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| Gunn1 |
 May 11 2016, 08:47 PM
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I had accessed my 74 Bahia red teener and found an incredible amount of rust in all the "normal" places. Then I found this
 What you are seeing is a rust hole in the lower control arm of the front suspension. After a closer look this area had been welded up (repaired) previously, and quite poorly I might add. This car was sold to me as a driver. It does run and drive but it is quite obvious by this it would be very dangerous to drive this car. Please be careful and make sure you look at everything before hitting the road, or the suspension could kill you. |
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| SirAndy |
May 11 2016, 09:17 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,643 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
Sell it on ebay as a rare light-weight racing part ...
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| Jonathan Livesay |
May 11 2016, 09:21 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 741 Joined: 13-March 10 From: La Canada CA Member No.: 11,461 Region Association: None 
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Is that picture from the show about the Titanic?
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| veekry9 |
May 11 2016, 09:34 PM
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OldMember Group: Retired Members Posts: 3,068 Joined: 17-June 13 From: TO Member No.: 16,025 Region Association: Canada |
That's normal Ontario rust,my '74 Dart GT torsionbar crossmember went like that.
A simple repair now,a lot of fabbing back then,oxy/acety overhead. We were all California dreaming in the '70s,a rust free car,any car. Even today there is a huge demand for desert cars of that era. The dipping and repair is time consuming,the thickness checked. Better to find a set from another derelict. / |
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| championgt1 |
May 11 2016, 09:47 PM
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Don't embarrass me Filmore! Group: Members Posts: 2,680 Joined: 3-January 07 From: Tacoma, Washington Member No.: 7,420 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
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| whitetwinturbo |
May 11 2016, 10:21 PM
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Honey, does this wing make my ass look fat? Group: Members Posts: 1,391 Joined: 22-October 11 From: Newport Beach/Kalefornya/USA Member No.: 13,704 Region Association: Southern California |
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| jmitro |
May 11 2016, 10:41 PM
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I think the key point here is to know what you're buying by performing an inspection, rather than blaming the previous owner
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| bdstone914 |
May 11 2016, 11:04 PM
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bdstone914 Group: Members Posts: 4,522 Joined: 8-November 03 From: Riverside CA Member No.: 1,319 |
Want a couple of A arms cheap?
How rusted are the other suspension parts around it? The bearing brackets are probably rusted into the cross member. Bruce |
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| Gunn1 |
May 12 2016, 03:40 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,021 Joined: 14-February 16 From: Minnesota Member No.: 19,670 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(jmitro @ May 11 2016, 11:41 PM)  I think the key point here is to know what you're buying by performing an inspection, rather than blaming the previous owner No blame game here. Didn't know if PO did the work or even knew about this issue. The post was meant to simply say please examine your components closely for indications of possible failure. |
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| Gunn1 |
May 12 2016, 03:42 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,021 Joined: 14-February 16 From: Minnesota Member No.: 19,670 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(bdstone914 @ May 12 2016, 12:04 AM) Want a couple of A arms cheap? How rusted are the other suspension parts around it? The bearing brackets are probably rusted into the cross member. Bruce Already have a set of good a arms. But thank you for the offer |
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