Re: Front Sub rails replacement possible?

["Joe Fulton" <jfulton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

John Elle did it on a Spirit/AMX I think last year.  He have blow by blow
descriptions on the list.  Check the archives.  John is on the Pacer mail
list (yahoo group) now so you could contact him directly.

Good Luck from salt free California (the land of rusty vinyl roofs).

Joe Fulton
Salinas, CA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jesse" <j2sax@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 9:34 AM
Subject: Front Sub rails replacement possible?


> Blahst!  I picked up the SX4 Sport that I envisioned
> being the final chapter in finding the ultimate SX4
> for my son.  When I first looked at it, I was amazed
> that, being a Wisconson car there was absolutely no
> rust on the floors, rear quarters or subframe rails
> where they go up the floor board.  Due to overgrowth,
> I did not bother checking the front subframe rails
> further up.  So yesterday I went to bolt on the frame
> plates for my tow bar and was shocked to find that the
> subframe rails are completely eaten up on the outside.
>
>
> I was hoping to just plop a tranny in it and get it on
> the road, however, now it may be just a parts car.  It
> has decent black interior, f and r swaybars, good
> glass, and absolutely solid body.... weird that there
> is so much rust on the front rails and the quarters
> are so nice.
>
> So, has anyone ever replaced front subframe rails?  I
> have a couple of parts vehicles that could donate.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jesse
>
>
>
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