12secondtalon
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- Jun 14, 2008
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Boulder,
Colorado
Hey all,
First off I have a long and incomplete past with DSM's (for a later thread), and I currently have a black 92 Tsi with semi decent tan leather interior and 4 Bolt rear end. The major issue is rust; it is a midwest car. I feel all the rust in the front/engine bay can be neutralized and/or replaced with a donor car. The big ? is in the rear. Also please forgive the bad quality of my pics, my phone is old and very busted.
So far I've removed the gas tank and will remove the rear subframe to really get a good idea. I unfortunately broke off all 6 studs from the gas tank. I looked under there and it seems those might be replaceable, at least most of them. I however know nothing about body work, fyi.
The pictures might be hard to see, so far I don't see anything eating through. One question I have is, could the welded female ends where bolts go in be redone if they are too rusty or have broken bolts in them? Like this:
It only looks like they are tack welded on.
More from under the rear:
The long rail where some of the gas tank studs are is really looking rough, could this part be taken out and replaced?
Is there any reason to think I could save this one? I always hate junking Talons, especially since this one has 90,000 miles and looks like it was the loaded one.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated from experts/anyone with rust and body work experience.
Justin
First off I have a long and incomplete past with DSM's (for a later thread), and I currently have a black 92 Tsi with semi decent tan leather interior and 4 Bolt rear end. The major issue is rust; it is a midwest car. I feel all the rust in the front/engine bay can be neutralized and/or replaced with a donor car. The big ? is in the rear. Also please forgive the bad quality of my pics, my phone is old and very busted.
So far I've removed the gas tank and will remove the rear subframe to really get a good idea. I unfortunately broke off all 6 studs from the gas tank. I looked under there and it seems those might be replaceable, at least most of them. I however know nothing about body work, fyi.
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The pictures might be hard to see, so far I don't see anything eating through. One question I have is, could the welded female ends where bolts go in be redone if they are too rusty or have broken bolts in them? Like this:
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It only looks like they are tack welded on.
More from under the rear:
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The long rail where some of the gas tank studs are is really looking rough, could this part be taken out and replaced?
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Is there any reason to think I could save this one? I always hate junking Talons, especially since this one has 90,000 miles and looks like it was the loaded one.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated from experts/anyone with rust and body work experience.
Justin
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