Guys - I figured out how to remove the plastic trim around the OEM strut-brace last weekend, and will pull the OEM strut brace out and fabricate a jig next weekend.

Once this has been done, I'll ask a friend of mine who is a mechanical engineer to do some calculations on wall-thickness to establish what sized material is required. I'll assume mild-steel for the time being unless people want the lightness of Chrome-Molly steel (however it will need heat-treating post-welding which will add to the cost). I'm also assuming that the bar will be powder-coated (in grey to match the OEM plastic colour).

I'll also get some drawings done for bracketry and speak to my laser-cutter about getting mounting plates done so the bar can be mounted in place of the OEM strut brace, but with tags for harnesses on both sides of the car (remember, I am from one of those funny places where we drive on the wrong side of the road !!).

With all this, I shoud be able to give folks an idea of price in 2 or 3 weeks time. I have a slight diversion on the weekend ond 25/26 as I am scheduled to attend a track day in South Australia and it is a 1600km round trip, so not much will happen that weekend.

So, feedback requested on two things ... CrMo steel or mild-steel and powder coated or painted (anti-rust) or unfinished (cannot be chromed as a consequence of the potential for hydrogen embrittlement - is there a metallurgist on the forum who can offer advice on whether cad plating suffers a similar problem?)

Check back in (say) 4 or 5 weeks ....

wonder what shipping from Oz would be? bare finish steel for me, I can powdercoat it myself.

As an example, the cost (US Mail Prioity Paid Parcel) for my Stillen headers to come from TX to OZ was ~US$60 ... I expect mail cost for the bar will be similar or less (on basis that weight will be less). Some investigation still to do obviously - I'll post details as I get them.

Any updates on the bar? I have bride seats coming & want to get harnesses to hook to the rear bar.

Updates? Don't mean to bring up a dead thread..

Best thing is to have a custom one made. Probably cost the same.

Is this thing is alive? I am definately interested... Just sent you an e-mail Scott!

sign me up

I'm guessing this never happened?

Didn't Scott @ RA have a whole lot of drama attached to him and his "shop" on my350z? Screwing people over and their rides?

Ohh Jeezz If you are looking to rehash a 5-6 year old smear campaign that never had any real merit, let alone even a SINGLE REAL customer of ours/ mine that can say anyone from Relentless Autosports ever "screwed them over", then at least do so with some type of new "developement" and not just spread the same old regurgitated BS, slanderous lies that that other forum seems to promote and thrive on. Thanks.

Mostly due to lack of enough real interest (at the time), combined with time constraints... we never went through with the completion of a harness bar for the 370Z.
However, since this thread has been going I am pretty sure there is a couple companies who now offer a couple different harness bar solutions for the Z34 / 370Z.

I wasn't rehashing anything on purpose, I thought I recognized the name so I brought it up. I don't think it is unfair of any member of the forum to ask about or bring into question past dealings from people/vendors selling items on the site. Thanks for the rant though. :rolleyes:

Im interested ONLY if its a clean straight forward install.

Keep the cutting to a min please!

Here's mine. From TrackArt Fabrications. More info- http://www.the370z.com/exterior-inte...tml#post731369

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2905/...50f03e1c_c.jpgharness bar by J M Gale, on Flickr

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2930/...bab4a575_c.jpgUntitled by J M Gale, on Flickr