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Guys, I broke the bolt holding my Aussie Bar to the car (the one that holds the bracket one). I drove around today and it was clanking a lot (go figure) Anyway, I picked up the weldable Brackets that come with the Aussie bar from Spatts house. Anyway, My question is...Is can I weld the new ones right in the old place? Or do I need to make the metel there stronger by addind some steel to it? Or will I be ok if I get them just welded to to where the old ones were (old ones being stock ones).
Can you guys let me know.
I want to get this fixed on Wednesday.
Thanks alot,
Joe
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18" Team Loco 142's W/ Dunlop Rubber
181.2hp@6900rpm/155tq@5000rpm
LOTS OF MODS OF EVERY KIND....
...Am I a guru yet??? No... not yet.
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You MUST weld a backing plate with two holes (compared to the single hole and slot on the stock backing plate). Otherwise you can't fit the bracket correctly. You CANNOT weld the bracket straight to the frame:
a) You would melt the urethane bushing
b) You would be f'ed if you had to ever take the bar out for suspension work
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c) Yhe stock backing plate is simply not strong enough.
After one year, my backing plate has bent downwards on both sides, thus allowing a bit of clunking over some bumps.
This is due to the fact that the stock bracket is just a crap design and it is too thin to start with.
I have to make some backing plates myself and weld them on so I too can use the upgraded bracket I supplied with the Aussiebars.
Regards, Anastazi Father of the Aussie Bar anastazi.sarigiannis@aam.com"Computer games don't affect kids. I mean if Pacman affected us as kids, we'd all run around in a darkened room, munching pills and listening to repetitive music." ----------------------------------- 2000 Silver Frost SVT #1126 of 2150 8" AFE/"Big-Mouth" Intake, Modified BAT Pipe, IAT Mod - A'PEXi S-AFC, Superchip, No Secondaries, Cobra/CSVT Hybrid MAF, Magnaflow True Duals, MYSTERY Mod, Autolite AWSF22FS's and FMS Wires, ES MM Inserts, Cross Drilled/Slotted Rotors w/ Greenstuffs, APR DTM Spoiler, Escort Cossie Vents, NACA Duct, Mirko Splitter, Koni's & H&R Springs, 24mm "Aussie" Sway Bar, 18" Enkei RS-5, 225/40R18 KDW-2's. Pioneer DEH-P7000R, TS-6975's, TS-6855's, MTX BE104, MTX Blue Thunder PRO502 http://www.geocities.com/qikslvrsvt
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Originally posted by L8 Apexing Aussie:
I have to make some backing plates myself and weld them on so I too can use the upgraded bracket I supplied with the Aussiebars. make a few more of those while you're at it, m8
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New Performance Part: Aussie Backing Plate! 
Regards, Anastazi Father of the Aussie Bar anastazi.sarigiannis@aam.com"Computer games don't affect kids. I mean if Pacman affected us as kids, we'd all run around in a darkened room, munching pills and listening to repetitive music." ----------------------------------- 2000 Silver Frost SVT #1126 of 2150 8" AFE/"Big-Mouth" Intake, Modified BAT Pipe, IAT Mod - A'PEXi S-AFC, Superchip, No Secondaries, Cobra/CSVT Hybrid MAF, Magnaflow True Duals, MYSTERY Mod, Autolite AWSF22FS's and FMS Wires, ES MM Inserts, Cross Drilled/Slotted Rotors w/ Greenstuffs, APR DTM Spoiler, Escort Cossie Vents, NACA Duct, Mirko Splitter, Koni's & H&R Springs, 24mm "Aussie" Sway Bar, 18" Enkei RS-5, 225/40R18 KDW-2's. Pioneer DEH-P7000R, TS-6975's, TS-6855's, MTX BE104, MTX Blue Thunder PRO502 http://www.geocities.com/qikslvrsvt
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Hahah cool. Thanks Stazi... I hope an exhaust shop can do this.. Oh ya ..what are you doing the second weekend (Sunday) In Feb.? I think thats when were working on my car.. (Apex-I and stuff)
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18" Team Loco 142's W/ Dunlop Rubber
181.2hp@6900rpm/155tq@5000rpm
LOTS OF MODS OF EVERY KIND....
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Nothing right now.
Are you going to drive up to my house so I can install your A'PEXi?
Regards, Anastazi Father of the Aussie Bar anastazi.sarigiannis@aam.com"Computer games don't affect kids. I mean if Pacman affected us as kids, we'd all run around in a darkened room, munching pills and listening to repetitive music." ----------------------------------- 2000 Silver Frost SVT #1126 of 2150 8" AFE/"Big-Mouth" Intake, Modified BAT Pipe, IAT Mod - A'PEXi S-AFC, Superchip, No Secondaries, Cobra/CSVT Hybrid MAF, Magnaflow True Duals, MYSTERY Mod, Autolite AWSF22FS's and FMS Wires, ES MM Inserts, Cross Drilled/Slotted Rotors w/ Greenstuffs, APR DTM Spoiler, Escort Cossie Vents, NACA Duct, Mirko Splitter, Koni's & H&R Springs, 24mm "Aussie" Sway Bar, 18" Enkei RS-5, 225/40R18 KDW-2's. Pioneer DEH-P7000R, TS-6975's, TS-6855's, MTX BE104, MTX Blue Thunder PRO502 http://www.geocities.com/qikslvrsvt
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Yeah well I could do that or we could just do it on that Sunday. Dave, Spatt, Me and Hopeing you could come over to spatts house. We got Rogers heater for the day to keep warm. We will be installing some springs/struts, battery relo kit, Boring TB out and hopeing you could install the SAFC that day too... I will be a fun filled day! Thanks, Joe Ps. I am off to get this Sway Bar looked at...I will let you know.
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18" Team Loco 142's W/ Dunlop Rubber
181.2hp@6900rpm/155tq@5000rpm
LOTS OF MODS OF EVERY KIND....
...Am I a guru yet??? No... not yet.
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Joe, r u still going to flordia?
havn't seen u online to ask
-Tim
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Originally posted by SVTJOE1: Yeah well I could do that or we could just do it on that Sunday. Dave, Spatt, Me and Hopeing you could come over to spatts house. We got Rogers heater for the day to keep warm. We will be installing some springs/struts, battery relo kit, Boring TB out and hopeing you could install the SAFC that day too... I will be a fun filled day!
Thanks,
Joe
Ps. I am off to get this Sway Bar looked at...I will let you know.boring out the tb????
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Stazi you better show up!! I can only handle seeing spatt lower one car let alone let him do it again. I have people to do and places to see you know.
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It's Stock.
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My cars the Silver one
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