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does anyone know if front strut bars were made for our cars, or will i have to make one myself? sorry if this has already been asked
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Any front strut bars for our cars??
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Bart sell a brace
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what did that mean?
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Bart (person on board) makes and sells strut braces for s12`s
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OOHHH ok thans wacumuk
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Also some of the adjustable s13 strut bars fit our cars.
I wouldnt think the s13 items would need to much modding to fit our cars!
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heres the ones i make that fir the ca18et and ca20e
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/3/web/243000-243999/243105_241_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/3/web/243000-243999/243105_242_full.jpg
they run $80 plus shipping
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Bart as I told sonnynagy about your strut braces do I get commission ??? ;)
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Bart as I told sonnynagy about your strut braces do I get commission ??? ;)
lol..we'll see
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S13 braces of various kinds fit with different levels of modification, the S12 is around 25mm narrower than a S13 i think so you can't use a solid brace as easily as a hinged one.
This is my S13 brace modded to fit anyways (not a great photo tho)
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/1/web/589000-589999/589749_42_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/1/web/589000-589999/589749_43_full.jpg
That brace cost me $89AU brand new (which isn't alot)
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what mod did you do to fit it? also where did u buy from?
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Got it from justjap, since it's a universal S13/S14/S15 bar i think it's harder to mod than some (my mates one doesn't look like it took any modding at all, just used the adjustment) cos it's got to be wide enough to get accross the later model bays. Anyways i chopped the end plate things down a little and redrilled the holes for the crossbar. Also painted em blue cos they were ugly as hell matte black to start off with hehe.
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I`ve just checked Nebs photo, and I have the same s13 strut bar. I did the same thing, just cut a 1.5 or so cm`s off the top mounts and redrilled new holes and it fitted up fine, paid around $90 for it also.
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Neb ... where'd you get the motor stabilizer?
That looks a pretty easy to rig up.
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Second hand from a guy who had it on his SR powered 910 bluebird (hence the hacked up strut mount cos the 910 has a different PCD). Various japanese companies make them but when you compare them they are all exactly the same. I've seen them from Kazama, Silk Road and a few other companies, people over here source them from forums and importers, i've never seen a shop carry them. Mine doesn't fit where it's supposed to for a S13 but FLY PSI has his intercooler piping in a different spot so his fits forward of the strut tower on the factory brackets.