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Old 11-04-2015, 12:17 AM   #1
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Salvage FRS - Who wants a racecar?!?

EDIT: Car is being rebuilt into track car, hopefully will compete in Spec86 next season! As such, it is no longer for sale.

Hey guys!

My beloved FRS is up for sale due to some unfortunate circumstances. The car was involved in a front-end collision and as such, was written off. Additionally the car has hail damage from a storm from a while back, and as such, there are a number of dents everywhere. Many of you guys have seen this car at the various meets/events and if you know me, you know this car gets taken care of. The car is a project for sure, but could be a solid race car candidate or repair candidate in the right hands. If the car doesn't sell as a whole unit, I'll begin taking it apart and separating the bits for a part out, but until then, the car will go as one unit.

The car has ~43k miles on it, and has been meticulously maintained. Oil changes by myself every 3k miles, and Motul Gear 300 in the Trans and Diff at ~20k miles. Car ran beautifully prior to the accident and made 195whp on E85 at PTuning's dyno at the last 86Expo.

Damage is to the front end, and will need a new bumper, core support, hood, fenders, headlights, side markers, turn signals, bumper cover, radiator, AC condenser, air box, and possibly ABS unit. The frame looks okay but will need closer inspection to determine exactly what needs to be done. Strut towers are perfectly fine though as the damage doesn't go that far back. Both wheels are straight and the car rolls and steers fine. The steering wheel air bag was the only one that went off and as such, will need to be replaced as well. Car has a Salvage Title (if that wasn't apparent already).

The car has stock header-back exhaust, but there is currently no catback, as I took my Perrin catback off and do not have the stock one. Also, the car will be on stock wheels and not the Gram Lights shown below.

I'm asking $6500 obo.

Car is located in Chicago, Illinois.

Onto the pictures!


















Update 11-10-15

The car runs and drives!! Wooooooo!!! It starts up just fine and drove around. It's gonna need new O2 sensors and a MAF, but other than that it's solid. Obviously the car was in limp mode, but it still drove like a champ.

I began taking the car apart and taking better photos! I haven't finished removing all of the core support, but you can see the more of the frame now. Sorry for the leaves, it's fall in the windy city...






Driver's Side Frame Rail




Pass' Side Frame Rail


You can see that this frame rail is slightly pushed in, so it probably needs some attention.


The whole bottom part of the frame/core support is totally intact as it was completely missed.


Motor is in great shape. The accessory belt was slightly frayed and but it totally intact and works.


ABS Unit took a hit, but it looks intact. I don't think the unit itself is damaged, but the connector has a couple torn wires, but it shouldn't be too tough to repair.


You can see the strut tower area was totally unharmed and the alignment is dead straight!





Now for the dents! Like I said, this car has hail damage all over! This car isn't ever going to be a show queen. But becoming a race car has always been written in it's destiny...









All of these dents are from one hailstorm in Mississippi. If you guys remember the YouTube video with that lady shouting "KAPOOYAH KAPOOYAH", this was that same hailstorm.




Thanks for looking!
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