bluecarbonfiber

ask and you shall receive!!

clee109

dude super cute!

bluecarbonfiber

they are my gerbils right now

Mr Marco

Aaaah Soooo cute. Carrie is out of town this weekend, wonder if you could lend me one today so I can get the hotties over at my table later tonight at Saucebox. Chicks love puppies

clee109

I haz a baby you could borrow... lol get way more chicks with that!

bluecarbonfiber

^ LOL already trying to pawn it off

clee109

just helping out my fellow man

Mr Marco

Thanks!

Mr Marco

herpes simplex

bluecarbonfiber

???

clee109

wow, did the Oregon chat just get interesting?

Mr Marco

That is what my ex-girlfriend said when I asked her if she brought me anything when she got back from her trip to Greece.

Mr Marco

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...1#post12694068

Check out this shot from the Nagano meet in Japan.

bluecarbonfiber

makes you wanna have another meet doesnt it? spring time is coming.. not sure if anyone is interest in doing one or not.. maybe in april

clee109

I'm in. Feels like spring already!

minkl81

iTrader: (2)

guess what. . .

surprise!!

clee109

looks kinda like your old TSX Min

minkl81

iTrader: (2)

well... that IS my old tsx haha
everything's same the day it got traded for tl back in 2007

Mr Marco

yes!

Rapture

Hay-soos Christ, I can't believe installing this torque damper is so hard for me. I have to loosen the bolts on the strut bar at the firewall to get that strut tower brack on, and I'm too nervous to try and pop off the cowl or any of the other pieces for fear I'll crack it or something... not to mention I can't find any pieces to fit a screwdriver.

People on the CL forum tell me to just lift up the passenger side of the car to lower the bolts on the strut tower, but I guess they don't understand my car isn't lowered, so I have to lift it like 6 inches off the ground to get those strut tower bolts to drop enough.

I feel like just taking to a shop and having them do it ffs (did I post about this before...?)

Mr Marco

I'm not sure what exactly is going on, but are they saying if you lift one side of the car the whole front end will torque over and make it easier to line up the bracket? Pics??

clee109

you have to lift it regardless of whether you're lowered or not because there is always weight on the shock itself holding the bolts up. Really you could probably lift it just enough to get that wheel off then you have maximum room to play with it... That way you could actually get the strut to slide right on out or at least have the bolts flush the with tower. Might have to step on the rotor a bit to push it down further.

does that help at all?

Mr Marco

I think I see what you are talking about now, you would have to undo the entire bar.

bluecarbonfiber

mine wasnt too hard to install.. minus the strut bar that is a pain to take on and off other then that it was a fast install..

you should of invited the guy to the forum MIN =)

Mr Marco

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXonis0kRAI

bluecarbonfiber

^ sad

Mr Marco

I know, "ha-what"? There is a reason that no one has ever done that to a Volvo before.:thumbsdow

minkl81

iTrader: (2)

this is old but much worse

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iLvgAMphdQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1HqSj3CEE4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yp4MBgGcUE

minkl81

iTrader: (2)

and to add on..

audi started manufacturing accords. amazing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=def-CzS_CP0

EuroR08

omg - why - what is wrong with people

bluecarbonfiber

3 things... i just puked in my mouth when i saw that accord..

2nd to add an audi front end i laughed and puked at the same time (rare thing to happen)

3rd it goes to show we are giving those saudis WAYYYYYYYYYY too much money for there oil specially if they are wasting it on crap like this.. people lost there taste in vehicles over there i think

EuroR08

the people i know from that neck of the woods all say - ppl who do stuff like that over there are all on drugs lol

Rapture

Well the thing is I tried lifting the passenger side and it got to a point where the passenger side was lifted so high off the ground that I was scared shitless I was going to end up wrecking the car. Like maybe too much weight on the driver's side would mess something up. Not sure, maybe I'm just paranoid.

But yeah the guys in the CL forum say "just lift it up a little bit. Maybe 2 inches" but I swear my tire was like 3-4 inches off the ground and the bolts still weren't low enough. My point was that maybe since they're lowered, they didn't have to jack the passenger side up as much as someone who is still in 4x4 mode. I had my OEM scissor jack sitting on a cinderblock, fully extended and it still wasn't lifted enough.

btw never done anything to my strut bar before, but why is it a pain to work with? I was thinking I'd just loosen the bolts on the strut bar at the firewall, then take the nuts off where it gets bolted onto the strut tower, then just tilt the bar back a little and slide the bracket on, tighten everything up. Other people on the CL forum who said they did it that way, just said they loosened it, didn't remove it completely. However I can't figure out just how to get to those bolts at the firewall, is all.

and yeah Marco, that's pretty much what I'm trying to do. Ingalls side mount I bought this thing back in like November and it kills me that I still only have it partially installed.

I think I'll take another look at it this weekend.

bluecarbonfiber

i just read what you were saying rapture..

maybe im alittle confused but hopefully i understand you are trying to install a tq damper like the pic above but cant take off the strut bar cause its stuck on there?? have you tried alittle persuasion?? ( meaning a BFH and a strong screw driver ) if in not understanding it correctly do you mind taking a picture for me so i have a better idea what you are talking about??

clee109

Rap - Jack up the passenger side, put it on a stand, remove the wheel, place foot on top of rotor, stand up lol. That should push that strut right out of the tower. Oh and you did unbolt everything from the strut tower right?

Just don't dent the dust guard on the back of the rotor or step on the caliper. Also like Brandon said, persuasion!

MattB07TL

Wish his trunk lid would of got ripped off from the wind when he opened it while driving lol

bluecarbonfiber

^ thumbs up

Rapture

No, I'm unsure exactly how to access the bolts that connect the strut bar at the firewall. I tried taking off the nuts on the strut tower and I can't lift up the side of the strut bar enough to get the bracket for the ETD to fit under it. I was told to loosen the bolts/nuts at the firewall, and it'll give you enough wiggle room to be able to lift the strut bar up enough to get that bracket under it. I was told you need to get under the cowl, but people all over the CL forum tell me different things. you need to remove the cowl, you don't need to remove the cowl, just the two pieces that are covering the bolts for the strut bar, etc. (no clue where those are, btw. )

and clee, you sure that wouldn't damage anything? That kinda sounds a little unsafe (for the car, I mean) Do you need to hold the rotor down while you're lifting the bar up to get the bracket in place? It won't mess up my alignment or anything, will it?

Ugh, I may just end up doing it you way, clee. If everything seems okay. Some people on this site make DIY projects seem so complicated that it just frustrates me to no end.

bluecarbonfiber

the cowel is the area where the windshield wipers are.. it has vents... should have tabs to open it or a press tab to open it.. I know on the TSX thats where mine go into the firewall and i would think they are correct you would have to loosen or remove those nuts to lift the bar up.. i know with my aftermarket bar even though i had a screw to loosen it up i still had to just take it all off to move it out of the way for my TQ damper

you have any time off this coming week? you could pop by in the afternoon and i could take a look..

merlinsbeard101

I'm thinking about going to University of Portland next year. Do you guys have any opinions on it? Or have any of you guys gone there?