Gary, what's that tow hook bolted/welded to? I've got IC pipine in the way in there, and I'm running the same IC as you, so I'm wondering how you pulled it off.

It's welded to the chassis frame right under the IC piping. It's where the front bumper structure would normally bolt to.

Gary
Sheehan Motor Racing
www.teamSMR.com

That hook must be significantly longer than mine... I think if I welded mine there, it'd stick out about half an inch... looks like I need to get a piece of steel welded in there to attach the hook to.

Classic! I just assumed mine would still screw in.

I should get someone to show me how that works (screwing in the front toe hook thingy)

1. Use a coin to pop out the hole cover in the bumper
2. Take towhook from toolbag in trunk and screw into bumper
3. Do not install FMIC

The sti does not have that little cover...Instead, you just remove the entire fog light cover and the hole is exposed.

Oh. :oops:

Either way, I've got a FMIC in the way of my stock tow hook, so I picked up one of these:

http://www.writerguy.com/primitive/img-body/tow-eye.jpg

But I haven't figured a way to mount it yet.

I really liked the tow hooks sticking out of one of the Vettes at the autoX last weekend. They were bright green or somthing. Sorry, I know I'm no help.

It will be tough for the Subaru. Even the Nissan Skyline R34 is having a rough time being competitive in the GT class.

Btw Scott, where did you get the tow hook?

Primitive Racing... they do a lot of rally type stuff for Subarus, like skid plates and the like:

http://www.get-primitive.com/

Time for some research. I'll look at this also. I do have some steel fabricator resources for a custom piece. I haven't looked at the piping and how it covers the hole.

I still think it's pretty classic that I didn't even realize this problem with the FMIC. At RFR I made a point to take out the tow hook and put it in the car so I would be ready! (on more than one occasion)

I think a steel bracket welded to the frame with holes that allow for the mounting of the above pictured tow hook and a slot cut into the bumper should be fairly straightforward. If I knew how to weld, I'd probably just tackle it myself.

There's only one way to learn!

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=55247

:D

I tell you, every time I walk by the welders at Lowes, I'm tempted... but frankly, I need to at least read up on welding to know what I need to buy and what the difference is between MIG/TIG/ARC. All I know about welding is that I don't know anything about welding.

All I know is I've done it once and it's a lot harder than it looks. :p Isn't bruspeed a welder?

Gary is way better driver than a kid in that Skyline..

HAhahahaha.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welding

If you end up doing any welding yourself, you'll be doing wire-feed MIG. It's the easiest to use & cheapest of the arc welders. Stick is a pain in the ass (at least I thought it was), because you go through electrodes so fast & have to keep changing them out. TIG makes some sweet-ass welds but a machine is going to be at least $1000, where a light-duty 110v MIG is less than $200.

rubber biscuit is a welder

Bump because the race is on from 11-noon today on Speed...

So I'm guessing the team learned alot, and the car survived, so I guess it was a succesful race.

I'm watching the race right now on the DVR. :D