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DIY cheap strut brace.
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I bought an S14 strut brace from super cheap as they were on sale for $9.95, with the hope that I could modify to suit my 1200.
Finally got around to doing it, not quite finished yet but I thought I'd put up a couple of pics (sorry about the quality!)
Just cut off mounts, turn strut plate around & weld on some new mounts, about 90 minutes work & easy.

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Posted on: 2009/6/17 8:53
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Boof will be spewing!!

Posted on: 2009/6/17 10:41
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not really...i think he payed about $10 for each brace, and the brackets he made look a little more profesional

Posted on: 2009/6/17 10:50
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I'm suprised you can see how crap my brackets are from these sh!thouse phone pics :)
Just made these out of angle iron as a test piece.

Posted on: 2009/6/17 12:17
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looks to sit a lot lower than the boof bars, and no the boof bars were not $10 each cost

Posted on: 2009/6/17 12:23
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Damn, the price has gone back to $39.95 :(

Posted on: 2009/6/18 9:38
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still cheap at $39.95 for minimal modding

Posted on: 2009/6/18 11:17
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I found some of those noodles finally, not too bad at all.
Gotta get more I ate them all!

Posted on: 2009/6/18 12:33
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My time to build a Strut brace is approaching fast, have designed camber/castor plates for the ute that incorporates brackets for fitting a strut brace, just need the time.

Posted on: 2009/6/18 13:12

Edited by racetech on 2009/6/18 13:34:10
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Yeah, for me time is very hard to find, (kids = no time)

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