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Originally Posted by alohaspirit
did you grind away any of this before you ducted?
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No. If I would have began grinding away at the rust, I would have no rocker panel left. Same deal when I fixed the frame. If I have to do it again next year, so be it. This car should have been junked, but I plan on keeping it safe and legal and somewhat decent looking until it finally rots away.
Nobody in their right mind would have done what I have done to a car this bad. It was already headed to the junkyard before I scarfed it up. So far, the fuel savings from this car has been astronomical! I plan on keeping it that way. Maybe down the road, I will find a rust-free shell and I would have plenty of parts from Christine to make one good car.
This is interesting..............
I went for coffee this morning before work and this guy approached me asking about the car. Apparently, this guy bought Christine brand new on December 13th 1997 for his daughter as a Christmas gift. He said he bought her with 13 miles on the odometer
I told him about how I diagnosed the car at work for his daughter's boyfriend and he was going to junk it, so I bought it. I told him and showed him all the work I did including engine rebuild, trans swap, exhaust, brakes, frame, body, etc. He was totally amazed. What really blew him away was when I offered to take him for a ride. He could not believe how nice it drove and said "It's like a new car again." He told me his daughter hated that "piece of junk", but she got over 10 years out of it and kept it because it saved her money on gas when she was in college.
We chatted so long, I was almost late for work.
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