Order some brackets from www.drcustomparts.com, thats what I did and it made install a breeze

The link is broken?

Anyway, I don't see why STB should help. All it was drill down on frame. It is nothing to do with strut because it never touch them?

By linking the strut towers together it stiffens the front end. You don't have to acutally connect to the struts because the struts are bolted to the tower. On a DD it's more for looks. Auto-X it helps. I think with the diagonal braces and no strut brace the engine compartment is lacking in astetics. But the STB frames it in nicely.

Are you saying STB just look cool but not help handle driving right?

stb will help somewhat for driving...but yes its only helps TREMENDOUSLY for auto-x but for you it would be aq nice edition because you want to make your car a show car so it would be a good add for you!!

What is auto-x?

auto cross...is road racing(at least thats what i thought it was...) lol

Auto-x is basically taking your vehicle, and driving on a road course, around cones, to get the fastest time possible.
My buddies 450+hp buick regal, local club member, doing auto x. He has a suction camera he can mount outside or inside the car.
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/450whp-Buick-Regal_161885.htm

That's cool video. Since my car is not road course so I can't drive fast because it is SE model.

I always baby my car so I don't like drive too hard. Buick car look virbate during hard turn.

nice vid...

just wondering... when doing something like that would staying on the gas while braking be something better to do? i mean you'd run through the brakes a lot faster but you'd be closer to the power band making it faster?

What springs does he have on there I didn't notice any body roll what so ever.

Sorry palsut, here is the link

http://www.drcustomparts.com/

If you decide to get STB's get them from paceperformance.com, or better yet, a dealer, The onlys i got from GMPartsdirect. took 18 days from order to delivery and all they did was tape them together so of course they were dented and scratched up

I bring it back from dead. :p

I finally found this guy who willing paint for me today.

He painted someone's car that are from galaxy silver. His work



I saved that picture when I start this thread. I have no idea he is from my local area. That's sweet.

Also other local guy who is part his cars out. He has 4 doors leather seat are good shape. Also 4 door panels too. I'm not sure if I'm going for it. My car have cloth seat. I'm waiting for his email for pictures. I hope it is good then it should be good upgrade for "car show". We will see.

Alright my paint plan list

Interior:
pretty much same as this guy work from picture above

What is about my create idea from 2 red arrow. Sound good?



What is about top of dash board near red alarm light? I got it free from junk yard.



Engine paint plan (galaxy silver)
brace with black bolts (green circle)
stb with don rome bracket with black (will order one)
dog bone with black bolt (green circle)

Sound good?

What do you think for paint oil, steering wheel, tranmission caps and oil dipstick? All red circles.

Engine coolant... still undecide lol

plan:
order cai (next year)


middle of work
fuse cover ---- it was flame silver with arrowhead by other member at clubgp.com Hey 01 GT any update about that? I spoke him last time I spoke to you about that. It is now like 3 weeks ago.

palsut, dont paint the coolant resevoir(because you wont be able to tell if you are low or not. and i thought we discussed it earlier that if you paint under the steering wheel, that it will be too much silver in the car. When painting the inside of a car you want to keep it subtle(minimum), because otherwise it will look weird!

I sent him an email a couple days ago demanding that i want the fuse box covers finished because this is ridiculous that it is going on 2 months since we sent them to him! He has failed to respond to me. If i dont get a response within a week i will post negative feedback about him on clubgp! This has become VERY irritating!

Yeah. I get some mixed feeling about engine coolant. I think I will leave it alone.

Right... I read it again. I forgot about that since it is old thread. I guess 2 red arrows interior picture is drop unless some of you think it is neat or ugly.

Yeah, it is getting too darn long. If he f**k me off then I would get this fuse cover paint galaxy silver. His work is pretty sweet for flame with arrowhead but 2 months is ridiculous.

*edit* my cloth seat. It is dark outside right now. I don't have best picture but this one is good for tonight. Cloth or Leather? damn tough choice



oh about paint top of dashboard where alarm light is. Paint silver or leave it alone?