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19249 messages, Last post on Nov 10, 2009 at 3:21 PM
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Replying to: lokki (Jan 14, 2009 6:42 pm) 
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Replying to: qbrozen (Jan 14, 2009 5:54 pm) |
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http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/979947754.html $4500 Needs an alternator, he says.... About $100 to fix he says..... Hate those 70's bumpers and not crazy about the luggage rack. I like this one better... prettier bumpers and no rack and already has a working alternator but more miles and less info. http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/993543700.html
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guess my wife felt so bad that I don't have a project car, that she decided to make one for me out of what we have on hand.   What do you guys think? Right now I'm thinking NOT to call the insurance company (run in by herself with a tree at the edge of our driveway while slipping on the ice trying to turn in from the road). There is no paint damage, but there are alot of bent/broken brackets. Which really infuriates me, by the way. Its a BUMPER!! Why the hell do the engineers decide to anchor the headlight, AC condensor, and even hood latch to the bumper?!
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Replying to: lokki (Jan 15, 2009 10:25 am) Oh, and "needs new seat cover" = $1,000. The interior is what was killing me on my Alfa. You can throw $4k at just refreshing the inside of the car. You can get the alternator rebuilt. Not sure of price, though.
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Replying to: qbrozen (Jan 15, 2009 10:43 am) Re your bumper pain.... You have my sympathy.... Mrs. Lokki had a close encounter with a Grand Marquis a couple months ago. Different accident, but based on the same fundamental failure to grasp the laws of physics. Fast left turn on a cobblestone street in a rain storm. Original heading due West - turning South - Hit the Marquis (which was facing North) in the driver's door. To this day she has no idea why it happened. My recommendation on the bumper question is to go to a nice warm quiet room and then have two or three scotches before you go out and look at the car again. I hate to recommend drowning sorrows in good Scotch to anyone, but it's always worked for me..... |
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Replying to: lokki (Jan 15, 2009 10:25 am) I'm not all that fond of SPICA fuel injection. If you get a 1982 on up you get Bosch injection. Doesn't rev quite as nicely but far more reliable. |
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Replying to: qbrozen (Jan 15, 2009 10:32 am) This bumper cover sounds and looks fairly complicated. I'm guessing about $2k to replace/fix.
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 14, 2009 1:17 pm) I saw a passing reference to the equipment upgrade in the book "Comm Check", about the Columbia disaster. |
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Replying to: boomchek (Jan 15, 2009 11:21 am) This bumper cover sounds and looks fairly complicated. I'm guessing about $2k to replace/fix. " I'm not sure, it looks like the cover may be in three pieces, and only the one side piece seems broken. Maybe it can be replaced separately, but even that with paint would be several hundred. |
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