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 Post subject: Re: Dave's EL Futura Build *with IRS Now !*
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 8:27 pm 
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just give you an idea of the bar profiles
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Loving this car.
and much appreciate the shot of the front bar, gives me a much better idea of how to go about mine, now just for a bit of free time to do it, not this weekend or next, or the one after, eek...

By the way, keen to here about how you change your front end offset.

 

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 Post subject: Re: Dave's EL Futura Build *with IRS Now !*
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 10:29 am 
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you throw in the full AU front end setup... does the AU k-frame bolt up? i have heard they do but im a lil unsure

 

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 Post subject: Re: Dave's EL Futura Build *with IRS Now !*
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 10:33 am 
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you throw in the full AU front end setup... does the AU k-frame bolt up? i have heard they do but im a lil unsure

Nope, major surgery required to put an AU front end on an lesser series car.....

 

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 Post subject: Re: Dave's EL Futura Build *with IRS Now !*
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 12:31 pm 
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you throw in the full AU front end setup... does the AU k-frame bolt up? i have heard they do but im a lil unsure


have a look at viewtopic.php?f=4&t=11993

 

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 Post subject: Re: Dave's EL Futura Build *with IRS Now !*
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 3:38 pm 
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the easy way to mod up a bar is to bolt it up so it sits in its true position
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 Post subject: Re: Dave's EL Futura Build *with IRS Now !*
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 3:53 pm 
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This isn't a smart a** comment...

I Don't know if the picture or what the BA bar looks off towards the drivers side by half an inch.. might be the photo.

 

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 Post subject: Re: Dave's EL Futura Build *with IRS Now !*
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 4:08 pm 
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This isn't a smart a** comment...

I Don't know if the picture or what the BA bar looks off towards the drivers side by half an inch.. might be the photo.


the badge looks centre to the holes near the number plate.

 

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 Post subject: Re: Dave's EL Futura Build *with IRS Now !*
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 4:17 pm 
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the BF bar is about 3-4mm off centre .
also i wasnt standing directlly in front and ive tapped up the guards on the green EL .
well pointed froundey.

im just about to lay some glass into it now ,

 

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 Post subject: Re: Dave's EL Futura Build *with IRS Now !*
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 4:48 pm 
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the BF bar is about 3-4mm off centre .
also i wasnt standing directlly in front and ive tapped up the guards on the green EL .
well pointed froundey.

im just about to lay some glass into it now ,


Yeah I didn't think it was much, but IMO it will 'tighten' up when all bolted up and fitted correctly

 

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 Post subject: Re: Dave's EL Futura Build *with IRS Now !*
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 6:25 pm 
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s**t that looks awesome, can you make them in LTD size? :P

 

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 Post subject: Re: Dave's EL Futura Build *with IRS Now !*
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 7:07 pm 
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cheers guys
now with 1st layer of glass
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 Post subject: Re: Dave's EL Futura Build *with IRS Now !*
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 7:13 pm 
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looking good dave, i cant wait to see the finished product...

 

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 Post subject: Re: Dave's EL Futura Build *with IRS Now !*
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 7:14 pm 
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that is looking great,

 

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 Post subject: Re: Dave's EL Futura Build *with IRS Now !*
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 8:14 pm 
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Yes, lads, it looked real good to me this afternoon.

He has a couple of tricks up his sleeve too, which will make it all come together.

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 Post subject: Re: Dave's EL Futura Build *with IRS Now !*
Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 1:52 am 
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Mate this will look pretty nice when finnished, what BA bar have you used?
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