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Old May 20, 2012 | 01:04 AM
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Got a 99 Trans am with around 95000 for a steal runs and drives its auto and all stock just needed a bit of TLC but for under 2000 you cant really complain




thats when i first got it about a month ago now it looks like

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Looks like a platform for a good runner now stall it,cam it and let it rip!!!!!
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Got a 99 Trans am with around 95000 for a steal runs and drives its auto and all stock just needed a bit of TLC but for under 2000 you cant really complain




thats when i first got it about a month ago now it looks like

clean or salvaged title?
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Old May 20, 2012 | 06:26 AM
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Looks like a good starting point for a nice project, salvage title or not
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clean title, bought it from a used car lot the guy that owns the car lot let one of his friends take it out for a spin and slid it into a fence it frame was bent
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clean title, bought it from a used car lot the guy that owns the car lot let one of his friends take it out for a spin and slid it into a fence it frame was bent
uhh if the frame is bent, it needs to be pulled and now the title will be salvaged, will it not?
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no the only way it can get a salvage title is if it was claimed threw the insurance company. pulling a frame will not salvage it. and how bad is the frame bent?? is there any creases/ kinks? if so your supose to replace that section of frame.
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but for 2000 you stole that car. i would have never even thouht twice about buying it. and where is the frame bent? in the back driver rail or the front core supports or front rails
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the front was bent about 2/3rds of an inch the pas. side front rail has a kink, it already got pulled, its all stright, and nope still is a good title, its only in my name doesnt have insurance or tags on it yet
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[IMG][/IMG] you can see the kink in this photo
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Great project
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it was more of a twist they jumped a curb with the k member easy fix 300.00 to pull it back no kinks in the lower frame rails .....
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no the only way it can get a salvage title is if it was claimed threw the insurance company. pulling a frame will not salvage it. and how bad is the frame bent?? is there any creases/ kinks? if so your supose to replace that section of frame.
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nice buy for that price.
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