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Originally Posted by pd0019
looks good!
what exactly does the shifter cable bushings do? do they change the catch-point on the clutch?
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The shifter cable bushings eliminate the play between the shifter cable and the shift lever on the transmission. They don't do a lot when the car is new--they would make a larger difference on an older car where the rubber has broken down somewhat.
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Originally Posted by TampaSi07
That 3pt front bar looks like a nice way to defeat the millions of dollars Honda poured into engineering the ACE body structure to absorb energy. I can't imagine the damage you will now cause your car in a minor front end collision.
It looks cool though, but I wouldn't drive with it.
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The bars are hollow aluminum, and weigh probably just less than a pound each. When the ACE body structure forces the front end and the engine down in a collision, I guarantee that these bars are going with it. Steel > aluminum.
I don't mean to get technical on you, but bracing the car means that more crash energy is transferred to me instead of the car. The ACE body structure is meant to destroy the car and absorb as much of the crash energy as possible so that it doesn't go to the occupants. By bracing the car, I'm transferring some of that absorption away from the car and to myself (which also means that the bars would cause the car to sustain slightly LESS damage). Why do you think that racing cars from the 50s caused so many deaths when they crashed? Because the cars were built as strong as possible, which meant that all the crash energy was transferred to the driver instead of the car.
However, in the end, I'm not terribly concerned since the bars would buckle easily in a crash and the car's other safety systems are still in place.