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I will get back to the other points you made above when I get home, but I just realized a flaw in your current DIY design: You can't just stick a LH threaded jam nut and LH treaded balljoint on a RH threaded piece of all-thread. I think I understand what you were going for - an endlink that...

Silent, sorry if I'm misinterpreting your post, but from what I heard you just say about lowering putting stress on the FSB: keep in mind that you will only pre-load or stress the ARB if you have a ride height difference left-to-right. Ride height changes from stock (like dropping the front 2"...

Never hurts to keep a tool like that in your toolbox for that day in the future when you or a friend need it.

Silent is lowered on adjustable coilovers, so unless he has set the ride heights perfectly, there will be some pre-load in the swaybars that can be eliminated with adjustable endlinks. Alternately, if he intends to ever corner-weight the car, adjustable endlinks are a requirement.

Haven't done it, but have read about it, and looked at the install on my car if I wanted to do it in the future (and stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night!) - yes, I think the interference with the exhaust hanger is the issue. Other side looks easy-peasy.

What are you referring to as a "local B&M store"? Selection at Home Depot/Lowes is going to be poor, probably non-existent for things like metric all-thread. Try your local Fastenal or similar, they almost certainly will have (or can get) whatever you need, in the quantities you need.

Yay, more 6MT minivans!

I really like that pic of the deformed quarter. good stuff.

Not legally, no.

Based on the shape/geometry of the Mazda emblem badge (basically just a circle), I would expect that one would have alignment holes. It would be more difficult to have a jig capable to easily place that badge properly. A long thin badge like the nameplate is much easier to use a jig to set the...

"If it handles like it's on rails, you're not driving fast enough." - Sir Sterling Moss :P I installed some of the sound deadening in the car yesterday. All in the rear, and none in the front (where I tend to sit when I drive), so the results are only moderate. Here is more detail and...

Last week I started working on the sound deadening, and was able to do a bit more this weekend. I bought materials almost a year ago and had it on my to-do list since forever... Just now getting around to it. :/ I really should have put more priority on getting this done sooner, it really...

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Why is there so much discussion of motor/trans mounts affecting shift quality so much? There should be minor impacts (if any) for a car with shift cables like we have. The cables are rigidly mounted with brackets at the shift lever in vehicle, and at the transmission - so there is no relative...

yes, I had to cut holes in the MLV around each clip, but that takes seconds and was no issue. The sounddeadenershowdown.com website really promotes the tactic of using velcro to hang the MLV, but I had the same concerns that you apparently experienced - that the velcro wouldn't stick...

Do you know if OV has done a customer installation yet? Sometimes OV seems to have good info, and sometimes he seems... flaky.

The "electric supercharger" thing gets a bad connotation from the ebay crap that is nothing more than a computer fan shoved into an intake tube. But in theory the idea is sound (using power stored during non-peak times on-demand when needed). First you have to use a compressor that can...

Do you mean have I lined the rear door panels (no I haven't) or have I reinstalled the trim in the rear of the car (yes I have)? I didn't have any issue getting the panels back on due to the thickness of the CCF and MLV. I used a few various ways to hold the deadening up while working. At...

ms3 trans has arrived. I was at the freight company at 6:00am sharp when they opened, and I had the energy to lift the trans into the car by myself in the morning. At home, at night, after a stressful workday - no so much. Had to wheel the hoist over to get it out.

Should have asked - any codes? Maintenance history?