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alan b
14-05-09, 04:48 PM
getting fed up of trying to find a decent strut brace, and when i do no1 will post me the ****in thing!lol so im going to make my own i can weld pretty good so im just wondering where would i get bases from? be a pain to cut them from a sheet of steel! also anyone got pics of theres? cheers!:thumb:
jord4n
14-05-09, 04:52 PM
you could draw them on CAD and take them to a laser cutting place, like i did with my chassis strengthening kit

jord
Mike
14-05-09, 06:21 PM
Use a pair of strut top strengthening plates :thumb:
alan b
14-05-09, 07:26 PM
i was thinking that, but would they be strong enough?
Mike
14-05-09, 07:29 PM
i was thinking that, but would they be strong enough?

No of course not :roll:
alan b
14-05-09, 07:52 PM
il take that as a yes then!
Benn
14-05-09, 07:54 PM
Use a pair of strut top strengthening plates :thumb:

Be way to thin surely. You want something thick. Getting the tubing bent will be more fun.
chimp007_uk
14-05-09, 07:56 PM
I would have thought the strut top plates wouldn't be strong enough.

Get some made.
Benn
14-05-09, 08:00 PM
Could you not at streching platyes to the turrets and then weld on eyelets all most then fix the bar to that. Like James has done to his cage mounting points? (Countbrown alot)
keithrg
14-05-09, 08:32 PM
could you not just get an akro bar or old steel scaffold pole and well it in. woould work in bbot im sure. just a suggestion as recently seen a car with akro's as rear suspension lol
Mike
14-05-09, 08:32 PM
Be way to thin surely. You want something thick. Getting the tubing bent will be more fun.

I dunno, this is how i did it before an had no problems at all, OMP braces only use 3mm thick plates anyway, same as the strut top plates.
krobinson
14-05-09, 09:12 PM
An OMP strut brace fit's on a LET Nova, you can get them for around £50
krobinson
14-05-09, 09:13 PM
Sorry, a tad out on price, but this one fits.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/OMP-Front-Strut-Brace-VAUXHALL-NOVA-1-3-1-4SR-03-93_W0QQitemZ260367770097
alan b
14-05-09, 09:20 PM
cheers keith will keep an eye out for one! secnd hand!
Count Vaux Alot
14-05-09, 09:27 PM
An OMP strut brace fit's on a LET Nova, you can get them for around £50

My sparco one on my saloon was around £30 but i will be making my own for the track car - its not that difficult if you take your time your nearly there with your ideas, i would personally start by using plate for the strut tops if you want a brace that goes from top to top.
alan b
14-05-09, 10:06 PM
i like this idea,
http://www.dtdirl.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1827&d=1238163392
Count Vaux Alot
14-05-09, 10:24 PM
Some people do them like this also....

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg167/Count85/davies6.jpg
gaznovalet
14-05-09, 11:03 PM
heres a home made one
http://i631.photobucket.com/albums/uu40/cossiegaz_2009/DSC00543.jpg