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DIY DIY rear bracing for under $20

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    DIY rear bracing for under $20

    some of you from other forums know about my upcoming entry into superstreets lap battle at road atlanta here in GA. slowly but surely ive been prepping my car week by week , waiting on my tax refund. today i did a rear strut tower bracing , for under $20 . let me just say WOW!!! yes its functional:D

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    shubert_ae102, Mar 7, 2009
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    1337Rolla oh my

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    looks great, can we get a parts list? how to assemble? thanks :)
    1337Rolla, Mar 7, 2009
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    sure,

    15 ft. 3/8 all thread -$10
    1 pack 25 3/8 nuts -$2.50
    1 pack 25 3/8 washers -$2.50
    6 3/8 hanging mounts -$3.00
    1 rattlecan of your choice of color -$1.00

    cut 2 rods at 37" long
    cut 1 rod at 36 1/2" long
    cut 1 rod 33 1/2" long

    look at pictures , its kinda hard to explain . also , you can do your own design , this is the stoutest one i came up with. most of the holes were already in the chassis. just had to put bolts thru them.
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    1337Rolla oh my

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    well it looks good, hopefully that stuff is enough to add some structural rigidity.
    1337Rolla, Mar 7, 2009
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    I would do this except my rear end already slides out as it is. lol
    GSE21tuner, Mar 8, 2009
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    mine does a little now , but my prefference is a little over steer. it was a nice refresher to a 15 year old chassis.

    a pic of a hanging mount
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    shubert_ae102, Mar 8, 2009
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    are those ur battery cables in the trunk?
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    when it was back there. i had some grounding issues , and the old battery was toast. the new one is now mounted behind the passenger seat in the floor board.
    shubert_ae102, Apr 10, 2009
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    ever think about spot welding the whole car? that would make your car a lot nicer. Although I have to admit, your use of $20 is very clever.
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    Can you get these pics back up if possible??:)
    I'm interested to see what you did, good idea to use all-thread! We use 3/4 all-thread for seismic hold-down connections in seismic upgrades for houses in San Francisco. The stuff has a lot of tensile strength!
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    wow , someone i can relate too!!!

    yes ill get them up , here you go. . ..

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    and for shits and giggles , DIY front bracing :D

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    btw , 3/8's is plenty stout enough , i was gonna do 1/2 , but glad i didnt , this already induces slight oversteer in hard cornering.
    shubert_ae102, May 25, 2009
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    image has been removed or deleted!
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    really , its been reposted since the 23rd. scroll further down next time
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    looks pretty sick
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