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| Colin was back flexing his welding skills to fabricate the front bash bar. This thing has to be strong, without being so big and heavy that the front bumper cover won't fit any longer and without changing the dynamics of the chassis balance. How do you do that? |
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| Well, you measure and cut some tubing and bend it to the shapes you need or want. The front nose of the FR-S is fairly simple, so there was no need for any strange angles. |
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| Then you tack the tubes together, nothing too permanent yet. You just need it to hold its weight and take a little bending too. That way, if something doesn't fit, you just cut the tacks off with a cutting wheel and try again. |
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| It's not unlike the process of fitting the engine into the engine bay using custom mounts. It's the same process, fab, bend, cut, test, cut, bend, tack, test, cut, you get the idea. This is another process you don't want to rush as this will be the basis on how well the front end body parts and headlights fit together. No ugly bull crap on this, you're in the professional league! |
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| With the front bash bar done, it's now time to work on the rear. So, you go through the process one more time. This is a pretty healthy bar and with passing now legal on the racing line, we may see this in action more than in years past. You know the driving being passed is going to try and prevent you from doing it, if the situation arises! |
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How much would it be to make a bash bar for a frs