"Checkin' Pockets" (pocketchecka)
10/14/2013 at 16:37 • Filed to: None
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"Checkin' Pockets" (pocketchecka)
10/14/2013 at 16:37 • Filed to: None | 0
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Ok, so many of you may be aware of the $3500 m3 I purchased and then had painted. The paint saga is ongoing as they have returned my car once again with shoddy ass paint and a request that I bring it back in a month so they can redo it correctly..... now thats bad enough but I found out something even worse when I took it to my mechanic and put her up on the lift. The girls frame is straight and bushings good but shes got the cancer. The underbody has a good deal of rust and it has eaten through and softened things like the drivers floor pan among other parts. I dont feel its dangerous at this point or that any major structure is eaten but it does raise the question "What would you do with it?" It runs like a top, handles on rails and minus the paint which still looks better than when I got it and the rust, is generally a solid and attractive car. I cant decide whether to try to just sell her for a profit or keep her and whip her like an old pony till she hits tbe glue factory. Input is appreciated and ill throw some pics up if I get a chance.
Squid
> Checkin' Pockets
10/14/2013 at 21:45 |
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If it is just the floor pan, you may be able to just replace the floor sections. You might be able to sell it which would be a best option, but I don't think a car with a rusty chassis would pass tech at a trackday.
Bad72AMX
> Checkin' Pockets
10/14/2013 at 21:46 |
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My advice: prepare to do major surgery if you want to keep it, or cut your losses. Rust is impossible to stop and difficult to properly fix. A floor replacement will quickly get more expensive than a better car. You could use POR15, Rust Encapsulator, or Similar, but you won't stop it and fixing what's already there will be difficult.
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Checkin' Pockets
> Checkin' Pockets
10/14/2013 at 22:34 |
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Id need to lift it again to define the extent but the mechanic races chumpcar and told me I could keep it as a weekend warrior. I like the car but am not soooo overly attached to it I guess. I know it isnt probably fixable. Maybe ill put her on craig and see how she goes.
911e46z06
> Checkin' Pockets
10/15/2013 at 01:46 |
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If I'm you, I sell her and start looking at M3 listings in Arizona and California.