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Old 08-19-2003, 06:33 PM
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Well 296,000 miles, she is 99.9% dead. It still drives, but it's not the safest thing to do!



This is where the leafspring support broke off the rotted frame
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this is the lagre hole in the frame under the passenger seat area
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More carnage from around the leaf spring mount
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notice in this pic how the rear wheel has shifted back about 2 inches!!!
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wow, thats cool. hows the body? rust free cali frame?



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Nonsense.. Just box the frame and be on your way..
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so are you gonna sell it? fix it? leave it sitting there?
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Originally Posted by j9fd3s' date='Aug 19 2003, 03:36 PM
wow, thats cool. hows the body? rust free cali frame?



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Thats what I was thinkin
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I'm going to teach the wife, and a few friends how to drive stick shift in it. then to the junkyard, or off a cliff
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