How far are you from the DFW area? It would be sweet to see it in person and maybe get a few pics

 

thanks Tracy

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i am a long way from DFW. im on the map if you want to know exactly. its about 5 hours
i will be a little closer this weekend though. there is a carshow in conroe

 

made it to kill switch in conroe tx. some bad roads on the way there.

 

Great looking HHR bro! I have a concern though about mine. I'd like to consult to you the noise I'm hearing from my HHR. I brought it to the dealer which unfortunately does not have a warranty anymore. But they give me a free diagnosis. Noise from the steering wheel is caused by the intermediate steering shaft. Crackling noise from the left front wheel is caused by the stabilizer link. It will cost me close to $400 to have both parts replaced. Are these repairs necessary? Are these critical to vehicle safety? If I ignore these symptoms, am I looking at future major problems? Need advice. Thanks bro!

 

here is a pic of how i got nuts on the top of the bag to mount it. its ugly but its about to get cut out to go lower. and also the new front struts. i made the botton clamp on instead of welding, which i think is what ruined the first set.

 

here is some of what i have done. i am using 2x3x3/16 square tubing to rebuild the rear end. the plan is to get about 2-3" lower and center the wheel.

before

reused the stock bushings

 

looks like one hell of a project. gl

 

are bags quieter than springs? (if you don,t drag the ground)<g

 

the reason it is so loud is because its a unibody car with no sound deadening.it will always be loud unless you dynamat the whole car

 

I dynamatted & foamed all the boxed channelling long ago (which was a great improvement!)& traced the remaining irritation to coil spring thrum. wouldn,t mind an inch lower but my chop & channel days occurred 40 odd years ago.