</3er *Henry's S12-----IT RUNS IT RUNS(start up video pg.90)
05-03-2010, 04:20 PM
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lol thanks! i just got it
I've wanted a strut bar forever, dude. It looks cool. That's all. But nothing fits an s12, nothing within reach at least. I think an R31 bar fits. Anyway, I love the Cusco bars, except that if I were to order one, I wouldn't be able to realign the mounts since their mounting plates are made of aluminum(I can't weld that stuff). So I just got a cusco style bar with steel brackets off ebay for $60 shipped, not too shabby right?
The bar is supposed to fit BOTH s13 and s14, so there's a few slight problems. I already have to cut the mounts off the plates and realign them to fit the s12 anyway, so it won't be too bad.
Here's the bar, I probably shouldn't have put it on my bed for fear of china lead, haha
Looking alright so far
ALL the holes are ovaled out for the s13/s14 universal fitment, I will fill these in
and the bolts don't even fit as it should, they're too small
the bar BARELY fits in between the inner bolts of the strut towers
brackets cut off and the oval holes are filled in
work station (floor, haha)
more oval hole filling comparo
I wore a pretty serious face mask when I sanded off the paint. chinese lead paint destroys families
all ovals filled in
new hardware that fits
tacked in, you can see the sockets on top of the bolts to protect the threads from splatter
compared to the pics of it new, you can see how much I've pushed the brackets in and bent them accordingly. the nuts on the innermost bolt is super barely able to come off, so it worked out
hood mod too
and new bottom rad mounts!
I've wanted a strut bar forever, dude. It looks cool. That's all. But nothing fits an s12, nothing within reach at least. I think an R31 bar fits. Anyway, I love the Cusco bars, except that if I were to order one, I wouldn't be able to realign the mounts since their mounting plates are made of aluminum(I can't weld that stuff). So I just got a cusco style bar with steel brackets off ebay for $60 shipped, not too shabby right?
The bar is supposed to fit BOTH s13 and s14, so there's a few slight problems. I already have to cut the mounts off the plates and realign them to fit the s12 anyway, so it won't be too bad.
Here's the bar, I probably shouldn't have put it on my bed for fear of china lead, haha
Looking alright so far
ALL the holes are ovaled out for the s13/s14 universal fitment, I will fill these in
and the bolts don't even fit as it should, they're too small
the bar BARELY fits in between the inner bolts of the strut towers
brackets cut off and the oval holes are filled in
work station (floor, haha)
more oval hole filling comparo
I wore a pretty serious face mask when I sanded off the paint. chinese lead paint destroys families
all ovals filled in
new hardware that fits
tacked in, you can see the sockets on top of the bolts to protect the threads from splatter
compared to the pics of it new, you can see how much I've pushed the brackets in and bent them accordingly. the nuts on the innermost bolt is super barely able to come off, so it worked out
hood mod too
and new bottom rad mounts!
05-09-2010, 03:29 PM
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take your hood off and everything will make sense, youll know what to do
pink with copper sparkle!
and welded on washers for the lower radiator mount, seats the bushings perfectly and the rad is placed level against the support
pink with copper sparkle!
and welded on washers for the lower radiator mount, seats the bushings perfectly and the rad is placed level against the support
05-09-2010, 08:30 PM
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wow, like he said above, I love your attention to detail, and I have always loved the out-of-the-ordinary colors that you do such as the pink with copper flake. My friend has an s12 and I never liked it much but yours is gorgeous and really changed my mind about how they can look, good job.
05-23-2010, 02:52 AM
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summer is here! and my finals are over, there's a track event planned on June 4 so here's hoping that I can get everything ready by then.
Relaxing, beautiful weather, laying on the floor looking back, and taking off my exhaust to fix a leak
welded on a new flange, not too bad for flux core!
grip taped pedals
gas is cool, I haven't driven this thing in so long
And this hood mod keeps getting more convenient, letting me work under my garage ceiling light
Relaxing, beautiful weather, laying on the floor looking back, and taking off my exhaust to fix a leak
welded on a new flange, not too bad for flux core!
grip taped pedals
gas is cool, I haven't driven this thing in so long
And this hood mod keeps getting more convenient, letting me work under my garage ceiling light
