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1989 Coupe build thread: http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=312012
IG: @mitchlikesbikes
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Bought a new car:
Ready to begin again:
Time to plasma out the shock towers. Reminds me of the movie Aliens:
Testing fitment:
Turns out an extended eyelet won't fit after all. We have two options. Option A is to weld a tube onto the place where the old shocks mount, then tabs off that tube. Option B is to weld the tab diagonally directly onto the old shock mount location.
Option A requires more work and won't be as strong, but allows us a lot more clearance and fitment is easier. It also lines up the shock better so there's no misalignment:
Option B will be much stronger and requires no special reinforcement. However it is not as flexible and that will make fitment more difficult:
I think we're going with Option A because it gives us more leeway if we fuck up a measurement, and more shock clearance is a good thing even if we have to add more reinforcement.sigpic
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You lucky SOB The BRZ is one of my favorite cars. I want one so bad...
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Originally posted by ThatOneEuroE30 View PostYou lucky SOB The BRZ is one of my favorite cars. I want one so bad...
Maybe in 20 years I'll turn the brz into an offroadersigpic
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Originally posted by TheTacoMan View PostI know if I got one it would be modified beyond the warranty way to quickly.
Do you imagine you will run into ground clearance issues mounting it this way, its hard to tell in the photos.sigpic
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I just had a headslapper moment when I realized there was a much much easier way to extend the trailing arms shock mount while simultaneously reinfocing it:
I could have just used a single peice of rectangular tubing and cut the tops and bottoms of it off to form two tabs on the end, and welded it to the original shock location and the front. F#$K I wish I had done that.sigpic
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yeah but what about the CV shaft that goes there?1991 325i - "Scambles" The Daily Driven lightly modded.
1988 Mazda RX-7 TII "Mako" The Free Dorito
bacon by Jared Laabs, on Flickr
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Originally posted by AwakenNoMore View Postyeah but what about the CV shaft that goes there?
Coilovers fully installed and functional on Monday :)sigpic
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Is there anyone out there who can do me a huge favor, and measure the distance between the top-rear of the subframe and the bottom of the trunk floor?
Basically the distance from the bolt hole to the the trunk floor, right behind the frame. It should be somewhere around 2" with stock bushings.
I cut out my trunk floor so I can't re-measure it, but I'm pretty sure it was just over 2 inches.
Thanks!sigpic
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