1st Prototype: New Rear Brace System.

[DCColegrove]

R3V Group Buy:

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=123881

[xLibelle]

nice design. i like it better than the front brace's design.

the ricers will be hopping all over this

[CleanAzzE30z]

Will you accept my rear brace and some cash??



Mariano

[xLibelle]

i think offering a component engineer a competitor's product as payment is an insult... dont you think?

[CleanAzzE30z]

i think offering a component engineer a competitor's product as payment is an insult... dont you think?

uhhhhh. Yes that would be an insult. Its HIS rear brace. I bought it off of him some months ago. Nice assumption there. Man that would be a dick move, though.


Mariano

[xLibelle]

lol

[DCColegrove]

So...

I'm lucky enough to live in an area that offeres the best in road challenge and quality.

In about an hour or so I'm going on a test drive with my '90 e30 Test Mule (better known as FrankenKar) With all the braces... Front Strut Tower, Lower X and the New Rear Shock Tower Brace with the Trunk Pan Stabilizer Brace.

Front Brace (image from my 2.0l iS):

Lower X Brace:

New Brace Rear Brace System:

[E30FreaK89]

So...

I'm lucky enough to live in an area that offeres the best in road challenge and quality.

In about an hour or so I'm going on a test drive with my '90 e30 Test Mule (better known as FrankenKar) With all the braces... Front Strut Tower, Lower X and the New Rear Shock Tower Brace with the Trunk Pan Stabilizer Brace.

Front Brace (image from my 2.0l iS):

Lower X Brace:

New Brace Rear Brace System:

How did the drive go? And where did you go?

[LowR3V'in]

Some of my friends, clients and the boys in the forums with high HP e30s were experiencing cracks in the trunk pan and a couple of outright massive failures.

Do you have any pictures of the damaged
area?

Does this only happen to cars with a poly/solid diff bushing?

[DCColegrove]

Do you have any pictures of the damaged
area?

Does this only happen to cars with a poly/solid diff bushing?

This happens to any car especially if you drive hammer down.

I'm looking for another ones that I shot much latter and is of better quality but here is an image of one that started to blow apart (a progress shot to show the customer):

How did the drive go? And where did you go?

Ventura 126 to Santa Paula 150 to Ojai 150 Carpenteria 101 to Santa Barbara back to Ventua... It was a riot.

[DSP74]

Will you accept my rear brace and some cash??



Mariano

Actually DC Colegrove, maybe that would be a good program to offer? Sure you won't make as much money, but you will reward customers, and you can clean up re-powder coat the returned braces and sell them at a discount-bringing in more customers...............In theory anyway.

[CleanAzzE30z]

Judging by his lack of acknowledging any of my posts, Id say thats a negatory. :(


Mariano

jk, you know I love you Daniel.

[DCColegrove]

Actually DC Colegrove, maybe that would be a good program to offer? Sure you won't make as much money, but you will reward customers, and you can clean up re-powder coat the returned braces and sell them at a discount-bringing in more customers...............In theory anyway.

John and I just got off the phone...

We are going to produce a retrofit trunk pan brace for the single piece rear bars.

Working on it right now...

[E30FreaK89]

Ventura 126 to Santa Paula 150 to Ojai 150 Carpenteria 101 to Santa Barbara back to Ventua... It was a riot.

did you make the run by yourself? Should have told me i would have gone with.

[DCColegrove]

did you make the run by yourself? Should have told me i would have gone with.

Yeah I thought about it... I should have called... It was late though.