap came from... if the distance is similar, you'll be fine.
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That is a very good point. And now that I think about it my master cylinder on my manual brake setup was even closer to the exhaust than this will be. I can upload some photos later of how I mounted mine and clearances. I still think I am going to make some sort of heat shield but I’ll see what you guys think.
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a shield is all you need to stop the radiation "line of sight". DEI sell some self adhesive barrier that performs the same function to reflect the heat89 E30 325is Lachs Silber - currently M20B31, M20B33 in the works, stroked to the hilt...
new build thread http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=317505
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Originally posted by iman53 View PostThought id share that the "remote reservoir adapter" from the Honda CRV with the ibooster fits on the tesla MC. It is also reversible, so the inlet can point in either direction. It helps me a bunch and Im sure it could be useful in other swaps.
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Originally posted by hubcapboy View PostHere's the right-hand-drive master with some adapters that I believe will work. I haven't had the e30 lines connected, but I believe I have the fittings correct on either end.
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Originally posted by Bored View Post
Looks pretty slick, happen to know if LHD wiring would fit the RHD set up? I've been asking around on ebay to source the wiring harness for the brake is pretty much impossible... I guess I can keep trying to get a RHD one.
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yeah, the wiring is identical. Really, even the MCs are the same - they just drill/tap one side or the other depending on LHD or RHD. It's too bad there's no "realoem" for Tesla, because finding the RHD masters is basically impossible (or extremely expensive).
I watched for months before picking up an LHD setup with the pigtail harness. Partially because it was cheap, and partially because it had the harness. RHD ones were 5x as expensive or worse, looked like they were dredged from the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, and none of them came with pigtails..
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I can confirm that the only RHD piece I picked up was the master. The booster came from California.
The only wiring on the master is the fluid level switch, which just clips to the tank.
Reminder for anyone who is waiting for one with pigtails: call a yard that dismantles Teslas... when I did this they were happy to cut the wires on one when they took the booster out. The plugs are just scrapped.
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I made my own harness which looks pretty nice and wasn't at all difficult. the kit is pretty affordable, this is the one I used:
Anybody can do it if you have the crimpers and if you don't they aren't that expensive either. it looks better than a bunch of crimp connectors IMO. However, using a cut plug is undoubtedly cheaper.
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Originally posted by iman53 View PostI made my own harness which looks pretty nice and wasn't at all difficult. the kit is pretty affordable, this is the one I used:
Anybody can do it if you have the crimpers and if you don't they aren't that expensive either. it looks better than a bunch of crimp connectors IMO. However, using a cut plug is undoubtedly cheaper.
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