GT Spec

Post by **AZhitman** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 1:47 pm

BrianHarte wrote:No build thread.Those are boring.

Speak for yourself. Build threads can be awesome.

BTW, +1 for GT Spec. Ken and the crew have been sponsors here for over a year, and I have a bunch of their stuff on my G Coupe.

Post by **BrianHarte** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 2:48 pm

yeah, they CAN be awesome.But, I don't have positive outlook for it.I have too many awesome Japan parts.

Post by **240lookis** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 2:59 pm

^^ and that's why we all want to see your build.

those parts looks beefy though. i also love having all kinds of crazy bars in my car

Post by **BrianHarte** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 3:20 pm

Okay, I'm going to do a write up for this.An install guide. I feel like doing this with the new car I guess.

C Pillar bar.This works for the 1991-1993 hatchbacks. They have a bracket on the C pillar that the bar bolts to. It is to my understanding that the 1989 and 1990 models do not have this specific bracket. The bar comes with 2 17mm bolts and 2 washers. The install is very straightforward. Remove the factory bolts that are there 914mm I believe). Put the bar up to the brackets and thread in the provided 17mm bolts. It will be much easier with 2 people, but it can be done with just 1. Tighten the bolts and you are done.

Trunk BraceThis is a very simple install also. Remove the 4 14mm bolts that hold the rear bumper reinforcement in place. Put the Gt Spec bar in there and thread in the 4 provided 17mm bolts/washers. Tighten the bolts and you are done.

Rear Tower Bar.If the end plates on the tower bar are tight, please loosen them up. There is an allen head bolt and a 17mm nut. Next, remove the 4 12mm nuts. (2 per side) on the rear suspension points. Place the Tower bar over These and then put the nuts back on and tighten them to spec. Then tighten the bolt and nut on the tower bar end pieces until tight.img]http://media.ziptied.com/members/files/ ... 81208b.jpg[/img]

All 3 bars are very simple to install and can be done with just one person and hand tools.

Enjoy.

Modified by BrianHarte at 6:32 PM 10/6/2008

Post by **BrianHarte** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 7:45 am

UPDATE:

took the car to the track yesterday

these bars are AMAZING.

the car is so solid. feels better than my s14 did..... and this is a s13 HATCH!

highly recommend!

Post by **Chris28** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 9:17 am

So the car is running. Now can we see pics?

Post by **BrianHarte** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 9:27 am

Yeah it's running.No pictures.too ugly.

Post by **ViolentRunning13** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 9:31 am

Car looked good out there man. Kinda made me want to stay ka aha.

Post by **Slappy** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 9:36 am

I was going to get the Circuit Sports trunk brace but now i guess i'll get the GTSpec.

Post by **!Zar!** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 9:47 am

I do not approve of the electrical tape over the tail light harness'.

Aside from that.

If/When I get another s13 GTSpec looks like a cool company that won't rape over some simple parts.

Post by **BrianHarte** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 9:50 am

What's wrong with electrical tape over the wires?

I thought that is what you are supposed to do.

Post by **BrianHarte** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 9:51 am

ViolentRunning13 wrote:Car looked good out there man. Kinda made me want to stay ka aha.

You were there?

what the !

Post by **!Zar!** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 9:53 am

BrianHarte wrote:What's wrong with electrical tape over the wires?

I thought that is what you are supposed to do.

It's all about the heat shrink.

But I'm an electrical whore like that.

Post by **ViolentRunning13** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:01 am

BrianHarte wrote:
You were there?

what the !

Ye man. primer/red coupe (was trying to get it painted before but rain ruined my plans.)

Rescued your vents for ya aha.

Post by **koukicody** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:01 am

BrianHarte wrote:No build thread.Those are boring.

yet you have a blog showcasing the build?

lol, jp man. car is looking good!

Post by **hotrodjoseph** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:25 am

more pics, some with the full car lol

Post by **BrianHarte** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:28 am

ViolentRunning13 wrote:
Ye man. primer/red coupe (was trying to get it painted before but rain ruined my plans.)

Rescued your vents for ya aha.

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

hey what's up!

Post by **BrianHarte** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:29 am

koukicody wrote:
yet you have a blog showcasing the build?

lol, jp man. car is looking good!

I JUST recently posted the blog link.It's almost done, but I still don't feel like posting photos on the forums.

Post by **titanoh** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:40 am

Providing you have some metal laying around and good welding skills, these would be easy enough to make, correct?

Post by **BrianHarte** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 11:04 am

Well, the designs are pretty straightforward I guess.

If you wanted to take the time to find the metal, make the measurements, cut, weld, paint, etc. go for it.

If you want to buy one already made for a small priec to begin with, hit up GT Spec.

Post by **titanoh** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 5:34 pm

Hmm, that sounds like a good idea. Well, Im not getting a rollcage anytime soon so I guess this is the best until then. How many different bars do they make?

Post by **charat** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 5:44 pm

what purpose do these serve?

Post by **shanelach** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 5:51 pm

Uhhh, stiffening the chassis.

Website · Post by **mRodiek** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 8:28 pm

Whered you get these from anyway? I dont think I missed it...lol& Dont knock on build threads, it makes it easy to keep track of progress and ask questions-see mine I want these for my car

Post by **shanelach** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 3:56 am

240sxmotoring carries them. I'm actually thinking about picking up the C-pillar bar. 100 shipped isn't bad at all.

Post by **BrianHarte** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 5:49 am

For s13 they make

front tower barrear tower barC pillar barTrunk floor bara bar thatc onnects the two subframe mounting points for the toe links. (I have that too, nut haven't put it on yet).

The front tower bar is coming on tuesday. I'm excited.

I got them from GT Spec.

All of the bars are meant to tie together the car. S13 hatch is a big open space, so these work wonders.

Post by **freakyjason** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 7:11 am

Is there any way (to your knowledge) that you could retrofit this onto an 89 s13 hatch? Or maybe do they make similar products for the 89? I sure would like one!

Post by **BrianHarte** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 7:14 am

I think the C pillar bar is the only issue.

I have NOT seen a 89-90 first hand, so I don't know exactly what it looks like.

If anything, you could just get the brackets from Nissan. I can't imagine them being very much.

Post by **S13Joe** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 7:30 am

I had the c pillar bar in my 89 hatch, not from the same company but i had one, came with the car. It DID feel amazing with the addition of a front and rear strut bar, some people dont realize how much these things stiffen up the chassis.

Post by **BrianHarte** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 7:39 am

Yeah, it really is amazing.

a long time ago in my 14, I had a c pillar bar. I think it was a Megan Racing one (lol). This one seems the be the "standard" pillar bar that you see. It was so small and flimsy, but it still worked. Probably a bit bigger than the diameter of a dime.

This GT Spec one is the same size as my cage piping. 1000x better. hands down.

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