>1) The fiberglass underbody being cracked in that spot. Which spot? >2) The state of the frame... looks like the impacts crunched it some. That opens a can of worms because it probably caused >the epoxy coating to crack... possibly allowing water to get in under the epoxy and rust away the frame (which looks pretty >rusty in some spots to begin with). I took that picture blind by holding the camera under the car. I think that bend you see, if we are talking about the same picture, is on the crumple tube. At least that is the consensus thus far. >3) The crunched door appears to be letting the weather in. The crunched door also happens to be on the side of the >electrical compartment... which kinda scares me. Is there visable water damage to the inside of the car? Check inside the >electrical compartment if so and see if there's any moisture build up. The day I saw the car, it had rained profusely the few days before. The current owner did a fairly good job at taping up the door. There was, however, a tiny bit of moisture in the battery compartment. When I say a tiny amount, I mean like condensate, no puddling of any kind. I looked over that area as best I could for the exact thing you are talking about. >I'm not sure how much you know about Ds... so I don't wanna ramble on and tell you a bunch of stuff you already know. But if >the car has been sitting a few years (looks like it has), then be prepared to go through all major systems... fuel, brake, >clutch, etc. I think it would be great if you could bring this car back to life, and I hope we don't scare you... it's just >you'll have quite a project on your hands :-). So what would your plans be for her, keep painted and modify, or restore to >original? > >Louie Golden >VIN 10115 Sanford, NC The car was driven by the previous owner, with the damaged passenger door, until the current owner purchased the car to restore. According to him, it has sat about six months as is, and he drove it to its current location. I am reluctant to try starting the car since it has sat, but I am unsure about just how long of a time is too long. My assumption is to be safe and not try until I clean the fuel system. The fuse box area looks a little hairy and I would want to do some work there as well before connecting a battery. The red paint that is currently on the car seems to have been put on in haste and is flaking off rather easily, which is good. I pulled the rubber door strips off and there was perfect stainless underneath so it seems that most of the damage is visible. My intentions for now are to go back stainless. I will not do a frame-off restoration, but rather get the car back together as an everyday driver so it can be enjoyed on the road where it was intended. Thanks for your input. Greg ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Get A Free Psychic Reading! Your Online Answer To Life's Important Questions. http://us.click.yahoo.com/pDi3hB/OC5FAA/AG3JAA/HliolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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