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Very sweet Ron! You DO know how rare and sought after these bars are, right?? Maybe, less so for the Soarer ones but, if modifiable like you did for another vehicle then still like gold. I’ve got 1 of maybe 3 in the US JZA80 (MKIV Supra) bars on my Supra. These go for ridiculous money. Ask me how I know. . Still working on the custom firewall bracket for my TRD engine cover/brace. The first one didn’t quite work. There are many more subtle differences between the contours and stud placement on the firewall between the USDM and JDM cars than we thought.
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Very sweet Ron! You DO know how rare and sought after these bars are, right?? Maybe, less so for the Soarer ones but, if modifiable like you did for another vehicle then still like gold. I’ve got 1 of maybe 3 in the US JZA80 (MKIV Supra) bars on my Supra. These go for ridiculous money. Ask me how I know. . Still working on the custom firewall bracket for my TRD engine cover/brace. The first one didn’t quite work. There are many more subtle differences between the contours and stud placement on the firewall between the USDM and JDM cars than we thought.
Last edited by JT2MA71; 11-23-17 at 09:32 AM.
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Thank you! Haha! yes I know., like you said, especially for the Supras, both MK3 and MK4. The HKS and TRD ones are crazy! Here's a TRD one I made to work on my MK3 a little while back. Can't wait to see that TRD cover/brace on the RC-F! I actually still have a chance to get one, if I ever decide to drop the cash on that. And the full underbody aero and brace!
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Thanks! I have some materials laying around, I used to do a lot of fabrication so it makes it easier to make things happen
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OK. I'm not a fan of braces with pivots in them because they don't deliver stiffness. I am sure it looks great, but because it flexes at the bolts over the shock towers, it really doesn't do a good job of tying the towers together. The OEM piece is also compromised because it is missing the third leg of the triangle. If I were building a bar for the RC F, I would be adding a cross member to the existing firewall mounted bars to create a noticeable increase in stiffness in the front. There would not be any flexible joints of any kind because there is no reason to allow motion unless you want to introduce flexibility and reduce stiffness. Here's a good example of doing it right:
the Ti one, if it even gets done, will somewhat look like that one. Solid on all the joints.
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Thank you! If I remember correctly, The side splitters are pre drilled but only a couple of holes match the factory holes, I believe one in front and one in rear. The rest have to be drilled as far as the car goes. I have the Skipper sides BTW, sold the Lexon set. They mount on the factory plastic rocker panel so I used plenty of double sided tape too. HTH
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Thank you! If I remember correctly, The side splitters are pre drilled but only a couple of holes match the factory holes, I believe one in front and one in rear. The rest have to be drilled as far as the car goes. I have the Skipper sides BTW, sold the Lexon set. They mount on the factory plastic rocker panel so I used plenty of double sided tape too. HTH
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