PNW Chit Chat thread

[e30austin]

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+3

I hate upholstery work. Ugh. Definitely worth it though!

[Mlarsen]

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[5Toes]

x4

lol Matt I had to stand on the stock lug nut wrench to get every lug off. They were so tight. One on each side required jumping on it... lolz

Here we go everybody. I got out there in the rain, got the car on stands and pulled the wheel.



Here you can see where the fender buckled





Wheel took quite the hit...



Only damage to the tire, it still holds air fine. I am thinking it is reusable



Fucked fender...





Tie rod and control arm bent bad



Ball joint is bent



After looking at the frame rail it looks okay... but I dint look at it the greatest. Will re examine next time before disassembly



Here you can see how bent the tie rod is



Frame rail



The control arm stood up well surprisingly



Tie rod end joint I guess???



It looks like my spindle is toast too, it appears to be bent. So it looks like I need a new strut tube spindle assembly. Anybody got one laying around for $30-$40? I have the springs and a strut, and I am installing E90 drop hats.

Additionally, I dont know if my sway bar is ok. I know the vert bar is a good OEM replacement, what is the price on one of those?

[Mullet Bullet]

holy shit, just take it to a shop and PAY THEM to fix it.

[5Toes]

Its not that hard of a job Pelican says it is a 3/10 on difficulty.. well that is the control arm anyways.

[george graves]

Ah - much less damage than I expected.

It looks like my spindle is toast too,

Why do you think that?

[5Toes]

George, thats a relief! Yeah the car held up pretty good. I am impressed, and I am sure most other cars from 1989 would have suffered alot more

I say the spindle is toast because the wheel is "bent" from the axle and because it looked like it was bent. I have to pull the springs to put drop hats on, so it would be hard at all to swap in another one

[kid325e]

So... what's everyone doing for NYE?!

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[e30austin]

Not helping 5toes. That's what I'm not doing.

[ejnight]

bolt on a whole new strut/brake/CB set up 1hr job max. get it aligned and be back on the road.

[e30austin]

bolt on a whole new strut/brake/CB set up 1hr job max. get it aligned and be back on the road.

+1

I have one. 5Toes, it can be yours for the low price of $80 picked up!

[bmwm42]

50.picked up

[Mlarsen]

So... what's everyone doing for NYE?!

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Bonza Ball, black tie event at the Hyatt downtown, BALLIN!!!

[10Toes]

Not helping 5toes. That's what I'm not doing.

So you are helping 5toes

[e30austin]

So you are helping 5toes

Nope. I'll gladly sell him parts though!