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Installed puke tank, reinstalled strut bar

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So while my car is sitting waiting for a new battery.. i decided to reinstall the strut bar, and installed a coolant puke tank from summit racing.. . I was going to mount to ac condensor, but im taking that out. so i decided to put right where old one stood..  i had to use an old aluminum mounting bracket.. but worked like a charm.. also stuck two rubber adhesive pads at contact points.. i dont expect it to rub thru the billet aluminum, but hopefully the pads keep vibration noise to minimum. need to purchase 2' feet of coolant overflow hose.. stock is short by about 8"...  next up for tanks is the billet Weapon R power steering reservoir.. need to order  new lines.. old ones are rock hard and cracked. 

PITA CLUTCH MAST. CYL. REPLACEMENT

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Exedy/Daiken Clutch, Clutch Master Cylinder This little project is quite the pain. The space issue is quite the mess. Alot of bolts broke (havent been touched in 24 years).  I recommend spraying all bolts in penetrating oil before attempting. 1) Remove rod/pin and cotter pin connecting cylinder rod to clutch pedal 2)remove 3 nuts from cruise control pump (one up top on strut tower, two in wheel well.. all 3 broke for me).. 3)remove black relay box on strut tower (i didnt.. in retrospect that would have made it easier 4) if cylinder isnt already dry, drain fluid by opening valve on slave, and pump clutch pedal 5)loosen and remove hydraulic line from master cylinder. remove reservoir cap. 6) loosen and remove two 12mm spinning nuts attaching cylinder to fire wall (this is the biggest headache i had as my open end wrench rounded the corners.. there isnt enough space for deep sockets and the studs go thru the nuts over 1cm.. offset wrench or pass thru socket is require. i used pass thru so