Strut brace

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Re: Strut brace

#71 Post by mikeyb » Mon Feb 08, 2010 2:18 pm

just had a phone call.

Mine are ready!

When I get hold of em I will post a piccie.

Ooooh its exiting :D
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Re: Strut brace

#72 Post by mikeyb » Wed Feb 10, 2010 3:02 pm

they are in the back of my car, looking better than I expected, much neater and better looking than the protoype
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Re: Strut brace

#73 Post by mikeyb » Wed Feb 10, 2010 8:48 pm

Here you go, PICCIES!!

Better than I originally thought they would turn out. They used galvanised tube, the circles were c&c cut and the bare steel ends have had a coat of primer.

So I will now send everyone who has pm'd me details on how to pay etc.

the pictures show the yellow prototype and the new one side by side so you can see the improvement, the new ones are lighter too.

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Re: Strut brace

#74 Post by mikeyb » Wed Mar 10, 2010 12:56 pm

Hi,

Hows everyone who has had one getting on with them?

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Re: Strut brace

#75 Post by Allen Walker » Wed Mar 10, 2010 1:33 pm

Haven't had chance to put it on yet. Need to get it painted first.
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Re: Strut brace

#76 Post by Rob B » Wed Mar 10, 2010 1:33 pm

Fitted mine last friday and then drove it from my parents house in South Gloucestershire upto my Parents-in-law's farm in Warwickshire and my word what a difference it makes. The cars handling is frankly transformed feeling much taughter and with far less body roll into sharp corners. My Dad drove the car back to his after the Stoneleigh show as his local body shop is doing some work for me and he too reports that it makes a big improvement. He is going to be fitting one to his Mk 1 Pi very shortly.

Excellent product and money very well spent

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Re: Strut brace

#77 Post by Rob B » Wed Mar 10, 2010 1:42 pm

Allen Walker wrote:Haven't had chance to put it on yet. Need to get it painted first.
Mine has been painted with black magic, a product i cannot reccomend highly enough.

http://www.idealworld.tv/Black_Magic_Pa ... _Bonus_pot

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Re: Strut brace

#78 Post by CAR » Wed Mar 10, 2010 2:39 pm

Huff wrote:
Allen Walker wrote:Haven't had chance to put it on yet. Need to get it painted first.
Mine has been painted with black magic, a product i cannot reccomend highly enough.

http://www.idealworld.tv/Black_Magic_Pa ... _Bonus_pot
Surely the under bonnet temperatures will make all the chocolate melt! :lol:

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Re: Strut brace

#79 Post by mikeyb » Thu Mar 11, 2010 9:13 am

CRAJ wrote:
Huff wrote:
Allen Walker wrote:Haven't had chance to put it on yet. Need to get it painted first.
Mine has been painted with black magic, a product i cannot reccomend highly enough.

http://www.idealworld.tv/Black_Magic_Pa ... _Bonus_pot
Surely the under bonnet temperatures will make all the chocolate melt! :lol:

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pmsl ah you crack me up colin
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Re: Strut brace

#80 Post by Rob B » Thu Mar 11, 2010 11:16 am

CRAJ wrote:
Huff wrote:
Allen Walker wrote:Haven't had chance to put it on yet. Need to get it painted first.
Mine has been painted with black magic, a product i cannot reccomend highly enough.

http://www.idealworld.tv/Black_Magic_Pa ... _Bonus_pot
Surely the under bonnet temperatures will make all the chocolate melt! :lol:

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Yeah but it smells lovely :D

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