Stoich EG2

Also posted in the weld fab forum but no help cos no one looks there

Okay, so i see many hatches and some integras with those X braces by EMRACING, BUT none for Del Sol's. I'm going to attempt this by using the seat belt bolts as my means of bolting the thing down. as shown below:


I think I'm going to use some 1" piping i saw today at Home Depot.

MY QUESTION:
i dont really know how the end links should look like... I'm not talking about how the two bars are going to connect, but rather HOW to bolt them to the seat belt bolts. I've seen some ROD ENDS online. Is that what i should use or can someone suggest something else. Oh BTW im going to be using my Snap On MIG welder for this project.

ANYONE WHO CAN HELP? thank you very much!

EGinNY

You could maybe weld an L braket to the ends, bend them
to what ever angle you need and bolt it to the seat belt as if it were a washer :shrugs:

OR

try here......https://honda-tech.com/zeroforum?id=53

EDIT: just read the first line in you post disregard ^^

slammed_93_hatch

get some sterdy *** ****, and i would advise against put it in your seat belt holes

Stoich EG2

how about if i bolt is in the seat bracket bolt? or if i were to just drill out a hold somewhere about a couple inches away from the seat belt hole?

t0ekn3e

isnt it pretty ridged back there?

Stoich EG2

BUMP!

Stoich EG2

bump in the morning

4thengine

They don't make that part for the sol cause the sol doesn't need it the way hatches and teggies do. While the back of these 2 cars are wide open, thus allowing flex, there is that seperation in the sol, which adds to rigidity.

Making that brace for a car that basically has a coupe design (2 doors, seperate trunk) is like nailing a 2X4 to the empire state building to hold it up.

TekSI

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I totally agree here. the metal used to hold the rear window is pretty strong, otherwise the window would probably crack if the car flexed to much.

also, when i drive one of those, i need the seat all the way back, and the brace would not allow that to happen. make sure it'll be comfortable if you go through with it, otherwise it's a waste

Russ713

iTrader: (1)

Unless you put a full cage in a del sol, I don't see how you plan on making it rigid since the del sol is one of the weakest chassis that honda produced. The front and the back of the car solely depend on the floorboard and two doors to keep them in line with the roof off the car. The roof helps, but not much.

So putting an x-brace in the rear section will not really change things unless it's tied to the front end.

Stoich EG2

thanks for all the input. looks like im gonna abandon the plan

Slammd Sol

I have something similar, but its just a harness/ C pillar bar, not a full X brace.

only tack welded here, to ensure it would fit right:


Finished product:

adictionbass

go here and scroll down near the bottom of the first page if this thread changed your mind to thinking about a cage
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=966944