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Rob,
The area by the muffler looks like rust to me. Your bent axle/stubs =
suspicion is probably correct. Get the 4" hole by the axle mounting =
point fixed, have the other side inspected and you should be good to go.
Rick Alexander=20
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Robbie Cotner=20
To: Marc_Scirocco_Quebec=20
Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org=20
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 5:09 PM
Subject: RE:Is the frame straight though? was: Time to get rid of my =
Rocco?(crack in frame, pics)
I plan on getting it repaired ASAP, but only if the frame is straight. =
If this is the result of an impact, and my frame is bent, I'd think it =
wouldn't be worth a dime? Hopefully I'm wrong... The body has a few =
dents, but nothing major. If it was hit majorly in the past, somebody =
did a very very good repair job, the paint(Mondego Black Metallic IIRC) =
looks to be all original. Thanks for the responses, and any more which =
will hopefully come! thanks-=20
Rob=20
Marc_Scirocco_Quebec <marc_scirocco@sympatico.ca> wrote:=20
From the pictures, this can be fixed with minimum pain. Get an =
estimate from
a chassis shop. My '75 Rabbit (now RIP) rear axle ripped from rust, =
and a
shop was able to fix it for cheap (15 years ago).
They'll take the muffler out. Grind, grind, then weld a plate, then =
some
rubber stuff.
Check out the link posted 1-2 weeks ago, where the guy rebuilt a =
really
really rusted out Mustang, and you'll see that yours is worth =
fixing.
Cheers.
Marc
'83 Scirocco
'88 Scirocco Slegato
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org =
[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]
De la part deRobbie Cotner
> Envoye : 10 mars, 2003 16:39
> A : scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Objet : Time to get rid of my Rocco?(crack in frame, pics)
>
> While poking around the underside of my '83 I got a very =
unpleasant
surprise, an ~8" long crack that was hidden above the rear muffler. =
Pics
are here: bottom right. Is this just
from rust, or is this crack from an impact? Though it doesn't prove
anything, the carfax was 100% clean. Could this be the cause of my =
car "dog
tracking"?(front tires are slightly offset from the rear). I was =
hoping it
was just a rear axle problem... also in the pics are the other =
problem
areas of this car, is this car worth a caring for? This really =
sucks, I
have gone through and rebuilt/freshened up most everything =
mechanical in
this car! Thanks in advance for any help-
>
> Rob
>
>
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<DIV><STRONG>Rob,</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>The area by the muffler looks like rust to me. Your bent =
axle/stubs=20
suspicion is probably correct. Get the 4" hole by the axle =
mounting point=20
fixed, have the other side inspected and you should be good to =
go.</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>Rick Alexander</STRONG> </DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 10, 2003 =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE:Is the frame =
straight though?=20
was: Time to get rid of my Rocco?(crack in frame, pics)</DIV>
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<P>I plan on getting it repaired ASAP, but only if the frame is=20
straight. If this is the result of an impact, and my frame is =
bent, I'd=20
think it wouldn't be worth a dime? Hopefully I'm wrong... =
The body=20
has a few dents, but nothing major. If it was hit majorly in the =
past,=20
somebody did a very very good repair job, the paint(Mondego Black =
Metallic=20
IIRC) looks to be all original. Thanks for the responses, and =
any more=20
which will hopefully come! thanks-=20
<P>Rob=20
<P> <B><I>Marc_Scirocco_Quebec =
<marc_scirocco@sympatico.ca></I></B>=20
wrote:=20
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style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px =
solid">From=20
the pictures, this can be fixed with minimum pain. Get an estimate =
from<BR>a=20
chassis shop. My '75 Rabbit (now RIP) rear axle ripped from rust, =
and=20
a<BR>shop was able to fix it for cheap (15 years =
ago).<BR><BR>They'll take=20
the muffler out. Grind, grind, then weld a plate, then =
some<BR>rubber=20
stuff.<BR><BR>Check out the link posted 1-2 weeks ago, where the guy =
rebuilt=20
a really<BR>really rusted out Mustang, and you'll see that yours is =
worth=20
fixing.<BR><BR>Cheers.<BR><BR>Marc<BR>'83 Scirocco<BR>'88 Scirocco=20
Slegato<BR><BR>> -----Message d'origine-----<BR>> De :=20
scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org =
[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]<BR>De=20
la part deRobbie Cotner<BR>> Envoye : 10 mars, 2003 16:39<BR>> =
A :=20
scirocco-l@scirocco.org<BR>> Objet : Time to get rid of my =
Rocco?(crack=20
in frame, pics)<BR>><BR>> While poking around the underside of =
my '83=20
I got a very unpleasant<BR>surprise, an ~8" long crack that was =
hidden above=20
the rear muffler. Pics<BR>are here: <HTTP: photos.yahoo.com =
robw_z>bottom=20
right. Is this just<BR>from rust, or is this crack from an impact? =
Though it=20
doesn't prove<BR>anything, the carfax was 100% clean. Could this be =
the=20
cause of my car "dog<BR>tracking"?(front tires are slightly offset =
from the=20
rear). I was hoping it<BR>was just a rear axle problem... also in =
the pics=20
are the other problem<BR>areas of this car, is this car worth a =
caring for?=20
This really sucks, I<BR>have gone through and rebuilt/freshened up =
most=20
everything mechanical in<BR>this car! Thanks in advance for any=20
help-<BR>><BR>> Rob<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>>=20
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