I am thinking that a STB will be purchased in this next year as I continually inprove and upgrade my car.
I have a Carb and an Open element air cleaner. I also have a spare HO air cleaner that I may put on at shows.
I wanted to see if anyone would be kind enough to post up some pics of theirs with a StrutTowerBrace and either the TBI or Carb applications.
Also opinions on how much it reduced cowl flex, any info if it gets in the way of things you do like maintenence and any other info.

THX, Michel

 

I'm sure it will make a huge difference in the stiffness of the car. If your concerned about accessibility, get one that can be unbolted easily like the Edelbrock piece.

 

My UMI stb did help alot IMO with the front end stiffness. Im sure all the STBs are pretty much the same for stiffining up the car, 3 points even more. You'll be happy with whatever one you get.

p.s. thanks for the t-top bag Mike!! Looks like new!

 

Click on links in sig for more pics

 

Check mine out in my Car Details below. Worthwhile.

JamesC

 

crappy pic, but its there


edelbrock 3 pt, like krisb410, but with solid mounts

 

Yeah, that's an old pic, but shows the STB best.

 

Here's mine, I love the damn thing. I've had it on the car for 4 years now.

 

RobertFrank - cool idea on the aircleaner lid. I have an Open with a Flow-Thru top and also posess a HO assembly. I never thought of combining the 2.
89ROC-Z - No problem. Glad you got the bag you wanted.

Thanks for the pics and opinions. Those look like thicker tubing than I thought they would be. I didnt see the removable base or solid base option. But i see 86TA has solid mounts. Was that just something you did or did I miss something?
I dont have alot of underhood clutter. I have the 86 multi-belt pullies and each item has its own bracket. Thus I only have an Alt and PS Pump. No Smog pump or any related equipment, no AC or related hoses, no AIR Injection on the SLP Headers I have, etc. So it looks like it wont interfere with much under my hood.
After I get the underhood area repainted in my re-fresh and restore quest, I am going to get one of these.
Prob an Edel since they are the only one I see now for Carb.TBI.

THX again, Michel

 

I didnt like the mounts that edelcrock provided, the seemed way too tall, and being able to pivot on the bolt would still allow the strut towers to flex upward and little. I cut the STB, made the solid mounts, it also allowed my to lower it a little in the front, and you cant see in the pic, but where it mounts to the fire wall, i have mine reversed, the plate bolted under the cowl lip and the tubing sitting up, providing a little more clearance on my Dizzy. I will have to grab a pic of it tonight.

 

OK cool.
You got a late model brake resivior IC. Why is that?
Where did you get the Alum Coolant overflow tank? That in really sharp!

 

I'll have pics up of mine soon. I have the Edelbrock one the same as most guys that have posted already. What I would like to do also is change the mounts to solid like 86TA did. Nice job btw, I want to see the pics of the cowl.

On a side note, I love those mounting brackets for your alt and pwr steering robertfrank. Is there a kit or did you buy those individually?

 

in robertfranks, the alt mount looks just like my March mid mount bracket, and the PS looks like a matching piece.

Pics of my cowl?
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Its a master cylinder and reservoir form an ls1 car. Its just a better design, looks cleaner that the stocker, and i upgraded to c5 front brakes and 4th gen rear brakes, so i needed a master more designed for a disc/disc car that my stock disc/drum one.

the coolant can is from Canton

 

http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/7...ts/engine1.jpg

Here's an old old old pic of mine with the stock dual snorkel....

 

Demon - Looks like the March Low-mount alt setup. I have the March std mount bracket like that. The PS bracket is also availible. I got the PS March pulley but not the bracket yet..yet =)

86TA - THX, I now remember seeng that tank. Pricey but very cool. That master res looks like th one on my S10. Just curious.

Paul - THX, I was wondering how the fitment with the HO intake was. I got a spare HO intake I plan on using if I can for shows.

 

Yes where the STB mounts to the cowl, you said you modified that as well. I've been looking to replace my serp setup I have currently with a March pulley kit but what my Alt to mount low like the PS pump. You guys have exactly what I wanted and I'm wondering if you have any part numbers? Do they sell the brackets separately or do you get them with the pullies? Are they underdrive like the Power/Amp series?

 

I bought seperately the Alt bracket kit, the 3-pc Pulley kit, the Alt pulley 'hat', tha PS OEM replacement pulley and then also did stainless mounting hardware. I havent bought the PS bracket yet. But they are all availible seperately.
He has the Low-Mount alt bracket. which is a seperate part number.
My pulleys are the stock replacement 86. Which had 2 v-belts and 1 multi-grove belt. It was kind of a weird year setup.
If you are deleting the air, smog and junk.....then you would probably just convert to the std 'HotRod' type pulley kit. March makes many different ones. They also sell packages with custom brackets and pulleys ready to install. But that gets pricey.
http://www.marchperf.com/

 

Wow, this thread needs to go

 

its still mostly on topic, just a little tangent

 

Im OK with it as is.

If anyone else has any other types of STBs on their rides, then post them up. Akways looking for differences.

 

i had one but i took it out, its still laying around the garage

 

here are the pics i promised

a different angle, where you can see the back of the STB


detail of the solid mounts


the cowl mount, its unmodified, but the STB is built upside-down, to help with dizzy clearance and i think it had another purpose, but i forget what it was



and now that i look at the pics, i see that the hood is rubbing a little on the STB at the back there. No biggie.

 

Here's my homegrown one:

 

Some paint would make the bar look better Lo-tec.

 

I thought you could not use it with the dual snorkel setup, did you run into some problems with it?

 

It is meant for the dual snorkel. The problem is some cars have a/c bracket interference... My A/C is long gone.

 

What kind? You selling it?

 

does anybody have the part # for the 3 pt STB? Did you guys say that was made by Edelbrock?

 

Edelbrock 5227. Check Summit.

JamesC

 

That looks like it is installed upsidedown!!!!! No wonder why it rubs the hood.

 

i know its upside down, i did it on purpose. Installed the other way it was sitting right on the dizzy and thats not gonna work, so i went this way. Its just a little rub, nothing major, only in one small spot about an inch long.