strut brace for a TA22

[skiddz]

nope i have an elcheapo ramflo filter, also mine is pre polution control so i get that little bit of extra power, and the CF gives me a little more again y0!

[takai]

Yeah, mine is pre pollution control as well, i just have the stock filter box..... hence it fouls.

[ace]

Meh air filters are overrated.
Nah what options do you have takai?

[takai]

I could chuck a unifilter on there, but i dont particularly want to spend money on the 2T-C. Instead the $20 or so could go towards the 7AGE.

[ace]

Theres a couple on Yahoo Japan at the moment if anyone's seriously interested.
http://page4.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/d52436571
About $175 Aus + shipping.

[skiddz]

or 50 bucks and u get the CF look

[ace]

Yeah i agree! Did you notice any change in chassis stiffness or whatever with it skidzz?

[skiddz]

havent driven it yet at all

["Z" UTE]

A metal fab place here in Canberra has the data programmed into his CNC cutter for the top plates. I will let you know cost, when I go to collect mine.

cheers Chuck.

[GeneSPIDA]

A metal fab place here in Canberra has the data programmed into his CNC cutter for the top plates. I will let you know cost, when I go to collect mine.

cheers Chuck.

Cool, that would be good. It's probably not too much harder to then add the brace.

[71RA20]

Very Cool to hear that the Eclipse CF Bar is working for some applications. And you can't beat the price for a CF look.

Cheers, Johnny

[rob1]

I'd say guys did alright with the strut brace. That seller has now changed his shipping cost to AUS and also the starting bid price. He probably lost money selling the two to you guys!

[faquito]

haha yeah, now it's about $72 USD to get one down here, so about 100AUD almost double the price.

[71RA20]

I found 2 CF Strut Braces @ $12 USD each . If your interested I'll PM you the details. Yes they ship worlwide.

Johnny

[Rinmax]

OK guys, I havn't posted in this tread before, but I have been following it from the begining. I thought that I would show you guys what I made this weekend for my TA22.

Rather than buy a strut brace I went and made my own.

First up I made some brackets to fit the towers. These are make from left over Hilux towbar brackets that I got from work. I had to cut em up and re-shape them to fit the tower bolts then just welded them back together.


Then with the use of a Panhard rod thats just been lying around.


I then welded them together after doing all the measurements.


I then painted it black and I now have a brand new homemade strut brace.


Cost of materials = $0 ( a favor or two )
Cost of labor = $0 ( for the love of my little race car )

As much as I want to have a pretty well made strut brace, the budget won't allow. So this is a good alternative.