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darkmajin
08-11-2009, 12:54 PM
ok so i bought ultra racing front bar it was made for RHD version of celica i have problem with breake fluid carnister , how the hell can i move it lower..:confused:

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/4347/dsc02311m.jpg

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/2599/dsc02310e.jpg

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/3093/76778848.jpg

any ideas ?
v3bahumut
08-11-2009, 07:45 PM
Most front strut bars sit in front of the resivoir, not on top of it.

They also bolt to all 3 strut bolts, not just 2 of them.

Are you sue the bar you have is made for your car?

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k42/v3bahumut/0811092132.jpg
TRD01GT
08-11-2009, 08:34 PM
Lol VARTA battery, I just remembered having those in AA size when I lived in Russia 8 years ago... :rolleyes:
darkmajin
08-12-2009, 07:18 AM
Are you sue the bar you have is made for your car?


yeah ..its for celica 2000+ RHD had that reservoir on the other side ...i dont know what to do ( other than cut the bar ) ...:confused:
v3bahumut
08-12-2009, 05:43 PM
Why don't you buy a bar that fits your car instead of hacking up one that doesn't?
TRDoug
08-12-2009, 06:02 PM
Turn the bar around so the longer mount points are at the back of the strut towers instead of the front.
TRDoug
08-12-2009, 06:05 PM
HAHA, never mind, then the holes won't line up, my bad :gap:
lowredcruzr
08-15-2009, 07:27 AM
you can't lower the res. without lowering the clutch sorry its not gonna work. you may be able to find a different brake master cylinder off of another car that is smaller but your gonna spend alot of money making it work. to be honest its not worth the work
Bitter
08-15-2009, 07:43 AM
a machinist with a VMM can notch the bar and then you can form a bit of metal plate to fill the hole and weld it back on. voila! could probably make the notch with a hole saw and a drill press too...
JO_CELICA
08-15-2009, 08:16 AM
that sucks!
Gtsjeg04
08-15-2009, 08:22 AM
Cut it at the welds, 180 the bar and reweld it. Skadouche, RHD gone LHD.
darkmajin
08-17-2009, 11:57 AM
Cut it at the welds, 180 the bar and reweld it. Skadouche, RHD gone LHD.

clever but still it dont fits ;)

i didnt want to cut ,bend etc. my bar so i did this...

http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/4273/dsc02360khh.jpg
http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/3382/dsc02364i.jpg
http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/9118/dsc02363p.jpg

its temporary before i think of something less rice tuned :gap: ill test it tomorrow .. anyone got something against it ? should work huh:confused:
Zero
08-17-2009, 12:16 PM
:chuckles:

If brake fluid can eat through paint, I wonder how long that cover will last.
03GTSTRD
08-17-2009, 12:21 PM
:chuckles:

If brake fluid can eat through paint, I wonder how long that cover will last.

That is exactly what I was thinking. IMO for what the front bar does it is not worth the trouble of modding anything to make it fit.
darkmajin
08-17-2009, 12:24 PM
good now i know something new ,

i took white plastic cover from orginal cap put it on there then used plastic cover you think it will melt ?

anyway thanks ill be watching for any holes in my ricey cover :gap: got to think about cutting round rubber and then cover it that would be sufficient

take that RHD BAR:bang:
Zero
08-17-2009, 12:29 PM
i took white plastic cover from orginal cap put it on there then used plastic cover you think it will melt ? Probably not. However, if it does happen to seep out, you're going to have a mess and no brake pressure.
Speck102
08-17-2009, 02:37 PM
That strut bar will not igve you nearly the performance gain that you are looking for. Not worth what you are doing with the brake fluid res.