Clio 172 Homemade strut brace transforms the handling :)

Clio 172 Homemade strut brace transforms the handling :)

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hewlett

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2,186 posts

220 months

Monday 29th June 2009
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It took a while to fabricate but oh boy is it worth it.

The car corners much flatter, feels more solid at the front end, and all those local corners I know so well can be taken 10mph more quickly and with much more confidence. Clearly the 172 front end is a thing of fragility as the stiffening has transformed it. Yes that's wood btw, a long way from any real heat and I'm sure the plastic would melt before the wood caught on fire smile

oakdale

1,786 posts

201 months

Monday 29th June 2009
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Are you serious?
Biggest botch up I've seen in a while.

hewlett

Original Poster:

2,186 posts

220 months

Monday 29th June 2009
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It's very solid and works a treat, not a mm of play and really does do the job smile

Alfa_75_Steve

7,489 posts

199 months

Monday 29th June 2009
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You have to be taking the piss.

Surely?

Or are you a close friend of Utterly Clueless?

hewlett

Original Poster:

2,186 posts

220 months

Tuesday 30th June 2009
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Cost: about £15
Effectiveness: 100%
Safety: well it seems very solid and hardwood catches fire at a higher temperature than the surrounding plastic so it should be OK

In summary, success..

The_Jackal

4,854 posts

196 months

Tuesday 30th June 2009
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lol you just reminded me to go look at the Barry site.
Havent had a good laugh at that for a while.

HereBeMonsters

14,180 posts

181 months

Tuesday 30th June 2009
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LMAO!

The Riddler

6,565 posts

196 months

Tuesday 30th June 2009
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Are you for real?!

Edited by The Riddler on Tuesday 30th June 06:55

dotty

681 posts

197 months

Wednesday 1st July 2009
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Hahahahaha!!

Scousefella

2,243 posts

180 months

Wednesday 1st July 2009
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Bonxy

4 posts

179 months

Wednesday 1st July 2009
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Are you utterly serious?

What have you bolted it to ?

lmfao

The Riddler

6,565 posts

196 months

Wednesday 1st July 2009
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Look at the bolts on the top mount. rofl I could bite them in half!

Brunzybubbles

1 posts

176 months

Thursday 2nd July 2009
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Jermal

1 posts

176 months

Thursday 2nd July 2009
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The Riddler

6,565 posts

196 months

Thursday 2nd July 2009
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Brunzybubbles said:
confused

Welcome to the site though!

ETA, Is this the strangest first post ever?!

Edited by The Riddler on Thursday 2nd July 01:40

Stu R

21,410 posts

214 months

Thursday 2nd July 2009
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rofl

OllieWinchester

5,645 posts

191 months

Thursday 2nd July 2009
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Funniest thing I have seen in a long while. beer

Alfanatic

9,339 posts

218 months

Thursday 2nd July 2009
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I like that bent bolt! Did you bend it before or after it made a dent in the bonnet?

ZesPak

24,423 posts

195 months

Thursday 2nd July 2009
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It's almost like a morgan now...

DIY gone wrong?

Utterpiffle

831 posts

179 months

Thursday 2nd July 2009
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Yeah that'll help rolleyes

Put the bonnet down and step away from the car...