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Old 09-09-2014, 03:22 AM
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Default DIY strut brace.
I needed a strut brace, so i made one with some stuff i had laying around.

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It must work no matter how it looks
Bar must be removable.

Well this isn't the prettiest thing i've ever made. But here it is.









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Looks fine to me! But you should change your windscreen washing fluid lines! All of your engine looks perfect except those.. ;-)
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Looks good to me, well done on doing it yourself.
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nice work.
have you thought about making a lower control arm brace too?
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Originally Posted by Dutch944
Looks fine to me! But you should change your windscreen washing fluid lines! All of your engine looks perfect except those.. ;-)
What's wrong with it!!!! haha. Never really though about changing it.

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Looks good to me, well done on doing it yourself.
Cheers mate

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Nice work!
Thanks shawn

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nice work.
have you thought about making a lower control arm brace too?
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No, Any pics?
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The fuel lines are not teflon, definitively not Larts

Originally Posted by Paulyy
I needed a strut brace, so i made one with some stuff i had laying around.

My objectives:
It must work no matter how it looks
Bar must be removable.

Well this isn't the prettiest thing i've ever made. But here it is.

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The fuel lines are not teflon, definitively not Larts
How can you tell they're not teflon?
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How can you tell they're not teflon?
Because I am the only one who offer PTFE on the 951 lines and those are not my lines

same for my brake lines

http://www.ebay.com/itm/PORSCHE-951-...item3cd2838f2c
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Originally Posted by lart951
Because I am the only one who offer PTFE on the 951 lines and those are not my lines

same for my brake lines

http://www.ebay.com/itm/PORSCHE-951-...item3cd2838f2c
Anyone can assemble PTFE lined stainless fuel lines. Are you sure yours are teflon? Do you have a cross sectional picture of the line before assembly to confirm? It's great if you are offering PTFE!
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No, Any pics?
http://shop.design1racing.com/Lower-...-Brace-CB1.htm
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Originally Posted by s14kev
Anyone can assemble PTFE lined stainless fuel lines. Are you sure yours are teflon? Do you have a cross sectional picture of the line before assembly to confirm? It's great if you are offering PTFE!
My small damper line and the pressure line are PTFE except the return line which uses a standard clamp

I'll post pictures but not on this thread since is Pauly's but I'll start my own. Funny since everybody can assemble the lines why aren't they being offered by everybody else?
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Originally Posted by lart951
My small damper line and the pressure line are PTFE except the return line which uses a standard clamp

I'll post pictures but not on this thread since is Pauly's but I'll start my own. Funny since everybody can assemble the lines why aren't they being offered by everybody else?
Because Vic has a patent, copyright, and permission from God to be the only one who can make or sell fuel lines for a 944/951/968. I think Porsche had to ask his permission to make the 944 in the first place.
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Originally Posted by azbanks
Because Vic has a patent, copyright, and permission from God to be the only one who can make or sell fuel lines for a 944/951/968. I think Porsche had to ask his permission to make the 944 in the first place.
In before the rage and cussing starts and also the warning and nasty emails from the mods, you my friend used the Unspeakable word and it wasn't "God"
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Originally Posted by lart951
Because I am the only one who offer PTFE on the 951 lines and those are not my lines

same for my brake lines

http://www.ebay.com/itm/PORSCHE-951-...item3cd2838f2c
Gotcha! In a few years i'll change out to teflon ones. I already knew it's not teflon as they're LR lines. Not hard to swap out.
Brake lines? I'm not sure what mine are. PO changed them.

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Hmm interesting
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