homemade lower frame brace
#1
homemade lower frame brace
here's another contribution to my "if i can build it, then why buy it" fund.
i got bored and had the materials lying around so i got to work! lol
this one is a lil dark but thats where the bolt goes through to the subframe
i got bored and had the materials lying around so i got to work! lol
this one is a lil dark but thats where the bolt goes through to the subframe
#4
Scott17, trust me.. ive already thought about that one since it costs me almost nothing to make it.. it just takes some time to get everything in the correct position. i need to get a few better tools so it can be fabricated faster. my welds arent exactly perfect yet either but thats because im impatient and didnt clean the area enough.
actually what i really need is a car lift.. that would speed up the fabrication about 100%.. instead i have to crawl around on the ground and go back and forth to my garage.
oh well perhaps if i do make a few more ill sell them for a decent $$
actually what i really need is a car lift.. that would speed up the fabrication about 100%.. instead i have to crawl around on the ground and go back and forth to my garage.
oh well perhaps if i do make a few more ill sell them for a decent $$
#7
Originally Posted by NJthunder5spd
actually what i really need is a car lift.. that would speed up the fabrication about 100%.. instead i have to crawl around on the ground and go back and forth to my garage.
#9
I was gonna' make my own too, but depending on what you charge, I may not need to! Thought of a price yet?? Oh yeah, what's it made from?
Thanks
Rob
yes I figured it was metal, but what type? Steel? Aluminum? Titanium(yeah right)
Thanks
Rob
yes I figured it was metal, but what type? Steel? Aluminum? Titanium(yeah right)
#14
t25accent: no price yet.. and its steel. in all actuality its extremely light too
fujiz_xb: its designed to replace the factory little braces and help stiffen the undercarriage by linking the subframe to the unibody in a stronger way.
fujiz_xb: its designed to replace the factory little braces and help stiffen the undercarriage by linking the subframe to the unibody in a stronger way.
#17
im happy to see the site back up.. i hated to be without it
i made a little jig to make more braces today.. now all i need to do is buy more materials since i used what i had to make mine. as soon as i make a couple that work ill let everyone know when i shall have enough available.
i think $100 + shipping (which should be cheap since it weighs nothing) will be the sale price
i made a little jig to make more braces today.. now all i need to do is buy more materials since i used what i had to make mine. as soon as i make a couple that work ill let everyone know when i shall have enough available.
i think $100 + shipping (which should be cheap since it weighs nothing) will be the sale price
#18
tinymeat.. i noticed just a slight difference in cornering around long corners. it seemed to hold a little tighter than before. as for fast cornering and zig zags it seems to have not changed much but thats because i keep gettin thrown back and forth on the seat
#20
Originally Posted by TinyMeat
LOL!
Maybe a pair of sparcos are in order. Or perhaps a 5pt harness.
Maybe a pair of sparcos are in order. Or perhaps a 5pt harness.
as for a harness.. well i dont wanna have the belt block anyone from sitting in the back since the straps would block a seat