Jet Posted June 1, 2003 Share Posted June 1, 2003 Has anyone modified their R33 type M front bar? so far I have seen ppl cut the middle part off to make better air flow for the intercooler. what else can you do? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/17224-modify-your-front-bar/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Posted June 2, 2003 Share Posted June 2, 2003 If you get the middle cut off, make sure you reseal the holes to make it look neat. I did and it look mad, cops may not pick it either as there is no cut metal showing. My 2c Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/17224-modify-your-front-bar/#findComment-357469 Share on other sites More sharing options...
akeenan Posted June 2, 2003 Share Posted June 2, 2003 al post a pic, i was thinking about doing this further down the track! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/17224-modify-your-front-bar/#findComment-357495 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Posted June 2, 2003 Author Share Posted June 2, 2003 a pic will be good. I am also thinking of changing the blinkers to something nicer. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/17224-modify-your-front-bar/#findComment-357566 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin 09 Posted June 2, 2003 Share Posted June 2, 2003 Hey Al, i never got to check out your front bar properly after the tint day... after cutting the bumper support, have you noticed any structural stiffness reduction - ie do the ends bend more easily or does the front bar seem less rigid? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/17224-modify-your-front-bar/#findComment-357592 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNR24 Posted June 2, 2003 Share Posted June 2, 2003 Pictures would be great! Also how do you cover the cutouts? are theres caps you can buy? Cheers, Trev Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/17224-modify-your-front-bar/#findComment-358135 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuppaDuck Posted June 3, 2003 Share Posted June 3, 2003 Would that be considered an illegal mod ? Perhaps a safety issue and a fine ? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/17224-modify-your-front-bar/#findComment-358745 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimX Posted June 3, 2003 Share Posted June 3, 2003 You should be able to use the cut out bit as a source of plastic for a plastic welder to patch them up again. I've never seen one patched up, the couple I have seen with the front section removed just have some ugly square holes left over. Also, where do you put your plate after you do this? I hate plates that are off to one side, reminds me of a bus or army vehicle or something. I'm thinking it would look ok if suspended from the top section of the front (low profile plate only). It would still interrupt air flow a bit, but not nearly as much as the whole crosspiece does. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/17224-modify-your-front-bar/#findComment-358752 Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0nyGTSt Posted June 3, 2003 Share Posted June 3, 2003 Hey fairies... See the pic below. Personally I don't think I CBF doing it. Flows fine. T. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/17224-modify-your-front-bar/#findComment-358867 Share on other sites More sharing options...
akeenan Posted June 3, 2003 Share Posted June 3, 2003 Hey fairies...???looks pretty cool me thinks! but then theres the problem of the plate a cbf! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/17224-modify-your-front-bar/#findComment-359027 Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0nyGTSt Posted June 3, 2003 Share Posted June 3, 2003 You can in theory do it yourself. You need a jigsaw and an angle grinder/sander. T. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/17224-modify-your-front-bar/#findComment-359037 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHUTO-BOY Posted June 3, 2003 Share Posted June 3, 2003 u should modify it further and put a lip ,thatll look mad Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/17224-modify-your-front-bar/#findComment-359045 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RedLineGTR Posted June 3, 2003 Share Posted June 3, 2003 T0nyGTSt that looks sweet Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/17224-modify-your-front-bar/#findComment-359155 Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0nyGTSt Posted June 3, 2003 Share Posted June 3, 2003 Unfortunately top bloke cops might defect you for the side plate... T. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/17224-modify-your-front-bar/#findComment-359173 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo0sT_JuNkY Posted June 3, 2003 Share Posted June 3, 2003 this is my front bar ,I had to lose the front bumper blinkers cause of the intercooler,so i wired the parkers up as blinkers and moded the headlamps to run parkers and headlights.The bumper was already damaged when i bought it(underneath) so i wasnt really fussed with spending money to plastic weld the gaps.So i just cut it out bigger so it didnt have any:) Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/17224-modify-your-front-bar/#findComment-359310 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rb25 Posted June 3, 2003 Share Posted June 3, 2003 Bo0sT_JuNkY - love the front end with the indicators removed n mesh n stuff, original look too. I think i might plagiarise your design for myself. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/17224-modify-your-front-bar/#findComment-359580 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Posted June 3, 2003 Author Share Posted June 3, 2003 they look pretty good man. I might get mine done like that as well Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/17224-modify-your-front-bar/#findComment-359825 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RedLineGTR Posted June 3, 2003 Share Posted June 3, 2003 looks sweet to much work for me.,. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/17224-modify-your-front-bar/#findComment-359853 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Posted June 3, 2003 Share Posted June 3, 2003 Originally posted by T0nyGTSt Hey fairies... See the pic below. Personally I don't think I CBF doing it. Flows fine. T. Forgot to recheck this thread, sorry for the delay. Tonygtst why is MY pic (that i posted in another thread. months ago) of MY CAR labeled as 'ben_front"?????Is side monted plates illegal, i have never been pulled up on it? I thought that if a bar does not have a dedicated spot (and mine now doesn't ) that it is ok to mount on side as lonf as it is clearly visible. Ronin 09: I personally have not seen/noticed a differance, as the support bars, that held the middle bar, are still there, on either side of the cut out. I would think this mod is illegal, but may not be picked up as it looks factory. What mods are not legal now a days? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/17224-modify-your-front-bar/#findComment-360301 Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0nyGTSt Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 Ben has a maroon 33 as well and wants to do the sex conversions... his will look like yours soon LOL I'm running around with an IC still behind the stock M-Spec bar. Nah NSW cops are just being arseholes. Heaps of 'em gave me the "Alfa 156 is ok as it's stock, yours is not stock". T. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/17224-modify-your-front-bar/#findComment-360945 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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