[02ztsian]

I was inspired by a local CFOC member and his write up of a torque damper install on his ZX2 so I am going to post this on a few other forums as well.
I started trolling e-Bay looking for one. It seems to be a good mod to help control some wheel spin. Well I picked up an Ingalls Stiffy damper for an Acura for under $80 shipped ( I think they sell for over $150). I was mostly after the damper and figured I could adapt and make custom brackets to fit the FoFO.
This is what I got...

You will notice that the one bracket is already cut-I almost forgot to photo document the install.
After looking at the Ingalls website as to how the Focus damper is installed I realized the Powerworks intercooler reservoir is in the way, so I looked into some alternative mounting locations. After some measuring I decided to mount it to the strut tower and the engine lift bracket.
I had to cut up one of the brackets to get this...

After looking and test-fitting it looked like the second supplied bracket wasn't going to fit. Off to HD for something to work and I found this...

Yep, a gate hinge! It's 1/8" thick and plenty big enough. Only $7 at HD. I modified it thusly...

And after a test fit I had to slot the holes...

It will give me the adjustability I need for the damper install.
The brackets in place...


And the finished product.



I may look at extending the shock tower bracket to straighten the damper but I think that's only for aesthetics as I think it will work out fine. I set the pre-load at 11mm (10 mm is the stiffest) for now. I hope to get out to Race City this Friday and post some time slips.
I think it looks pretty good; now to try it out!
Later, Ian.