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So, I went today to see that 99 a second time and brought it home
I know it need lots of work, but I couldn't stand to be out of a car any longer and lets be honest I like to fix stuff. If I realize it's to much for me, Ill simply keep it until a nicer one pop up.
The UCA is shot on the passenger side, there's about a 1/8 of play so Ill do both just to be safe. Lower ball-joint look like they were changed not so long ago.
The suspension brace on both side is completely rotten, weird because it look like that's the only piece in that area that was affected by rust in such a way.
Front strut busing look like they are shot, could also explain the car waiving while braking. and brake pulsing
Is this too much play (engine mount)? My 96 was much worse than this. Look ok to me, but would like your opinion. Thanks
Thats my car love the color as well, even the add looks the same as the one listed when I bought my LS this month!
Cool! Saw it on cars.com IIRC, probably your.
Originally Posted by JJDAG
The black 99 you bought looks nice even though it needs some attention. Hope it turns out to be a nice car for you.
Thanks man, hope my bodyshop guy doesn't crush all my hope for this car. On the plus side, he said that the Black Onyx was much easier to match than the Crystal Quartz Metallic of my 96. Fingers crossed.
Looks good compared to mine prior to changing all the mounts , my engine jumped at least 2 inches ! when the mounts were changed all three were separated.
Looks good compared to mine prior to changing all the mounts , my engine jumped at least 2 inches ! when the mounts were changed all three were separated.
2 inches, ok that's bad
well the more I work on this car to more problems I found... Thinking of selling it now
Dont give up yet , wait till you get your 96 back use all the parts you can to fix this one up , Just think of what you can do with the drive line from you 96 ! could be a fun transplant project
Engine is in top shape, tranny seems to be ok now after a flush, interior is super clean. Problem is everything in steel under the car is heavily rusted. I was spoiled with my 96, you could still read the factory stickers on parts.
The front looked not so bad, but the back is really scary. Maybe it's just dirty and look worse than it is.
Going to try to pickup some parts from my 96 Monday, I was hoping to take the entire wheel assembly but most parts for 98-2000 have different part# than 95-97 and not sure they are interchangeable.
Are you getting your 96 back from the insurance co ? Or just going to pick a few parts from it before it goes to scrap ?
I couldn't buy it back, and couldn't touch it since the ownership transfer was done. The scrap had it for over a month but it got release by the insurance company yesterday. They told me they would let me pick the parts I need before making it available to everyone. Just hope weather will be on my side.
03-27-15, 08:32 PM
