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phillipm

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Post #1
Right, thought I'd keep this out of the lower brace thread as it's too bloody long already LOL

I've settled on a design with the upper strut brace I'm pretty happy with, as it should fit most phases with plenty of bonnet clearance and it's still a lot stiffer than what's already on the market.

However, it might require removing the upper cover from the ECU box to get it to fit on some cars, or at least some slight trimming to give clearance.


Now, is that something that would bother anyone - or would you rather have some form of cover come with it (if possible) that cleared the brace. (or if not, back to the drawing board)

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Posted 25th May 2012 at 17:50
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Post #2
voted not bothered as the ECU is currently inside the car.

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Posted 25th May 2012 at 17:55
phillipm

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Post #3
LOL

Other option might be to offer modified ECU boxes to drop them down an inch Hmm

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Posted 25th May 2012 at 18:05
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Same, ecu will be inside. And it's a shed, just with some shiny bits bolted to it

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Posted 25th May 2012 at 19:33
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Post #5
Wouldn't give a s**t tbh.
Maybe some form of cover to keep any water off the main plug would be good though.
Posted 25th May 2012 at 19:47
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be fiiine without owt on there

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Posted 25th May 2012 at 22:57
phillipm

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Well mine's coming off as I prefer the new design to my old carbon one (although I might still make mine half carbon Big grin), so I'll be ditching the lid, but then mine's an old clonky shed so I couldn't give a fook about whether it's perfect under the bonnet or not LOL

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Posted 25th May 2012 at 23:15
Ashman

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Just cable tie a plastic bag over the connector Wink
Posted 25th May 2012 at 23:43
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Surely you can make it fit over the ecu lid dude ? It's hardly mount Everest ?
Posted 25th May 2012 at 23:48
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its a sealed plug, be fine! should see a 405 ecu, in the bloody scuttle panel!

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Posted 26th May 2012 at 04:00
phillipm

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bigbadbowen wrote:
Surely you can make it fit over the ecu lid dude ? It's hardly mount Everest ?


Well, at the minute it just clears by a fag paper. But given tolerances on Pug cars and a bit of vibration I'd imagine it'll rub it.
I don't want to lift the brace as there's some option extra that bolt on nicely at the moment to improve other bits of the car LOL

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Posted 26th May 2012 at 23:25
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I'd want a cover as its there for a reason. How much you knocking them up for painted fella? Smile

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Posted 27th May 2012 at 22:43
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Don't know yet, depends what I settle on! Be somewhere between the OMP + whiteline ones pricing wise is about as close as I can tell you atm LOL

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Posted 27th May 2012 at 22:58
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Right, looks like it's worth trying to change it somehow, will have a head scratch for a while longer LOL

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Posted 30th May 2012 at 17:52
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Right, this is nowhere near a production version - it's welded out of bits of random scrap (hence the bends being different side to side), and there's some other bracing bits to go on it yet - but I can get it to just clear the cover - it may rub slightly on some cars, I've going to check it on as many as I can next week to see what fitment is like.

Anyway, just thought I'd let you have a bit of a preview.

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Posted 31st May 2012 at 22:19
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that looks pretty cool, S16 ecu cover is different to gti6, taller I think.

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Posted 31st May 2012 at 22:22
phillipm

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Aye, but I need it to fit on everything Big grin

Phase 1 bonnet props can't stay on the bonnet btw, probably make some fittings on the brace for 'em.

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Posted 31st May 2012 at 22:22
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should fit a ZX just fine, bonnet prop goes from strut to front panel not on the bonnet.

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Posted 31st May 2012 at 22:27
phillipm

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Hoy, who said you can put one on a dirty Citroen? Gerorf!

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Posted 31st May 2012 at 22:44
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ohh that's a point, I have more camber as standard, wonder if my strut tops are closer together...

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Posted 31st May 2012 at 22:46
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LOL

ZX fail.

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Posted 31st May 2012 at 23:00
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Post #22
Like it. Nice, clean, simple and rigid design with no pivot points or other compromises.

Are you going to make it in steel or ally?

I am from the "strut braces do work" school of thought. I put a strut brace on my old Audi quattro which was a factory part from a later model and the difference was definitely there. But it is subtle so I can understand why people say they don't work, especially the not-very-rigid designs that are out there.

More chassis rigidity can't be a bad thing now can it? Especially on the most powerful model in the range.

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Posted 1st Jun 2012 at 07:47
phillipm

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They'll be steel, it's not that heavy even in steel, as it's quite thin-walled and there's no heavy bolted joints.

There's a few other parts yet that will explain why I want the stiffness of the steel Smile

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Posted 1st Jun 2012 at 09:43
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would they be even more rigid if they swapped over to the other side of the mount or am I being thick?
I.e
front most left side bolt matching up to the rear most on the right etc.

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Posted 1st Jun 2012 at 13:28
phillipm

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You mean like a cross? Slighlty, but it hits the bonnet and battery...

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