So I stopped by a local shop to see what type of stuff they do and they had a Tanabe Titanium Strut bar on a shelf. It was used and I asked about it and they said that it's only 1 of 3 in existance. They said they got it from a friend that used to work at Turbonetics. This thing is super light and even the mounts are Ti. anyone know anything about this? I didn't see anything on the website about it. http://www.tanabe-usa.com/chassis.asp

Maybe it was a prototype that was never produced. Sorry for crappy iPhone pics.

 

looks like an arc replica.

 

kind does but just looked at the ARC one and it has another plate on welded between the two vertical mounting plates.
http://www.designercars.net/biler/Nissan-model-70.jpg

 

Or it could be ARC copied it?

Either way these are pretty rare indeed... Knowing tanabe they love to discontinue stuff. I remember hearing about these like years back. Hella old and rare... cool find! Would love to feel how it weights.

it somewhat looks like the current ones they have right now though. Except non colored...
http://www.tanabe-usa.com/towerbar.asp

And in Ti form... maybe they figured it costs too much to manufacture? and pulled it off?

 

I asked them how much it weight but they've never weighed it and don't have a scale there.

 

I think I'd be able to tell for sure if you borrow it from that shop and send it to me. Always easier to make a determination if something is right there in person

 

Looks like it's been used before. I'd say interesting at the very least.

Appears similar to both arc and final flag strut bar...

 

I think I found out why it's so rare.


https://my350z.com/forum/brakes-and-...ar-update.html

 

interesting. Does the ARC one have ti mounts as well?

 

http://www.350zmotoring.com/forums/m...m-version.html

According to Rickdogg's FS post on another forum it does. no cracks though...He must drive like a grandma

 

 

If the weldment on a Ti part is cracking, it was improperly welded. And looking and the blue and purple contamination on the part pictured above I'm not surprised it cracked. A good weld on Ti should be silver or a light straw color. Gold, yellow, brown, blue, purple, or gray is a contaminated weld.

 

I believe the mounts on the ARC are titanium as well.

 

maybe there's a reason why people aren't producing ti strut bars... i wonder what that is.. it sure is pretty though

 

I'd buy it... I dare you.

 

They want $400 for it. Not bad considering the what people are selling their ARC ones for. I have the cusco one now and would rather put that $$ towards something else. unless someone wants to buy my cusco one..

 

Very interesting... cool concept from tanabe. Good thing they did fix the problem. So I'm guessing the newly designed ones are the current ones they produce? I kind a like the rough metal looking though.

 

I have the ARC Ti one (old one with the silver ARC medallion).. I've had it for about 5 years now and have experienced no cracking.

The post from 2004 that 10-E-C-350Z posted was about someone who heard a comment about someone that saw some cracks on a product that was never even released/sold...

I don't ever recall ever seeing threads or pictures on actual cracks on any Ti strut bars but I guess this is how internet rumors get started

 

I got an ARC... and paid a pretty penny for it, 400.00 is solid.

 

I should post an ad and see if I can make money on it then buy it from them. lol