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Old Apr 11, 2006 | 08:39 PM
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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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Old Apr 11, 2006 | 09:30 PM
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woah how could you not notice that?
but i'll be very interested in the seats if their in really nice shape
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Old Apr 11, 2006 | 09:35 PM
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cool, try to hit 100 and do a u turn see what happends!
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Old Apr 11, 2006 | 09:36 PM
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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?
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Old Apr 11, 2006 | 11:29 PM
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more like rusting, probly from leaky t-tops
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Old Apr 12, 2006 | 08:38 AM
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it looks like a dent ?
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Old Apr 12, 2006 | 09:36 AM
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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.
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Old Apr 12, 2006 | 10:25 AM
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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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Old Apr 12, 2006 | 11:39 AM
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the whole car is useless, waste of money.

go search another one and save yourself money and a lot of headaches
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Old Apr 12, 2006 | 12:00 PM
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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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Old Apr 12, 2006 | 12:04 PM
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heck if its $500 buy it, it would make a good beater car
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Old Apr 12, 2006 | 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by xlr8torz28
they pretty much become parts cars.
he said it would probably just be for parts though anyways
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Old Apr 12, 2006 | 12:49 PM
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Then he has no worries
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Old Apr 12, 2006 | 03:22 PM
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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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Old Apr 12, 2006 | 03:24 PM
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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...
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Old Apr 12, 2006 | 04:17 PM
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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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