front underside
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Drifting
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front underside
Guys what are those metal bars for under the nose of the car? you know the ones that are low enough to scrape in parking lots if you move up too far?
Can they be replaced easily? Are they considered part of the "frame" of the car?
Can they be replaced easily? Are they considered part of the "frame" of the car?
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Re: front underside (skidmarc)
part of the frame and Andy at A&A Corvette sells a kit to protect them.. give them a visit They are a forum sponser and have great products!!
http://www.aandacorvette.com/
[Modified by Grumpy, 10:29 AM 11/25/2002]
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Drifting
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Re: front underside (The Black Knight)
what kind of job at am I looking at $ wise and labor? something a do it yourselfer can handle or best left to a body guy??? thanks for any input!
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Re: front underside (skidmarc)
what kind of job at am I looking at $ wise and labor? something a do it yourselfer can handle or best left to a body guy??? thanks for any input!
I had the nose piece off for work at the same time but, I think you can get the bars out and in without removing the nose. A service manual will be a big help.
Warning the bars need to have nuts pressed into them to attach various pieces such as the air pump, horn, air dam, etc. Be sure to order the proper nuts, they're 2 sizes, if you're lucky the dealers body shop will press them in for you at no charge. Also they come unpainted, a little black rustolem worked for me. LOL
:cheers:
[Modified by scool93535, 8:24 AM 11/25/2002]
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Drifting
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Re: front underside (Fast one)
Is there some reason that this assembly cannot be made stronger such as using thicker walled tubing?
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Re: front underside (Fast one)
Is there some reason that this assembly cannot be made stronger such as using thicker walled tubing?
you're not supposed to hit stuff with them. :D
I replaced mine when I first got my car, the left front was bent back so badly that it ripped itself from the frame.
I think I paid around $125.00 for mine, I found out about the compression nuts AFTER I had mounted it to the car. :rolleyes:
I took it off again and got the nuts from the dealer, I didn't have a tool to compress them, so I figured out my own method.
pretty easy install after the compression nuts are in. :cheers:
