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GTR rear strutbar & bootfloor stiffening plate install?

rs73

By rs73,
in R Series (R30, R31, R32, R33, R34)

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rs73 Grand Master

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Hi guys,

I've just got my hands on R33 Skyline GT-R rear strutbar and bootfloor stiffening plate that goes onto the boot floor. I was told by the supplier that this can

be installed in my R33 GTS-T.

The thing is, it's HUGE. I kind of wonder if I have to move my battery and

other stuffs before I can put it in, so I'm wondering if anyone with a R33 GT-R

or another GTS-t with GT-R rear brace can you please take a pic of ur boot

and show me how it looks like? I'm interested in seeing how the stiffening plate

relates to the position of the battery and HICAS controller.

Thank's very much.

Rianto

rs73 Grand Master

rs73

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Just to make it clear, here's how it looks sitting in my living room uninstalled...

(Ignore the subwoofers - they're not mine - enquiries about those subs will not be answered)

rs73 Grand Master

rs73

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Akeenan, is yours a GT-R or a gTS-t fitted with one...?

From the orientation of the strut bar end bolts, comparing it with my picture,

means that the stiffening plate should be installed vertically... am I correct?

Would be nice if the picture shows the plate installed (removing trim), but

please don't bother if that's too fiddly/troublesome for anyone to remove their

boot trim.

Thank's buddy.

Rianto

akeenan Grand Master

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ok here are some pics for you rs73... although it appears mine is slighty different to yours. I dont have the bootfloor stiffening plate. However if your going to fit that aswell you will have to completely take everything out from behind the bach seat, all the computers the battery etc etc...

anyways here are my pics....

strut1.JPG

strut2.JPG

strut3.JPG

hope these help somehow :D

oh and mine is a gtst

rs73 Grand Master

rs73

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Thank's akeenan,

From that picture it looks like that the mounting plate on yours is a little bit different to mine. I saw the two holes for the bolt that attach to the suspension tower, but yours is missing the point where it will attach to the stiffening plate on my set...

I figured out how the stiffening plate is gonna be sitting in the car, it sits vertically below that strutbar, and covering the battery halfway. Could be a bitch to get off when someday I have to replace my battery.

Need to move my amp that is sitting beside that battery somewhere too... ;)

rs73 Grand Master

rs73

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No walkoau, it's not against the seat.

the plate sits vertically against the rising boot wall where the battery sits, facing towards us.

I'd imagine installing it is not a pain, but getting to the battery after it is on will be a pain later.

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No walkoau, it's not against the seat.

the plate sits vertically against the rising boot wall where the battery sits, facing towards us.

I'd imagine installing it is not a pain, but getting to the battery after it is on will be a pain later.

rs73

ok i know what ur talking about,sounds good but imagine if one of the main fuses (behind the seat) blow or the battery fails. u would have to take the whole bracing plate out to get to them. would it really be worth putting this thing in?

is there anyone here that has installed this into their ride and felt a noticable improvment?

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rs73 Grand Master

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I ended up installing just the brace, but not the stiffening plate. Reason is I don't want the hassle when it's time to access the battery, plus my amp is installed beside that battery space.

Anyone want this can grab it off me for $50, otherwise in a couple of days it'll just be sent away as scrap metal. See pic of the plate above (in my 2nd post on this thread).

Rianto

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