posted 06-15-2004 09:28 PM                  

TEST RESULTS:

Test Car - 2000 Prowler with 29,100 miles to start

Mileage of test - 2,898 miles Arizona to Texas and back

Visual exam at finish - good as new

Testing over railroad tracks, pot holes, manhole covers, and rough roads - Amazing difference in road feeling. Much softer cabin sensation = greatly reduced harsh bang/thump feelings.

Testing on good to normal road surfaces - Smooth as silk. Maybe not the ride of a Lincoln, but much improved over what I have experienced in my Prowler.

Overall satisfaction of test product - Grade A

Who should buy this product? - 1997 through 2002 owners who primarily use their cars as cruising vehicles.

Who should not buy this product? - Prowler owners who enjoy the harsh, stiff ride that transitions into the cabin ride feeling, and those who might run their cars in road racing events.

Overall review - With testing done on a 2000 model Prowler, I would venture to say that the WONDER BAR should improve the ride of 2000 and newer Prowlers by a 50% improvement over what you are now use to. That figure should be higher on the 1997 and 1999 model Prowlers. JMO

Accreditation - The WONDER BAR will carry the Alley Cat Stamp of Approval

The WONDER BAR name is a term used with this test product, and is a courtesy from Alley Cat Productions, Inc.

We will have to wait for Larry Lord to make any further comments or availability of this new test product. You can contact Larry via email or PM from the POA website.

Larry@FMBbox.com

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Call 911 - there is a Prowler in my garage....
Y2K Silver Millennium Edition and '01 Orange Rolex Edition

LARRY SALZMAN - MESA, ARIZONA

posted 06-16-2004 10:30 AM                  

After receiving such a good report from Alley Cat, I started my initial production run this week.

The bar arms are being laser cut this week and the 4130 Chrome-Moly parts should be welded together by the end of next week. I will then take them to the heat treater to have them normalized and hardened. After the heat treater is finished, I'll need to take them to the sandblaster for cleanup and then they will be ready for the powdercoat shop and a nice coating of silver paint.
Assuming about one week per process, I should have them ready to ship around mid July.
The kink in all this though is I'll be on vacation July 2-11 so if I don't get them into the powdercoat shop before vacation, It will be nearer the end of July before I can ship.

I'm not sure of the price yet. I was hoping to keep them under $200.00 but that doesn't look likely. I'm now guessing at $250-$275 as steel and heat treating costs are higher than I expected.

posted 06-16-2004 04:52 PM                  

I will take 3 of the new "Wonder Bars"!
When you have the final pricing figured out, let me know.

Steve

posted 06-16-2004 10:23 PM                  

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Originally posted by ed monahan:
Larry, I will take one. Just promise me there will not be a physical sticker saying it has the Alley Cat stamp of approval on it. lol

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Ed - No, there is not going to be a decal on it stating it has the AC Stamp of Approval,,,,,,,,,,,,but Julie requested from Lethia that she mail her 50 of my longest chest hairs. Something about the first 50 units sold would have one of my hairs glued to the

posted 06-16-2004 11:31 PM                  

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Originally posted by ed monahan:
After reading that post about your chest hairs, I lost my lunch. lol

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Ed - you did? Funny, Sandy enjoyed running her fingers through my chest hairs while you were out running down the 1/4 mile, lol.

posted 06-17-2004 12:01 AM                  

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Originally posted by ALLEY CAT:
No, there is not going to be a decal on it stating it has the AC Stamp of Approval,,,,,,,,,,,,but Julie requested from Lethia that she mail her 50 of my longest chest hairs. Something about the first 50 units sold would have one of my hairs glued to the WONDER BAR

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Oh Great! Now I have to add a flea dip to the process.

Ed, You better make sure Sandy has had her shots.

posted 06-17-2004 09:12 AM                  

That new Wonder Bar sounds just what I need for some the narrow & bumpy roads in the UK.

Larry, I would definately like to buy one when they are available.

posted 06-17-2004 11:31 AM                    

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orig. posted by BuddyC.
LL- Could you post a pic of the Wonder Bar and its location?

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Yes, please !

posted 06-17-2004 12:36 PM                  

Dustis and Buddy,
The Wonder Bar is a direct bolt-in replacement for your stock stabilizer bar.
There really isn't anything that a picture will show you that looking at your stock bar won't show you.

GOOD NEWS!!!
The parts are back from the Lazer cutter and I'm hoping to get them welded together by the end of the weekend.
Shipping mid July or maybe even sooner looks very likely at this time.

There are a limited number of Wonder Bars available on this first production run but a second run is now in process.

The first 20 Wonder Bars sold will sell for $250.00 INCLUDING SHIPPING in the USA ONLY.
I will only accept Checks or Money Orders at this price.

Please send me an e-mail or post your name in "Wonder Bar" in the Group Products section of the POA Forum to reserve your Wonder Bar.

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Larry (Cruise Control) Lord
Larry@FMBbox.com
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