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Front Strut Supports / Monte Carlo Bar

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Old Jun 17, 2003 | 12:16 PM
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Front Strut Supports / Monte Carlo Bar

Hey all ,,

here's my lo-buget front strut and monte carlo bars

it's easy to do. i went a bought the solid round stock
measured, cut, heated the ends and pounded flat.
Then drilled. the monte carlo bar needed to be bent
so it was heated and bent to shape. on the back side where the bolts go through i used some flat metal pieces as backing plates for added strength.
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Old Jun 17, 2003 | 01:08 PM
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ghettoness at its best. notice much of a difference?
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Old Jun 17, 2003 | 01:16 PM
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Man... and I thought the CP Racing bar was low budget.
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Old Jun 17, 2003 | 01:48 PM
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Yeah as a matter of fact, there is a difference. I would like one of those other bars, but **** that ! same results
for cheap, plus i like to make my own stuff when i can.
After driving without a brace, then with a brace, cars should have such a brace anyways. any bracing up front is always good.plus i have a rear strut brace too.
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Old Jun 17, 2003 | 05:35 PM
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hey where did u get that cold ait intake
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Old Jun 17, 2003 | 06:10 PM
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Probobly custom made. very easy.
Check this out. not sure whose page this is.


http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Pit/8168/myrx7.html

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Old Jun 17, 2003 | 08:59 PM
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Yeah, i made it myself, thats innercooler piping along with the rubber sections. I also cut and vented the headlight lid. not a NACA duct, but i like the shape of the vent. I could have made a NACA, just testing others
first. Why not ,anyway with the vent and the piping it turned out ok, looks ok, and works too.
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