BRZ/FR-S Strut Tower Brace - Any Interest?

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Put mine in today.

[PNW FRS]

Maybe consider producing and selling? There were a lot involved with the GB.

Originally Posted by BRZNutt

I will most definitely share how I did it. The key component is the rubber vibration isolator that has a M6 threaded stud on one end that picks up the existing nutplate on the fuel hose cover. The other end has female threads to accept a M6 bolt or screw. This allows the hose to still move when the engine moves. This is just a prototype that I threw together using mostly parts I had laying around. I will post up a complete list of parts and where to source them. Here's a link to the isolator:Amico 6mm Male Thread 20x20mm Rubber Base Vibration Isolator Mount Black - Amazon.com



OK,s here's the rough parts list. No part numbers for the screws, washers and nuts, but I'm sure most can figure this out. All parts except the vibration isolator can be source from Lowes.

QTY 1: Rubber Lined Clamp, size 1" (see pic below for part number)
QTY 1: 19mm x 12mm Corner Brace (Stanley part number: S839-019)
QTY 1: Metric 6mm x 1mm (thread pitch) x 12mm (length) Screw or Bolt
QTY 1: Metric 6mm x 1mm (thread pitch) x 35mm (length) Screw or Bolt
QTY 4: Metric 6mm x 1mm (thread pitch) Nut or Lock Nut
QTY 4: Metric 6mm Washer
QTY 1: Amico 6mm Male Thread Isolator (link above)

Some things to note:
-The clamp size is probably closer to 7/8" or 15/16", but all they had was the 1".
-You can use regular free spinning nuts or lock nuts. If you use free spinning nuts, you may want to add lock washers.
- Make sure you only thread into the fuel hose bracket enough to break safety (1 or 2 threads showing past the nutplate on the bracket, reach your finger inside to check) and then lock it down with the nut. You do not want to thread the isolator all the way in, it will contact and possibly damage what is under the cover.
- When you are assembling everything in the car, try to orient the parts so that the AC line makes a natural bend down to the clamp. Don't put too much preload on the hose end fitting or lines.
- Finally, I assume no liability for damage to your car by installing this clamp set up. It has not been long term tested or approved for use by Subaru/Scion/Toyota or GrimmSpeed.

[Books]

Looks great and car feels much more solid

[SkAsphalt]

Originally Posted by Chee-Hu

Can I still send in payment for another? I'd like to have both colors to switch between.

This guy is a champ!

Also I ordered mine an a MCB. Excited to install these

[2point0]

Mine came undamaged and the box was still in good shape. Started brewing a couple cups of coffee, and I was just securing down the hose when it beeped. I love installs that aren't complicated. Pretty sure I spent more time getting tools out and putting them away than actually working on it.

Thanks, GrimmSpeed!

[GrimmSpeed]

Originally Posted by BRZNutt

Check out my solution for the AC line chaffing. Some may say it's overkill, but "overkill" is my middle name...

Just noticed this shot shows off the GS MCB as well...

This is what I was talking about when I said that "I bet there will be a lot of creative solutions for the AC line." Originally I had planned on making a bracket that mounting in the same location. However, in doing research I was able to find pictures of a factory bracket attached there. So it was unclear if it was an over-seas piece, or a pre-production piece, as that factory bracket was not on any ZN6/ZC6 I've seen here. This forced us to come up with a different solution because we were concerned that the bracket could still exist on non-USDM cars, OR that the threaded hole might be phased out on the next model year. Thanks for sharing your idea with the community!

Originally Posted by SliverBrz

What if you don't have a torque wrench ?

I honestly recommend borrowing, or purchasing one. I'd rather spend my time doing that than replacing one of the studs after it breaks.

Originally Posted by gdrider77

Here you go. I just quickly took a pic with it laying next to the intake. Looks to be a perfect match to me. I will have a few installed pics tomorrow. I have also painted a few other pieces, as well as the other 2 stock braces with engine enamel, and they all match. The enamel is just slightly darker, but not a real noticeable difference unless your looking real close. Biggest difference is that the perrin and grimmspeed pieces have the wrinkle finish.

Shipping Damage
Also, as someone else noted. Mine came shipped in bad shape, one whole end of the packaging was busted open and the paint was all chipped off on that end. The whole bar was sliding in and out of the box, the packaging probably should be a bit better. I have emailed Grimmspeed about it, and hope they can do something about it. Right now will have to touch it up, hopefully they can ship a new one out, or send touch up paint, not sure how noticeable it will be, i am going to do a test fit and see how bad it bothers me....

Got a bunch more grimmspeed stuf fon the way...MasterBrake cylinder brace, Hood dampers, yay! That with my Grimmspeed EBCS, loving Grimmspeed!

Thanks for doing that comparison for the community, we also apologize for the shipping damage. Usually when we start to ship a new product we will test our packaging by sending it far away, and then having it sent back to us, we then open it up and see how it traveled. We were eager to get these into your hands, so we used our previous experience to devise something we thought would work, but missed the mark. As soon as we saw the first failure we made a change to the packaging strategy. We do not expect this from any more that have left our facility. Sales will be in contact with you, but we apologize again, and appreciate the feedback so this does not happen to anyone else. Also, thanks for the support! We hope you enjoy our other products just as much!

Originally Posted by SliverBrz

So I came home from work today to a little surprise. Yay my bar came.

First the whole transaction has been a pleasure with grimspeed. Only negative thus far is packing. There was very little paper to protect the bar and mine had a tiny chip in the red from the ends because of fed ex. However, it was minor enough that i don't mind and im only mentioning this so grimmspeed can put a little more packing in the future.

Now lets get to the bar.

WOW! Im usually very skeptical and I thought this was more of an engine bay dress up piece but NOPE. The moment you drive off your home and hit the streets you can already feel it. The car is more planted, nimble, quieter over bumps and less jarring. The car also feels more responsive. Whether this is a placebo effect or not, I have no regrets.

I see you must have got that torque wrench I'm leaving my other quote as it's still good advice. Just the same, we apologize for the shipping damage, and have since changed our packaging strategy to prevent any further issues. Thank you very much for the feedback!

Originally Posted by Optimus Prime

Received mine today. I am not the handiest of men, but even for my skill level this was like a 10m install where 4m was trying to find my socket set. And what a difference in ride/handling. It makes one wonder why this wasn't included from the factory.

Awesome, glad to hear it! Hearing that feedback will never get old

Originally Posted by SkAsphalt

This guy is a champ!

Also I ordered mine an a MCB. Excited to install these

I would strongly agree with you Also, I think you made an excellent choice, let us know how you like it!

Originally Posted by 2point0

Mine came undamaged and the box was still in good shape. Started brewing a couple cups of coffee, and I was just securing down the hose when it beeped. I love installs that aren't complicated. Pretty sure I spent more time getting tools out and putting them away than actually working on it.

Thanks, GrimmSpeed!

"Installs faster than you can brew a cup of coffee," Hahahaha, no thank you 2point0!

Thanks to everyone for the feedback, and thanks to everyone who is throwing up pictures of their setup, keep it coming!

Chase
Engineering

[2point0]

[xwd]

Kind of knew this going in but have to relocate my remote reservoirs since I used one of the bolts the bar uses. I didn't look through the thread, what is the diameter of the bar? Maybe I can make a clamp solution.

[GrimmSpeed]

Originally Posted by dwx

Kind of knew this going in but have to relocate my remote reservoirs since I used one of the bolts the bar uses. I didn't look through the thread, what is the diameter of the bar? Maybe I can make a clamp solution.

The bar's outer diameter is exactly 1 inch, which should be very convenient in finding a clamp or other solution!

Chase
Engineering

[2point0]

Originally Posted by GrimmSpeed

The bar's outer diameter is exactly 1 inch, which should be very convenient in finding a clamp or other solution!

Chase
Engineering

Does this include the thickness of the powder coating?

[gdrider77]

Installed.

[stratodyne]

I received the PM last week, but was unable to place my order for the group buy at that moment. Am I still able to do so to take advantage of the pricing?

[GrimmSpeed]

Originally Posted by 2point0

Does this include the thickness of the powder coating?

Almost, 1.01in with powdercoat, nominal

Originally Posted by stratodyne

I received the PM last week, but was unable to place my order for the group buy at that moment. Am I still able to do so to take advantage of the pricing?

Yeah, you'll be just fine, just respond to the PM like usual, or call in and complete your order!

Chase
Engineering

[SliverBrz]

can you guys make a GS bracket for that hose? Id be down to buy one even though the zip tie solution works lol