New 172 Strut brace.

[Smokey McPot]

http://thumbsnap.com/sc/7PGE5cMj.jpg

It took a while to fabricate but oh boy is it worth it.

The car corners much flatter, feels more solid at the front end, and all those local corners I know so well can be taken 10mph more quickly and with much more confidence. Clearly the 172 front end is a thing of fragility as the stiffening has transformed it. Yes that's wood btw, a long way from any real heat and I'm sure the plastic would melt before the wood caught on fire

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=160&t=713665&mid=0&i=0&nmt=Clio%20172%20Homemade%20strut%20brace%20transf orms%20the%20handling%20:)&mid=0

[Daz.]

:!:

[Smokey McPot]

I seemed to have cocked that up, and there is no edit button.

Suffice to say its a strutbrace made from wood, and hammered in bolts.

[Wobba]

http://thumbsnap.com/i/7PGE5cMj.jpg

[speed]

seen this on ph, lol

[Daz.]

Hey why not, it'll do as much as a real one does! :wink:

[summeh]

hahaha, about as useful as chocolate engine mounts.

Thats the stupidest thing i've ever seen.

[webby]

hahaha, about as useful as chocolate engine mounts.

Thats the stupidest thing i've ever seen.

why?
aslong as the bolts are secure i dont see how it is any different from a normal strut brace? im sure it stiffens up the car the same? fair play for spending what... 15 quid on it rather than 40 quid plus?

[16v_paddy]

seen this on ph, lol

Same here :lol:

[summeh]

hahaha, about as useful as chocolate engine mounts.

Thats the stupidest thing i've ever seen.

why?
aslong as the bolts are secure i dont see how it is any different from a normal strut brace? im sure it stiffens up the car the same? fair play for spending what... 15 quid on it rather than 40 quid plus?

Firstly look at where it's bolted to.

Secondly how much flex do you think a 1/2" thick section of (softwood?) is going to have over a span of 1 meter? I'm pretty sure it's enough to render it completely useless.

I think the guy has obviously done it as a joke.