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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 08:27 PM
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Pictures suck since I took them at night and all the light in my garage glares off the window, coupled with the camera flash.

So a couple months ago I bought a strut tower bar from a member on here that was selling off his GMPP suspension kit. Today the weather was nice so I went to a local company in Medina that'll let you dig through their scrap pile and got some aluminum for about 15 bucks - a lot bigger than I needed, but hey, might need it for something else eventually. Made a wood template and then fabbed up some brackets so now I've got a bar in the trunk!

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Not the cleanest looking but they do the job perfectly, not to mention I really didn't have the best tools for cutting aluminum.
 
Old Apr 17, 2013 | 08:48 PM
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Looks Good ..
It gets the job done..When you look you can't see it.
I used part of a parking brake shoe for mine.
 
Old Apr 17, 2013 | 08:53 PM
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Looks good
 
Old Apr 17, 2013 | 09:07 PM
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does it cause any noticable difference when driving
 
Old Apr 17, 2013 | 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by tps221
does it cause any noticable difference when driving
Not sure - I only drove it 6 inches back into the garage after putting it in. Probably over the weekend I'll get it out and go for a test drive.
 
Old Apr 17, 2013 | 09:40 PM
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Nice fab work
 
Old Apr 17, 2013 | 09:50 PM
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Great metal work on the brackets
 
Old Apr 18, 2013 | 12:31 AM
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Ha your to funny. One can see your a survivor, takes the bull by the horn and gets the job done. Pretty BA work your doing. I want to be on your team!
 
Old Apr 18, 2013 | 07:05 AM
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Nice!
 
Old Apr 18, 2013 | 07:21 AM
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Where there's a Will (or in this case a Mike) there's a way. Good job!
 



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