hey....i ordered the CS front and rear strut tower bar at the same time i ordered my exhaust....they sent it thursday and it still hasnt gotten here dammit.... https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/angry.png ..but any way.....i think i heard that the front tower bar has some clearance issues with the hood..if it does is it really that bad or can i trim off a little from the hood frame....and i also think i heard that when installing the rear one u have to cut some sheet metal.. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...R#>/unsure.png ..if anyone has installed these on there 7 can u tell me how u fit it on if it needed some modifications....and if u have ne pics that would be awsome!
thanx peace https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/bigok.gif |
I had some fitment issues with my front bar but that could have been a fluke.. others said they had no issues. For the rear bar, you'll need to cut the metal shock towers in the back. I started with a dremel tool and by the end I was mutilating the towers with a hammer, screwdriver, and tin snips. Its fine with the interior panels back in though. I like their rear bar.
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how u know how big of a hole to cut in ur carpet....and where
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you'll want to remove the side panels/carpet first and install it obviously and then once installed, just take measurements to get a rough idea of where you need to cut the carpet. Its pretty easy. I cut mine a little bigger than needed but it looks fine. I have a pic of it in the members rides thread.
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The FC has threaded bolt holes on the strut tower, Im surprised no one invented strut bars that bolt to that.
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Ronin, I think those are the bolt holes for the 2+2 seating brackets.. those holes are in all FC's I've seen. I don't know how rigid that would be compared to connecting the actual shock mounts but it sounds like a good idea.
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It's not very strong.
you can remove that sheet metal surround entirely, it's pretty easy. Then you gain access to the strut tops where you can install a nice strut tower bar that actually works. it's like this after you remove em: http://pengaru.com/~swivel/cars/rx-7...w_IMG_3172.JPG |
Originally Posted by RONIN FC' date='Oct 29 2003, 01:24 PM
The FC has threaded bolt holes on the strut tower, Im surprised no one invented strut bars that bolt to that.
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oooookkk...so the only reason the rest of that sheet metal is there is to hold the speakers up...ok cool so now i know i can take out as much metal as i can. but o make a cleaner install, i was thinkin about IRST bolting the brace on then cut a hole big enough to insert into the tower , then reconect the bar to the bracewith some sockets. that should be a pretty clean install .not to much taken out. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...DIR#>/wink.png
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