Leaving Front sway bar off
02-23-2010, 08:57 AM
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Time to learn to do this type of stuff yourself, OP. I bet getting the tools (a saw, a file, etc.) is either break-even or cheaper than paying a shop's labor rate. I even bought a fancy mitre saw and still only spent around $100 on tools (for the intercooler fab job, anyway). This forum is a great resource for DIYers, there's no reason to go to a shop unless they have equipment you need and it wouldn't be feasible for you to buy said equipment (a tire changer, wheel balancer, alignment rack, and for some, a welder).
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Time to learn to do this type of stuff yourself, OP. I bet getting the tools (a saw, a file, etc.) is either break-even or cheaper than paying a shop's labor rate. I even bought a fancy mitre saw and still only spent around $100 on tools (for the intercooler fab job, anyway). This forum is a great resource for DIYers, there's no reason to go to a shop unless they have equipment you need and it wouldn't be feasible for you to buy said equipment (a tire changer, wheel balancer, alignment rack, and for some, a welder).
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02-23-2010, 10:11 AM
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When I did my last Ic project I got a 3" cutting wheel from HF for like 30 bucks and nailed a good straight 2X4 to a pallet. I then pushed the 2.5 pipe against that 'jig' to hold it steady and rotated the pipe to make somewhat clean cuts. A few moments with a die-grinder and it was decent enough for welding. I used a sharpie to mark all the parts that were going to be welded (I ended up with 4 welds and the BOV IIRC) and took it all to a good welder. He had no trouble with it. The welding was like 80 bucks. and the setup was exactly what I wanted.
Getting your cash back would be great, but I think your right to take it somewhere else rather than let them do anything else on your car. If they were capable of doing a competent job they would have the first time. Give those retards another crack at it and you will probably be unable to close the hood or something.
Getting your cash back would be great, but I think your right to take it somewhere else rather than let them do anything else on your car. If they were capable of doing a competent job they would have the first time. Give those retards another crack at it and you will probably be unable to close the hood or something.
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02-23-2010, 11:29 AM
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If you want something done right...
Time to learn to do this type of stuff yourself, OP. I bet getting the tools (a saw, a file, etc.) is either break-even or cheaper than paying a shop's labor rate. I even bought a fancy mitre saw and still only spent around $100 on tools (for the intercooler fab job, anyway). This forum is a great resource for DIYers, there's no reason to go to a shop unless they have equipment you need and it wouldn't be feasible for you to buy said equipment (a tire changer, wheel balancer, alignment rack, and for some, a welder).
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Time to learn to do this type of stuff yourself, OP. I bet getting the tools (a saw, a file, etc.) is either break-even or cheaper than paying a shop's labor rate. I even bought a fancy mitre saw and still only spent around $100 on tools (for the intercooler fab job, anyway). This forum is a great resource for DIYers, there's no reason to go to a shop unless they have equipment you need and it wouldn't be feasible for you to buy said equipment (a tire changer, wheel balancer, alignment rack, and for some, a welder).
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yes lol
02-23-2010, 11:56 AM
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Make sure when you go, you ask them what made them think taking out the front sway bar was a good idea. Seriously.
I made IC pipes myself having just an assortment of pipes, couplers, clamps, and a saw. If a shop cant handle "fabbing" up IC pipes, they should be pretty damn embarrassed.
I would tell them you want money back. Pull the car first though, this way they wont intentionally **** more things up just out of spite.
Sorry to hear about the bad shop experience. This is also another reason why I like to DIY.
I made IC pipes myself having just an assortment of pipes, couplers, clamps, and a saw. If a shop cant handle "fabbing" up IC pipes, they should be pretty damn embarrassed.
I would tell them you want money back. Pull the car first though, this way they wont intentionally **** more things up just out of spite.
Sorry to hear about the bad shop experience. This is also another reason why I like to DIY.
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02-23-2010, 04:01 PM
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UPDATE: took the miata to a fabricator, he said the easiest way to do things is mount the sway bar backwards and use hym joints. Essentially making the sway bar more effective. Fuel is still not fixed, and neither is wide band.
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02-23-2010, 04:43 PM
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If turning around the sway bar was more effective everyone would be doing it. Of course maybe this is an AH HA moment. These two shops may now prove every car made in the last 40 years has been running the sway bar the wrong way!
Thousands of Miatas have intercoolers with the sway bar in properly. Yours is the first that needs the sway bar reversed.
Thousands of Miatas have intercoolers with the sway bar in properly. Yours is the first that needs the sway bar reversed.
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