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Old 04-28-04, 08:21 PM
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Smile my ebay strut tower bar

don't flame me but I think is pretty good for the money.
Old 04-28-04, 08:40 PM
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i got mine off of ebay, and i felt a major difference, evne if i only spent 10 bucks.
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whered u get that shroud that keeps the hot air from the radiator from goin to ur intakes?
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Originally posted by esebueno
whered u get that shroud that keeps the hot air from the radiator from goin to ur intakes?
Lowe's "automotive deparment". I used some cardboard and a dremel and it was very easy to do.
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just ordered mine due to this post!!! Hopefully it will make a difference, but for $20 bucks with shipping you cant beat it!
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haha i just did the same thing!!
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I think I've got the exact same strut bar, maybe the best $30 I've spent on my car, besides gas or oil of course.
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it fit up with out any troubles?
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they snap like a twig...
Old 04-29-04, 12:36 PM
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Originally posted by reza
they snap like a twig...
oh yes, I'm sure, I can sit here and tally countless threads I have read on this occuring.


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nice strut bar i'll be ordering one too. Nice intake/exhaust also.


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Originally posted by revsteve


GET AN AFTERMARKET AST!!!!!!!!
Or just eliminate it..
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Originally posted by revsteve
nice strut bar i'll be ordering one too. Nice intake/exhaust also.


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on order already
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aww, darn it. i got one...but the previous owner of my fd apparently stripped the bolt heads on the towers.

anyone know how to deal with stripped bolt heads?

oh, as for the the bar itself...its pretty darn solid. i read some post in anohter thread saying it was flimsy or bendable by your bare hands....it's not. its pretty darn rock solid.

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Originally posted by highspeedCHAIRBORNE
aww, darn it. i got one...but the previous owner of my fd apparently stripped the bolt heads on the towers.

anyone know how to deal with stripped bolt heads?

oh, as for the the bar itself...its pretty darn solid. i read some post in anohter thread saying it was flimsy or bendable by your bare hands....it's not. its pretty darn rock solid.

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https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generation-specific-1993-2002-16/front-strut-tower-brace-install-15-min-right-5hrs-later-301496/
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Yeah i think they are flimsy and bendable if you happen to get gigantic and trun green when you get angy...I think I saw him do that once on worlds stongest man
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you should put a filter on your airpump if you plan on keeping it .
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Originally posted by hondasr4kids
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?threadid=301496
hey thanks for the reply about the stripped bolt heads. i used the search button, i dont know why i never saw that thread before.

but, boy, it sure seems like a lot of work that that guy did...i, just like him, thought it was gonna be just a couple minutes to install that brace bar. when i found stripped bolts...gah. but unlike him, i just skipped those hours of work and went straight for the beer, and TV. the brace bar is sitting in the garage beside the car
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Originally posted by moehler
you should put a filter on your airpump if you plan on keeping it .
did that already but the air pump comes out next week tho
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if its just 1 stripped stud you could probably get away with being really lazy and just chopping it off. very lazy though
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those strut bars work just as good as the r1 bars. but the ebay sb is definatly not built as well. but not that it really matters either. its a great buy for $30.




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