today I was taking my car apart to put in the heater core. and apon removing some of the trim I noticed that my car has been welded together about halfway up the windsheild. I tried to look for what all was changed but couldnt locate the other seem. it looks as if the whole back half of the car had been replaced. is this car worth keeping? or should I junk it? I would really hate to not have my car but I dont want to have an unsafe car.
woah come agian? get us some pics! If someone welded the car together, I would junk it. But see if you cant get some pictures first. It may be there fromt he factory. Check the bottom of the car too. it would have to be from the bottom aswell.
well one side of the weld is blue and the other is silver so I dont think its factory, I'll have to pull the covers again to get some pics but I'll get them as soon as I can. I guess that explains why it has a salvage/rebuilt title
If that's the case, I would try to find another car. Who knows it's true history. Could have been welded by some shadetree mechanic and break any minute.
I don't even think I would drive it if it was professionally welded.
You didn't question this before you bought the car?
had no idea, was from a private seller and he didnt know his a$$ from a hole in the ground.... anyone have access to a carfax?
maybe he but a show on for you. knowing that the car was jacked. LOL
(one owner, a little old lady. drive to church and back.) lol
let us know what u find out. someone pix the carfax and show us too.
heres the vin#1FABP64T3JH192121
Those pictures aren't that great, but maybe the car had a new roof put on it.
Yeeck.......Go back to the guy you bought it from and :nutkick:. Just another :asshole: tryin to make a buck.
i was thinkin maybe new roof also.hey,anybody,didnt they also stamp a portion of the vin# on the around the trunk opening.you know,under the seal .i thought they use to do that to help identify stolen vehicles.
it seems like everything from that part of the roof back is that blue color under the silver except for the doors and trunk lid.
trust me I would love to....
Pull the C-pillar trim panels off on the inside and see what's going on in the back. Like some others have said, it most likely had the roof replaced (maybe crushed by a tree or something to that effect)
like I said the whole back half of the car is a blueish color under the silver... heres what I have been thinking, I think that they welded a new front clip on the car. possible?
You need to Look for other welds. Either in the floor pan or the B and C piller. If it is just the one weld I don't know. But read the door tags it will give you a paint code. See which part of the car it matches. The silver or the blue.
Also does the car have keyless entry? If so check the trunk hinge there should be a white sticker with the keyless entry nuber on it. Does it match?
Its small discrepences that you need to look for ie build tag date on the radiator support does it match the door tag?
File a complaint about the car with the state. Because it need to be inspected by the state before it goes back on the road if it is a salvage or rebuilt title.
But I would get the ball rolling and find out what the hell is going on with the car.
Does it drive ok? That's all I would be worried about. ;)
looks like maybe a new roof. like these guys said. check the rear pillars. and get under the car to see if there is a seem there.
deffinately find out the most you can, if it is a new roof, no big.. safe enough, if it is halved.. just use it for parts.
the door tag looks like it was pealed and restuck. it drives ok, why have it inspected? been driving it since may. also the keyless entry works fine
lol
With a salvage title, it's likely already been inspected before it was reissued. If it was done properly there won't be a problem, cars are halved all the time. I'd be far more concerned about some of the rusty shiznit you guys are driving than a bit of welding.
Back in '80 I had a unibody '69 Ranchero halved. I hauled all the wood it would hold and never had a problem. Interesting thing about it was it had already been cliped(halved) and then the right front had been partially clipped so it was a real mess. A freind cut it farther back from the first clip and redid it.
that makes me feel alot better.. thanks
yesterday when I had my car on the lift I found the third seem. its located at the rear of the floor pan wich would be under the rear seat. so it looks like I have half of two cars.
So you own a Frankinstien.
yeah lol
Frankenstein was the end product of MANY peoples parts. You're car is more like CATDOG
Frankenbird
lol ideas for the next vanity plate ;)
lol.....