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Blue Thunder · Aug 2nd, 2002, 08:38 PM

We just finished mounting our first finished sample proto-type stress bars. Polished aluminum, or powder coated steel. Also a neat cut away photo of the very restrictive factory cooper muffler. What do you guys think?? Polished, colors, Black, red, blue, Yellow????

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LuckyRVA · Aug 3rd, 2002, 07:45 AM

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monsta · Aug 3rd, 2002, 08:22 AM

Polished!!!

Blue Thunder · Aug 3rd, 2002, 09:53 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by LuckyRVA
URL/Page cannot be found

I tell my people always "road test" after the jobs completed! It's working now!

gromit · Aug 3rd, 2002, 10:03 AM

Price?

odieone · Aug 3rd, 2002, 10:25 AM

what is the purpose and benifit of these bars? thanks

rambo · Aug 3rd, 2002, 11:30 AM

What's it made of aluminum 6061 or 7075? Steel 4031?
How light or heavy is it?
How much per piece?

Minty · Aug 3rd, 2002, 01:13 PM

yum!! looks nice

how easy to fit?? or is it best left to the dealer/someone who knows what they are doing... (ie. Not me

)

Blue Thunder · Aug 3rd, 2002, 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by odieone
what is the purpose and benifit of these bars? thanks

The 2 front shock towers are the fastening points for the front struts. This area basically holds up the front of the car. Any beating that the car takes (Pot holes, severe bumps, or just the general transfer of road impact to the chassis, is transfered to the uni-body at these 2 points. Installing stiffer springs with heavier shocks, transfers more of this stress to the body, rather than absorbing it via the softer springs & shocks.
This bar, braces the 2 towers against each other to avoid them flexing in toward the center of the car.

But more important, they just Look Cool!!!!

odieone · Aug 3rd, 2002, 02:56 PM

Where do we get them and how much?

kshapiro · Aug 3rd, 2002, 07:12 PM

Pile o' ****...I mean polish it...yes...polished would look good!

LuckyRVA · Aug 3rd, 2002, 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Minty
yum!! looks nice

how easy to fit?? or is it best left to the dealer/someone who knows what they are doing... (ie. Not me )

They are normally very easy to install, a two minute job at the most.

My question is...Does it work with the stock air box in place?
Thanks!

EDIT: My vote is for a **Polished** finish

Cape Cod MINI · Aug 3rd, 2002, 10:14 PM

I like polished and red would be cool as it would go with red air intake/filter

Price range?

slegorreta · Aug 4th, 2002, 12:29 AM

Is there a model planned for the Mini Cooper as well or only for the "S" model?

Cheers!

Blue Thunder · Aug 4th, 2002, 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by slegorreta
Is there a model planned for the Mini Cooper as well or only for the "S" model?

Cheers!

We will offer the same piece for the Cooper also, At this time getting a Cooper for us is a little difficult. We are located in the state of Texas. And for various reasons Texas was the only state in the U.S. that did not have a Dealer network set up in time for the Mini introduction. So at this time all Minis in Texas are imported from another state. And natually since there are no dealers to service them, few people are buying them. But dealers are now being built, and before long we will see them blasting around the state.
We purchased one of the first "S" from a dealer Chicago Illinois.

Dom · Aug 4th, 2002, 10:22 AM

Surely if it fits the 'S' it'll fit the cooper?

My vote... polished, or British Racing Green

Dom

chiph · Aug 4th, 2002, 12:53 PM

Nice looking, Blue Thunder!

Any difficulty getting to the jump-start terminal?, or any chance of a short-circuit when it's in use?

Also - do you have to replace the shock-tower screws with longer ones, to accomodate it's thickness?

So far as color, I'd like powder-coated black. I'm not one of these "clean engine compartment" people, so that'd hide some of the dirt (maybe).

Chip H.

Blue Thunder · Aug 4th, 2002, 02:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by chiph
Nice looking, Blue Thunder!

Any difficulty getting to the jump-start terminal?, or any chance of a short-circuit when it's in use?

Also - do you have to replace the shock-tower screws with longer ones, to accomodate it's thickness?

So far as color, I'd like powder-coated black. I'm not one of these "clean engine compartment" people, so that'd hide some of the dirt (maybe).

Chip H.

The studs are plenty long, for mounting. The jump start lug is well out of the way and has a cover.
To jump the car I would recommend removing the drivers side through bolt on the stress bar, and it will lift out of the way, for safe access. That was a good thought, you would need to keep a wrench for that purpose in you tool kit. Do people do tool kits any more, or is it called a cell phone now days!!

chiph · Aug 4th, 2002, 09:06 PM

Thanks for the reply. You'll let us know when you get pricing set?

> Do people do tool kits any more, or is it called a cell phone now days!! <

A friend's emergency kit contains a cellphone, 2 one-hundred dollar bills, and a pistol. He says one of them is bound to get him out of trouble!

Chip H.

G8BAD_COOPER · Aug 5th, 2002, 07:22 AM

is it avalible for the Cooper??
if so do you produce a modified battery cover?

and lastly are they adjusable?

Aug 2nd, 2002, 08:38 PM	#1
Blue Thunder MINI2 Senior Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Lost in Texas Local Time: 04:45 PM Posts: 367 Offline	New Stress bar photos We just finished mounting our first finished sample proto-type stress bars. Polished aluminum, or powder coated steel. Also a neat cut away photo of the very restrictive factory cooper muffler. What do you guys think?? Polished, colors, Black, red, blue, Yellow???? Click here for more photos My mini is bigger than yours ... www.promini.com Last edited by Blue Thunder : Aug 3rd, 2002 at 09:49 AM.

Aug 3rd, 2002, 07:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
LuckyRVA 1.6 Litres of fury!!!! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Queens, NYC Local Time: 05:45 PM Posts: 1,269 Offline	URL/Page cannot be found 2002 Dark Silver Cooper S w/ white roof. SOLD

Aug 3rd, 2002, 08:22 AM	#3 (permalink)
monsta MINI2 Global Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Brighton Local Time: 10:45 PM Posts: 4,573 Offline	Polished!!! the MINI has gone...

Aug 3rd, 2002, 09:53 AM	#4 (permalink)
Blue Thunder MINI2 Senior Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Lost in Texas Local Time: 04:45 PM Posts: 367 Offline	Sorry I didn't road test Quote: Originally posted by LuckyRVA URL/Page cannot be found I tell my people always "road test" after the jobs completed! It's working now! My mini is bigger than yours ... www.promini.com

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Aug 3rd, 2002, 10:25 AM	#6 (permalink)
odieone MINI2 Newbie Join Date: May 2002 Location: Italy Local Time: 11:45 PM Posts: 49 Offline	Ok I will plead dumb what is the purpose and benifit of these bars? thanks Qwner of Cooper S Electric Blue and white top, Premium package. INCREDIBLE!

Aug 3rd, 2002, 11:30 AM	#7 (permalink)
rambo MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: CA,USA Local Time: 01:45 PM Posts: 42 Offline	QUESTIONS? What's it made of aluminum 6061 or 7075? Steel 4031? How light or heavy is it? How much per piece?

Aug 3rd, 2002, 01:13 PM	#8 (permalink)
Minty Man in the know! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Rugby Local Time: 09:45 PM Posts: 3,967 Offline	yum!! looks nice how easy to fit?? or is it best left to the dealer/someone who knows what they are doing... (ie. Not me ) MINI-3 @ Cotswold MINI \| BMW-four @ Cotswold BMW \| E-Mail Me \| Minty - Part of the IT Crowd!

Aug 3rd, 2002, 02:16 PM	#9 (permalink)
Blue Thunder MINI2 Senior Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Lost in Texas Local Time: 04:45 PM Posts: 367 Offline	Re: Ok I will plead dumb Quote: Originally posted by odieone what is the purpose and benifit of these bars? thanks The 2 front shock towers are the fastening points for the front struts. This area basically holds up the front of the car. Any beating that the car takes (Pot holes, severe bumps, or just the general transfer of road impact to the chassis, is transfered to the uni-body at these 2 points. Installing stiffer springs with heavier shocks, transfers more of this stress to the body, rather than absorbing it via the softer springs & shocks. This bar, braces the 2 towers against each other to avoid them flexing in toward the center of the car. But more important, they just Look Cool!!!! My mini is bigger than yours ... www.promini.com

Aug 3rd, 2002, 02:56 PM	#10 (permalink)
odieone MINI2 Newbie Join Date: May 2002 Location: Italy Local Time: 11:45 PM Posts: 49 Offline	Ok so where do I get them Where do we get them and how much? Qwner of Cooper S Electric Blue and white top, Premium package. INCREDIBLE!

Aug 3rd, 2002, 07:12 PM	#11 (permalink)
kshapiro MINI2 Master Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Baltimore, MD USA Local Time: 09:45 PM Posts: 937 Offline	Pile o' ****...I mean polish it...yes...polished would look good! Ken Shapiro Electric Blue w/ Sport Package...first "S" delivered in Maryland (5/10/02) I've been everywhere but the electric chair...I've seen everything but the wind.

Aug 3rd, 2002, 10:04 PM	#12 (permalink)
LuckyRVA 1.6 Litres of fury!!!! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Queens, NYC Local Time: 05:45 PM Posts: 1,269 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by Minty yum!! looks nice how easy to fit?? or is it best left to the dealer/someone who knows what they are doing... (ie. Not me ) They are normally very easy to install, a two minute job at the most. My question is...Does it work with the stock air box in place? Thanks! EDIT: My vote is for a Polished finish 2002 Dark Silver Cooper S w/ white roof. SOLD

Aug 3rd, 2002, 10:14 PM	#13 (permalink)
Cape Cod MINI Exposing the Beast Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Cape Cod, MA Local Time: 05:45 PM Posts: 5,337 Offline	I like polished and red would be cool as it would go with red air intake/filter Price range? Missing my buddies Dan and Ed but glad I have two angel buddies, And on a quest to Right Secco's Wrongs

Aug 4th, 2002, 12:29 AM	#14 (permalink)
slegorreta Mexican MINI Maniac Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Mexico City Local Time: 04:45 PM Posts: 165 Offline	Only for the "S"? Is there a model planned for the Mini Cooper as well or only for the "S" model? Cheers! MEXICAN MINI Maniac "As we have seen, you can be at high "tenth values" without going over 50 m.p.h." Denis Jenkinson, in The Racing Driver. MundoMini.com El sitio del nuevo MINI en Español

Aug 4th, 2002, 10:01 AM	#15 (permalink)
Blue Thunder MINI2 Senior Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Lost in Texas Local Time: 04:45 PM Posts: 367 Offline	Re: Only for the "S"? Quote: Originally posted by slegorreta Is there a model planned for the Mini Cooper as well or only for the "S" model? Cheers! We will offer the same piece for the Cooper also, At this time getting a Cooper for us is a little difficult. We are located in the state of Texas. And for various reasons Texas was the only state in the U.S. that did not have a Dealer network set up in time for the Mini introduction. So at this time all Minis in Texas are imported from another state. And natually since there are no dealers to service them, few people are buying them. But dealers are now being built, and before long we will see them blasting around the state. We purchased one of the first "S" from a dealer Chicago Illinois. My mini is bigger than yours ... www.promini.com

Aug 4th, 2002, 10:22 AM	#16 (permalink)
Dom Test thread infiltrator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Swindon Local Time: 10:45 PM Posts: 8,420 Offline	Surely if it fits the 'S' it'll fit the cooper? My vote... polished, or British Racing Green Dom

Aug 4th, 2002, 12:53 PM	#17 (permalink)
chiph Spectator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Raleigh, NC Local Time: 05:45 PM Posts: 1,563 Offline	Nice looking, Blue Thunder! Any difficulty getting to the jump-start terminal?, or any chance of a short-circuit when it's in use? Also - do you have to replace the shock-tower screws with longer ones, to accomodate it's thickness? So far as color, I'd like powder-coated black. I'm not one of these "clean engine compartment" people, so that'd hide some of the dirt (maybe). Chip H. ex-MINI Cooper S owner and all around good-guy

Aug 4th, 2002, 02:06 PM	#18 (permalink)
Blue Thunder MINI2 Senior Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Lost in Texas Local Time: 04:45 PM Posts: 367 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by chiph Nice looking, Blue Thunder! Any difficulty getting to the jump-start terminal?, or any chance of a short-circuit when it's in use? Also - do you have to replace the shock-tower screws with longer ones, to accomodate it's thickness? So far as color, I'd like powder-coated black. I'm not one of these "clean engine compartment" people, so that'd hide some of the dirt (maybe). Chip H. The studs are plenty long, for mounting. The jump start lug is well out of the way and has a cover. To jump the car I would recommend removing the drivers side through bolt on the stress bar, and it will lift out of the way, for safe access. That was a good thought, you would need to keep a wrench for that purpose in you tool kit. Do people do tool kits any more, or is it called a cell phone now days!! My mini is bigger than yours ... www.promini.com

Aug 4th, 2002, 09:06 PM	#19 (permalink)
chiph Spectator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Raleigh, NC Local Time: 05:45 PM Posts: 1,563 Offline	Thanks for the reply. You'll let us know when you get pricing set? > Do people do tool kits any more, or is it called a cell phone now days!! < A friend's emergency kit contains a cellphone, 2 one-hundred dollar bills, and a pistol. He says one of them is bound to get him out of trouble! Chip H. ex-MINI Cooper S owner and all around good-guy

Aug 5th, 2002, 07:22 AM	#20 (permalink)
G8BAD_COOPER MINI2 Senior Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gravesend, Kent Local Time: 09:45 PM Posts: 494 Offline	is it avalible for the Cooper?? if so do you produce a modified battery cover? and lastly are they adjusable?

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