tools needed. power drill, 5-6 diff size drill bits, wd-40, a table to work on, and fossil polarlized sun glasses to look cool while drilling


diff size drill bits.


after i finished the first hole


bolt length, later found out it is the wrong size.


what it will look like installed tomorrow


1" thick box bar (steel, not aluminim, but still hollow)


extra piece i cut off. test painted it orange i had laying around, will paint this color tomorrow, or black. not sure.

thanks for looking.

 

i just installed one into my eg and i love it

 

to DIY and keep us posted.

 

Dont you think it would be more effective towards the center of the trunk, closer to the shock towers? I bet that area is weaker considering theres to it.

 

looks good. how much was the bar

 

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8.89

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yea but the location i put it has already has 2 holes for bolts.

 

 

nice job..looking good...but my question is that will help what???

 

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what do strut bars help? lol... right...


nothing. hah i duno if it will stiffen up the rear because i have not picked up the bolts for it yet so i cannot tell you how it is.

 

when boredom hits

 

well if you look at where this bar bolts into under the car you will see it bolts into the frame rails hence strengthing the frame, therefore makeing the rear end a little bit stiffer

-Brian

 

i did the same thing except i used some bronze bushings in the box tubing to re-enforce the bolt whole.. (basically gives the bolt full contact all the way through)

and a helpfull tip to anyone loking to do this is if you have an ACE hardware they are an excelent supply of auto grade metric bolts

i was also thinking of remaking mine (although it is very sturdy) with a 2" solid aluminum round with the ends milled flat for bolts.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JCushing &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i did the same thing except i used some bronze bushings in the box tubing to re-enforce the bolt whole.. (basically gives the bolt full contact all the way through)

and a helpfull tip to anyone loking to do this is if you have an ACE hardware they are an excelent supply of auto grade metric bolts

i was also thinking of remaking mine (although it is very sturdy) with a 2" solid aluminum round with the ends milled flat for bolts.</TD></TR></TABLE>

the ace by me does not carry grade 8 bolts in metric

 

Recently remade my trunk brace using forged endlinks and reverse threads, so I can put some preload on the brace.





My trunk looks disgusting because I never got all of the sound deadening out

I also plan to paint it soon.

 

my finished product

 

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Not bad
I made the mistake of not painting mine and mine started rusting like 2 days after i installed it

-Brian

 

I've been thinking about doing that too, good job!

 

I like mine better.

 

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did you make that or BUY it? hah

 

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wow yours looks much better but did you make that?

 

yes, i made it myself. made the 2 end pieces which a pice of tube steel slips into . had it welded professionaly for a box of doughnuts.. total cost 10 bucks 8 for the doughnuts and 2 for the bolts.