Btw, in case anyone has wondered about how to remove the clutch boost spring aka assist spring, here's how it goes.
1000x easier with steering wheel out and gauge cluster out. You can see everything you're doing.
The yellow cannister in that first pic houses a massive spring that aids in clutch depression and minimizes recoil when releasing. There's a hole in the piston that is to lock the spring in a semi compressed length, do this with a nail or cotter pin. Don't puss around, find the sturdiest thing you can shove in that hole. After that's done, depress the clutch ALL THE way down to the floor and you will see the canister slide forward in it's track. At that point, use a flathead screwdriver to pry the brass bar away from the groove on the clutch pedal. This released the other end of the assembly and now you just rotate it out of the tracks.
Seriously though, don't screw around with that spring in the half compressed state. You'll shoot your eye out
For bonus points, yank out the clutch switch while you're there. There are 2 in there - one for the ignition sequence on US cars, and another that is a signal for the ecu to know when the clutch is depressed while driving. This is important because the ecu pulls timing while shifting to protect the clutch, aid in smoother shifts, yada yada. It also hurts acceleration while shifting and is a reason why you have to dig so deep to blip the throttle on this car when heel toe shifting.
To remove this is stupid easy - disconnect the wiring harness, twist 1/4 turn, and pull out (that's what she said). I actually did this before removing the assist spring housing just to free up a bit of space in there. Once the switch is out you can open it up and you find a series of contacts, a spring, and a ratcheted plunger. Remove the spring and reassemble. Then push the plunger all the way down and put it back where it belongs. Bingo Bango, the ecu will now always think your clutch is not engaged while driving and will not subsequently do all the aforementioned silliness. Remember though, shift responsibly or else...
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