Too late now. Title's in your name. You're just going to have to fall in love with car and spend more time, money, patience, etc on it than you should. We all do... Seriously, now that you have unimpeded access to bottom of car am willing to bet everything's going to be fine. DeLo's have world's largest frame made from world's cheapest steel. Is your welder going to use carbon steel or stainless? What gauge? Will crumple extension be reinforced with sheet or tubular steel? $500 is VERY reasonable IMHO. Less than half cost of replacement extension alone (uninstalled). Bill Robertson #5939 >--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxx> wrote: > Oooooooooook. So my car is at the welder's. > > This is the first time I've had it on a lift, and the first time I've > been able to see in greater detail how certain things are attached. > > The first thing I'd like to say is, if anyone experienced had seen > this car, I would have been advised NOT to buy it. > > But I went alone and now I have to work with it. That's fine. > > There was very little of the bottom part of the crumple tube left. > The main cross bar that goes across the front of frame...uh the part > that "boxes in" the "Y", that the tube attaches to is rusted away in > the middle. There is also some concern for the metal that the lower > control arms attach to. > > However, he showed me how he plans to build it all out again and what > metal he's going to use. He'll be able to reinforce the control arm > area too. I saw some of his handywork in the shop. I should be in > good hands. > > We estimate the cost to be between $300-500.00. Pray for me. > > Rich Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT <http://rd.yahoo.com/M=244522.3707890.4968055.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=170512 6215:HM/A=1595056/R=0/SIG=124p07ne0/*http://ashnin.com/clk/muryutaitakenat togyo?YH=3707890&yhad=1595056> Click Here! <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=244522.3707890.4968055.1261774/D=egroupm ail/S=:HM/A=1595056/rand=565477311> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .
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