Is it Legal to cut the front support bar?

sleeperJZS147

As the photo below, is it legal to cut the front support bar?

looks like a good way to open up for air flow to the intercooler.

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Ant · Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2011 6:25 pm Post subject:

No, it isn't legal.

rhetto · Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2011 6:37 pm Post subject:

you mean the alloy reo bar,ive never asked

510ONE · Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 12:20 am Post subject:

you get raped my piggies big time. and insurance may try and fuk you over. not worth the trouble at all.
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aristo93 · Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 1:01 am Post subject:

yep it sure is

Greeny · Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 1:56 am Post subject:

Also, don't think either of those cars have cut their reo's, rather they left them out all together. Also illegal, so don't bother.
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Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

sleeperJZS147 · Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 8:00 am Post subject:

Had a feeling it may have been,
Well there goes that idea

How then when people use the kaz big mouth front bar do they fit the cooler while retaining the reo bar ?

recovery · Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 10:28 am Post subject:

Im no expert, but if u have a closer look ath that picture the bottom support rail is still there....
the intercooler is actually resting on top of it!!!
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Umm ok then!

ems3s · Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 10:36 am Post subject:

There's no "bottom support rail".

moffatt · Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 10:55 am Post subject:

the car in the bottom picture looked awesome until i opened it to full size. what a bunky.

really, a lot of the modications we do to the cars aren't legal so one more won't be too much of a stretch.

Nick

Warfare · Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 11:45 am Post subject:

yeah but there's a difference between having coilovers, or modded headlights... and crashing, killing a passenger and the cops and insurance company finding out you have no reo bar - a key part of the structural safety of the car.

Then again I guess they could rape you for coils or lights too so you're probably right.

Woggin · Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 11:57 am Post subject:

rhetto · Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 6:03 pm Post subject:

here is what i did to mine

Harry · Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 11:15 am Post subject:

you can fit a 600x300x75 FMIC without needing to cut the REO bar.
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sleeperJZS147 · Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 11:35 am Post subject:

NICK 05 · Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 1:42 pm Post subject:

mate...........compared to the little (not very affective in my book ) stock I/C ....
anything you fit "in front" of a 147 ...HAS to be a 250 % improvement...!

novercain · Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 2:53 pm Post subject:

Harry · Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 3:40 pm Post subject:

rhetto · Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 6:14 pm Post subject:

i did it so the cooler sits perfectly up straight and cut the alloy reo bar so its strong again

Davidian · Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 8:44 pm Post subject:

For more than 90% of us on here it is not necessary to cut into the reo or the front bar purely to 'get more airflow'. When you are pushing 350rwkw+ then it's a different story, but ive never heard of an Aristo overheating because of a lack of airflow into the coolers/bay. Someone might be able to correct me here as ive been out of the game for a while.