Posted by Keith in Washington [24.41.55.51] on Monday, January 12, 2015 at 18:27:56 :
In Reply to: Era appearing but adjustable seats - WC53 posted by Alex J [205.129.10.198] on Monday, January 12, 2015 at 11:50:52 :
What I did on my WC53 to reinforce the firewall for the hydroboost was quite simple. I used the existing support between the dash and firewall as the top mounting point for the hydroboost and peddles. Then I had some thicker sheet metal bent into 1" angle stock. I mounted 2 of these these horizontal from the steering wheel mount on the dash to the peddle mounting plate. This makes a triangular shaped brace for the firewall/peddles/hydroboost. I then made a flat plate to mount the hydroboost to. This is then bolted through the firewall to the peddle mount sandwiching the firewall between. I did have to built a projection to mount the hydroboost to in order to get the correct distance for the push rod. This mount has worked great for 14 years with no issues.