I owned this car for about 10 years, then traded it in on my current daily driver back in 2015. It popped up on Facebook Marketplace and after some back and forth on whether or not I needed another project, i decided to go look at it.
It was in great shape when i traded it in, and the 4.5 years / 60k miles it was in someone elses hands it was near destroyed. Luckily it ran or I would have walked.
Body work will come, but so far the following has been done.
-Transmission rebuild. The input shaft bearing failed, and they continued to drive on it. The TOB sleeve ended up taking the job of the bearing, and the input shaft seal was gone, allowing gear oil to get into the clutch disc. It was driven on for so long the friction material rivets broke free.
Pulled the motor, eliminated any leaks. This involved pulled the lower case, and replacing gaskets and seals. The oil pan was also resealed.
Front suspension had bad ball joints, loose bushings on the A-arms, a blown strut and i believe the original wheel bearings.
The calipers were rebuilt, and the Sportline springs i had installed previously were reused. New A-arms, KYB Excel G (GR-2's), strut mounts, wheel bearings, rotors/pads and tie rod ends installed. The calipers we rebuild, and powder coated.
Calipers were powdercoated Illusion Red
It was in great shape when i traded it in, and the 4.5 years / 60k miles it was in someone elses hands it was near destroyed. Luckily it ran or I would have walked.
Body work will come, but so far the following has been done.
-Transmission rebuild. The input shaft bearing failed, and they continued to drive on it. The TOB sleeve ended up taking the job of the bearing, and the input shaft seal was gone, allowing gear oil to get into the clutch disc. It was driven on for so long the friction material rivets broke free.
Pulled the motor, eliminated any leaks. This involved pulled the lower case, and replacing gaskets and seals. The oil pan was also resealed.
Front suspension had bad ball joints, loose bushings on the A-arms, a blown strut and i believe the original wheel bearings.
The calipers were rebuilt, and the Sportline springs i had installed previously were reused. New A-arms, KYB Excel G (GR-2's), strut mounts, wheel bearings, rotors/pads and tie rod ends installed. The calipers we rebuild, and powder coated.
Calipers were powdercoated Illusion Red