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    Any R5 geek??

    Wondering if anybody knows the measurement of the gap beetween the bumper and the crossmember? My cars 40 mile away. Haha.

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    Re: Any R5 geek??

    dunno the measurment . but if you put the bummper blocks in place and then fit the bumper. all should look good . if its all wonkey then you got a prob

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    Re: Any R5 geek??

    I just want to know for intercooler issues! Not for putting it back on lol!

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    Re: Any R5 geek??

    wasn't all that clear in the first post tho was it, billy big bolloks

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    Re: Any R5 geek??

    You can shut up!! Go and measure it for me

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    Re: Any R5 geek??

    ok then, I will just go out in the cold take your bumper off and have a measure!!

    honestly why would I do that whilst I'm waiting for a Chinese to be delivered, all I'm doing this evening is sitting on my skinny arse with the heating on!

    we will measure up on Thursday

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    Re: Any R5 geek??

    You will need to chop it out to fit a decent size cooler mate

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    Re: Any R5 geek??

    Yeah I know mate. But gutted as my shell is in good nick. Oh well. Haha.

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    Re: Any R5 geek??

    Gotta say, chopping the cross member off this car is a bit of a crime against the o.e crew, that's for sure

    in all fairness tho, it's your car so if it doesn't bother you then get the angle grinder out!

    don't do it infront of me tho I might

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    Re: Any R5 geek??

    Hehehe

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    Re: Any R5 geek??

    i am just starting to do mine is that front crossmember there needed or will you put a new piece in

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    Re: Any R5 geek??

    plenty of people chop em out, it obviously would provide more strength in a collision but as far as structurally goes I don't think it's required.

    mine went ages ago and all I can really say is it feels exactly the same as before.

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    Re: Any R5 geek??

    Quote Originally Posted by chris View Post
    i am just starting to do mine is that front crossmember there needed or will you put a new piece in
    Just for smashing it up I'd say but in a tin box GT you're fcuked anyway after a certain speed!

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    Re: Any R5 geek??

    Quote Originally Posted by GT Josh View Post
    Just for smashing it up I'd say but in a tin box GT you're fcuked anyway after a certain speed!
    I ment more for flex wise but i have looked everyone does it but alot put a brace bar in

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    Re: Any R5 geek??

    Only way you will flex the car is if you hit something hard. It's not a massive part of the frame phils feels identical to mine. Mine has one. His doesn't.

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    Re: Any R5 geek??

    I suppose the subframe holds square i was worried it could fail MOT or somthin cos thats all that ties the 2 halfs together on front

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    Re: Any R5 geek??

    Depends what size cooler you go for mate, i any trimmed the lip off the cross member to fit mine and abit off back of bumper where fogs go, its tight like bit of time to do but worked out well for me rather than chopping the whole of the member out

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    Re: Any R5 geek??

    The cooler I'm getting is massive. It's off Dave reed. Pickin it up next week or so.

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