AleX1/9
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I decided to start my build thread as I've acquired a donor. Found on craigslist in Portland, OR about 250 miles from me in Bellingham, WA. Hooked up the trailer and headed down fast as I could! As happens often on craigslist, vehicle was not as described, but good enough to leave with after some haggling.
The seller was a bodyshop owner who's client had bought it from insurance auction and was having him rebuild the car. The customer ran out of money, and foreitted the car. It came with freshly painted replacement bumper and beam, two new headlights and fog lights, a new radiator, and an interior full of parts and nasty. Here it sits in my garage after some hours of cleaning and sorting
The motor starts and runs briefly using a jumper wire under the hood.... separate post about that in the general discussion forum. Thankfully, the motor is very clean for 118k miles, not a single leak to be found, and very minimal corrosion anywhere. It does sound healthy when running, albeit only for a few seconds at a time.
Aside from the damage to the AC condenser and chargecooling radiator, I also found a broken front transmission mount and a dent to the underside of the subframe. Replaced the mount, not sure if I'm worried about the subframe..?
The seller was a bodyshop owner who's client had bought it from insurance auction and was having him rebuild the car. The customer ran out of money, and foreitted the car. It came with freshly painted replacement bumper and beam, two new headlights and fog lights, a new radiator, and an interior full of parts and nasty. Here it sits in my garage after some hours of cleaning and sorting
The motor starts and runs briefly using a jumper wire under the hood.... separate post about that in the general discussion forum. Thankfully, the motor is very clean for 118k miles, not a single leak to be found, and very minimal corrosion anywhere. It does sound healthy when running, albeit only for a few seconds at a time.
Aside from the damage to the AC condenser and chargecooling radiator, I also found a broken front transmission mount and a dent to the underside of the subframe. Replaced the mount, not sure if I'm worried about the subframe..?
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