Looking At A 90 Vert
02-18-2005, 05:26 PM
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if the seats are in good shape.. thats a plus.. they are $$$$, leaks.. sonce these ******* are heavier the suspension may be a tad saggy.. like mine.. looks lowered.. but on take off the rear noticably dips.. haha.. my car was only serviced at dealers for the first 138k miles.. but now at 160k the engine is beggining to smoke.. so that means rebuild soon.. (or T2 swap cuz mike is gonna be generous and let me have his) one ftp is gone.. on it.. which is a common thing people do cuz they think it helps with the air.. so the car maybe have be pushed a tad hard..
BUT DAMN.. VERTS ARE FUN!!!!
BUT DAMN.. VERTS ARE FUN!!!!
02-19-2005, 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by jhammons01' date='Feb 18 2005, 02:18 PM
Seems to me the common thread with these 7s is A) the compression. Seems nobody can determine when the apex seals are going to fail. B) The water seals. If they are bad (which alot seem to be) it won't withstand a pressure test on the coolant system. Since to apex thing can't be tested I would at least test the coolant system. This is somthing that CAN be tested and will help you determine the real value of the car.
a) the rotor housing/apex seal wear to each other, so compression stays high for a long time unlike a piston which starts losing compression the second you start it
b) a healthy cooling system is important. unfortunately any 20year old water seal is gonna be weak just from age. most of the na's i see die from water seals, although these things run long enough (200k+) its usually a toss up between the oil seals, water seals and the apex seals.....
02-19-2005, 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by 75 Repu' date='Feb 18 2005, 03:26 PM
(or T2 swap cuz mike is gonna be generous and let me have his)
BUT DAMN.. VERTS ARE FUN!!!!
BUT DAMN.. VERTS ARE FUN!!!!
all you need to come up with is a motor, i know someone who's got a bunch of trannies
02-19-2005, 05:46 PM
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before we even got home, I stopped by my friend's house, and obtained an s5 vert taillamp assembly, an ftp lens, and a side marker light that it needed ($270 total). Paint is decent, it's a non-factory blue. Lots of orange peel texture, but some waxing/buffing and it will look real nice. Fog lights work, seat speakers work, black boot included. Top is NEW (vinyl). Exhaust is NEW (catback, anyway). Sirius-ready cd player, 10" sub +amp, we stole this car at $1,800.
02-19-2005, 06:02 PM
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Thats a steal of a deal for $1800! I paid $6000+ for mine and it was in about the same condition. That carpet looks like it's in great condition too, take care of it, and let me know if you want to have the seats re-done, I have a company that can get them done with good quality at a decent price.
