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Nov 18, 2003 | 06:57 PM

ershealy

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Car: 88 TBI Formula, 98 LS1 TA, 77 400 T

Brace from IROC-Z, what is this?

I found an IROC-Z in the bone yard, and snatched the Wonderbar for my Formula. I also noticed a thin brace that runs from the right (passenger) hood hindge to the cowl (firewall). None of the other F-bodys in the yard (or mine) have this. What is it? It is about the diamater of a pencil and maybe a foot long, flattened on both ends with a hole for mounting. Curious as to what it does as I went ahead and bought it. Might be junk but for $5.25 for both wonderbar and mystery pencil bar, I don't feel too bad

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Nov 18, 2003 | 08:32 PM

DJP87Z28

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My guess is fender supports, have them on my IROC and never gave them a second thought.

Nov 18, 2003 | 08:37 PM

ershealy

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Yeah, but why would it only be on the right side, and not both?

Nov 19, 2003 | 09:35 AM

MdFormula350

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mines has it, nothing special just to add a tad of support i guess.

Nov 19, 2003 | 05:18 PM

ershealy

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I have done a bit of research and appearantly this brace was used on 82 - 92 Camaros with FE2 suspension and 91 - 92 Firebirds. Thanks to my friend at the Chevy dealership for looking this up. Still not sure what it does, but at least I know why it isn't on every Third gen.