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Old 11-02-12 | 04:05 AM
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Yea I made sure no leaks from either master or slave. Hopefully I can get it bleed right so I can drive the car. Don't wanna just throw parts at it.
Old 11-02-12 | 08:51 AM
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It seems things are going along nicely .. keep it up !
Old 11-02-12 | 10:44 AM
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Your car was auto and you convert it to manual, you will have to adjust the rod that comes out the master cylinder to the pedal.

it's does have enough travel , that's why you can't put it in gear when the car is running.
Old 11-02-12 | 11:19 AM
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It was adjusted all the way out before. I adjusted it halfway in on the threaded rod yesterday but haven't had another hand to help me bleed it the rest of the way. It does has a little bump at the top of the pedal stroke. Is that normal?
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Looks good so far. Can't wait for the final outcome
Old 11-02-12 | 12:13 PM
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The way the ls400 brakes look behind the tt wheel. Pure sex in my eyes. Will take picture later today. Can't really see the shininess of the caliper with a picture. But I just love the way they look.
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After bleeding the clutch again the pedal is firm when I start the car the pedal is softer and I can't put the car into gear. What could be the cause of that?
Old 11-03-12 | 08:14 AM
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Think that gets me is that the clutch system doesn't tie into the engine being on in any way beside the pressure plate flywheel is spinning.
Old 11-03-12 | 07:50 PM
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Will take off my pressure plate tomorrow to see if its in the right way.
Old 11-05-12 | 04:08 AM
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Yea clutch is in backwards. Lol. Gotta take the tranny back out. What a setback/ teaser.
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^^^^Hey atleast you were able to figure this out, before any damage was done. lol, but seriously your build is coming along. thx for sharing, and keep us posted.

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Just a pain to pull the transmission out considering I do it in my garage by myself but it will get fix soon. I was wondering why it was hard to put on the bolts to the pressure. Just thought the dowel pins was causing that. Guess it was the clutch disk. Hope I didn't bend it.
Old 11-07-12 | 08:59 AM
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Wasn't that bad to take the tranny out. Took me roughly an hour and a half. Waiting for a new OEM pressure plate and clutch disc. I put a used one when I first installed the tranny. Guess it a good idea to put a new one in since I'm already in there for the second time. I might be driving this car stock for awhile considering funds are low.
Old 11-10-12 | 07:12 AM
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Reinstalled the clutch disc the correct way. Only thing left is to install the exhaust and driveshaft. Hopefully this solves my clutch not disengaging. My friend has a set of iforged seneska off his g35 that he wants to sell. Do you guys think they will fit the sc? They are 19x9.5 and 19x10.5 offset unknown but they sit flush on the g35.
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Looking good so far..... keep it up!. Btw ive heard that by baking the headlights in an oven, then removing the front lens and spraying it down with plexi glass cleaner also gets you a clean look.


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