So, Should I Replace This Part or Not?

[patrickt]

Here's a better shot of the rub. The previous photo was a little deceptive on the angles. It will be impossible to grind/cut the end of the fork without removing the master cylinder first, and it doesn't matter whether the fork is forward or back in that regard. What I ended up doing for now, while I wait for a new plastic inlet from Tilton, is to mark the rub area with a black magic marker to see if it is still rubbing or not. I'll try and get the car out for run when the weather improves.

[blykins]

The plastic looks very, very think in that top picture.

It's probably worse at a low rpm than at a higher rpm or higher load, because of the way the engine moves under load.

[RodKnock]

As you get older and shrink, maybe you when you're 6'2" or less, you can move the master cylinder back where it should be.

Why not make this a Winter project for yourself and R&R the whole thing?