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Old 05-22-2004 | 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by y2ktranny
Has anyone ever seen or made one of these?
well i forget who made one out of 1.5" i think aluminum pipe just beat ends down drill some holes and tighten it down...i did the same for mine...or if your a good welder...make yourself some brackets and make a profesional looking one...
Old 05-22-2004 | 02:39 PM
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Just like Skully said, I made one out of 1" conduit, beat the ends down with a big hammer, drilled holes, painted and mounted it. Works great! I noticed a definite improvement in stiffness. Also, for the front, I made two pieces and mounted one end to the strut tower and the other to the fire wall on both sides using the hood latch bolts. Had to do some minor bending of the braces so the hood would close.
-Kel
Old 05-23-2004 | 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by y2ktranny
Excellent! I think I'll do it. In fact I'll mass produce and become a manufacturing zillionaire...
hahaha
for the front i made 2 brackets and im putting the sway bar from underneath the car (got an xtra one) and making it into a strut brace....just gotta cut n weld some and the curve on the sway bar hugs the engine great...
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