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Old May 13, 2004 | 09:45 PM
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Default jim fab crossmember sucks, wont clear my header

heres the deal, after saving up for my jim fab crossmember, paid $365. shipped from expospeed. and saving up for a jun header, i tried tonite, to put on the crossmember w/the jun header on the car. and it wont work, one side bolts up, the other side, is about 1" off. now not sure what to do. sell my jim fab and get a z10 brand, or cut my stock crossmember. help me out here all. thanks alot. will try to post up pics, and gonna email me expospeed to see if they will take it back.
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Old May 13, 2004 | 09:52 PM
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how much for the traction bars?
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Old May 13, 2004 | 10:22 PM
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Simple solution... Keep the Jimfab's, and lose the .5 HP by putting on a JDM ITR 4-1 header.
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Old May 13, 2004 | 10:24 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SiR Kid &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Simple solution... Keep the Jimfab's, and lose the .5 HP by putting on a JDM ITR 4-1 header. </TD></TR></TABLE>

loz

It's probably more like 3-4hp though isn't it?
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Old May 14, 2004 | 12:16 AM
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Sell me the jim fab i'm in IL and we can meet up, i can paypal you the money or seomthing.......
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Old May 14, 2004 | 06:20 AM
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how much u want for the bars
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Old May 14, 2004 | 06:34 AM
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whats up all. first person with $310. takes it. not even a mile on it, still brand new, or $340. shipped, i dont wanna lose alot on it.

and the thing w/the jdm itr header, it sits to low to the ground, i had 2 of those already, only headers on the market that sit like stock are, jun, toda, and a custom one. so now i am fucked, not sure what to do. i am gonna ask z10, if theres will clear a jun header. but i will post it up forsale soon. thanks all


Modified by b16powwer at 7:48 AM 5/14/2004
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Old May 14, 2004 | 06:35 AM
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they are brand new... im sure he would want what he paid for them...unless he's working something out with exospeed.

Jim fab bars do not suck... you should have talked with JimFab about the header you were trying to use. you know the JDM Type-R header has issues with fitment...you should have done your homework and made sure it was going to work. your bad.
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Old May 14, 2004 | 06:48 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mansonteamsmyt &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">they are brand new... im sure he would want what he paid for them...unless he's working something out with exospeed.

Jim fab bars do not suck... you should have talked with JimFab about the header you were trying to use. you know the JDM Type-R header has issues with fitment...you should have done your homework and made sure it was going to work. your bad. </TD></TR></TABLE>

your rite man, it was my bad, i really thought, that the bar would clear any header, it never came to mind that this would happen. but i did email them, and i am gonna ask z10 about theres, i really wanna get my car up and going. but thanks for the look out.

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Old May 14, 2004 | 08:01 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by b16powwer &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i really thought, that the bar would clear any header, it never came to mind that this would happen. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Idanno but, you'd think they'd design them to clear any header - people aren't buying these bars for their stock grocery getters.

to jimfab R&D...
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Old May 14, 2004 | 08:04 AM
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&lt; - - - - Who is awaiting the release of the Full-Race bars. I was guaranteed there is tons of clearance!
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Old May 14, 2004 | 08:04 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by b16powwer &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
and the thing w/the jdm itr header, it sits to low to the ground, i had 2 of those already, only headers on the market that sit like stock are, jun, toda, and a custom one.
Modified by b16powwer at 7:48 AM 5/14/2004</TD></TR></TABLE>

I'm guess you are talking about the DC jdm 4-1 and not the OEM one.... because that sits like stock being that it is stock
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Old May 14, 2004 | 08:08 AM
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Full-Race bars own all


-Andrew, who's seem them in person installed on a CRX
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Old May 14, 2004 | 08:18 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SiRex91 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Full-Race bars own all


-Andrew, who's seem them in person installed on a CRX</TD></TR></TABLE>

You suck! How do they look?
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Old May 14, 2004 | 08:21 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by HybridHatch88 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

You suck! How do they look?</TD></TR></TABLE>

They look beautiful compared to the Jim Fab/Z10/Comp Eng bars. I would've bought their prototype off of them a week or two ago, but I didn't have the funds for it

This bar is worth waiting for

I have pics of it installed on C Jackson's car, but they're still on a roll of film which I haven't finished up yet. Chicago ppl will be able to see the crappy pics I took (I'll be back in Chicago in a few days).
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Old May 14, 2004 | 08:42 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mansonteamsmyt &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">...you should have done your homework and made sure it was going to work. your bad. </TD></TR></TABLE>

I know I'd of assumed a jimfab bar would clear about any header...isn't that one of the main points with a aftermarket x member? Or does the JUN one look functified?
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Old May 14, 2004 | 09:33 AM
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i personally haven't seen the jun header, but if the JDM type-r had fitment issues i would think the Jun...since its JDM...and the mugen...since thats JDM would also have fitment issues. they would be close to the style of the oem jdm woudn't it.

thats just my assumption.

anyways jim fabs r&d should have all this worked out already as well so poo on them too.

what's up with the full race?
PICS PLEASE...

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Old May 14, 2004 | 10:03 AM
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buy the bisimoto header
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Old May 14, 2004 | 05:57 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by splitime &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

I'm guess you are talking about the DC jdm 4-1 and not the OEM one.... because that sits like stock being that it is stock </TD></TR></TABLE>

thats rite, jdm itr headers on a crx thats been lowered are low, even in chicago w/all are streets fucked up and ****. but ya, the jun header i got, sits like stock.
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Old May 14, 2004 | 05:58 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JRSCSingleSlamBeeTec &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">buy the bisimoto header</TD></TR></TABLE>

wish i had $1000. for that header. unless you wanna borrow me the money, lol.
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Old May 14, 2004 | 07:42 PM
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Damn, that does suck. I thought the header would clear the crossmember.
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Old May 14, 2004 | 08:20 PM
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its 5-600$, dont have the $ ? work harder!
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Old May 14, 2004 | 09:59 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ceLtic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">its 5-600$, dont have the $ ? work harder! </TD></TR></TABLE>

you got there website, now that might work, i can always sell my jun header and get that one. thanks for the heads up.

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Old May 15, 2004 | 05:29 AM
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jimfab is custom making jimfab bars to clear with a 2.5 header. If you interested in that maybe they will do an exchange and you can throw in a little cash? Talk to them see what happens. They seem to be good people. They told me they had bents at the front and it clears the header im waiting on a price quote and then im probably going to order one.

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Old May 15, 2004 | 07:00 AM
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All of you who are bashing Jimfab

Is Jimfab supposed to test every header out there on the market? You guys dont get it..... if they were to do that , they would have to charge $1000.00 for every crossmember just to break even on all the R&D.....

Ever wonder why a Pacesetter header costs $100 and a DC header costs $350?
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