Ultra Racing Subaru GC8 Fender Brace Install

[nismovzr2003]

Hey guys,

In the process of installing Ultra Racing 3 point Fender Braces on my V4 GC8. The 2 mounting points near the 'A' pillar that mount onto the door hinge bolts fit perfectly, trying to work out how the front mounting pointing bolts to the chasis.

It comes with bolts and lock nuts but there's no way to access the upper chasis rail as theres no access points.

Has anyone installed these, and if so how did you get around mouting the 3rd attachment point to the chasis.

Cheers

[Guest]

Yes I have mounted these and sold them on again, it is possible but bloody tricky.

When you have the brace bolted up to the door hinges, you then drill holes in the chassis rail where the brace bolt holes are. Remove lights as well you can get in through the end of the chassis rail.

Now the tricky bit, I put the nut on the end of a telescopic magnet and try and align it with the hole then try and feed the bolt through it, takes a bit of practice as in first nut took me 20 minutes to get in but it gets easier and you get the feel for it, once it is threaded through a couple of turns you need a long spanner that reaches down the chassis rail then it's a case of tightening it up.

It is possible to do and I even used both bolts up front even though it's a frustrating process.

[nismovzr2003]

 ballsrburning said:

Yes I have mounted these and sold them on again, it is possible but bloody tricky.

When you have the brace bolted up to the door hinges, you then drill holes in the chassis rail where the brace bolt holes are. Remove lights as well you can get in through the end of the chassis rail.

Now the tricky bit, I put the nut on the end of a telescopic magnet and try and align it with the hole then try and feed the bolt through it, takes a bit of practice as in first nut took me 20 minutes to get in but it gets easier and you get the feel for it, once it is threaded through a couple of turns you need a long spanner that reaches down the chassis rail then it's a case of tightening it up.

It is possible to do and I even used both bolts up front even though it's a frustrating process.

Awesome thanks heaps!

Didn't even think about removing the head lights lol.

Would it be any easier using those self tightening type nuts, the ones with the grooved/serrated bottom surface?

Any particular reason for getting rid of them?

Cheers

[Guest]

The self tightening won't go tight enough I wreckon but could try, be easier.

I only sold them because my new front fenders do not work with them, they are an unusual design, so I sold the fender braces, wouldn't have sold them either wise.

[dvssub2.0]

Hay mate. I pretty shore I got these of you. I have put them on my bc5. Not shore about the gc8 but I did use self tapping bolts I had no other choice. Nismo I know this wont help you to much but if any one else is looking at doing this it might. http://i66.tinypic.com/33trqde.jpg

Also I had to change the fender capping as the indicator would not fit in. But nz new face lifts have one with out it!!

[nismovzr2003]

 dvssub2.0 said:

Hay mate. I pretty shore I got these of you. I have put them on my bc5. Not shore about the gc8 but I did use self tapping bolts I had no other choice. Nismo I know this wont help you to much but if any one else is looking at doing this it might. http://i66.tinypic.com/33trqde.jpg

Also I had to change the fender capping as the indicator would not fit in. But nz new face lifts have one with out it!!

Hey cheers!

Ended up being a 10min job and was quite easy after all