What are these crappy SFC's?
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What are these crappy SFC's?
Just bought an '01 Z28 t-top. It has some round SFC's on it that weld in about two inches or more IN FRONT of the LCA bolt.
The also have two small tabs on each one.
Here are some pics, I think I'm just going to cut them off and get UMI's like I have on my SS.
Any idea who made this garbage?
The also have two small tabs on each one.
Here are some pics, I think I'm just going to cut them off and get UMI's like I have on my SS.
Any idea who made this garbage?
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i was just reading a post by Sam Strano, cause i was thinking about adding SFC to my list of things to buy this week. He pretty much says unless your making crazy drag racing power SFC aren't really needed. And he puts more abuse into his car than i think most on this forum do and all his competition wins were without SFC. i guess i see it now more as an insurance policy if anything.
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I think this is getting too far off the subject a bit.
I did put UMI SFC's on my SS and welded them on real good, I understand and have seen the results.
But these SFC's on this '01 I just got are welded on 2 inches before the LCA bolt. I thought they added way more strength when they went all the way back to the bolt.
In fact I can't find an F Body SFC today that doesn't mount to the bolt.
So is it worth worrying about, should I keep these, change them out, or take them off and run without?
I did put UMI SFC's on my SS and welded them on real good, I understand and have seen the results.
But these SFC's on this '01 I just got are welded on 2 inches before the LCA bolt. I thought they added way more strength when they went all the way back to the bolt.
In fact I can't find an F Body SFC today that doesn't mount to the bolt.
So is it worth worrying about, should I keep these, change them out, or take them off and run without?
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FWIW, a friend of mine doesn't have them, but has a cage which basically does the same thing. The SFC's kinda mount up like mine did and mine seems pretty stable. I don't know what that tab in the middle is for though. Unless it would be used to make them 3pt. Really I guess it's your decision. Although they don't look like they're welded to good up front.
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i was just reading a post by Sam Strano, cause i was thinking about adding SFC to my list of things to buy this week. He pretty much says unless your making crazy drag racing power SFC aren't really needed. And he puts more abuse into his car than i think most on this forum do and all his competition wins were without SFC. i guess i see it now more as an insurance policy if anything.
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Yeah SFC's are hit and miss. Either that or some notice it and some don't.
I just ordered Strano springs/sways, koni's, and UMI adj PHB and lca relocation brackets, and an adj. torque arm. I'm not gonna get SFC's until I install all of those and think I need/would like them.
And to the OP. I have no idea what SFC's those are. Another vote here for home made.
I just ordered Strano springs/sways, koni's, and UMI adj PHB and lca relocation brackets, and an adj. torque arm. I'm not gonna get SFC's until I install all of those and think I need/would like them.
And to the OP. I have no idea what SFC's those are. Another vote here for home made.
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Just bought an '01 Z28 t-top. It has some round SFC's on it that weld in about two inches or more IN FRONT of the LCA bolt.
The also have two small tabs on each one.
Here are some pics, I think I'm just going to cut them off and get UMI's like I have on my SS.
Any idea who made this garbage?
The also have two small tabs on each one.
Here are some pics, I think I'm just going to cut them off and get UMI's like I have on my SS.
Any idea who made this garbage?
I bought a set of these, and found that there were a few "clearance issues" with them. What I should have done is simply sent them back. But, you know how it goes...I'll just grind a little here, and trim a little there...Next thing you know, they still won't work all that well, but since you've cobbed them up, you can't return them. I wound up selling mine to someone who wasn't too fussy about the details.
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Sam Strano told me that only help the handling if you have a poor suspension. People who put them on before suspension say they help. People who add them after say they don't. Also, 4th Gen F-Body has one of the stiffest unibodies ever. Sam said he doesn't run them on his car because of the extra weight.
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Honestly I didn't notice any difference when I put them on my SS. Before I even got this car I read how SFC's are a good first mod because they get rid of creaks and rattles but it's more like they added noise.
As for my Z28 in the pictures they were on there already. This car supposedly ran low 6 seconds in the 1/8 and the pass side 1/4 panel has a huge wave in it.
There is no other damage to the car. At least one person on this site told me he has the same type of problem on his 1/4 panel.
It also looks like the sfc on that side is bent upwards.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/attachmen...5&d=1206138118
As for my Z28 in the pictures they were on there already. This car supposedly ran low 6 seconds in the 1/8 and the pass side 1/4 panel has a huge wave in it.
There is no other damage to the car. At least one person on this site told me he has the same type of problem on his 1/4 panel.
It also looks like the sfc on that side is bent upwards.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/attachmen...5&d=1206138118