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Maybe there is a change here...? I seem to recall that the price of this was significantly higher when I got mine I think the $99 price was almost half price. At that time it was advertized just as CF... Or maybe its just a truth in advertizing thing...
Mine does not have any apparent joins anywhere but it is a little heavier than stock.
BTW if you've never taken one off - the stock bar is incredibly light - must have a very thin wall - presumably why it bends easily.
Regardless of the material my 4.5 years of having it says its a nice part - still good looking, rock solid & nicely adjustable.
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Mine does not have any apparent joins anywhere but it is a little heavier than stock.
BTW if you've never taken one off - the stock bar is incredibly light - must have a very thin wall - presumably why it bends easily.
Regardless of the material my 4.5 years of having it says its a nice part - still good looking, rock solid & nicely adjustable.
Alan
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I had an identical looking CF brace on my GTS when I crashed it. The bar was damaged in the accident and from memory it was actually CF and definitely wasn't a CF wrap over a metal tube. Unfortunately I only have a general picture available
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DR sold these not that long ago. True carbon fiber tube with I think machined alumininum ends. Very slick piece.
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DR sold these not that long ago. True carbon fiber tube with I think machined alumininum ends. Very slick piece.
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Drill hole in cap, braze Schrader valve to cap. use fuel resistant gasket between cap and rail - easy access for testing fuel pressure.
On 15 yrs no leaks.
http://www.dieselorings.com/index.ph...cat=18&group=6
On 15 yrs no leaks.
http://www.dieselorings.com/index.ph...cat=18&group=6
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Randy the one Chuck showed is the same as mine & while DR may have sold some - I rather think they were a different design. The one Rob shows is also different - not adjustable (or at least not in the same way).
As I said maybe this is a material change - but the damage on Chucks bar doesn't look like the way a metal tube fails under stress...
Alan.
As I said maybe this is a material change - but the damage on Chucks bar doesn't look like the way a metal tube fails under stress...
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Drill hole in cap, braze Schrader valve to cap. use fuel resistant gasket between cap and rail - easy access for testing fuel pressure.
On 15 yrs no leaks.
http://www.dieselorings.com/index.ph...cat=18&group=6
On 15 yrs no leaks.
http://www.dieselorings.com/index.ph...cat=18&group=6
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Like the Phoenix risen from the ashes - a few hi-res pics of the engine redone.
Intake, valve covers and water bridge refinished using 3-stage DupliColour process as first seen on Bill Swift's car.
![](https://rennlist.com/forums/members/randy-v-albums-928-stuff-picture14638-engine-rebirth.jpg)
Everything was replated, including the hood latch.
![](https://rennlist.com/forums/members/randy-v-albums-928-stuff-picture14639-hood-latch-detail.jpg)
Intake decals by Bertrand Daoust.
![](https://rennlist.com/forums/members/randy-v-albums-928-stuff-picture14640-intake-detail.jpg)
Entire front end of the car was repainted. Will post some detail shots after it is polished and waxed in a couple more weeks - paint has to fully cure first.
Intake, valve covers and water bridge refinished using 3-stage DupliColour process as first seen on Bill Swift's car.
![](https://rennlist.com/forums/members/randy-v-albums-928-stuff-picture14638-engine-rebirth.jpg)
Everything was replated, including the hood latch.
![](https://rennlist.com/forums/members/randy-v-albums-928-stuff-picture14639-hood-latch-detail.jpg)
Intake decals by Bertrand Daoust.
![](https://rennlist.com/forums/members/randy-v-albums-928-stuff-picture14640-intake-detail.jpg)
Entire front end of the car was repainted. Will post some detail shots after it is polished and waxed in a couple more weeks - paint has to fully cure first.