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AWDWSBTT
13-12-2012, 06:42 PM
Had a quiet day at work , so i knocked this up from some scrap material http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/4428/20121213114226.jpg
http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/3312/20121213114251.jpg
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/4605/20121213173500.jpg

crackajnr
13-12-2012, 07:05 PM
Looks the part , just wonder if it will work aswell as a whiteline etc because it has no way of adjusting or tightening between the towers.

zero
13-12-2012, 07:32 PM
Looks great. I like the "beefier" construction of the mounts etc. The Whiteline one is very soft & flexible in that area.

SH00T
13-12-2012, 08:18 PM
Nice Job! I like it...

AWDWSBTT
13-12-2012, 08:20 PM
More for looks, weather it works or not , like Crackajnr said "Looks the part" and didnt cost me a cent , i actually got paid to make it by doing it at work so yeah i was going to make it adjustable but couldnt be bothered as i dont race the car or anything like that, just cruise :happy:

Must be the mitsubishi in me, budget restraints( check out the 380 TMR brace )

HaydenVRX
13-12-2012, 08:28 PM
Make me one up! :p but thicker!

Oggy
13-12-2012, 09:05 PM
HAHA, doesn't need to be adjustable, it's not like you can adjust it so that the towers get pushed out further or pulled in further.
The adjustable part is only so that you can fit it on if the strut towers have somehow sagged over the years.
Since you've made it to fit, it does exactly the same job as an adjustable one. Well done.

Have you driven it much, do you notice a difference?

This was the first mod I put on my AWD - it clearly made turn in on the stock wheels & tyres much better - roundabouts went from boat like towards kart like :)
I think if I had bigger wheels & lower profile tyres I might not have noticed the difference.

Skapper
13-12-2012, 10:04 PM
It... it's... it's beautiful!

Great work man, seriously!

Now, if you could just brace it back to the firewall for us... :P

perry
14-12-2012, 06:21 AM
Make me one up! :p but thicker!

if the price is wright ill have one as well

HaydenVRX
14-12-2012, 07:11 AM
if the price is wright ill have one as well

You have a fanbase all ready, quote us up!? Lol as long as the bolts on either side don't wobble i do really want one, looks leet.

rush
14-12-2012, 07:17 AM
You have a fanbase all ready, quote us up!? Lol as long as the bolts on either side don't wobble i do really want one, looks leet.

Yeh as above. Was actually considering making one out of mild steel and getting it powder coated. This is even better!!

dreggzy
14-12-2012, 07:48 AM
I would love to have one as well mate. If you can make them easily I would pay good money.

crackajnr
14-12-2012, 12:29 PM
HAHA, doesn't need to be adjustable, it's not like you can adjust it so that the towers get pushed out further or pulled in further.
The adjustable part is only so that you can fit it on if the strut towers have somehow sagged over the years.
Since you've made it to fit, it does exactly the same job as an adjustable one. Well done.

Have you driven it much, do you notice a difference?

This was the first mod I put on my AWD - it clearly made turn in on the stock wheels & tyres much better - roundabouts went from boat like towards kart like :)
I think if I had bigger wheels & lower profile tyres I might not have noticed the difference.

Still needs to be adjusted tight to stop the towers flexing.

AWDWSBTT
14-12-2012, 04:02 PM
Sorry but no can do, if i got caught making these id be out of a job, just happened to make this one cause the boss was working from home for the week, so any chance i get, i make stuff, but, to be honest , i would love to do it if i had my own w/shop, but :doh: