97-SC300: My V160 6spd swap thread (TONS of pics)
10-11-12, 09:44 AM
#80
Updates on page one.
I had a couple of people asking me how I got the leather boot over the reverse collar and how I made it tight and snug... basically I had an idea that is pretty simple and the concept is the same as it is with using the plastic ring.
You obviously cannot stretch the boot over the reverse collar with the thick plastic ring that the boots come with from the factory. But, you can stretch a rubber O-Ring...
So...
You get yourself one of these:
I found that to be the perfect size because it's both thick and once stretched back over the colar is extremely tight. I bought it on Ebay because I couldn't find that size in the local hardware stores.
Get the ring over the collar first. Then, get the boot over the collar while it's inside-out. Next raise the o-ring over the collar up to this point where it will get caught and won't move up or down.
This is what the end product looks like once it's all said and done:
Notice, right below the O-ring, I added a thin strip of sticky double-sided tape. That will ensure the leather boot is tight to the collar and doesn't have free-play. In other words, the O-ring keeps the leather boot in one specific place where I drew the arrow, while the double sided tape keeps a small portion of the leather tight looking. The tape part is optional, but I found it helps alot and is really cheap and simple to do.
Hope that helps.
I had a couple of people asking me how I got the leather boot over the reverse collar and how I made it tight and snug... basically I had an idea that is pretty simple and the concept is the same as it is with using the plastic ring.
You obviously cannot stretch the boot over the reverse collar with the thick plastic ring that the boots come with from the factory. But, you can stretch a rubber O-Ring...
So...
You get yourself one of these:
I found that to be the perfect size because it's both thick and once stretched back over the colar is extremely tight. I bought it on Ebay because I couldn't find that size in the local hardware stores.
Get the ring over the collar first. Then, get the boot over the collar while it's inside-out. Next raise the o-ring over the collar up to this point where it will get caught and won't move up or down.
This is what the end product looks like once it's all said and done:
Notice, right below the O-ring, I added a thin strip of sticky double-sided tape. That will ensure the leather boot is tight to the collar and doesn't have free-play. In other words, the O-ring keeps the leather boot in one specific place where I drew the arrow, while the double sided tape keeps a small portion of the leather tight looking. The tape part is optional, but I found it helps alot and is really cheap and simple to do.
Hope that helps.
Last edited by 97-SC300; 10-11-12 at 09:49 AM.
some ccw classics coming this week ill update with pics soon
10-15-12, 12:22 PM
#88
I have no idea how in the hell did I miss this thread... Just read everything. And as usual, fantastic clean work. I'm so jealous. But this thread have everything I need in the future. Thank you so much for the details and all. And ooh!! CCW Classics are gonna look bad ***!!!
