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I came across these pics in a FS ad and with an asking price of $650 and only 174k kms on it, I couldn't turn it down, especially for a GT
I was told it had a rear strut tower rust through on it so I figured worst case scenario it would be a great donor car especially for the low miles
It had been parked since the beginning of April but it fired right up first try, but after seeing the rear strut tower I decided to play it safe and tow with the front tires on the road, ended up finding out a rear caliper was seized up anyway and it needed to be towed that way
The goods
As soon as I got home, I went onto cp.com and bought a set of rear calipers from azgtx (thanks again buddy) and got started on the tear down to repair the strut tower
Looks nasty but no fear, I have a welder :lol:
Everything removed
Then let the fab work begin
The light screwed up this pic but it has a quick coat of paint on it now
Then I reassembled the suspension, installed the new caliper and drove it for the first time
I love the little green boost light in these things lol
Next up, it had a cracked windshield
New one installed.... They installed a rubber trim around it replacing the old crappy looking metal trim which I was happy about
So with all of the issues taken care of, it was time to try an emissions test to get it licensed for the road.... But it didn't pass
After talking with a few friends I've come to the conclusion that a tune up and a new converter should get it to pass, so most likely this coming week I'll put a full exhaust on it since it doesn't look that great anyway
I was told it had a rear strut tower rust through on it so I figured worst case scenario it would be a great donor car especially for the low miles
It had been parked since the beginning of April but it fired right up first try, but after seeing the rear strut tower I decided to play it safe and tow with the front tires on the road, ended up finding out a rear caliper was seized up anyway and it needed to be towed that way
The goods
As soon as I got home, I went onto cp.com and bought a set of rear calipers from azgtx (thanks again buddy) and got started on the tear down to repair the strut tower
Looks nasty but no fear, I have a welder :lol:
Everything removed
Then let the fab work begin
The light screwed up this pic but it has a quick coat of paint on it now
Then I reassembled the suspension, installed the new caliper and drove it for the first time
I love the little green boost light in these things lol
Next up, it had a cracked windshield
New one installed.... They installed a rubber trim around it replacing the old crappy looking metal trim which I was happy about
So with all of the issues taken care of, it was time to try an emissions test to get it licensed for the road.... But it didn't pass
After talking with a few friends I've come to the conclusion that a tune up and a new converter should get it to pass, so most likely this coming week I'll put a full exhaust on it since it doesn't look that great anyway
but thanks anyway and I'll let you know if things fall through
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