Right, after a few hours on Friday I managed to get the front lower brace finished.
It's a simple looking thing, basically a copy of the OMP ones that pop up on
. I made it to fit between my control arm mounts so I knew it was the right size. I turned up some bosses to hold the bolts, scalloped a couple of tube ends on the milling machine and then got the whole thing TiG welded together. Then I shotblasted and powdercoated it in black to stop it rusting and to keep it discrete. I managed to forget to turn the air feed to the mask on when using the powdercoater, so had to hold my breath and run away from the huge cloud of black particles that were attacking me! Rookie error.
Over the weekend I finally got round to fitting it, and while I was at it I replaced the front wishbones (and some powerflex bushes) and the sump pan for a shiny new one. Some pics of the brace:
I'm really pleased with the way the brace has turned out, and it fits like a glove!
Combined with the new bushes and wishbones, the car is a completely different animal. Turn in is much sharper, mid-corner stability is improved and there's a bit less roll from the front end
. Now all I have to do is replace the rear beam bushes and junk the knackered old suspension!
(Admins: sorry if this has turned into a (very short) project post)
What was the filter orginally for? The only hesitation I have is people tend to avoid pancakes cos they drag warm air straight from the engine 
I suppose it's nothing that a few cold-air feeds can't cure though, once the car is up to speed. Might be worth the compromise 
i searched ebay and it just comes up with ones for bmw ect and google is even worse 
