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Old Dec 19, 2002 | 08:05 AM
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Wonder Bar--Who Else Makes Them

I know that Spohn makes one, but does any else make them?
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Old Dec 19, 2002 | 08:14 AM
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Old Dec 19, 2002 | 09:22 AM
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PM or E-Mail Lonsal (Top-Down Solutions), I got my wonder bar from him.
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Old Dec 19, 2002 | 09:36 AM
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PM or E-Mail Lonsal (Top-Down Solutions), I got my wonder bar from him.
Ditto!! I can vouch for Lon as well. Superior piece, and excellent Customer Service! (great price as well!)

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Old Dec 19, 2002 | 01:16 PM
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Junkyards don't make them but they may have them. I got mine off an IROC.
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Old Dec 19, 2002 | 01:29 PM
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You may also find one on a junked Z28. My sisters 91 Z has a wonderbar on it, and it only had one previous owner, and I'm positive he didnt add it. So dont just limit your search to IROCs. I bet if you goto a junkyard and tell them its some kind of radiator brace, you can get it for like 5 or 10 bucks.
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Old Dec 19, 2002 | 03:18 PM
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Originally posted by Scott_92RS
You may also find one on a junked Z28. My sisters 91 Z has a wonderbar on it, and it only had one previous owner, and I'm positive he didnt add it. So dont just limit your search to IROCs. I bet if you goto a junkyard and tell them its some kind of radiator brace, you can get it for like 5 or 10 bucks.
That is what I said it was and got them for $5 each.
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Old Dec 19, 2002 | 03:24 PM
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I got the Global West piece for my 90 rs. Looks good ... but I have nothing to compare it to (besides the wonderbar on my 91z, but cant really see it too good) so I dont know if its really all that good. It was $99, so I hope I didnt waste money. I'm waiting for Revlimit to get his adjustable Spohn piece so we can compare and see what the differences are. I'll get pics.
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Old Dec 19, 2002 | 03:28 PM
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Yup my wonderbar from Spohn should be here today or tommorow. Cant wait for it to come in just in time for DS2. After that we go do that tests to see how well it atcually works.
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Old Dec 19, 2002 | 03:33 PM
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Originally posted by CrazyHawaiian
I got the Global West piece for my 90 rs. Looks good ... but I have nothing to compare it to (besides the wonderbar on my 91z, but cant really see it too good) so I dont know if its really all that good. It was $99, so I hope I didnt waste money. I'm waiting for Revlimit to get his adjustable Spohn piece so we can compare and see what the differences are. I'll get pics.
Here is a shot of my GM unit,
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Old Dec 19, 2002 | 04:15 PM
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http://www.top-downsolutions.com
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Old Dec 19, 2002 | 04:20 PM
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Yup my wonderbar from Spohn should be here today or tommorow. Cant wait for it to come in just in time for DS2. After that we go do that tests to see how well it atcually works.
Let us know how it works out for you. Everything else on my car is adjustable, might as well get one of those too, lol.
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Old Dec 19, 2002 | 04:23 PM
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Let us know how it works out for you. Everything else on my car is adjustable, might as well get one of those too, lol.
Yup man thats what I'm talking about. haha...all of my suspension parts are also adjustible (springs, LCA, panhard bar, torque arm, soon front control arms, etc.) Might as well get the adjustible wonderbar. haha...and hell its only like 40 bucks or so more.
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Old Dec 19, 2002 | 09:21 PM
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I'm out of stock on the 105021 Steering Brace (aka Wonder Bar). It has been re-designed and I'll begin construction after I finish the 106021 Steering Brace for the 1989 Firebird Turbo Trans Am.

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Old Dec 19, 2002 | 11:19 PM
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I'm waiting on one from Lon. His stuff is top quality and won't break the bank.

Tim, how the hell did you score that 5 speed for $1500???? I'd LOVE a project car that clean. Nice rides!!!

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Old Dec 20, 2002 | 08:29 AM
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i am thinking about getting a wonder bar, quite a few out now.. hard to choose.
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Old Dec 20, 2002 | 11:38 AM
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Anybody that can convince a junkyard that big honking piece of metal is a radiator brace deserves some kind of an award (either that or you would make one heck of a politician).:hail:
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Old Dec 20, 2002 | 11:43 AM
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Why? The three I picked up from the Pick-a-Part were free. I just kept them attached to the front sway bars I bought.

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Old Dec 20, 2002 | 12:31 PM
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The wonder bars aren't that big and it is a brace.
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Old Dec 20, 2002 | 04:57 PM
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If you need a radiator brace that big (and that rigid) you've got one good sized radiator.
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