Reply to "chassis rigidity systems"

hi everyone

spring has sprung, and i made a mistake this year, started to do too much on the car, many things to finish, so i am not on the road yet. ARG!!!!

ok, about the upper front frame brace, a couple of forum members, comp2 and joules5, have questioned the need for it. the point said that raised my interest was that joules5 said the front trunk area is a boxed structure and really does not need more rigidity. well, a visual comparison of the front trunk and the engine compartment clearly shows that the engine compartment is not as "boxed" as the front trunk and so the engine compartment would be in need of bracing, heck it has no "floor" to add rigidity, but the front trunk just really does not seem to need extra bracing. Whereas the engine well compartment (stock) has one narrow point brace to prevent side flexing, the front trunk has an entire floor positioned midway vertically plus structural cross members to prevent flexing.

so....it just seems to me, (not that i know anything) that the upper front brace is not needed, heck it's fastening pads (at least in my car) are not matched to the wheel well curvature, so there would be a small bit of flex even with the front upper brace.

thoughts anyone

nazgul