Please help identify this front upper tower brace.

[mx54life]

I have been looking for this brace for some time. I have contacted the OP but to no avail. Maybe someone here knows this front upper tower brace? Thanks in advance.

[— Phatmiata —]

Looks like a D'cuatro from the early 1990's. Hard to tell from that angle. Does the owner not know what he has or did you mean he is not responding to you?

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In this cars hay day in Japan pretty much EVERY tuner made a strut tower bar for these cars. I would say at least 50 different versions/brands just in Japan. Not including the UK and the USA.

[mx54life]

Not responding. Another pic from his photo bucket. I have an identical SC that's why I really like this brace.

[— Agent☣Orange —]

Not responding.

Huh? Phat responded 18 minutes before this post. Looks like a nice brace but the best is one that connects to the firewall IMO:

[pnoy1duh]

Huh? Phat responded 18 minutes before this post.

lol, he's replying to Phat's question.

[— Agent☣Orange —]

Damned Geritol.

[★ revlimiter ★]

That was a brace from the 90s / early 00s designed to work with the M45 hotside blower. The same company made a straight one and that bent one. It was angled back to give plenty of clearance for the blower. I'm pretty sure it was USDM, but I don't remember the brand off the top of my head. Randy is likely correct in it being D'cuatro.

As I recall, it wasn't extremely useful or stiff. The desirable JRSC-compatible braces connected to the firewall.

[mx54life]

I have seen the moss version but my concern is that wall is pretty thin. How can that support the brace? Unless probably a large enough sandwich plate will be in place at the back? Also that wall is just a rain guard. In my VW Corrado days we use to shave them. I really question its structural value. Just my opinion. Now the lower part maybe a better spot to bolt on a brace.

[— Agent☣Orange —]

What you can't see is the thick bracket behind the thin sheet metal that mounts to the base of the firewall. I guess Carbing makes the original aluminum and my steel Moss is a copy but functionally, it was solid. Plus, this brace offers a foundation for a DIY master cylinder stopper. It wasn't a cakewalk though. In order to work with the M45 supercharger, I had to use their flex kit which replaced the Rotomolded tube and since I had ABS, had to slightly loosen the steel lines and move them a bit in order to clear.

[— Phatmiata —]

I have seen the moss version but my concern is that wall is pretty thin. How can that support the brace? Unless probably a large enough sandwich plate will be in place at the back? Also that wall is just a rain guard. In my VW Corrado days we use to shave them. I really question its structural value. Just my opinion. Now the lower part maybe a better spot to bolt on a brace.

Here you go, take a look and see how it mounts.

Clicky ----> http://mazdaroadster.net/showthread....ower-Bar-mount

[mx54life]

Ah ok that makes more sense thanks. AgentOrange that engine bay of yours is so well appointed. So it looks like Moss is just logical option then. Man I really like the tubular look.

[— Phatmiata —]

That was a brace from the 90s / early 00s designed to work with the M45 hotside blower. The same company made a straight one and that bent one. It was angled back to give plenty of clearance for the blower. I'm pretty sure it was USDM, but I don't remember the brand off the top of my head. Randy is likely correct in it being D'cuatro.

As I recall, it wasn't extremely useful or stiff. The desirable JRSC-compatible braces connected to the firewall.

After seeing his second photo I'm pretty sure it is not a D'cuatro, I'd have to dig through a bunch of MCA issues. Not likely as I'm feeling lazy right now.

[— Agent☣Orange —]

Nice avatar.