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Cypress98
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Hi
I bought a RHD one from Levittown Ford on a trip to the US. It included the K-brace, and the spacers, the strut brace and replacement nuts.
I don't understand why the K-brace was included
Paul
I bought a RHD one from Levittown Ford on a trip to the US. It included the K-brace, and the spacers, the strut brace and replacement nuts.
I don't understand why the K-brace was included
Paul
djone101
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The K brace is part of the optional Performance Pack in the US - RHD cars effectively have PP as standard so all already have the K Brace. If you can think of a good use for it let me know as we have spare ones here too...
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maddog1982
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What did it cost? I'm over there soon and might do the same
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maddog1982
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Thanks! Did you have to order it in or is it something they carry? My dad has a machine shop so we should be able make it fit. Is there instructions to do this or is it obvious?I bought my Bullitt brace from Levittown Ford £90 shipping + £50 tax. Machined it it my garage to fit RHD car in a few minutes@hinch its much heavier than the GT350 brace
Spider
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Mine is Bullitt specific i.e. it's a standard brace but says Bullitt on it
Machining it I did by eye. Marked it where it was touching the K brace and removed about 4mm depth in an arc with a hand grinder. Painted with varnish to stop it rusting. Sits flat and looks like it should not propped up with washers.Iron Duke
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Hi Spider, I also got the Brace from Levittown, I haven't got access to a grinder, how bad do you think it would be with washers? have you got any photos?Mine is Bullitt specific i.e. it's a standard brace but says Bullitt on it
Spider
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I don't know to be honest I just wanted it to look OEM. Some people are quite happy with the washers. Mine wraps around the K brace from the back. From the front it looks stock.
I just used an electric drill in a vice fitted with a grinding stone (just so that I could position it where I had room the manoeuvre the strut). Marked out the brace with a marker pen and holding the strut ground to the marked line. You could hold the strut and have the drill free but I didn't want to mark it as sometimes when grinding like that the stone can grab and race across where you don't want to cut
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Cheers for that, might get a professional to do it, probably dangerous in my hands!I don't know to be honest I just wanted it to look OEM. Some people are quite happy with the washers. Mine wraps around the K brace from the back. From the front it looks stock.
I just used an electric drill in a vice fitted with a grinding stone (just so that I could position it where I had room the manoeuvre the strut). Marked out the brace with a marker pen and holding the strut ground to the marked line. You could hold the strut and have the drill free but I didn't want to mark it as sometimes when grinding like that the stone can grab and race across where you don't want to cut
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Only needed a small amount of relief over the k-brace on the driver’s side to fit US 350 brace. No spacers necessary.
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Is there a Torque setting for the nuts?Only needed a small amount of relief over the k-brace on the driver’s side to fit US 350 brace. No spacers necessary.
