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 Post subject: FIREWALL CRACKING help
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2010 7:53 pm 
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hey guys and girls
i have recently ran in to a problem, my firewall has started to crack from the engine bay to the interior frm the result of clutch dumping i assume.. my mechanic has solved my problem for the moment by putting a metal plate inbetween the firewall and where the clutch cable runs to prevent putting more damage to the firewall, has anybody else run into this problem? if so could somebody plese assist with some advice please thankyou.

 

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 Post subject: Re: FIREWALL CRACKING help
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2010 8:42 pm 
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yes its a common thing, i made up a reenforcement plate..

here is a link to the thread.
fordmods-technical-documents-diy-f38/firewall-re-enforcment-plate-manual-e-series-t66746.html
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 Post subject: Re: FIREWALL CRACKING help
Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2010 3:05 am 
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hey mate was a lot of help to read i have a similar system in my car expect why is thier a pipe for the cable that angles down? in mine its just a piece of steel with a hole and screwed in.

 

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 Post subject: Re: FIREWALL CRACKING help
Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2010 9:27 am 
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the cable is at the angle to line up with the pedal,
if the angle is wrong the inner cable will start to cut into the outer cable.
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 Post subject: Re: FIREWALL CRACKING help
Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2010 11:03 am 
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oh okay thanks for your help.
by the way in your avatar pic is that pinstripe on the indicators?

 

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 Post subject: Re: FIREWALL CRACKING help
Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2010 11:55 am 
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ED-WPN6 wrote:
oh okay thanks for your help.
by the way in your avatar pic is that pinstripe on the indicators?


no, no pin stripes, :?
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 Post subject: Re: FIREWALL CRACKING help
Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2010 8:27 pm 
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oh what is it?

 

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 Post subject: Re: FIREWALL CRACKING help
Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2010 9:14 pm 
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i not sure what you mean???
the only thing different is, indicator is clear instead of orange.
here is a bigger pic..

 

 

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 Post subject: Re: FIREWALL CRACKING help
Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2010 9:16 pm 
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oh from the small pic it looked pinstriped , is thier a DIY thread on takin the film out of the indicators to get them clear?

 

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 Post subject: Re: FIREWALL CRACKING help
Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 5:36 pm 
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ED-WPN6 wrote:
oh from the small pic it looked pinstriped , is thier a DIY thread on takin the film out of the indicators to get them clear?

You buy them like that.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Falcon-EA-EB-ED- ... 014wt_1138
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 Post subject: Re: FIREWALL CRACKING help
Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 6:16 pm 
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He is talking about the rear tail lights not the front clear indicators as the link shows
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Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 6:27 pm 
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LP_ wrote:
He is talking about the rear tail lights not the front clear indicators as the link shows

I stand corrected. :oops:
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 Post subject: Re: FIREWALL CRACKING help
Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 9:55 pm 
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yeah um the back lights sorry,
is thier any diy threads or ways to get em dun?

 

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 Post subject: Re: FIREWALL CRACKING help
Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 12:02 am 
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No diy threads but its a fidely time consuming task, the whole issue is getting the lenses off the light without breaking the lens...
this can be done with a cutting disk on a dremel(small rotary tool) or heating a stanly knife with a gas torch and cut between the lense and tail light housing..
it took me about 3 hours on each light getting them apart.
once appart the orange insert can be pryed out, then re fit the lense using sickaflex to seal and join it together...
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