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Best budget sfc
Ok so tax refund is here and im looking for sfc connectors im looking for the best bang for your buck type looking into either sphon, umi, or bmr which is the best ones out there im also looking for weld in square tubing type also please throw in your opinions on which i should look into
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Re: Best budget sfc
I just bought a set of mac inner sfc's for 147 shipped. I got them from LMPerformance and had them in about a week and a half.
http://www.lmperformance.com/4602/7.html
http://www.lmperformance.com/4602/7.html
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UMI makes connecters that fit your requirements. A quality product with a significant number of weld points and are the ones I will be installing.=
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/up...make/chevrolet
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http://umiperformance.com/catalog/in...roducts_id=127
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/up...make/chevrolet
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http://umiperformance.com/catalog/in...roducts_id=127
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Re: Best budget sfc
I installed Global West 904's on mine. They are round tube instead of square. Weld in, "outer" style which mounts to the rocker panel, vs the Mac "inners". $189 from summit.
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Re: Best budget sfc
I know you said budget but look at the photos at the bottom of this page and you will see what separates them from the rest.
http://umiperformance.com/catalog/in...roducts_id=127
http://umiperformance.com/catalog/in...roducts_id=127
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Re: Best budget sfc
I just bought a set of mac inner sfc's for 147 shipped. I got them from LMPerformance and had them in about a week and a half.
http://www.lmperformance.com/4602/7.html
http://www.lmperformance.com/4602/7.html
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I just got them about 2 weeks ago and I don't have them in yet. I've been running a long time without them and I want to put the car on my buddy's frame rack before I put those and the bmr outers on, but with the weather we've been having around here his body shop is pretty backed up .
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I am very happy with my umi SFC . I've had em on for years now.
This was shortly after I got em on.
http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...andmore003.jpg
ya cant tell too much that they are their unless you look from low down. I have tons of more pics if ya like.
This was shortly after I got em on.
http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...andmore003.jpg
ya cant tell too much that they are their unless you look from low down. I have tons of more pics if ya like.
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Re: Best budget sfc
i got a set of mac inners off ebay for $139 with shipping there round tube best bang for the buck imo then i got some 1 5/8 & 1" .120 tubing & used my friends chop saw & tube bender & made my own outers & connected the two together with cross braceing got about $240 into the whole job not counting paint i did both at the same time so not getting into the inner vs outer debate but its hard to beat the mac at that price
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Try to find a set that reach the pinch rail. If you can connect to the pinch rail in several locations, chassis strength will be greatly improved over two sticks connecting the F/R via small pads
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Ok so tax refund is here and im looking for sfc connectors im looking for the best bang for your buck type looking into either sphon, umi, or bmr which is the best ones out there im also looking for weld in square tubing type also please throw in your opinions on which i should look into
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Car: 1988 Gta trans am project 1-1/2
Engine: 86 4 bolt main cammed sbc 355 hsr
Transmission: 89 wc bw t5
Axle/Gears: Bw 9 bolt (3.27) pbr 11in
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So my gf got me a surprise she ordered the umi sfc connectors for me a couple of weeks ago and it got here today im very excited about putting them in im just waiting til im moved into my new house i just bought now should i remove the carpet just incase it doesnt go up in flames i plan on doing the welding myself
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Re: Best budget sfc
The UMi ones are nice, and congradulations on the house.
Though I wouldn't bother taking out the carpet, I didn't and they wielded right in, you'll burn a hole through the frame rails before you start it on fire lol
Though I wouldn't bother taking out the carpet, I didn't and they wielded right in, you'll burn a hole through the frame rails before you start it on fire lol
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Well i plan on making a tacks all the way down the rocker, and the floor pan with the welder thats why im wondering if its best to remove i also por 15 the underside of the floor and also the interior side of the floor
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IMO after its tacked in place only weld in one spot for a short pass and move around from one spot to the next never allowing one spot to get extremely hot. Its when you keep the rod in one spot for a longer duration is where you create those high temps.
UMI, nice pick.
UMI, nice pick.
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This is a set of spohn SFC. Tubular design. I had these welded in last year. could not be happier. Love the way they feel on the car. Here are some pics. I had them welded in at a speed shop and Watched them weld them in. Good to know they welded them in correct. Not needing to step in to correct them is always a plus. Always nerves when someone else is working on my car. We all are lol.
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These things are not that expensive for what they do regardless of the brand. I've put UMI's on both my Firebird and my son's Camaro. Really make the car solid and half the rattles disappeared on my T-top!
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Re: Best budget sfc
If you have the skills to weld them in you can just make them for <$30 in square steel tubing.
That is budget.
That is budget.
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