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I will likely be there, potentially with no sway bar on the car unless I can get it in....

So I bought a rear sway bar to replace the factory one on the stealth. It's supposed to get rid of a whole bunch of understeer and generally neutralize the handling a lot. I had read through a step-by-step guide on installing the damn thing before starting, and it looked like cake. I just got the car in the air, and had the stock bar out in 15 minutes. I loosely installed the endlinks on the new one, but the mounts in the middle of the bar, on the subframe are waaaaaaay too far off, not close enough at all. For what it's worth, this is the guide I'm following: http://www.3sx.com/installs/swaybar-na-rear/index.html . If you look at these pictures: http://www.3sx.com/installs/swaybar-na-rear/install-swaybar-rear-na-49-new-bracket.jpg http://www.3sx.com/installs/swaybar-na-rear/install-swaybar-rear-na-59-new-bracket.jpg you'll see that the base of the red bushing sits easily on the mount in the picture, flush against it obviously. The flat side of the bushing on mine is a good inch and a half away from the mount, and no amount of crowbarring, ratchet-strapping or anything is getting it even close enough to throw the nuts on and and pull it into it. My car is lowered, but the geometry to the sway bar endlinks shouldn't have changed really, so that shouldn't affect it. Plenty of other guys with lowered cars seem to have had no issues installing these either. I've been playing with it for 2 or 3 hours now, and I just don't see how I can make it fit. I understand that the basis of it's function is tension, but it shouldn't have so much tension on it that you can't install it, right? I've tried with the weight on the tires, and the car in the air, and neither helped.... Anybody have any advice? I'm completely lost...

Sounds like a nice build, but the bodykit, its fitment, and the graphics are RICE. Welcome to CR!

I'll take one, nice idea.

I'm also one of the guys who never met him but always looked forward to his posts. I went to bed right after reading the first post of this thread, about having heard a bike crash and hoping it was nobody on here. It's crazy to get on here this afternoon and see the thread title changed....I can't believe it. It really is sad, I was actually just last night thinking it would be cool if he showed up at bw3's, as I'd never met him in person. Again, he will definitely be missed!

Sounds like I missed out on some fun after I left. It was nice meeting everybody though while the weather's nice.

Seems we're setting sail for fail, all aboard the failboat, etc. etc.

Nah it wasn't me. And fwiw I'm not part of the fast crowd, but there are "street" cars within the platform that would have no problem hanging with your crazyass car ... None real locally that I know of, unless they're just in town for some quick IPS work. /Threadjack Hopefully I'll make it out tonight!

I could've been dicking around that area, but I don't remember it involving another black one so I doubt it. The car's only been out of the garage twice since christmas.

I may be out, I have a final from 5-7, but we'll see. I've met a couple people before but never out with my own car.... If I get there I'll have the car in my sig.

Do you make purchases with cache?

Welcome, I love gigantic 2 door cars! The big block wouldn't be too bad either.

Any deals on new phones, without any changes to my contract? My env2 has been acting up, not to mention all the "chrome" chipping away.

I've helped my dad do this twice now. You might also look into pre-made cultured marble bases. You just drop them into place, and tile down to them. Looks really nice and can be made any color, and any EXACT size. Not that expensive at all.

Queers.

Re-post then, or elsewhere, my good man?

Leaving the bottle hooked up and open with the bottle warmer on may not be the best policy.... http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u315/TTAWD/Copyofbradspics030.jpg http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u315/TTAWD/bradspics124.jpg http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u315/TTAWD/bradspics036.jpg http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u315/TTAWD/bradspics034.jpg http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u315/TTAWD/bradspics033.jpg http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u315/TTAWD/bradspics031.jpg http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u315/TTAWD/bradspics0302.jpg Who am I to judge though? Maybe you're into that sort of thing.

Can't tonight, but my car is drivable all of a sudden so I'd like to do something. Maybe tomorrow afternoon or evening? Won't be as cold and it will be sunny.

Hot. Would like to see the whole car satin like the wheels though.

The idea is to make a car as cheap and close to "race ready" as possible for people who plan on using them solely at the strip. Seemed pretty obvious to me, as most everyone would replace or upgrade parts like exhaust, trans, wheels and tires...windows would likely be lexan, etc. Honestly I would've expected a waaaaaay more gutted interior and a few other deletions, but whatever. I wonder what that costs.

+1 for lowered expectations.

This seems like it would be easy to build. Looks like they basically just a built a go-cart frame the body would fit on. Maybe one day....

Boy I sure don't have one. No five-o issues here. On a scale from 1 to loud as ballz my car is probably a 7. As long as you keep it somewhat quiet around the policia they'll never have a reason to look under your car.

I think I saw the VW driving on Summit last year at some point...you'll likely see the car in my sig (although lowered a lot ) around campus when it warms up. P.S. - I dig the project!

I too would like a contact for a good local upholstery shop.