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Old Nov 14, 2006 | 08:31 AM
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Just browsing through a local salvage yards listing and ran accross this poor car! Only 111 miles Still has plastic on the floor!!

God i love how the dash just EXPLODES from the pass side bag.... Even knocks the rear view mirror off! lol

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Old Nov 14, 2006 | 09:14 AM
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Wow, laser blue. So thats what my car looks like with the front wiped out
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Old Nov 14, 2006 | 10:24 AM
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quick - grab the PCM/TCM from under the airbox!!! if they're still there LOL
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Old Nov 14, 2006 | 11:10 AM
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There is no pass side air bag door, the top lid of the dash is the door. the module is located right below that curved lip on the dash lid. It uses the lid to be a guide for the air bag more or less.

When i used to work in a body shop, they would fix/do estimates on enterprise rental cars and one of these cars would come in (00 +) tagged something good in the front... but the whole face of the dash would just explode, gauge cluster would be cracked everything... this one stayed in one piece, cept for the top lid.

This car would be an easy fixer, couple hours on the frame puller, new k member, all the front clip sheet metal/bumper cover... and the bags, bag computer, seat belts, maybe a clock spring and you can have a pretty damn nice car.

If a body shop bought it... id guess 3500 in parts, give or take... Most of that being the bags repair repair crap. Obviously labor wouldnt be TOO bad in this case as it only needs front end work, doesnt need doors or 1/4's...
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looks like a smashing success
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Old Nov 14, 2006 | 04:25 PM
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SOmeone was having a LOT of fun!...for a short while.
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SOmeone was having a LOT of fun!...for a short while.
my guess is someone got fired.

anyone else noticed the rear suspension being fubared?
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yeah, and how the top half of the second S in the SS on the trunk is snapped off??
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