How are you all accessing the master cylinder?

[indiana818]

i installed my windshield and noticed it covered up the access to the clutch and master cylinders.
did anyone make an access panel and cut out the fiberglass? I would love to see your solutions.
thanks,
kerry

[Frank818]

A few people did cut openings yes, they have pix in their build thread if I recall.

Others are using Mike Everson's Master Cylinder relocation kit, Mike has pictures of this too.

I am not aware of other solutions than these 2, maybe I didn't read everything though.

[michael everson]

Check out my web site for the remote reservoir kit. I will solve the problem. They will be even more inaccessible if you have wipers.
www.replicaparts.com

[tmoretta]

But will your remote reservoir kit allow for pressure bleeding like the Motive Products system?

[C.Plavan]

But will your remote reservoir kit allow for pressure bleeding like the Motive Products system?

I have Mikes relocation kit. It is a great design. The fittings are pretty tight, I will be able to test out the motive power bleeder after I permanently mount the cowl. I will report back, but the air pressure from the motive unit concerned me as well.

[indiana818]

michael

how does the remote reservoir work? do you remove the existing reservoir?

[C.Plavan]

Yes, you remove both reservoirs. Both Bob and I had a conversation today about it. There are 2 ways to hook the system up.

1. The Kit reservoir has two barb fittings. One barb goes to the clutch master cylinder. The other reservoir barb/line goes to the included Y adapter and connect to both the front and rear brake circuits.
or-
2. Use one barb from reservoir and go to front brake circuit, then use other barb with Y adapter and goto clutch and other brake circuit.

I prefer the #2 setup. It gives you front and rear brake circuits on separate reservoir barbs/reservoir partions in case you have a failure on a brake line. You will still have a circuit to stop (has fluid).

The 3rd way is to just get a small cheap reservoir and use that for your clutch MC, or just leave the OEM Clutch MC on the wall (how often do you change that fluid anyway??? lol). Then you use the supplied reservoir in the kit for front and back brake circuits.

YMMV

6/20/14 EDIT* I re installed the stock clutch MC- You don't fill it up that much in the long run like bleeding brakes. I will cut a little area out of the fiberglass cowl to get a funnel/hose in if I ever need to fill it. I just like the safety factor of only having Brake circuits totally separate of the other, or anything else that could leak (Clutch slave).