911GT2

Here are some pics of my torque brace installed. The brace is $85 from David Garfinkle 1-615-893-4469. All in all I'm pretty pleased with it. The install was a little tough. I had to rent an angle head drill from Home Depot to get it to fit between the ABS unit and the fender wall so I could drill the holes. Even with that, the bit was way to long, so I cut the drill bit (standard 1/2 in bit) down to just over 2 inches. I just clamped it into a vice, and hit it with a hammer till it snapped. Once the holes were drilled, the rest was a piece of cake. Garfinkle sends the tools necessary to install the threaded nuts that go into the fender wall, so that took maybe 30 minutes. And the piece that replaces the engine hangar was just two bolts.

My Profec B was installed in the place where the torque brace was supposed to go, so I just slid it down deeper into that well, and used the bottom, rearmost allen head bolt to secure it. There's plenty of room. You can see the top hose of the profec in the first pic down there.

It is a really solid piece. The engine definitely does not move anywhere near as much as it used to. At times my whole car would shake at idle (revs dropped too low), and now it's rock solid. Shifts feel a whole lot smoother, and sudden acceleration doesn't jerk the shifter to the right anymore. I'm really happy with it.

Anyways, heres the pics.

xstacy7

I will be getting the brace later on maybe next week or so. I will probably have it powdercoated before I put it on. I have seen a few of his brace's in person and they are VERY well built. And it is WELL worth the $85 you spend on it. Looks good 911GT2. I will probably go to his shop and get some help putting it on from David.

rotorbrain

911gt, please oh please, take it back off and paint it, or something. that thing will rust in a heartbeat. its mild steel. have it powdercoated for better results. youre gonna lose your investment if you dont.

paul

paximus

iTrader: (1)

does powdercoating the brace do anything to the bushings? since you put it in the oven to bake the powder on. i know it gets damn hot in the bay anyway, but in an oven at 400+ degrees?
just wondering.

duboisr

Remove the bushings before powdercoating or chroming. If you tear abushing Garfinkle will send you new ones. Normal underhood temp will not hurt the bushing. Nice pictures!

911GT2

Oh wow, I never even thought of that. I guess I will either paint it or get it powder-coated. Thanks for the tip rotorbrain.

And just as a BTW, Garfinkle is the man, so he sends one set of replacement bushings with the brace, just incase you screw them up.

limitup

This design looks different from the one on my car (I think it's from RX7 store). Does yours create all kinds of rattles and vibrations when you first start moving or come to stop, etc.? That design that you have seems to be better in that the bar doesn't look like it can move at all, whereas on mine it can move because of the joints. And what is that yellow stuff at the joints of yours??

SVT Squasher

Looks good. It even looks like it would be very effective, nicley built.

rotorbrain

the whole operation is smooth as butter. the "yellow" stuff is from the braising. its only to cover up seams. the whole thing is actually held together with grade 8 steel bolts.

paul