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az_240
10-30-2007, 10:55 PM
well they fit.... but there are two mounting points/brackets on the cables themselves that will not attach to the car at all....

I routed the cables exactly how the stock s14 ones were routed.

To those with this setup did you just leave the cables dangling or did you find a way to attach them to the chassis???

Id rather not leave them dangling but if its the only way I guess Ill just have to go with it.
Dousan_PG
10-30-2007, 11:01 PM
wow
are you serious?
make new mounting points
its really easy
az_240
10-30-2007, 11:07 PM
How? And where? So far zip ties look like my best bet
Dousan_PG
10-30-2007, 11:08 PM
use some fab skills..
its not hard
we made a little bracket for mine for the part where the calbes hook up to the ebrake handle line
welded some bolts to the subframe for the other side
it is super easy
az_240
10-30-2007, 11:10 PM
most of us do not have shops with welders and such.... mostly basic hand tools
Dousan_PG
10-30-2007, 11:11 PM
ah then use a drill and stuff
it can be done w/o that stuff
did it that way on the old s13 before the s14 and the new s13
its easy
WilloW
10-30-2007, 11:17 PM
I got mine to fit without any hassle at all, go down there and stare at it a bit and you'll figure it out. Be creative with routing it too, its not hard.
MAGILLA
10-30-2007, 11:32 PM
most of us do not have shops with welders and such.... mostly basic hand tools

plumber's strap and a few self tapping screws should do the trick. or just the self tapping screws and the oem brackets. no welding needed.
az_240
10-30-2007, 11:34 PM
ive been working on this for the last 2 hours... routing it different ways trying to get one of those damn brackets to bolt on.... The best way is how the stock cables are routed but even still It will not bolt on.....
the brackets are just in the wrong spots and I cant move them.

as far as I can tell these will not bolt on using the existing brackets even if I made my own mounting points with a drill
Jung918
10-31-2007, 12:10 AM
I took the brackets off and routed it a little differently then stock. Just put the bracket on a bench vise and bend it.
drift into a curb
10-31-2007, 01:20 AM
^^ same. I just cut it off with some pliers and bolted it up front where the t-bar is. I haven't really worried about it and it works great.
WERDdabuilder
10-31-2007, 01:30 AM
cut out some metal brackets from some sheet metal. dont even need welder or anything. watched my friend do it not to long ago. took like 10min tops to look/cut/mount.
az_240
10-31-2007, 02:08 AM
finally got them bolted on to the stock location routed thru the stock way.... didnt realize the foam shell with the brackets could be moved. I moved it just enought to get it to work.

it looks pretty messy and its kinda tight but I guess its better than those crappy collars:-/
projectRDM
10-31-2007, 09:35 AM
Wow. Ya, those brackets move, how do you think they got them on there in the first place?
az_240
11-02-2007, 03:29 AM
they were crimped on and didn't move easy. Had to yank at those bitches for a while just to get them to move a little.
mikeroy420
11-02-2007, 03:48 AM
I'm about to do this, can someone post some pics please.