These front strut / firewall braces were designed and engineered specifically for the purpose of increasing the rigidity of the cowl and front suspension areas on the S13.

Developed for the 240sx Convertible, they are equally effective at reducing front end flexion on the Coupe and Hatch, while allowing full access to the top of your engine. Valve cover removal can be done without removing the FSTB.

In addition, they are situated to transfer and distribute strut tower loads evenly across the firewall and bulkhead, increasing suspension flatness.

Manufactured from thick-walled mild steel tubing, with CNC-cut mounting plates and gusseted welds and joints, you won't find a beefier strut brace on the market. PERIOD.

Finish is a high-quality satin black powdercoat that's been professionally applied to resist chipping, scratching and flaking.

Note: Drilling of the firewall (two holes) is required. Installation is fairly simple and should take less than an hour with normal hand tools.

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Modified by rotorimp at 7:25 AM 9/15/2007

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i see some heavy mount pod modification on the crossmember

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And I am also concerned about drilling the firewall. Do the brake and clutch line need to be relocated? And does it come with the hardware to mount the bar to the firewall?

Modified by Silvia_Drift at 9:29 PM 8/8/2007

It's unny though. I was just talking to the guys in our abrication shop, like a week ago, about making one very similar to this. Guess there is no need to use up my favors when I can just buy one. Thanks.

Just out of curiousity, how thick is "thick walled mild steel tubing" ?

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Drilling the two holes in the fire wall is very easy--you do have to remove the plastic just above it to get to the back side. They can be installed in about 20 min. just because you have to put it on-mark the holes and drill them. Nothing else has to be removed or changed. We did notice with some aftermarket suspension. that you have to lower one of the struts to get it on--just because they are made to very tight tolerances and I didn't want to mess up any threads on the struts. these bars also come very close to the hood. If your all stock you will be fine but some of the carbon fiber hoods come down closer and you might have to put some washers on the hinge. The wall thickness on the tubes is .095" and currently it is up to the buyer for the hardware to attach it to the firewall. Any other questions please post them.

-Dan

FWIW, I can flex a Cusco bar with my hands, and I'm not a real strong guy.

This thing is beefy.

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my cusco barely clears

And please do make a matching rear STB

Looks like the holes would be difficult to drill with the engine in?

Because it's rigid, making it near impossible to install without dropping your struts... Don't want people to damage the threads on the strut studs!

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that makes sense, I was wondering the same thing

And Yes as long as there is a demand we will produce them. In fact Dan has me convinced to do a s14 run.

I see. Thanks, Greg, didn't think of installation.

Now make a rear one, lol!

Preferably one that ties into the strut towers and the bottom of the trunk!

....please?

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We might be able to do a one off--would you want it weld in or bolt in?

If there was gonna be some kind of crossbrace to the strut tower sidewall or the bottom of the trunk you could simply put a flange with no holes and I could weld it or drill it if I wanted.

But really, I don't wanna trouble you too much for the "one off" thing....you just need to mass produce a rear bar too lol!

How do these compare to dc sports strut bars front and rear? Having two more points i guess would be better but hey.. ah well sigh... Apparently the dc sports ones are 7lbs each if anyone cares to know...

Looks awesome, thanks for a great buy!

Let me know about the heat sheild and MC brace(will it work for those with the z32 brake master cylinder?).

Keep me informed about a rear bar too please!!!

lol, I spent $250 on a welding machine so I could do this for myself..but at this price for the quality I might as well buy it already done.

Will this fit an S13 Coupe + R33 Xmember + NISMO mounts + RB25?

Yeah, Odd question :-\ I'm currently using the stock IM so clearances are tight I plan on getting a different IM "soon" but that is still a ways off :-\ I am already planning on shimming my hood for clearance, so that should not be an issue. Currently using the stock hood sans skeleton.

I *think* the Cusco STB will fit -- a friend has it and I can test, if that helps. I have been looking for a better solution for a while. Thanks!

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Also, how much for a MC heat shield?

also, is there adequate clearance should i need to fiddle with/replace the bmc or cmc? i can't tell very well from the pics.

i will defintely put an order in if i like the answers i get.

thanks.