Is this car going to break in 2 pieces!?!?!
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From: Quebec, Canada
Car: 1988 Pontiac Firebird Formula 350
Engine: 5.7L
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Is this car going to break in 2 pieces!?!?!
I might buy a 1986 Chevrolet Camaro V6 for cheap and for parts probably... But when I look at the pics, driver's side, where the rear wheel is, it look weird... The guy say it happenned without him noticing and doesn't know what to think. Is the body twisting or what?!










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Car: 1988 Pontiac Firebird Formula 350
Engine: 5.7L
Transmission: Automatic 4 speeds
Axle/Gears: 2.77
I didn't see the car yet that's why I didn't noticed that...
He says it doesn't have any scratches in that area so how could this happen? The floor is "soft" like he says... Do you think the car is twisting?
He says it doesn't have any scratches in that area so how could this happen? The floor is "soft" like he says... Do you think the car is twisting?
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That's not from the car twisting. That's one of the strongest pieces of sheet metal on the car, due to the shape. The roof would crack and buckle long before the 1/4. That's from collision damage.
But, get underneath and check those floors. There's not a lot of strength to these cars once the floors go, so if those floors are shot, you've got to plan on putting in new floors or finding a better car.
But, get underneath and check those floors. There's not a lot of strength to these cars once the floors go, so if those floors are shot, you've got to plan on putting in new floors or finding a better car.
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I know exactly what that is. That car was hit hard in the rear once before. Whoever fixed did not get the body pulled back out correctly and tried to use bondo to patch. The rust is coming from behind where the bondo work is. DO NOT BUY IT. There is a reason the body shop could not fix it. When they get hit that hard from behind to crinkle the quarter panel that far forward, they pretty much become parts cars. I repeat "DO NOT BUY IT"
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Someone do the proper repairs to that car after it was hit. It would cost you an arm and a leg to have the subframes repaired properly. I suggest keep looking for another one.
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Originally Posted by xlr8torz28
they pretty much become parts cars.
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yeah it looks like it was hit hard in the rear, the rear wheel does not look like it is sitting in the correct place, kinda looks too far off center or the wheel well! just my 2 cents
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Car: 1988 Pontiac Firebird Formula 350
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If you are sure the frame isn't twisting, I may re-do the floor and do some body work...
I asked the other owner before this guy, and he said it wasn't there, even after the small accident in the rear light (driver's side). Only the lens cracked, the bumper and the rest doesn't have a scratch or signs that show a big accident. Strange...
I asked the other owner before this guy, and he said it wasn't there, even after the small accident in the rear light (driver's side). Only the lens cracked, the bumper and the rest doesn't have a scratch or signs that show a big accident. Strange...
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i've seen 4th gens do similiar things when they are launched hard at the track with drag radials and without sfc's. but with that being a v6 there's no way short of it being in an accident of some sort.
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