Feeler: Front Aluminum Strut bar Group Buy-UPDATE

[cj]

That's a nice engine bay. Those plug wires are nice and tidy.

BTW, I have the same bar from Wolloth. Nice piece. Good job Ray!

[eurotrash]

1. John in VA - aluminum

2. Greg T - aluminum

3. Jason (jmr_1602) - aluminum

4. Zed - aluminum

5. Bourkeco- aluminum

6. Brian D - aluminum

7. phil vermeulen/nashville

8. Mike Katsoris - Staten Island, NY-Aluminum

9. Ozzy Marcenaro- aluminum

10. Mike B. - Black Paint

11. Jason Gipson - Aluminum

[mickem02]

1. John in VA - aluminum

2. Greg T - aluminum

3. Jason (jmr_1602) - aluminum

4. Zed - aluminum

5. Bourkeco- aluminum

6. Brian D - aluminum

7. phil vermeulen/nashville

8. Mike Katsoris - Staten Island, NY-Aluminum

9. Ozzy Marcenaro- aluminum

10. Mike B. - Black Paint

11. Jason Gipson - Aluminum

12. Micke Malmborg - Aluminum

Also interrested in the rear one when it´s time.

[ray_]

1. John in VA - aluminum

2. Greg T - aluminum

3. Jason (jmr_1602) - aluminum

4. Zed - aluminum

5. Bourkeco- aluminum

6. Brian D - aluminum

7. phil vermeulen/nashville

8. Mike Katsoris - Staten Island, NY-Aluminum

9. Ozzy Marcenaro- aluminum

10. Mike B. - Black Paint

11. Jason Gipson - Aluminum

12. Micke Malmborg - Aluminum

13. Ray Koke - titanium I mean aluminum!

[schwarz75]

Ray, have you tried to fit the bar on a '75 or '76 2002? These late USA 2002s have their windshield washer bottle mounted above the brake master cylinder. If you believe that the bar will fit without moving the washer bottle, please put me down for one... and painted black is my preference. Thanks! - Larry

1. John in VA - aluminum

2. Greg T - aluminum

3. Jason (jmr_1602) - aluminum

4. Zed - aluminum

5. Bourkeco- aluminum

6. Brian D - aluminum

7. phil vermeulen/nashville

8. Mike Katsoris - Staten Island, NY-Aluminum

9. Ozzy Marcenaro- aluminum

10. Mike B. - Black Paint

11. Jason Gipson - Aluminum

12. Micke Malmborg - Aluminum

13. Ray Koke - titanium I mean aluminum!

14. Larry Wilson - Black Paint

[M20Curtis]

Let's hope it fits a Turbo M20!

1. John in VA - aluminum

2. Greg T - aluminum

3. Jason (jmr_1602) - aluminum

4. Zed - aluminum

5. Bourkeco- aluminum

6. Brian D - aluminum

7. phil vermeulen/nashville

8. Mike Katsoris - Staten Island, NY-Aluminum

9. Ozzy Marcenaro- aluminum

10. Mike B. - Black Paint

11. Jason Gipson - Aluminum

12. Micke Malmborg - Aluminum

13. Ray Koke - titanium I mean aluminum!

14. Larry Wilson - Black Paint

15. M20Curtis - Aluminum

[ryansti]

1. John in VA - aluminum

2. Greg T - aluminum

3. Jason (jmr_1602) - aluminum

4. Zed - aluminum

5. Bourkeco- aluminum

6. Brian D - aluminum

7. phil vermeulen/nashville

8. Mike Katsoris - Staten Island, NY-Aluminum

9. Ozzy Marcenaro- aluminum

10. Mike B. - Black Paint

11. Jason Gipson - Aluminum

12. Micke Malmborg - Aluminum

13. Ray Koke - titanium I mean aluminum!

14. Larry Wilson - Black Paint

15. M20Curtis - Aluminum

16. ryansti - aluminum

[Zed]

Ray, have you tried to fit the bar on a '75 or '76 2002? These late USA 2002s have their windshield washer bottle mounted above the brake master cylinder. If you believe that the bar will fit without moving the washer bottle, please put me down for one... and painted black is my preference. Thanks! - Larry

This is a good point -- my interest is also conditioned on the bar fitting an unmodified '75 engine bay.

[RayC911]

Ray, have you tried to fit the bar on a '75 or '76 2002? These late USA 2002s have their windshield washer bottle mounted above the brake master cylinder. If you believe that the bar will fit without moving the washer bottle, please put me down for one... and painted black is my preference. Thanks! - Larry

This is a good point -- my interest is also conditioned on the bar fitting an unmodified '75 engine bay.

I just saw a pic of the later engine bay and it looks like the bottle is sitting too high. But I'll verify this weekend. Thanks for the note

13. Ray Koke - titanium I mean aluminum!

Mr. Koke,

For a few more clams, I'll torch the ends blue for you : )

[norma]

Ray, I'll take one in aluminum.

Rick McQuiston

[schwarz75]

Ray, I would certainly like to try fitting the bar on my '75.

For what it's worth, I made some aluminum reinforcement plates that are 1/4" in height that sit on top of the inner fenders and are bolted down with the upper strut mount/strut brg. assembly. Maybe this spacer under the strut bar would provide some additional clearance for the washer bottle. The studs should be long enough to accept my thin custom plates as well as the strut bar.

[RayC911]

Ray, I would certainly like to try fitting the bar on my '75.

For what it's worth, I made some aluminum reinforcement plates that are 1/4" in height that sit on top of the inner fenders and are bolted down with the upper strut mount/strut brg. assembly. Maybe this spacer under the strut bar would provide some additional clearance for the washer bottle. The studs should be long enough to accept my thin custom plates as well as the strut bar.

I was thinking the same thing. On my 70, the plate is barely sitting on the edge of one of the bolts on the adjustable GC camber plates. But it is almost max out on camber to so it's the extreme. The plates would solve that issue. I don't have that issue on my 73 which has IE adjustable plates but it's also not as low.

schwarz75, do you happen to be in SoCal?

[schwarz75]

I'm in Indianapolis. The '75 2002 is in storage, but as soon as the roads are free of snow I'll have it back home.

[002Racing]

Interested in aluminum

'73tii

[eurotrash]

I'm in Indianapolis. The '75 2002 is in storage, but as soon as the roads are free of snow I'll have it back home.

I'm curious about fitment on a late car now as well. I just reinstalled the bottle, so I completely forgot about that.

And at 2+ Lbs, what kid of rigidity will this actually add? What is the wall thickness of the tubing?

Keep us updated.