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post Jun 22, 2006 - 9:01 PM
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i saw it online, it resembles closely to that of a Cusco strut bar

anyway, i was in absolute awe when i saw it.. thinking "whoa, never seen this before on a 6th gen"
it's not in the Parts Database, so i'm guessing it is now discontinued? or maybe atleast it's very rare.

here are some pics: (u can never get sick of pics..)


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well, i just got it in earlier today, and because i haven't worked for 2 weeks straight due to an injury on my right leg, i had nothing else to do and i just HAD to install it!
you know how it is when you get a part you've been waiting to get... hehe biggrin.gif



here it is installed:
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unfortunately, the power steering reservoir is sort of in the way and now it's tilting slightly to the inside when the bar is in place.. i'm guessing it's located elsewhere on a gt-four. but let's just hope that the bar does it's job and doesn't push the reservoir any further during a hard turn or else i'll have a big problem.

also, since the bar is meant for an st205, it kinda bridges upward.. which makes the stock hood hard to close. but that's okay.... for now wink.gif



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post Jun 23, 2006 - 6:18 PM
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QUOTE(azian_advanced @ Jun 22, 2006 - 9:01 PM) [snapback]447853[/snapback]

unfortunately, the power steering reservoir is sort of in the way and now it's tilting slightly to the inside when the bar is in place.. i'm guessing it's located elsewhere on a gt-four. but let's just hope that the bar does it's job and doesn't push the reservoir any further during a hard turn or else i'll have a big problem.



I find this quite worrying. Should you really be modding cars if you think that the brake fluid resevoir is where the power steering fluid goes? wink.gif

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Besides, forcing the brake reservoir over to one side means that it won't seat properly and that means a huge risk of leaks and even air getting into the system. That brace is obviously not meant to fiit your car. Simply bending (critical) parts out of the way is not the ideal solution to making things fit.

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Posts in this topic
- azian_advanced   ever seen this before?   Jun 22, 2006 - 9:01 PM
- - Bitter   its hinged at either end which means the bar will ...   Jun 22, 2006 - 9:19 PM
- - azian_advanced   i just got back from a quick test drive.. the car ...   Jun 22, 2006 - 11:00 PM
- - jdg371   is there a possibel way to combine the stock sway ...   Jun 23, 2006 - 2:46 PM
|- - Bitter   QUOTE(jdg371 @ Jun 23, 2006 - 2:46 P...   Jun 23, 2006 - 2:54 PM
- - GT4WRC   QUOTE(azian_advanced @ Jun 22, 2006 - 9...   Jun 23, 2006 - 6:18 PM
- - devilsden97   OMG! ^ the above post kills me lol check your...   Jun 23, 2006 - 7:20 PM
- - azian_advanced   woops... my bad. i didn't even read what it s...   Jun 23, 2006 - 11:30 PM
- - WH95TE   My car doesnt even have one of those bars Should ...   Jun 23, 2006 - 11:40 PM
|- - azian_advanced   QUOTE(WH95TE @ Jun 23, 2006 - 11:40 ...   Jun 24, 2006 - 12:31 AM
- - devilsden97   QUOTE(WH95TE @ Jun 24, 2006 - 12:40 ...   Jun 23, 2006 - 11:45 PM
|- - WH95TE   QUOTE(devilsden97 @ Jun 23, 2006 - 11...   Jun 23, 2006 - 11:47 PM
|- - snapshotgt   QUOTE(devilsden97 @ Jun 23, 2006 - 11...   Jun 23, 2006 - 11:48 PM
- - devilsden97   QUOTE(snapshotgt @ Jun 24, 2006 - 12...   Jun 23, 2006 - 11:50 PM
- - celicasteve   yes they do, tapped and everything. Theres just bl...   Jun 24, 2006 - 11:21 AM
- - WH95TE   Yeah they have the holes for the front and rear ba...   Jun 24, 2006 - 11:33 AM
- - Tech9ine   are you getting rid of your stock one cheap azn? I...   Jun 24, 2006 - 12:55 PM
- - azian_advanced   ^^ yeah sure.. it beats having to ship it out. es...   Jun 25, 2006 - 8:36 PM


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