My poor XJS has a rotten subframe ...
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Hello everyone. I took the car to a pre-MOT after buying it and the guy gave me the all clear.
What he didn't SOMEHOW see was the gaping big hole in my suspension turret.
https://i.imgur.com/diM8XsV.jpg
So suffice to say my project went from "easy" to very hard in a matter of minutes for taking off the front offside wheel.
Some of you may recall a teenager buying an XJS facelift - that's me.
It's on a driveway at the moment. So the fix is either: A) Sell the car or B) drop the subframe on the drive way and place another one in.
By a 16 year old with no experience. Some say "Oh okay well it's a big job but it is just an unbolt job with lots of jacks" and others say "give up and sell".
How ... hard is it?
What he didn't SOMEHOW see was the gaping big hole in my suspension turret.
https://i.imgur.com/diM8XsV.jpg
So suffice to say my project went from "easy" to very hard in a matter of minutes for taking off the front offside wheel.
Some of you may recall a teenager buying an XJS facelift - that's me.
It's on a driveway at the moment. So the fix is either: A) Sell the car or B) drop the subframe on the drive way and place another one in.
By a 16 year old with no experience. Some say "Oh okay well it's a big job but it is just an unbolt job with lots of jacks" and others say "give up and sell".
How ... hard is it?
My front cross member was just as rusted as yours, and I replaced floors and the fuel tank, sills, had the gearbox and rear differential overhauled, and the rear suspension, patched welding around the shock mounts etc. Now when it’s up in garages the mechanics marvel at the good condition. I still have scuttle rust to think about for later though, although that’s been cured and sealed for now.
In hindsight, I know the more economical route would have been to pay more for a better car to start with, but hey. 🙃
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