yeah in order to remove the E brake, you have to remove the duct that goes to the far left vent, and the only way to remove that is to remove the dash.subtle_driver wrote:So i have to remove the stock e-brake setup? there is no way the clutch pedal can be installed without tearing out the dash?
There isnt enough room.. The clutch pedal has to sit where the E brake was. It cant go farther left (toward the center of the car) because the master cylinder would hit the brake booster..Q451990 wrote:I wonder if keeping a pedal style e-brake is possible as well. I was very surprised to see that Nissan went to that setup in the D22 series Frontier - but it actually works pretty well. The only issue is that if you actually want to use the e-brake while you're driving - e.g. on hills - the release setup isn't exactly ideal.
My car is stock. Not sure why? I thought all the older g50's had no pre-cats. I never see them in the junkyard cars either.Q451990 wrote:Why does your engine not have pre-cats - JDM engine replacement?
Heath
I just went out and double checked as i thought I was going insane! But I don't have any pre-cats. I can remember when I had my cats off at one time, I looked up there with a flashlight and there was a normal sized tube all the way up (no lumps or enlargements that can house a pre-cat) to the bends that lead to the exhaust ports. It has a heat shield but nothing that looks like it could have been a pre-cat. I could see all the way up the down-pipe section from inside the tube and there is nothing inside, and it is a normal shaped pipe all the way up.Q451990 wrote:As far as I know every USDM G50 had two grapefruit sized precats on each exhaust tube, a cat on each pipe, a muffler on each pipe, and a dual resonator at the end. My very early production 1990 Q, and current 1990 Q both have them.
I have also noticed that most of the Q45's in the local pull-a-part have their cats cut out... probably for the metals in them. I'm not entirely sure it's not done before they're put on the yard.
Heath
I'm pretty sure the old man who had my car before me didn't do a JDM engine swap. And all the 1990-93 q45's in my local pick & pull didn't either. I live in San Diego. Maybe it's a regonal thing? Its not that i don't believe you guys, its just i know what I'm seeing on the cars down here. I'll pay more attention next time im in the junkyard tho.Q45tech wrote:All JDM junkyard takeout engines come without precats. Ethical and law abiding shops will swap old U.S. headers on to JDM engine to comply with Federal Emission Laws.
Since leagally we could be forced in future to do the work without compenstation plus the Federal [State enforced] $10,000 fine.
You have a 1990 Q45 right?subtle_driver wrote:The body control module must be what I disconnected and pulled down there, cause the windows are non-op. hehe.
Well I'll take your word for it, I don't have the module diagram in front of me, and frankly i don't care what it is, it just was in the way of progress so i yanked it out.Paul Wall wrote:
You have a 1990 Q45 right?
You have the most rare Q45 of all because you have a BODY CONTROL MODULE Which unfortunately no other 1990-1993 Q45 has....Just yanking you, you have a AUTOMATIC DRIVER POSTIONER which you unplugged no doubt. but the only thing that can cause the windows to not move is the Power window circuit breaker, center console power window switches and maybe if you had an after market alarm tied into the power windows....
I read the older posts about having to pull the dash out, I decided I didn't want to do that. I'm too lazy. It wasn't too difficult, just bent the tabs back that go to the studs on the firewall, and disconnected the cable, pushed down then rotated out. after the clutch pedal is mounted, I'm planning on installing it again with some custom brackets or spacers.elwesso wrote:must have been a PITA to get the E brake out without taking out the dash.. Unless you did some trickery..
I'm not there yet, prolly weld a plate to cover the hole. I'll deal with that later, if i drive through a puddle I'll get a wet reminder.Paul Wall wrote:What you 5 speed guys plan to do with the E-Brake release hole?
where is your sig?elwesso wrote:looks good dude!! Your clutch and brake pedal are a little farther spaced out than mine are.. everything with mine (as you can see in my sig) is shifted a little bit over for some epic heel/toe action.
I can see the sig now! hmmm, I think I'll keep the e-brake handle there, and use it to activate a tailgater flame thrower or something!Paul Wall wrote:Wes's sig:
I meant what do you plan to do about the hole left by the E-Brake release handle. Its near the fuse box.