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Old Oct 16, 2002 | 07:11 PM
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Default my DIY tie bar and trunk bar
its made from some aircraft quality aluminum rated at 47si.





here's a sample of the aluminum bar

my trunk bar using the rest of the aluminnum

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Old Oct 16, 2002 | 07:21 PM
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how hard was it to cut so that it fit around the sway bar brackets? did you notice and difference in handling once these were installed?
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Old Oct 16, 2002 | 07:35 PM
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i used a dremel and a drill to make the notches. i noticed a difference but it wasn't as drastic as the type-r sway bar, plus they look nice haha
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Old Oct 16, 2002 | 07:46 PM
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woah, impressive. how much prior experience did u have before doin that?

put me down for 1
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Old Oct 16, 2002 | 08:42 PM
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More DIY projects.
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Old Oct 16, 2002 | 09:23 PM
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What tool did you use to the the bolts in the trunk out? I tried so hard and it would not budge.
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Old Oct 16, 2002 | 09:28 PM
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i just used my torque wrench t get it off
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Old Oct 16, 2002 | 09:30 PM
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woah, impressive. how much prior experience did u have before doin that?

put me down for 1
not much i just got inspired by the benen tie bar
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Old Oct 16, 2002 | 09:30 PM
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What purpose do those bolts do there? Do they hold anything in prior to putting your bar over it?

i just used my torque wrench t get it off
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Old Oct 16, 2002 | 09:40 PM
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they hold the bumper to the car.
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Old Oct 16, 2002 | 09:49 PM
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they hold the bumper to the car.
Thought it held the trunk to the frame. I thought you are not suppose to use a torque wrench to take bolts off.
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Old Oct 16, 2002 | 10:20 PM
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are those bolts the ones that are wehre the benen strong bar goes to? the one that hold sthe bumper support?
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Old Oct 16, 2002 | 10:56 PM
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where did you get the aluminum from? and im fairly sure that its not hollow, or is it?
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Old Oct 17, 2002 | 05:46 AM
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good job. i'm too lazy to pull something like that off
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Old Oct 17, 2002 | 08:41 AM
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where can we get the aluminum from? Looks like a great project for a rainy day
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Old Oct 17, 2002 | 11:57 AM
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Check out: http://www.mcmaster.com

Look under the "metals" subsection

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Old Oct 17, 2002 | 12:49 PM
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Check out: http://www.mcmaster.com

Look under the "metals" subsection

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Alloy 2024 Aluminum Rectangular Bar 1/2" Thick, 1" Wide, 6' Long
$ 38.83 Each
Hmmm

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Old Oct 17, 2002 | 02:31 PM
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Dude that looks ******* solid!
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Old Oct 17, 2002 | 02:32 PM
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Nice. Why is there a zip tie?
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Old Oct 17, 2002 | 02:36 PM
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Nice. Why is there a zip tie?
To hold the abs sensor line.
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Old Oct 17, 2002 | 03:22 PM
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Cool you got the tie bar up, will have to try that when I have time over the weekend
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Old Oct 17, 2002 | 07:18 PM
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Check out: http://www.mcmaster.com

Look under the "metals" subsection

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Alloy 2024 Aluminum Rectangular Bar 1/2" Thick, 1" Wide, 6' Long
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Hmmm
i used 1.5" by .5"
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Old Oct 17, 2002 | 07:30 PM
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the place where you put the trunk bar is not where you would put the benen strong bar(just in case- this bar is the bar that allows you remove your rear bumper support) is it?

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Old Oct 18, 2002 | 10:09 PM
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haha, kindda ghetto but not too bad!
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Old Oct 19, 2002 | 12:45 AM
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word, i would just fork over the money and just buy one. but good project nevertheless..
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