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Old Apr 20, 2004 | 01:00 AM
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FC3S Mazdaspeed strut bar
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33591

Never seen this before, rare part to have.
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Old Apr 20, 2004 | 02:05 AM
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the more unique piece is the ms rear strut tower brace
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Old Apr 20, 2004 | 02:16 AM
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I've got a mazdaspeed rear strut brace on my recently imported series 5 turbo.
Here's some pics of it
http://members.optusnet.com.au/danie...eedstrutbrace/
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Old Apr 20, 2004 | 02:20 AM
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Nice
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Old Apr 20, 2004 | 03:16 AM
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it's tight... and it doesn't require you to cut into your speaker towers in the rear which is even better
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Old Apr 20, 2004 | 05:10 AM
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i hope you got some 1/8 inch reinforcement plate behind that or its gonna rip free in a crash or under stress...
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Old Apr 20, 2004 | 05:15 AM
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I think it has yeh, a small metal plate on the other side of the speaker tower??
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Originally posted by skunks
i hope you got some 1/8 inch reinforcement plate behind that or its gonna rip free in a crash or under stress...

Can you explain more? I have never heard of this before... is this something you must do when you put in rear strut tower bar?
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Old Apr 20, 2004 | 09:29 AM
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Originally posted by skunks
i hope you got some 1/8 inch reinforcement plate behind that or its gonna rip free in a crash or under stress...
do you know how that thing hooks up or what?
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Old Apr 20, 2004 | 09:44 PM
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Here is a link to pix of the rear bar installed for anyone interested.

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...rear+strut+bar
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Old Apr 20, 2004 | 09:45 PM
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Here is a link to pix of the rear bar installed for anyone interested.

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...rear+strut+bar
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