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Cliff Pennock SEP 03, 04:25 PM
I'm not sure exactly which they were talking about but they said they could see my carpet through it. But come to think of it, I'm not sure which carpet either. From the interior or the rear compartment?
82-T/A [At Work] SEP 03, 04:59 PM

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Originally posted by Cliff Pennock:

I'm not sure exactly which they were talking about but they said they could see my carpet through it. But come to think of it, I'm not sure which carpet either. From the interior or the rear compartment?




They might be referring to the rear frame rails. Really, if the sheet metal around the trunk is rusted out, that doesn't really mean anything. Even light rust through on the upper frame rails isn't the end of the world, It's only when it starts to rot around the spring perch (significantly) that it creates a safety issue because your suspension / handling can be affected. The good news is... it doesn't have to be done "well," just done right... and with the rear shell coming off, as long as they can repair it, it doesn't really matter what it looks like.
Cliff Pennock SEP 04, 01:57 AM
Yeah, I don't think they were talking about the frame rails. It was under the car. I can now vaguely remember seeing it being rusted a few years back when I was doing some work on my rear brakes. I think me living near the sea now (and my car being parked outside 24/7) has sped up the rusting.
Cliff Pennock SEP 04, 07:21 AM
I got a "quote" from the garage. Not yet in moneys, but in hours. They think it will take them 40 hours in total. That's not only for repairing the things to get the car through inspection, but pretty much all repairs I asked them a quote for, which are:

- Replace exhaust headers and gasket
- Replace motor mounts (3x) and dog bone
- Repair small holes in exhaust
- Replace oil + filter
- Replace spark plugs
- Replace fuel filter
- Replace transmission oil filter + gasket
- Replace belt
- Replace oil sensor
- Replace brake pads
- Completely replace all transmission lines for copper tubes
- Weld the cradle

And they also said something about replacing the oil seals (while the engine is out of the car)

I've got all parts already but for the last thing, they said I needed an oil pan gasket and front & rear crankshaft seals. I will order those at RockAuto, but can anyone help me choose the proper one?

Oil Pan Gaskets

Front & Rear Crankshaft Seals
82-T/A [At Work] SEP 04, 09:20 AM

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Originally posted by Cliff Pennock:

I've got all parts already but for the last thing, they said I needed an oil pan gasket and front & rear crankshaft seals. I will order those at RockAuto, but can anyone help me choosing the proper one?



For the oil pan gasket, DEFINITELY go with the molded rubber (the two last ones), and for the rear main seal and crankshaft gasket... go with the one made of viton (in my opinion). But please wait until you hear opinions from others.

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Raydar SEP 04, 09:41 AM

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Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]:


For the oil pan gasket, DEFINITELY go with the molded rubber (the two last ones),



If Cliff has an 86, the rubber gaskets likely won't work. 87 and 88 - and later V6s - used a front cover that is like a SBC V8.
The 86 and earlier had a sloped sealing surface on the bottom of the front/timing cover. Used the cork gasket. I can't say that I have ever seen a suitable rubber replacement.

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Cliff Pennock SEP 04, 09:47 AM
I have an 86.5 to be exact.
Cliff Pennock SEP 05, 04:51 AM

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Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]:

Do you know what beams it is they're talking about? Is it the cradle, or the upper frame rails?
hyperv6 SEP 05, 06:16 AM

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Originally posted by Cliff Pennock:

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Not good but not the worst I have seen. I have seen over the axles the entire frame gone on clean looking cars.m

A good welder should be able to fix this.

It would be nice to cost the bottoms to seal it.
TheDigitalAlchemist SEP 05, 01:54 PM

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Originally posted by Cliff Pennock:



Ugh, Please make sure you print out a few copies of the proper jack points and tell everyone you don't want them to crimp the coolant tubes - that coolant tube looks "ok", but still...