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reinhart
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MAY 08, 05:54 AM
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I was trying to keep a low profile on the car since I knew it was going to take a while to get the parts I wanted.
Is the 84-87 crossmember really that much lighter than the 88? It does look narrower but with the 88 being 52#, I'd think the 84-87 would have to be 35#.
Everything I mentioned is near the car. The fronts and sway bar can be gotten. However, with new loaded fronts available from calipersonline with no core, I don't think the $35 used price is worth it with a rebuild just to get them equal to the new ones but with normal age related wear still.
If someone wants to gamble on the rear suspension they might be able to get a couple non-bent links. Also the rear cradle looked ok but with that damage to the suspension there might be something bent that I didn't notice off hand. I didn't really climb under the rear too far. The rear hubs might be worth grabbing. I didn't have a massive breaker bar to try to remove those and also the axles are still in.
Also the engine is still in the car so that would have to be handled to get the cradle out. The spolier is still there as of Thursday. I was a little suprised at that. It's actually a pretty reasonable price of $30 + whatever hidden fees. i was tempted to take it but I already have a spare and just reselling it would require figuring out how to handle shipping it.
The coolant pipes were fairly straight with just some minor bends/scrapes/dents near the radiator area. The drivers side one was fairly clean whil the passenger side one had some deeper dents. If someone had some badly kinked ones it could be an upgrade.
Didn't really see much else worth taking. Honestly I was surprised no one showed any interest in the car. My first visit was on Day 2 and from then until my last trip about two weeks later, almost nothing other than what I took was gone off the car. I was always worried that between visits someone would come and clean out stuff I had loosened up. Other than the wheels and the cylinder head, and headlight motors, I think nothing was taken by anyone but me.
Regarding the steering rack, what part(s) is different between the coupe and V6? I thought I had read all 88's had the same racks (other than the mythical power rack that had a lower ratio).[This message has been edited by reinhart (edited 05-08-2021).]
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reinhart
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MAY 08, 06:12 AM
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Notorio
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MAY 10, 12:19 AM
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Reinhart, any idea of how many miles were on that 88 and if the engine is any good?
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reinhart
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MAY 11, 07:11 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by Notorio:
Reinhart, any idea of how many miles were on that 88 and if the engine is any good? |
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I mentioned the IC was gone one Day 2 so no idea. The engine head was gone I think I mentioned as well. I'll tell you this though that crossmember was absolutely rust free other than a little surface rust on the top side. The bottom of it looked like my low mileage 88. Looks better than both my daily drivers.
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Notorio
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MAY 12, 11:08 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by reinhart:
I mentioned the IC was gone one Day 2 so no idea. The engine head was gone I think I mentioned as well. I'll tell you this though that crossmember was absolutely rust free other than a little surface rust on the top side. The bottom of it looked like my low mileage 88. Looks better than both my daily drivers. |
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Well, I guess if one had the VIN one could run a report to get a lower estimate on the mileage. I'm just wondering if maybe there is a good short block sitting there ...
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reinhart
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MAY 15, 06:16 AM
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Go check it out. It's the pick your part in Sante Fe Springs. You do know it's a Duke right? I think you can test the bearings with a plastic gauge. The VIN is on their website. Let me know if you run it what the mileage was. Would like to record that for my rack and a few other parts that I grabbed affected by mileage. I was the only person grabbing parts off it for the last two weeks. You'd better hurry though...it's probably got one more week before they crush it and bring in new inventory.
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Notorio
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MAY 16, 12:16 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by reinhart:
Go check it out. It's the pick your part in Sante Fe Springs. You do know it's a Duke right? I think you can test the bearings with a plastic gauge. The VIN is on their website. Let me know if you run it what the mileage was. Would like to record that for my rack and a few other parts that I grabbed affected by mileage. I was the only person grabbing parts off it for the last two weeks. You'd better hurry though...it's probably got one more week before they crush it and bring in new inventory. |
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Doh! Somehow I was under the impression it was a six. Oh well.
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reinhart
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MAY 18, 05:07 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by Notorio:
Doh! Somehow I was under the impression it was a six. Oh well. |
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It was an interesting one. 4 cyl coupe but had the spoiler and correct torsion rods from the factory.
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