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Here is a typical Z car shock tower.
Unbolt and remove the front strut assembly and the fender.
Lay the camber plate on top of the shock tower and trace a line around
it
Cut out the top of the shock
tower AT LEAST ¼ INCH TO THE INSIDE OF THE LINE THAT YOU TRACED.
(you will need a border for the camber plate to sit on) You can always
take more material off, it's hard to put it back on.
You can use a die grinder, plasma
cutter, jigsaw etc.
Note the shape of the cutout
Here we're cleaning up the edge of the opening.
You will need to bend one corner of the camber plate to make it conform
to the top of the shock tower.
Align the camber plate slots 90 degrees to the center line of the car THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT, DO NOT USE THE FENDER LIP TO ALIGN THE CAMBER PLATE, IT'S ON AN ANGLE . We're using a long piece of aluminum as a straight edge to make sure both sides will be in exact alignment.
(Never mind the Toyota motor)
Make sure the aluminum part of the camber plate will slide smoothly under
the top slotted plate.
Clamp the camber plate into position and tack weld it in place.
This is what it looks like fully welded.
If you take the time to metal finish the weld it can come out looking like
it came from the factory this way.
Here's a typical install nicely done on Clifton Ragland’s 600HP 240Z.
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Thanks to Andy Zimmerle for his
skill and help with the install.