Progress Thread 2nd Fox Body - some window trim work!

Nice! Did you get the push pins with them? I just sold my last set of 4 but I think I may have a couple spare pins if you need them.
I didnt see any in the pictures. It was really a spur of the moment purchase when I got notified he had new auctions up. So I’m really not all that sure what will be coming with them.
 
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Seat mount covers came, and included all the push pins. Thanks @TIGGER for the offer on the extra pins…… maybe someone else will need them down the road!!
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While it’s nothing to write home about…… my strut tower brace will be here Wednesday. I’m just excited to spruce up the engine bay a little more!! Any stiffening of the front end is an added bonus!
 
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Is your bay finished? It might mess the paint on the backside of the weld. Do a test first
No, not to the point I want it to be. It’s just rattle can now. Plans down the road are to pull the motor and do a nice job on the engine bay. And of course while the motor is out, we’ll have to do some work on that! Lol
 
Unknown. I think they sit a little proud so if you drill and mount the brace and add nutserts after, it may not align properly.

I'm sure with some careful thought one can get them to work though.
 
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Looks like he’s resting on the CAI and still needs to come down a couple inches. That sucks!
As common as aftermarket intakes and air tubes are, I’m surprised MM haven’t come up with a “modified” brace in their lineup.
 
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Looks like it hits the intake tubing.

I would cut the crossbar, weld it up clean and grind it smooth and then powdercoat the bar and install it like that. I seem to remember Jack Hidley saying that the biggest flex they saw was under hard braking and that's where the bar helped the most. The towers will want to flex foward under braking so that will at least triangulate them to the pinch weld.

No idea how nice it would look though. I admit...i like the appearance of my bar.
 
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Looks like it hits the intake tubing.

I would cut the crossbar, weld it up clean and grind it smooth and then powdercoat the bar and install it like that. I seem to remember Jack Hidley saying that the biggest flex they saw was under hard braking and that's where the bar helped the most. The towers will want to flex foward under braking so that will at least triangulate them to the pinch weld.

No idea how nice it would look though. I admit...i like the appearance of my bar.
Kind of like they did in the beginning? I guess that would be better than nothing.
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The towers will also flex inward and outward on hard cornering which is the reason for the bar between the shock towers. You can solve that problem by installing an SLA system which also allows for a wider wheel up front as the strut no longer dictates how far inboard the wheel can go. Limiting factor then moves to the tire hitting the subframe.

As for the issue on Mondybutt2000's car if you move the crossbar up then it may get into the hood. Might be able to reconfigure the CAI piping but with the turbo hot side piping being right below it just may not be feasible.