Ok, so the Mav got dragged out from underneath the barn overhang after 9 years. I bought the car when I was 15, rear ended someone when I was 16, and parked it. Actually, before I parked it, I bought a comet donor for $100 and snagged the front clip off of it and put it on my car.(You may notice a slight paint mismatch from the doors forward if you look closely) Its going to go INSIDE the shop now so I can start working on it. Not sure why I ignored it for almost a decade, but SOMETHING is going to happen with it now. The pics show that 90% of the rust damage is rear quarters, but the doors had a little bit of problems too. The floor, trunk, and everything else is pretty dang solid actually. Yay for project cars! AC
good luck with it and keep us posted with the progress reports. i'd send my progress reports if there were any.
Looks like lots of potential. BTW the sway bar works much better UNDER the car Good Luck with it, and post more pics. as it evolves.
LOL yeah for sure. Ill keep the site updated, but it will prolly be at least a couple weeks before I can even start due to shop logistics...Meaning that there are two trucks in there now taking up all the room The panel truck should have the brakes done by next week(hopefully), and then things will really start to move. AC BTW, attached is a pic of my dads panel for you truck fans...still has the original wood in it hehe... There is no through rust ANYWHERE on this truck. It was found in a field in north dakota where it had sat for 20 years with a broken spring. You can see on the side a windshield wiper looking rub pattern from a tree growing beside of it and rubbing it when the wind blew LOL.
More pics. The car has a new home INSIDE the shop. Yay! The engine bay looks a little rough, especially around where the master cylinder was. The inside is mildewed and will need a good cleaning. All in all a solid car. I scooped all the years of mud and dead leaves out of that trough between the back glass and the trunk lid and there is zero rust. I couldnt believe it. Oh, and I make a cameo appearance even. That Tracker is my 230,000+ mile daily driver. AC
More progress. Can you tell me what the missing part/s is/are? Question: Im contemplating welding closed the torch cut grease fitting holes in the shock towers. Are 90° grease fittings accessible from under the car? Thanks AC
Yes, but you need to get the compact 90 degree fittings like autokrafters sells, or they may not fit. They are the same ones that American Pony sent with my front-end kit, and even then, the back ones rub the inside of the tower a little. The shop that aligned my front-end told me it was because my upper arms weren't centered, but I'm positive they are, considering the mounting holes aren't slotted...
Ahhh thanks. As far as the mounting holes not being slotted...Of course they arent, but have you ever heard of there being shims between the upper arm and the shock tower? Somebody(name witheld to protect the innocent) keeps telling me that they use shims behind the arm to adjust the front end somehow. I didnt find shims behind either of my arms when I removed them so I am skeptical. Also, it would be such a huge PITA to remove or replace shims due to the fact that the COIL SPRING is putting constant pressure on that whole assembly! Any comments on this theory? Thanks, AC
