posted 06-30-2004 06:22 AM                  

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Originally posted by ALLEY CAT:
... Do not short change Larry when considering the quality construction, experienced racing knowledge, or his integrity that he sets forth into the products he builds and sells.....

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posted 06-30-2004 11:49 PM                  

I will posted some removal photos in tech section.

- Kcat

posted 07-01-2004 12:58 AM                  

That beefy stiff factory bar keeps the front suspension from being independent. It’ rides like solid axial up front.

Need to test drive the wonder bar on the road to feel the difference.

posted 07-02-2004 11:49 PM                  

Wow! Very impressed with the improved smoother ride!! I was able to tell as soon as I reach a somewhat bumpy road or uneven surface. Dramatic difference.

Larry Lord is going to sell a BOATLOAD of these Wonder Bars once the word gets out.

One way I was able to obviously tell the difference was the reduction in headlight shake. Have you noticed when driving with you lights on at night the headlights shake a lot, every time you travel over a not so smooth road road. I used to just write it off as “well that’s what you get for a hand built car” Knowing that your more luxurious car’s headlights do not shake up & down on rough roads. Guess what the Wonder Bar significantly reduces that headlight shake. You will see for your self right away.

Handling is still very responsive. I do not race around corners much but from what I can tell the handling is great.

posted 07-03-2004 08:09 AM                  

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Originally posted by ALLEY CAT:
FINAL TEST REPORT:

The final segment of testing the new FMBox [B]WONDER BAR was completed on sunday afternoon. Lethia and I took the silver cat on a 80 mile drive to Canyon Lake/Tortilla Flats on Az. Rt 88. Twenty miles of this road nearing the lake area contains hundreds of sharp switchback turns and finally gave me the opportunity to test the worthiness of the WONDER BAR under extreme handling situations.

The cat handled beautifully in all the turns,,,where the speed limit was between 15 to 25 mph max, and I was driving the AC cat between 30 to 50 mph through these sharp turns = driving on the edge! NO oversteer or push condition experienced on this test road. The front suspension felt much more in contact with the road and the roll of the turns. On my 2002 Colorado trip with the Wild Bunch on the Mature Drivers Cruise through some challenging Colorado back roads, I was able to drive with the best of the cats but did at times experience the "push" condition with the stock Prowler stabilizer bar and suspension. PUSH is when you are turning the steering wheel to negotiate a high speed turn or curve, and the front of the car still wants to take more of a straight line approach, and the driver has to compensate for this condition.

I'm now ready to report that the WONDER BAR has passed all the tests I can throw at it in my Y2K cat, and the performance increase factor plus the smoother ride characteristics exceed my expectations. JMO

L. Lord - My personal chest hairs are ready to ship to Julie for attachment to the first sold batch of the new FMBox WONDER BAR. This will probably be more famous than Dr. Ru signing the product, lol. [/B]

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posted 07-03-2004 12:30 PM                  

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Originally posted by ALLEY CAT:
... My personal chest hairs are ready to ship to Julie for attachment to the first sold batch of the new FMBox WONDER BAR. ...

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posted 07-03-2004 02:04 PM                  

So true Mickey! I just came from the eBay site,,,,one (1) ALLEY CAT EDITION WONDER BAR with AC chest hair attached and numbered [#17] = bids up to $375 already

WONDER BAR "without" AC chest hair attached or numbered = one stale bid so far at $245

posted 07-03-2004 05:16 PM                  

I'll raise the bid on the hairy one, lol.

posted 07-03-2004 10:45 PM                  

CJ,
Thanks for the comment. I'm very happy with the responses so far.

Kcat,
Thanks for all of your comments and your superb pictorial installation instruction help. I'm glad you like the Wonder Bar as much as Alley cat and myself.

Anybody else get their Wonder Bar installed and driven yet?
I have another production run in progress and will be able to ship them before the end of July. Pricing should be about the same.

posted 07-04-2004 10:48 AM                  

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Originally posted by Larry Lord:
idive,
You just about gave me a heart attack!

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posted 07-13-2004 11:43 PM                  

This batch has a couple of cosmetic modifcations to make them look a little more trick but they will act and feel the same on your car.
The cost for the new Wonder Bars is $250.00 plus $10.00 for FedEx shipping.

Total cost is $260.00 if paid by check to
Larry Lord
2101 W. Key Street
Colton, CA 92324-6523

If paid by credit card or PayPal (paid to Larry@FMBbox.com) the total cost is $270.00

posted 07-21-2004 10:38 PM                  

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Originally posted by pauley:
hey Larry I had trouble reading your instructions
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Pauley - OMG>>> 2 funny man. I told Lord not to use those big words in the instructions, because somebody in Texas would have trouble reading them, lol. Thanks Pauley, that was great and I'm still laughing

posted 07-22-2004 08:20 AM                  

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Originally posted by pauley:
hey Larry I had trouble reading your instructions ...but is this the way its suposta go on........It was a lot of fun doing the install but its not as easy ......tho it does seem to work well........
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posted 07-22-2004 09:38 AM                  

I sell Wonder Bars,,,not Wonder Bras! But I really do like the display "rack" you designed.
Nice work DP!

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Here's the bad news,
The Wonder Bars did not make it back from the paint shop yesterday as expected so I won't be able to get them packaged and shipped out this week as I had planned.

I now expect to have them ready to ship in less than a week.

I'm sorry for the delay but it will be worth the wait.