anyone installed there own here. I think my dad and I are gonna tackle it in a few weeks. he has a welder and I have the subs. can't wait and hope everything goes pretty smooth.
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cool, yeah i plan on getting it up on some blocks of wood or something. high as we can go for room. we will have all the tools so should go alright. cant wait. I have had these damn subs for like 3 years now brand new just taking up space in the garage.
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Sweet. My lil bro an I just put some on my car a couple weeks back and they are awesome. They really make the car feel solid. We gutted the interior as a precaution and to clean but I'm not sure that is necessary. Hope all goes well.
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any pics?
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fixthedoor said:
No its not necessary to strip the interior to weld in frame connectors...I can understand the precaution, but keep a water bucket or hose or preferably an extinguisher nearby, just in case...
A little preperation note: just make sure to thoroughly clean the areas that are going to be welded, ie. wire brush and wipe down with a cleaner (that doesnt leave a film) and then once they are welded, squirt some paint onto the welds to prevent rust....
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Magic said:
good info!
eliyarbrough
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I cannot do anything myself now! I had min put on by my go to guy I use! They look really nice though! Sorry, no pics!
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I believe he said his dad was a welder.
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He got the subs from MM. After watching my brother do the welding, the gutting of the interior was overkill. Def use some primer. The instructions suggested weld through primer. We couldn't get a hold of some though. So we primered before and after. Here's some pics:
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nice, thanks for the pics. looks really staright forward.
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Yeah it is. The toughest part was dealing with the lack of space. We only had ramps but no prob. When do plan on installing yours?
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fixthedoor said:
we are doing it in a few weeks. we plan on getting the car up off the ground as much as possible. I am making some platforms our of cross arms off power polls that should get the tires up off the ground around 7in. I may try to get some more if i can so we can have plenty of room.
we are doing it in a few weeks. we plan on getting the car up off the ground as much as possible. I am making some platforms our of cross arms off power polls that should get the tires up off the ground around 7in. I may try to get some more if i can so we can have plenty of room.
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not to whore your thread, but what cat back do you have on your car i like those tips
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not to whore your thread, but what cat back do you have on your car i like those tips
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have the 3.5 in ss magnaflow tips
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well, got the old sub frames off the car today. was a job considering I dont have any really good way to cut the old welds and such. but got it done none the less. the old ones are about half the length of the mm's and weigh more. looks like a custom job someone through on the car before I bought it. I just cant wait to get the full lengths on the cobra.
bottlefed97
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I bought the Granatelli subframes and it only took about an hour 1/2 to install. All we did was sand down the parts of the subframe that would weld to the car due to them already being painted. Then it was just weld away!
