![]() I did not take many pictures during the build, so I do not have many to post. Grand Total (excluding tools): $53.41 **Keep in mind I didn't use about half the material I purchased, so technically it could be even cheaper** x 48 in Plain Steel Square Tube price ea. The materials I used were purchased from Home Depot and a local hardware store, Dieruf Hardware:ġ - 1-1/4 in. As with any DIY project, unfamiliarity with the tools and process can be dangerous. If you try to build your own bash bar, do so “at your own risk”. Please keep in mind, this is only a way of mounting the rear bumper and will not provide adequate protection in case of an accident. I would think the same thing could be accomplished with an electric drill and some creativity using extra nuts and bolts in the absence of a welder. I got lucky having access to a friends welder, and a cheap drill press. Assuming you have some tools and a little know how, this project is relatively easy for any DIY’er. I wanted this bar to accomplish two things, assist in mounting the rear bumper and add a “little” additional protection to the Bumper. This bar might be laughable to some, but the finished product works for me and I'm happy with it for now. Don't get me wrong, Danny from Swang Biz and other companies like Street Faction make TIG welded tube bash bars, that are great quality and probably offer a lot more "protection" in the event of a rear collision. I liked the idea of a rear bash bar, but wanted to try my hand at making one of my own. A while ago, in my build thread, I fab'ed up some homemade bumper brackets which worked, but were crudely thrown together and didn't sit as well as I had hoped. No Technique guys Nick and Austin, Stephen from TeamPart圜at, the drifting community and fans.Over the past couple of months, I have been pondering how to mount my kouki rear bumper to my AE86. Thanks to Chris and Lisa at PARC, Jenny at Jim Bacon's Tire Factory. And to Oscar and Scott from SV performance for all the help given to me. VIS Do Luck replica wide body kit (fenders only) Powered by MAX hydro brakes with reverse mount and SV hardlines XSPower FMIC with SV Performance intercooler piping There's something about a V8 that people hate but I like it.Ĥ17 whp, 383 ft-lbs of torque at the wheel I can be of similar horsepower but a little bit more reliable and a little more torque. I grew up with muscle cars so naturally my father would be really excited if I put in an LS T56 combo into the G35 and I think I would also like this the best as well. So that's probably going to be my next move. I can give three people a ride-along instead of just one. This will be a little bit less driven for competition and more for pure fun so I can stick four racing seats in that thing and a roll cage and give everybody joy every lap. I was thinking I might actually switch up the platform to a G35 sedan and do more of a Chris Forsberg M car style. I had a long talk with SV Performance about my future in drifting. It doesn't sound too bad and it doesn't get too much stuff into the car. So we put it where it was nice and clean and ran the exhaust straight out of the hood, which works out pretty well. It was a track build, so naturally I didn't want to put in the extra effort into locating the turbo where it needed to be and then to build an exhaust system for it. The turbo was mounted right next to the headlights so I needed to buy an aftermarket radiator, which then led to the front bash bar to house the radiator, front mount intercooler, and the oversized power steering cooler. I bought a turbo kit that was supposed to be ready to go bolt-on but of course I ended up replacing every part of it except for the Holset turbo. ![]() It should be a base model because the track edition has Brembo. So naturally, the wide body kit was the first modification. The driver side rear quarter panel was caved in. But after some contemplation, Brett texted an offer to the seller and was accepted. When he first saw it, Brett and his wife, Jessica, had some reserves. ![]() ![]() Why buy something and spend that same amount of money on modification in order to build a drift car when you can buy one that's pretty much stock and performs better and more reliable than a sup'ed up 240. Simply because the way the market was going for the 240's. This is now 2015 and Brett is rocking a 350z with a bash bar, hydraulic ebrakes, and an exhaust coming out of the front of his hood. Two laps into his first track outing, his car broke down. Two years ago, Brett Williams was drifting a 240sx. ![]()
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