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This is the rear swaybar on my buddy's P'up, I'd like to do something similar..

They tell me this is a Miata front bar, but I don't know how they did the dip in the middle.....if you heat the bar red enough to bend it like this, doesn't that take all the spring out of it, or at least change it?

He's since replaced the entire exhaust system. I built him a custom set of SS headers and he took it to a muffle shop and had them replace the cherry bomb and rear silencer - since it's a Vtec it still sounds like a Honda to me tho

 

You know, I saw an article just the other days where some guys did exactly that......they were building from scratch, and they just bent ii in a 20 ton Harbor Freight press, easy peasy.

I can see the first bend (in the middle) being easy enough, but then straightening the ends after the bend might be interesting.....

 

Final design iteration for my tow bar.....



I had to raise the lic plate a bit to make it easier to get the tow bracket on and off. I also need to make some brackets for the tow chains to land to on Buzz, then I need to get some longer chains to the tow car. I also need to finalize my lighting arrangements. I bought some regular LED trailer lights, planning to build a bracket so they can stay inside the car, but couldn't find a good place to land the ends of the bar, so I'm rethinking using some of the magnetic ones.

 

Chuck has it figured out, Chuck.....

Those chains in the pic are just parked there, they'll go back to hook on Buzz, then there'll be another set that will go from the forward u-bolts to the tow car.

 

Well, I can't move the signal levers after all, they have an upward cant so when on the other side they point down and the plastic covers won't fit. I could buy some left drive levers and make it work, but I think I'll leave it as it is.

 

Nah, I only wish I had the skills his shop has......

 

Bye Buzz!