custom rear strut bar

[Equinox]

somethign I made out of Mx3OwnzJ00's old OBX front strut bar. Increased handling by atleast 25%

 

[redrims]

Whoa! Pretty sweet and creative. Must feel good to have the first Protege rear strut bar.


YOU BETTER THAT PATENTED!! Peopl steal ideas in a heartbeat.

 

[Matthew]

its not the first, someone had a really crazy roll cage looking thing back there but im too lazy to search for the post

 

[Vulcanon]

*prepares to steal idea*


nah, I'd give you props if I do that to my car

 

[Equinox]

well it involved a lot of welding and bracket fabrication, I only used 10% of the original bracket the bar came with, so if you can do this, be my guest.

I'll update with pictures of my interior reinstalled when I cut it to accomodate

 

[Matthew]

hey equinox dont think i wasnt taking away from your work, thats some good s***

 

[twilightprotege]

i believe i was the first or one of the first to chuck a rear strut bar in the back of my car...late november 2002.

but i totally agree. i love it. handling is better than stock for sure.

see attached picy

 

[pingdum]

Good job!! looks great!!

 

[twilightprotege]

if that's for me then thanks mine was made out of chromemoly (heavy, but friggen strong). can be removed from the back of the car in under 1 minute to get back the boot area.

i'd definately recommend to everyone with a P5 to get one made up

 

[low_psi]

RIP OBX bar...

looks great Ray-Gun! those Type-R templates worked great

 

[SuperSpud]

holy s*** dude, you got that made inlike,, a day... I didnt think you would get right on it like that...too bad you are gay and have me on ignore

 

[jcvmp5]

i did not see that part of your car ..... or any of your interior... i wish i had a digi carmra to post pics.....

 

[Equinox]

i did not see that part of your car ..... or any of your interior... i wish i had a digi carmra to post pics.....

it wasn't in at the time, I mocked it up sunday, and made it monday

 

[Equinox]

finished last night

 

[Joe PR5]

rad

 

[I_Vtec]

The guy that had the original one was MP5Raycer if anyone cares.

Or he had the thing with the seatbelts attached and everything.

 

[Kooldino]

somethign I made out of Mx3OwnzJ00's old OBX front strut bar. Increased handling by atleast 25%

lol@ the random "25%" number. So i'd expect to see a slalom speed increase of about 17mph. You'll hold the world record.

I'm curious to see what the results are, although I'd caution you on making the rear too stiff on a FWD car. Would you say cornering improved, it improved on the twisties, or both?

Anyone have an idea on what it would take to do this on a sedan?

 

[Equinox]

Pro5 the name of the thread isn't, first rear strut bar, so really time and date isnt' a point being made here...


and KoolDino that is more of an assdyno estimate. More specifically my car is a whole lot more stiff, some high speed corners I took before without I woudl squeal a lot of tire, now it's smooth and just dives into the corners, no noise. I also managed to pull a couple three wheels.

Also, don't be an asshole =)

 

[I_Vtec]

There was some discussion of whom had the first one. I was just providing a little information. Sorry if you thought I was trying to jack your thread or something.

Your's looks good though.

 

[mypfizzle]

equinox.. -=) drink some coffee.. u seem grumpy brah.. anyhoOodles.. nice fab work.. wish i knew how to weld an s***.. uGh*
like always ::two thumbs up:: too tha man with the bad ass silver p5 -=)