Hydraulic Clutch Line Mounting Bracket location?

[z3beemer]

I'm doing a trans swap (auto - manual) as part of my 73 restoration.  I want to run the hydraulic line from the clutch master cylinder to the frame bracket while I have the engine out of the car.  I have the metal bracket that mounts on top or the right frame rail but I'm not sure where to mount it, since the auto trans cars did not have it.  Can anyone give me an approx. measurement for the location on the frame rail?  This is the bracket that handles the transition from the hydraulic metal line to the rubber hose that connects to the slave cylinder.  I hate to have to put the engine in to determine the location, then take the engine back out to fabricate the line and weld the bracket in.  As always, thanks in advance.

z3beemer (Paul)

[dutchzcarguy]

On #375 from 

Restoration of BringaTrailer 240z - HLS30-35883

you see a video of a manual body, and the requested location of the part!

[jfa.series1]

Here are two pics - one without the hard lines and one with them in place. If you can obtain a clutch hard line from a parts car, it should help you to position the bracket on the frame rail. Hope this helps.

 

 

 

Edited February 8, 2023 by jfa.series1

[z3beemer]

Thanks for the pics.  They are most helpful.

[texasz]

Here are a couple more pix showing this area with a line and slave attached.

 

Edited February 10, 2023 by texasz

[w3wilkes]

4 hours ago, texasz said:

Here are a couple more pix showing this area with a line and slave attached.

 

 

I guess I don't have access to these pictures.

One question on this... Is that tab that the clutch hard line connects to there on an AT car?

Edited February 10, 2023 by w3wilkes

[texasz]

1 hour ago, w3wilkes said:

I guess I don't have access to these pictures.

One question on this... Is that tab that the clutch hard line connects to there on an AT car?

Have a look now, I've attached them differently this time.

 

I would suspect that the tab would be there since when the body was built they likely did not do things differently for AT/MT due to cost of tooling change etc.

 

[w3wilkes]

2 hours ago, texasz said:

Have a look now, I've attached them differently this time.

Thanks, now I can see the pictures!

[Yarb]

Tabs not there as I found out when I did my conversion.  ZCD  has the bracket if you haven’t procured one yet. 

[SteveJ]

21 minutes ago, Yarb said:

Tabs not there as I found out when I did my conversion.  ZCD  has the bracket if you haven’t procured one yet. 

Here's what @Yarb is talking about: https://zcardepot.com/products/clutch-hose-metal-tab-frame-rail-510-240z-260z-280z

[texasz]

On 2/10/2023 at 8:50 PM, Yarb said:

Tabs not there as I found out when I did my conversion.  ZCD  has the bracket if you haven’t procured one yet. 

And I continue learning new things about these cars every day, tank you @Yarb!

On 2/10/2023 at 9:11 PM, SteveJ said:

Here's what @Yarb is talking about: https://zcardepot.com/products/clutch-hose-metal-tab-frame-rail-510-240z-260z-280z

Thank you for the link @SteveJ.

[Racer X]

On 2/10/2023 at 11:02 AM, w3wilkes said:

I guess I don't have access to these pictures.

One question on this... Is that tab that the clutch hard line connects to there on an AT car?

 

On 2/10/2023 at 12:18 PM, texasz said:

 

I would suspect that the tab would be there since when the body was built they likely did not do things differently for AT/MT due to cost of tooling change etc.

 

No, the bracket wasn’t attached during manufacturing of cars with automatic transmissions. 
 

Another difference is the shifter opening in the transmission tunnel. If I recall correctly, it is forward of what a manual transmission car would have, by an inch or two. I’ve seen other posts where the swap was done, and the rear portion was cut out, turned around and reattached at the forward end of the opening.

Also missing on automatic equipped cars is the stop on the floor/firewall for the clutch pedal.

 

Edited February 13, 2023 by Racer X