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Old 12-15-06, 08:17 AM
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My $4500 FD
Bought her from a junkyard in Oct
Had a small engine fire

Just got her running 2 days ago................like a dream

Enjoy
Attached Thumbnails My 00 FD-img_0205.jpg   My 00 FD-img_0209.jpg   My 00 FD-img_0208.jpg   My 00 FD-img_0185.jpg   My 00 FD-img_0182.jpg  

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looks good! good find
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Looks like its in great condition for 4500! Goodluck with it.
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Nice find, congrats!
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Old 12-15-06, 08:55 AM
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get a heat shield for the intake...LOOKS AWESOME, great pick up
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Originally Posted by surfmon
Bought her from a junkyard in Oct
Had a small engine fire

Just got her running 2 days ago................like a dream

Enjoy

Unreal find, best of luck.
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got a heat shield.........just ommitted it to get her started

thanks guys......
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Old 12-15-06, 09:08 AM
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I was there when it came back to life - he has to be the luckiest dude I know! Looks like a reman engine was dropped in, the fuel system wasn't pressure tested properly, it leaked and caught fire. Damage was actually VERY minor, just under the upper intake manifold. Sucker runs like a CHAMP.

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got a heat shield............
Cool, now get an aluminum AST
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Old 12-15-06, 09:23 AM
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Man I'm jealous, thats friggin sweat dude. congrats!
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Old 12-15-06, 09:26 AM
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4500 bucks...what a steal!!! Looks great for type of money!!! Congrats on the find man.

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I'm so jealous.
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yep, i'm jealous lol thats an AMAZING deal, good work bringing it back to life instead of rotting away at the junkyard
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thanks everyone................needless to say I'm pretty stoked
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Great job saving one from the grave!!
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Awesome find! Best of luck with it
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Cool stuff! Good luck with it.
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yeah, that was a steal. good job.
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You just won the Lotto! Congrats man!
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newer pics
steadily modding..........
Attached Thumbnails My 00 FD-dscf0043.jpg   My 00 FD-dscf0048.jpg   My 00 FD-dscf0046.jpg   My 00 FD-dscf0047.jpg  
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Old 01-22-07, 08:32 AM
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nice find...and congrats. Best of luck with it!
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Old 01-22-07, 09:26 AM
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i actually thought it was an ugly barnie purple at first, til you posted the 2nd set of pics. awesome! i wish i could score an FD for that price and condition to be my daily driver.
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Amazing find man. How many miles on the chassis? Looks like a reman motor. Wish I could get a find like that. No junk yard around me would ever have anything like that. Reminds me of when I found my AMG for $500.

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