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Old Oct 17, 2004
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DIY 1st Trunk Bar in 7th Gen Civic
Weekend project in my car and my friends 2000 SiR. Took us one day to finish both of them.
Fully welded ends. These things are solid!
Haven't tested to see how much of a difference it makes b/c the roads are wet here.
Still 2 more to go to make a triangulated setup like EM Racing.

Link to pics in my Member's Rides section.
http://www.7thgencivic.com/memberrid...er/2816/sort/2
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what exactly is that supposed to do ?
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nice work.............but i can't believe that there is that much flex in that part of the chassis to need that bar
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It's like a strut bar. It ties the weak points in the chassis. Apparently, according to EM Racing, another weak point is the body where the spare tire well is. This bar ties that point. There will also be another bar going accross the trunk floor from this bar to the rear strut bar.

Here is a link to EM Racing's bars.
http://www.heeltoeauto.com/marketpla...ng/index.shtml
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intresting let us know how it turns out
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Hopefully it should end up similar to this:
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.... and this:
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This is the setup for the RSX:
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damn i thought this was gonna be like a mini bar kinda deal, but oh well

kinda neat i guess
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I'm still thinking about a tower bar in the trunk...not into the look of the low bar
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^^ do a custom box
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sorry to burst ur bubble, already done...with mr.alex bars

i have 2 of them actually...one closer to the trunk hatch, and one roughly 8" further in
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If it wouldn't take up so much room it would be more practical.
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Hey gtracing, got pics of your setup?
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If you wouldn't mind gtracing, I'd like to see pics too.
You said trunk hatch? Mine is in a coupe and there is nothing for it.
As far as I know, Mr. Alex only has front and rear upper strut bars and a c-pillar bar for the EP Hatch.
I could be wrong though.
But it's still pretty cool that I made one for only $40 total cost.
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no i got it put in when i did my system...so unless i rip out my system, i'm sorry to say, but no pics...

http://www.aj-racing.com/ALEX-products.php?type=Chassis
go to the bottom, it's called trunk bars...i bought the ek one's
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