Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 21:08:39 -0300 From: Dexter J <lamealameadingdongnopsamlamelame.org> Subject: Re: Opinions Please..
Salutations: Grunff wrote: > > Dexter J wrote: > > > In short - it's absolute hell on bodies and chassis around here and most > > locals swear you can actually go out on quiet nights and hear the salt > > cooking your machine.. Assuming you haven't blow off an engine mount or > > broken a coil in your travels through the fall/winter/spring - you can > > expect to find at least one rust hole (pin right up to custom air vent) > > come spring.. > > Gees, I thought we had it bad. Sounds horrible. In the UK, you > very rarely see a rusted out 9k, the galvanised body seems to > take care of most of what British weather can throw at it. > It's exactly like Scotland - except it ranges from 1 or 2 degrees above freezing right down to 20 below, sometimes within a 24 hour period and usually with a light rain that at some point turns into ice pellets then snow.. Hence - the sodium bargain with the devil.. On the other hand - it stays cool and breezy in the summer and it's relatively safe to park your car unlocked and unarmed most places.. > > Is the 89 9000T CD 'the one', if you get the reference.. Can I invest in a > > proper job now before it's too late body wise and end up with another > > 300,000k?.. Or - is it again time to put a round between the headlights > > and move on to the next machine? > > > > It's a sour pickle that has to be dealt with soon one way or the other > > brother Grunff - my toe in current changes about 1.5 on both sides every > > time I hit the brakes above 60kph - but you can't quite hear the control > > arms binding because of the pretty much open pipe under the passenger > > seats.. > > They have their weaknesses, but they're all easily taken care > of. If you sort out the suspension (wish I could send you my > pair of spare struts at reasonable cost - they're just sitting > here doing nothing), do all the engine mounts, new > clutch/brakes/fuel pump/steering rack, it's as good as new. > > Sure you'll have the odd wheel bearing going over the next few > hundred k, but that's easy saturday morning stuff. > > Have you considered something in stainless steel? That's kind of > my dream actually, a C900 built entirely in s/s. Mmmmm....If I > ever make my millions, that'll be close to the top of the list. > > -- > Grunff I may well be interested in your struts - I'll need a fresh front pair if I do go ahead and depending - they might be a bargain.. One of the reasons I'm looking at this now is that I can avoid a lot of rush shipping if a decision is reached soon (Mrs J Dexter says hi to the group and is interested in what opinion is gather on the is thread too).. The assumption isn't being made that I can weld the hood shut upon completion of course, but, can it be assumed that it will be mostly reliable and possibly rust free for a couple of years given work outlined? As an example, I replaced the engine mounts last spring, but didn't do the engine seal and have since rotted out the rear one again from hot oil contamination (and a run through a particularly nasty pothole/trench on a secondary I didn't spot in the dark a couple of weeks ago).. As to the perfect Nova Scotian car? That's easy.. Build a slightly wider, flatter 1992 9000 CSE completely out of carbon fibre using 1 ton adjustable springs (3 inch normal - variable to 9 inch clearance - sort of like the old Cit) and all stainless fittings and hoses.. Put the coil and distributor back in - but on a 2.3 turbo engine and issue them with optional 4 speeds from the old 99/900 - but with real overdrives.. We'd actually be willing to sign financing for one at the dealer and be glad to wait on delivery - because it would pretty much be the last car we would ever need.. I always liked the delorian of course, but no rear seats and I would have to drop that crummy V6 for a SAAB 225 Turbo engine if I ever did pick one up.. In fact, I'm sure I saw a 9000 custom with gullwing doors somewhere last night when I was surfing around.. Now that would be really neat I think.. -- J Dexter - webmaster - http://www.dexterdyne.org/ all tunes - no cookies no subscription no weather no ads no news no phone in - RealAudio 8+ Required - all the Time Radio Free Dexterdyne Top Tune o'be-do-da-day Rose Royce - Car Wash http://www.dexterdyne.org/888/072.RAM
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