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Old 01-21-2008, 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by V2Rocket_aka944
why wouldnt it work with an A/C car?
A/C lines run right next to the driver's side strut tower on '86 Turbos
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Old 01-21-2008, 07:54 PM
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I can build braces like that pretty easy really and powdercoat too. What colour for a run of 20. Figure $75 + shipping.
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Old 01-21-2008, 08:09 PM
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You should be able to take the clamp off the ac line and gently reshape the line to clear the STB.
It will fit.
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Old 01-21-2008, 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by jim 7
I can build braces like that pretty easy really and powdercoat too. What colour for a run of 20. Figure $75 + shipping.
The one I have is an exact copy of the turbo cup factory brace. Unless you have another one to use as a template it would be impossible to get just perfect.
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Old 01-21-2008, 09:15 PM
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I was thinking of this brace, then realized the A/C lines are there.
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Old 01-21-2008, 09:35 PM
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They can be moved very easily.
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Old 01-21-2008, 10:29 PM
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What's the deal with this hood prop? I'd like to DX the hood struts for something like that.

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Old 01-21-2008, 11:18 PM
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Looks to be the same style as on 924s, not sure about early 944s.

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Old 01-21-2008, 11:24 PM
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i want a strut brace that says porsche. itll match everythin else on my car that says porsche(almost everything)
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Old 01-22-2008, 01:31 AM
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DVC, that hood is fiberglass, standard on the Turbo Cup cars. Hood shocks weren't needed/probably would crack the fiberglass
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Old 01-22-2008, 01:57 AM
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Originally Posted by gina.kane
I have one if anyone is interested, unpainted as supplied. Looks very well made, mandrel bent and good welds & strengthening where needed. This does not fit a car with a/c as I found out after I purchased it from performance products about a year ago. Still unused and gathering dust.

$125 + shipping (US and Paypal only)
All Racing Dynamics strut bars fit cars with A/C. As already mentioned, remove the clamp holding the A/C lines to the strut tower and move them as necessary to clear the bar.

Personally, I'll never put another RD bar on my car. Serious clearance issues between the bar and the hood. ie..rubbed gouges in the top of the bar and the inside of my hood!
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Old 01-22-2008, 06:47 AM
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rubbed gouges in the top of the bar and the inside of my hood!
I saw that in some of the pics I found, I can find a way around that, it's not a deal killer.
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Old 01-22-2008, 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by aribop
All Racing Dynamics strut bars fit cars with A/C....
Totally wrong, mine definately does not and can't be made to fit as you describe. The a/c lines would have to be phisically bent to make them route correclty. Maybe they make a model that fits cars with a/c, but I assure you that the one I have does not.
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Old 01-22-2008, 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Cone_eater
Why dont more people use the aluminum ones. Lighter and more ridgid. What are the negatives?
I have seen many of them break here on rennlist do a search and you shall find. They usually crack by the welds.

tifosiman has the one of best strut brace anyone can ever put on a 951 and thats the cup car brace which he has on there.
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Old 01-22-2008, 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by reno808
I have seen many of them break here on rennlist do a search and you shall find. They usually crack by the welds.

tifosiman has the one of best strut brace anyone can ever put on a 951 and thats the cup car brace which he has on there.
I would have to say the reason Porsche welded theirs to the strut tower was because they were still using the rubber strut mounts. If you have sphereical ones, it makes no difference
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