JohnZ
07-28-2015, 06:58 AM
Hi buddies! Lately I've been installing Toby&Misty shock tower brace and it went very well. Installation is easy and support from T&M is awesome! They're really special and magic people, always ready to help you and give advices!:thumbup2:
I preferred their bar over the traditional straight one because I did not want to have the bar coming over the carpet and between luggages. Instead, I wanted it to be underneath the carpet and not interferring with spare tyre removal. The benefits are cool: now when I brake I go straight without shaking, then on bumps the steering wheel stays still and generally speaking I feel the front end much stable. I can't tell about stability on high speeds and while turning, since I don't go that fast.:rollin:
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Anyway I did not like how the original carpet was sitting in the trunk with the brace on. It was just too high, the whole assembly shaked and it was hitting the mounting bolts. I wanted to create something that could embrace the new surface better, soft and plain at the same time.
So I ended up designing a new concept for the trunk carpet. At first I took some inner and outer measurements, then I reported that distances on a special fabric which is hard and soft together, it's usually used to insulate rooms in the construction industry. It's something like that:
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I did two layers of the wooden original outline and 2 more layers where the peak of the brace was higher. Doing this, I tried to create a plain surface where to put the carpet. When everything was done, I glued all togheter and I put a brand new black carpet which is wider than the original one, covering all the trunk area without any "air" on the borders and angles. Also, I cut the original wood and put it where the spare tyre is, because I needed a hard surface there.
And voilĂ*! Now the carpet sits perfectly straight, with no "valleys" and no "mountains". It's soft but hard at the same time and it's completely over the trunk area! I'm VERY satisfied with the result. I also have to thank my technical partner Jack, who helped me realizing this idea from scratch!!
:Headspin:
Random pics now!
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I preferred their bar over the traditional straight one because I did not want to have the bar coming over the carpet and between luggages. Instead, I wanted it to be underneath the carpet and not interferring with spare tyre removal. The benefits are cool: now when I brake I go straight without shaking, then on bumps the steering wheel stays still and generally speaking I feel the front end much stable. I can't tell about stability on high speeds and while turning, since I don't go that fast.:rollin:
35763357603576135762
Anyway I did not like how the original carpet was sitting in the trunk with the brace on. It was just too high, the whole assembly shaked and it was hitting the mounting bolts. I wanted to create something that could embrace the new surface better, soft and plain at the same time.
So I ended up designing a new concept for the trunk carpet. At first I took some inner and outer measurements, then I reported that distances on a special fabric which is hard and soft together, it's usually used to insulate rooms in the construction industry. It's something like that:
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I did two layers of the wooden original outline and 2 more layers where the peak of the brace was higher. Doing this, I tried to create a plain surface where to put the carpet. When everything was done, I glued all togheter and I put a brand new black carpet which is wider than the original one, covering all the trunk area without any "air" on the borders and angles. Also, I cut the original wood and put it where the spare tyre is, because I needed a hard surface there.
And voilĂ*! Now the carpet sits perfectly straight, with no "valleys" and no "mountains". It's soft but hard at the same time and it's completely over the trunk area! I'm VERY satisfied with the result. I also have to thank my technical partner Jack, who helped me realizing this idea from scratch!!
:Headspin:
Random pics now!
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