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GM Strut Tower Bar in 03+ Cavy
Thursday, September 24, 2009 10:52 AM
OK, so I found a GM Strut Tower Bar at the junkyard the other day. It has two mounting points. I have a 2004 Cavy. At first glance it seems the PCM is in the way. ANy suggestion on how to install the Gm strut bar in a 03+ Cavy? Thanks in advance






Re: GM Strut Tower Bar in 03+ Cavy
Thursday, September 24, 2009 11:03 AM
I notched out my PCM bracket. Works awesome. Working on a relocate though.



M62, 42's, ZZP 3", ZZP S3 H/E
214whp 190wtq
Re: GM Strut Tower Bar in 03+ Cavy
Thursday, September 24, 2009 11:21 AM
grab your biggest hammer......

or just move the computer inside the car (i put mine beside my feet in that space below the radio, or put it in the cowl by your wipers.



Re: GM Strut Tower Bar in 03+ Cavy
Thursday, September 24, 2009 11:52 AM
so your saying the bracket can just be bent and the bar should fit fine? i really dont want to relocate. i honestly would know how to relocate it





Re: GM Strut Tower Bar in 03+ Cavy
Thursday, September 24, 2009 1:41 PM
I moved my ecm onto my driver side strut tower. And bent the @!#$ out of my cruise control bracket so it can stay where it was.



Re: GM Strut Tower Bar in 03+ Cavy
Thursday, September 24, 2009 1:55 PM
Stupid question then, is it hard to relocate the pcm?





Re: GM Strut Tower Bar in 03+ Cavy
Thursday, September 24, 2009 3:34 PM
slvrblit wrote:I notched out my PCM bracket. Works awesome.


Do you happen to have a pic of this?





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Re: GM Strut Tower Bar in 03+ Cavy
Thursday, September 24, 2009 3:36 PM
serach relocate PCM and i promise you will find it. There are two different write ups about how to do it two different ways, either of which is effective.



Re: GM Strut Tower Bar in 03+ Cavy
Thursday, September 24, 2009 10:35 PM
I just moved my pcm to the front bolt of the strut tower...works pretty good lol. When you tighten down the but it'll start to bend the part that needs to be bent upwards...grab a pair of pliers, bend, tighten nut...now the pcm fits
Re: GM Strut Tower Bar in 03+ Cavy
Friday, September 25, 2009 1:04 AM
LoudCav wrote:I just moved my pcm to the front bolt of the strut tower...works pretty good lol. When you tighten down the but it'll start to bend the part that needs to be bent upwards...grab a pair of pliers, bend, tighten nut...now the pcm fits


well, here's the thing. on the front bolt of the strut mount is the cruise control bracket and module. would it still work?


slvrblit wrote:

I notched out my PCM bracket. Works awesome.

yeah pix would be great!





Re: GM Strut Tower Bar in 03+ Cavy
Friday, September 25, 2009 3:46 AM
relocate everything! lol. I relocated cruise and the ecu.. it cleans up the bay so nicely..






Re: GM Strut Tower Bar in 03+ Cavy
Friday, September 25, 2009 6:34 AM
Manta, that engine bay is CLEAN. Now paint that damn coolant res black, lol.





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Re: GM Strut Tower Bar in 03+ Cavy
Friday, September 25, 2009 7:23 AM
I'll grab a pic of it today. Don't have one on the computer.



M62, 42's, ZZP 3", ZZP S3 H/E
214whp 190wtq
Re: GM Strut Tower Bar in 03+ Cavy
Saturday, September 26, 2009 1:23 AM
Re: GM Strut Tower Bar in 03+ Cavy
Saturday, September 26, 2009 1:28 AM
s1lver helped relocate my ecu and we made a notch/bent the cruise bracket down, then the gm bar fits pretty well. really easy to relocate the ecu, hardest part is slicing a hole in the grommet thing and shoving it through. we put mine right above where the brake pedal is and it is impossible to get in the way.



Re: GM Strut Tower Bar in 03+ Cavy
Sunday, September 27, 2009 11:24 AM
Its a pretty @!#$ty pic, but you get the idea. Just a simple cut in the bracket. Cruise control bracket is held on by one nut on the strut mount. No problems here.






M62, 42's, ZZP 3", ZZP S3 H/E
214whp 190wtq
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