i got a big problem i have a saggy passanger door and people have to slam it to shut it, i have noticed all these like stress marks on the ground fx paint like cracks but not cracks from i am guessing the door slammin the gfx all the time. i just want to no if they will buff right out or am i stuck painting my gfx again?? please help me, every time i look at it i want to cry. i dont have a perfect thirdgen anymore. help

 

you'll probably have to sand and repaint it. before anything else goes wrong, GET SUBFRAME CONNECTORS!!!!!#^!##&&$

 

Like anything that ages everthing starts to sag. Start by checking the door hinges and go from there.

 

subfram connectors? what r those and what do they do??

 

can anyone also post any pics of them on their car?

Thanks

edit: I think I found a pic....

 

are you kidding? i dunno how you could have been on this board so long but never heard of SFC'S!!!

 

um, how do you manage to get a car on its side without ruining it... and couldnt you just use a piece of metal you found out back and weld it to the car instead of spending 200 bucks.

 

that car is stripped and is on a whirley-jig... same concept as a rotating engine stand. and yes you can weld any old piece of metal to connect the subframes. you just have to do it right though... clearance, exhaust, strength. you can spend time doing that or spend 200 bucks. I didn't want to bother with all the welding and weeks of measuring and fabrication and trying to learn to weld. So i saved some cash and had them installed. Took all of four hours.

 

hey give me a brake i only look into what i want to no, i dont read stuff that does not apply to me or that i no nothing about or care to no about,i would go to mechanic school if i want to no everyhting. so what do they do and how does that stop u from getting those marks on the paint?

 

Subframe connectors (SFCs) are reinforcement bars to connect the front and rear subframes together. F-bodies aren't designed with a complete frame, just a front and rear subframe connected by the floorpan. The reason your doors are sagging and you're getting stress lines in the paint is because, over time, the car itself sags between the subframes. SFCs fix this huge GM oversight and get rid of door problems, dash and t-top rattle problems, and tighten up your ride a LOT. For more information, browse the Suspension board, there's TONS of information there.

 

These are the SFCs

 

i didnt even notice that the car was stripped!

 

You sir, are blind. <--- "where's my walking stick??"