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Davis · 03-11-2009, 02:28 AM

The bar fits perfect...it's just that the thickness of the reinforcement bracket, the sway bar bracket and the bolts length doesn't work well together! I can remove the reinforcement bracket and mount it that way, but I'm scared the sway bar is going to rip the bolts right out when I'm cornering hard.

Mark_Dorman · 03-11-2009, 02:43 AM

Go buy longer bolts!

o6spdracer · 03-11-2009, 03:48 AM

Damn Davis, I'm glad you got it in. Sorry to hear you had so much trouble with it. Mixxer is right, whenever you get flustered, take a break, a few deep breathes, and start again. Keep us posted on your progress.

Okay, here are the pictures of the side markers I promised:

I'm thinking about changing out the HIDs (again) for the headlights and foglights and go with a different color so that everything will match up a little better. The HIDs are pure white with no bluish tint, but the LEDs definitely ahve some blue.

Visavis, the amp Mark has is a good one if you are looking for a monoblock. If you are planning on getting a 4channel, I would recommend a Rockford Power (not punch). They are underrated and can push out some serious power.

honda_bar · 03-11-2009, 04:14 AM

Vis wants a 4 channel amp.

Matt hit me up for HIN. Anyone else interested?

Mixxer, are you coming out sunday? maybe??

My friend who doesn't know much about cars, saw a guy with a 2 and talked to him telling him about me and my 92 mr2 (doh!) He had a 91 HT turbo that was black. My friend told him to jump on the forums (good job Gary!) but he declined because he rolls with a Hollywood mr2 car club with 20 members. Lame.
Thanks for the well wishes all!

masagsxr · 03-11-2009, 11:11 AM

Maybe... Need to see how the day is going to go for my mom's b-day. Can you just move yours next week?

j/k

Mark_Dorman · 03-11-2009, 11:17 AM

^Hope you can make it Mixxer...the BBQ is bomb and it'll be fun!

masagsxr · 03-11-2009, 11:31 AM

Yeah.. i love that place.. but unfortunately it is still lent and I gave up most of the meet

... hahahahaha

randomxzero · 03-11-2009, 11:48 AM

wait how many days left of lent??

Mark_Dorman · 03-11-2009, 11:53 AM

oh yeah...I almost forgot about that

I'm sure they have good salads

masagsxr · 03-11-2009, 12:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by randomxzero

wait how many days left of lent??

It ends before Easter.. still have like 3 weeks or something..

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark_Dorman

oh yeah...I almost forgot about that

I'm sure they have good salads

Salad? Whats that?

j/k... I eat salad hehehehee

Davis · 03-11-2009, 01:53 PM

So my grandparents told me that while I was at school, the manager came by and was pissed off about my car being in the back and wants it out as soon as possible. So this morning I decided to throw the stock sway back on with the reinforcement bracket and h&t endlinks.

Got everything bolted back up and just about done torquing the wheels. The manager comes out of nowhere and starts yelling at me even though I kept saying it's done and this was at 10am guys. ****ing ********!!

I haven't drove the car around yet, but I hope everything is fine and dandy...

masagsxr · 03-11-2009, 01:57 PM

Daym... manager's over there that much of an @$$? Was it a big deal? Sorry to hear that davis.

Davis · 03-11-2009, 02:17 PM

Yeah what an asshat. She was afraid I might get oil all over the ground and even when I parked my car on the street she was still complaining of dirt on the ground. COME ON NOW WTF. REALLY? REALLY? really really? God, I hate this place.

masagsxr · 03-11-2009, 02:43 PM

Oh its a her? Maybe she needs a BF? hehehe

Cjung · 03-11-2009, 03:10 PM

hahah... that sux davis... but apartment managers are a PITA ... thats why i didnt start gettin into cars till my parents bought a house =D

if u need a place to work on cars u always can drive down to my place/mark/mixxer

too bad we are all a bit too far

Cjung · 03-11-2009, 03:11 PM

ey matt, yea i solved my wheel clearance.

i bought spacers, but when i put in my old old rim/tires (the one that were on the green car) i didnt need any spacers. cuz the width of the tires were 195

then i started smakin my head cuz i bought spacers for nuthing....

Mark_Dorman · 03-11-2009, 04:18 PM

That's sucks Christian...oh well...at least you have them for the future.

Dang Davis...you are way nicer than me. I would have tore into her and brought out the tenant laws. But then again I'm not one for respecting unearned authority...especially when they're rude. I would seriously look up tenant laws and look over the lease agreement to see if she can even say anything.

I'm fortunate enough to have stoner property managers so they're almost never anal about anything :lol

Edit***

Hey guys...what do you think about running 215/50/16's up front and 245/50/16's out back?

o6spdracer · 03-11-2009, 04:56 PM

Do it.

Cjung · 03-11-2009, 05:00 PM

ok guys i need suggestions on fixing up the dash i have.

there are 2 suggestions so far.

1) Take out the whole vinyl and glue it onto another dash
2) Repair the broken plastic piece by cutting another dash glue it onto the one im repairing.

This is how bad it looks like:

Mark_Dorman · 03-11-2009, 05:24 PM

Gluing another part of a platic dash won't hold on that strong unless you want to rivet/stitch it on with some zip ties. I would go with pulling the pad off one and putting it on another...

Thanks for the Vote Ji! I think I need some 5mm spacers to fit the 215's on the front well...
Will I need new wheel studs if I use 5mm spacers?

03-11-2009, 04:18 PM	#4117 (permalink)
Mark_Dorman So long MR2's... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 4,666 Thanks: 97 Thanked 86 Times in 82 Posts Blog Entries: 1 iTrader Rating: (26/100% )	That's sucks Christian...oh well...at least you have them for the future. Dang Davis...you are way nicer than me. I would have tore into her and brought out the tenant laws. But then again I'm not one for respecting unearned authority...especially when they're rude. I would seriously look up tenant laws and look over the lease agreement to see if she can even say anything. I'm fortunate enough to have stoner property managers so they're almost never anal about anything :lol Edit*** Hey guys...what do you think about running 215/50/16's up front and 245/50/16's out back? Last edited by Mark_Dorman; 03-11-2009 at 04:33 PM..

03-11-2009, 05:24 PM	#4120 (permalink)
Mark_Dorman So long MR2's... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 4,666 Thanks: 97 Thanked 86 Times in 82 Posts Blog Entries: 1 iTrader Rating: (26/100% )	Gluing another part of a platic dash won't hold on that strong unless you want to rivet/stitch it on with some zip ties. I would go with pulling the pad off one and putting it on another... Thanks for the Vote Ji! I think I need some 5mm spacers to fit the 215's on the front well... Will I need new wheel studs if I use 5mm spacers? Last edited by Mark_Dorman; 03-11-2009 at 05:32 PM..

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03-11-2009, 02:28 AM	#4101 (permalink)
Davis Radical Dreamer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Long Beach, California Posts: 4,536 Thanks: 85 Thanked 125 Times in 113 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	The bar fits perfect...it's just that the thickness of the reinforcement bracket, the sway bar bracket and the bolts length doesn't work well together! I can remove the reinforcement bracket and mount it that way, but I'm scared the sway bar is going to rip the bolts right out when I'm cornering hard.

03-11-2009, 02:43 AM	#4102 (permalink)
Mark_Dorman So long MR2's... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 4,666 Thanks: 97 Thanked 86 Times in 82 Posts Blog Entries: 1 iTrader Rating: (26/100% )	Go buy longer bolts!

03-11-2009, 03:48 AM	#4103 (permalink)
o6spdracer Nothing Clever Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,187 Thanks: 1 Thanked 112 Times in 107 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Damn Davis, I'm glad you got it in. Sorry to hear you had so much trouble with it. Mixxer is right, whenever you get flustered, take a break, a few deep breathes, and start again. Keep us posted on your progress. Okay, here are the pictures of the side markers I promised: I'm thinking about changing out the HIDs (again) for the headlights and foglights and go with a different color so that everything will match up a little better. The HIDs are pure white with no bluish tint, but the LEDs definitely ahve some blue. Visavis, the amp Mark has is a good one if you are looking for a monoblock. If you are planning on getting a 4channel, I would recommend a Rockford Power (not punch). They are underrated and can push out some serious power.

03-11-2009, 04:14 AM	#4104 (permalink)
honda_bar aka Hardtop Colin Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 1,510 Thanks: 37 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	Vis wants a 4 channel amp. Matt hit me up for HIN. Anyone else interested? Mixxer, are you coming out sunday? maybe?? My friend who doesn't know much about cars, saw a guy with a 2 and talked to him telling him about me and my 92 mr2 (doh!) He had a 91 HT turbo that was black. My friend told him to jump on the forums (good job Gary!) but he declined because he rolls with a Hollywood mr2 car club with 20 members. Lame. Thanks for the well wishes all!

03-11-2009, 11:11 AM	#4105 (permalink)
masagsxr Cage Fighter Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Norwalk, CA Posts: 3,534 Thanks: 1 Thanked 81 Times in 81 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Maybe... Need to see how the day is going to go for my mom's b-day. Can you just move yours next week? j/k

03-11-2009, 11:17 AM	#4106 (permalink)
Mark_Dorman So long MR2's... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 4,666 Thanks: 97 Thanked 86 Times in 82 Posts Blog Entries: 1 iTrader Rating: (26/100% )	^Hope you can make it Mixxer...the BBQ is bomb and it'll be fun!

03-11-2009, 11:31 AM	#4107 (permalink)
masagsxr Cage Fighter Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Norwalk, CA Posts: 3,534 Thanks: 1 Thanked 81 Times in 81 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Yeah.. i love that place.. but unfortunately it is still lent and I gave up most of the meet ... hahahahaha

03-11-2009, 11:48 AM	#4108 (permalink)
randomxzero 562 Understeer Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: 562 Posts: 1,171 Thanks: 10 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	wait how many days left of lent??

03-11-2009, 11:53 AM	#4109 (permalink)
Mark_Dorman So long MR2's... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 4,666 Thanks: 97 Thanked 86 Times in 82 Posts Blog Entries: 1 iTrader Rating: (26/100% )	oh yeah...I almost forgot about that I'm sure they have good salads

03-11-2009, 01:53 PM	#4111 (permalink)
Davis Radical Dreamer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Long Beach, California Posts: 4,536 Thanks: 85 Thanked 125 Times in 113 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	So my grandparents told me that while I was at school, the manager came by and was pissed off about my car being in the back and wants it out as soon as possible. So this morning I decided to throw the stock sway back on with the reinforcement bracket and h&t endlinks. Got everything bolted back up and just about done torquing the wheels. The manager comes out of nowhere and starts yelling at me even though I kept saying it's done and this was at 10am guys. **ing ******!! I haven't drove the car around yet, but I hope everything is fine and dandy...

03-11-2009, 01:57 PM	#4112 (permalink)
masagsxr Cage Fighter Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Norwalk, CA Posts: 3,534 Thanks: 1 Thanked 81 Times in 81 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Daym... manager's over there that much of an @$$? Was it a big deal? Sorry to hear that davis.

03-11-2009, 02:17 PM	#4113 (permalink)
Davis Radical Dreamer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Long Beach, California Posts: 4,536 Thanks: 85 Thanked 125 Times in 113 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	Yeah what an asshat. She was afraid I might get oil all over the ground and even when I parked my car on the street she was still complaining of dirt on the ground. COME ON NOW WTF. REALLY? REALLY? really really? God, I hate this place.

03-11-2009, 02:43 PM	#4114 (permalink)
masagsxr Cage Fighter Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Norwalk, CA Posts: 3,534 Thanks: 1 Thanked 81 Times in 81 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Oh its a her? Maybe she needs a BF? hehehe

03-11-2009, 03:10 PM	#4115 (permalink)
Cjung MR2 Under construction Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,010 Thanks: 13 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	hahah... that sux davis... but apartment managers are a PITA ... thats why i didnt start gettin into cars till my parents bought a house =D if u need a place to work on cars u always can drive down to my place/mark/mixxer too bad we are all a bit too far

03-11-2009, 03:11 PM	#4116 (permalink)
Cjung MR2 Under construction Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,010 Thanks: 13 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	ey matt, yea i solved my wheel clearance. i bought spacers, but when i put in my old old rim/tires (the one that were on the green car) i didnt need any spacers. cuz the width of the tires were 195 then i started smakin my head cuz i bought spacers for nuthing....

03-11-2009, 04:56 PM	#4118 (permalink)
o6spdracer Nothing Clever Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,187 Thanks: 1 Thanked 112 Times in 107 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Do it.

03-11-2009, 05:00 PM	#4119 (permalink)
Cjung MR2 Under construction Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,010 Thanks: 13 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	ok guys i need suggestions on fixing up the dash i have. there are 2 suggestions so far. 1) Take out the whole vinyl and glue it onto another dash 2) Repair the broken plastic piece by cutting another dash glue it onto the one im repairing. This is how bad it looks like: