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<table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" width="99%" align="center"> <tr bgcolor="#000000"><td> <table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"> <tr bgcolor="#000099"> <td colspan="2" align="left"> <font size="2" color="#ffffff" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>T O P I C R E V I E W</b> </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>swedensky</b> <br /><small>Member # 12185</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2013,5,5,17,13,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Is it really worth it? I've had one on my last two mustangs, just swapped it over but it's constantly in the way, caused me to break my wiper cowl, and I have a daily driver. I track it once in a while but I don't have a super fast car to begin with so I don't feel it's necessary. I'm thinking about just removing it but ill have holes in my towers and firewall...<br /><br />What do y'all think?? <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>warhorse58gt</b> <br /><small>Member # 7702</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2013,5,5,17,48,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Yes I think it's worth it. I had to weld a plate to my cowl to get it to stop cracking. But if it's cracking the cowl it's working. I cracked the brace twice and the cowl once. Welded a nice 1/4 steel plate in and never had a problem with the cowl again. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>50Reasons</b> <br /><small>Member # 6452</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2013,5,5,19,6,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by warhorse58gt:<br /><strong> Yes I think it's worth it. I had to weld a plate to my cowl to get it to stop cracking. But if it's cracking the cowl it's working. I cracked the brace twice and the cowl once. Welded a nice 1/4 steel plate in and never had a problem with the cowl again. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Do you have a pic of the plate you welded in by chance <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>ALMOST STOCK</b> <br /><small>Member # 10085</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2013,5,5,20,45,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Get the maximum motorsports STB it attaches to the pinch weld instead of the firewall and that way you don't have to worry about breaking the cowl.<br /> <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/almoststock/IMG_4215.jpg" alt=" - " /> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>warhorse58gt</b> <br /><small>Member # 7702</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2013,5,5,20,50,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by 50Reasons:<br /><strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by warhorse58gt:<br /><strong> Yes I think it's worth it. I had to weld a plate to my cowl to get it to stop cracking. But if it's cracking the cowl it's working. I cracked the brace twice and the cowl once. Welded a nice 1/4 steel plate in and never had a problem with the cowl again. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Do you have a pic of the plate you welded in by chance </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Sorry I don't. It was just a 3" x 8"x 1/4" steel plate. Nothing fancy. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>moeofit32</b> <br /><small>Member # 10393</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2013,5,5,20,53,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by warhorse58gt:<br /><strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by 50Reasons:<br /><strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by warhorse58gt:<br /><strong> Yes I think it's worth it. I had to weld a plate to my cowl to get it to stop cracking. But if it's cracking the cowl it's working. I cracked the brace twice and the cowl once. Welded a nice 1/4 steel plate in and never had a problem with the cowl again. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Do you have a pic of the plate you welded in by chance </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Sorry I don't. It was just a 3" x 8"x 1/4" steel plate. Nothing fancy. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">what bar did u use? all the ones i ever see are for 86 and up i want one for the 83 capri <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>swedensky</b> <br /><small>Member # 12185</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2013,5,5,22,32,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Well I have a 99-04 so just the plastic cowl...but what is it helping in my daily driving? I don't feel like I drive hard enough to keep the wheels down. Or do I have the wrong understanding of what it's for? <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>warhorse58gt</b> <br /><small>Member # 7702</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2013,5,5,22,40,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by moeofit32:<br /><strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by warhorse58gt:<br /><strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by 50Reasons:<br /><strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by warhorse58gt:<br /><strong> Yes I think it's worth it. I had to weld a plate to my cowl to get it to stop cracking. But if it's cracking the cowl it's working. I cracked the brace twice and the cowl once. Welded a nice 1/4 steel plate in and never had a problem with the cowl again. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Do you have a pic of the plate you welded in by chance </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Sorry I don't. It was just a 3" x 8"x 1/4" steel plate. Nothing fancy. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">what bar did u use? all the ones i ever see are for 86 and up i want one for the 83 capri </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">It was on my 88. It had the small triangle brace. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>dre5.0</b> <br /><small>Member # 12026</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2013,5,6,14,29,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by moeofit32:<br /><strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by warhorse58gt:<br /><strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by 50Reasons:<br /><strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by warhorse58gt:<br /><strong> Yes I think it's worth it. I had to weld a plate to my cowl to get it to stop cracking. But if it's cracking the cowl it's working. I cracked the brace twice and the cowl once. Welded a nice 1/4 steel plate in and never had a problem with the cowl again. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Do you have a pic of the plate you welded in by chance </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Sorry I don't. It was just a 3" x 8"x 1/4" steel plate. Nothing fancy. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">what bar did u use? all the ones i ever see are for 86 and up i want one for the 83 capri </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Maxium motorsports makes strut tower braces for the 79-85 foxes...I think it would work on your capri <br /> </font> </td></tr> </table></td></tr></table> <br /> <br />
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