Autobahn FMIC with Crashbar??
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Lornce
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Bourkey's Car
thats quite interesting!! - how the hell has he got that to fit??
Dub-Se7en
Lifer
if i remember right, he made a new top bracket and angled the cooler slightly
EDIT: also he's running an NA rad which means the cooling fan is on the back of the rad, not the front
Phil
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Bourkey's Car
exactly how i seen it done, jay mite have some better pics! but yeah right up tight beheind the bar.
Phil
Tony Harrison
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I have one on, crash bar intact, fits snug right up to it. And its an EP82.
Jay
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All EP82 owners please stop replying - you do not have a crash bar...
You have a bumper support bar which will do fuck all except scream hysterically during a crash.
On the EP91 it takes a little perserverance but it is possible by reshaping the vertical bar that supports the bonnet lock.
Please ensure you have not altered the position of the bonnet latch as it could fail at speed leaving you with more than egg on your face.
It is a tight fit and you will swear a lot but here it is:
Hope that helps,
Jay
You have a bumper support bar which will do fuck all except scream hysterically during a crash.
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On the EP91 it takes a little perserverance but it is possible by reshaping the vertical bar that supports the bonnet lock.
Please ensure you have not altered the position of the bonnet latch as it could fail at speed leaving you with more than egg on your face.
It is a tight fit and you will swear a lot but here it is:
Hope that helps,
Jay
Lornce
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All EP82 owners please stop replying - you do not have a crash bar...
You have a bumper support bar which will do fuck all except scream hysterically during a crash.
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On the EP91 it takes a little perserverance but it is possible by reshaping the vertical bar that supports the bonnet lock.
Please ensure you have not altered the position of the bonnet latch as it could fail at speed leaving you with more than egg on your face.
It is a tight fit and you will swear a lot but here it is:
Hope that helps,
Jay
thanks very much jay! that looks quite hard to do tho, lol. Did the intercooler pipes conect up properly as the core has been raised? And rep for you!!
Tony Harrison
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Lets see the difference between the "does fuck all" bumper bar and crash bar on a ep91 then, for all us thick shits with ep82s that "know fuck all".
Just so as not to make complete utter knobs of ourselves again.
Just so as not to make complete utter knobs of ourselves again.
G5EGM
Lifer
After seeing this thread last week and having a Blitz LM FMIC setup myself, I decided I was going to attempt including the crash bar.
This is how she looked last week...
So off I went to B&Q on sat to find me a replacement bracket....found a suitable bracket that had a equal height drop as what Blitz had supplied for the EP91.
I still had to do minor mods to the bracket so that it was a perfect fit....
1. Cold bend so that angle was slightly less than 90 degrees.
2. Re-bore hole for core mount to 8mm and slot so that an exact line-up can be made on fit-up.
Also fitted crash bar before installing FMIC so core can be slid into place.
Also the vertical uni-strut member that top bracket connects to requires trimming so core can be slid into place. Pic is crap but core does not touch.
I actually found that pipe work fitted better in modified location and this is how it looked.
This is how she looked last week...
So off I went to B&Q on sat to find me a replacement bracket....found a suitable bracket that had a equal height drop as what Blitz had supplied for the EP91.
I still had to do minor mods to the bracket so that it was a perfect fit....
1. Cold bend so that angle was slightly less than 90 degrees.
2. Re-bore hole for core mount to 8mm and slot so that an exact line-up can be made on fit-up.
Also fitted crash bar before installing FMIC so core can be slid into place.
Also the vertical uni-strut member that top bracket connects to requires trimming so core can be slid into place. Pic is crap but core does not touch.
I actually found that pipe work fitted better in modified location and this is how it looked.
Jay
Admin
Gladly.
Here's the pliable, thin EP82 bumper support bar which you can bend in two with your bare hands:
Here's the later EP91 crash bar made from strengthened steel:
Next time I have access to both I'll take a comparison shot to show the visual differences. It will take you to personally inspect both to appreciate the difference between them.
Regards,
Jay
Julian-ep91
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it will only fit with the crash bar if you have removed the ac here is a friends car:
