I need a pic of a rear strut tower bar installed with the interior in. I have a new cusco type 40 and i really wanna stick it in, but i dont know what to cut out and what shape to cut etc.. The bar is pretty cool as that it is just a thick round straight bar, but i got a deal on cus i know the guy. (to clarify not A guy but THE guy)
need pic of rear STB
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I went to a junk yard and bought 2 rear quarter panels in worthless shape and also bought two good in my interior color from a member to cut and install with the bar. I bought the good ones so my originals were not cut incase i want to remove the bar and not have any holes.
The junk panels i measured with the braces installed on the strut towers and when i put the junk panels in i could see where to cut and marked it. I used a drill tip that is a cutting drill. It is used to cut holes in sheet rock i think but it will cut plastic in any direction.
When i cut the initial hole smaller than necessary i reinserted the panel to see where i had to cut more. When i got it where i liked it i made a pattern and reversed it for the other side and cut it and checked and cut and checked and from these holes i was able to measure down and across from the top and sides of the panels and put these measurments on the good panels. I did not cut it out all the way on the good panels but cut some so i could put them in place and see where i had to cut more as to not make the hole too large. I then cut the center hole for the bar and inserted it and cut it so it barely fit and not to rub.
The cusco mounts will keep the panels from sitting flush on the bottom and some mounting holes have to be redrilled for the screws behind the seats.
Good luck
The junk panels i measured with the braces installed on the strut towers and when i put the junk panels in i could see where to cut and marked it. I used a drill tip that is a cutting drill. It is used to cut holes in sheet rock i think but it will cut plastic in any direction.
When i cut the initial hole smaller than necessary i reinserted the panel to see where i had to cut more. When i got it where i liked it i made a pattern and reversed it for the other side and cut it and checked and cut and checked and from these holes i was able to measure down and across from the top and sides of the panels and put these measurments on the good panels. I did not cut it out all the way on the good panels but cut some so i could put them in place and see where i had to cut more as to not make the hole too large. I then cut the center hole for the bar and inserted it and cut it so it barely fit and not to rub.
The cusco mounts will keep the panels from sitting flush on the bottom and some mounting holes have to be redrilled for the screws behind the seats.
Good luck
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wow both are really nice installs, halsupramk3 yours is amazing and i like the way you did it, i'll try and find some panels in the upcomming weeks.
oh yeah, thanks for the pics too.
oh yeah, thanks for the pics too.