Thanks Bogus
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Thanks Bogus
This forum is great because of its members. Bogus inspected a car for me and provided excellent information and recommendation.
Thank you for the favor and hope to return the favor in the future.
Thank you for the favor and hope to return the favor in the future.
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Joined: Aug 2000
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From: San Pedro CA
I am glad I could help!!!! My pleasure.
And you can't blame me for nothin'... I told him to run from that pig!!!!
It looked great from 10', but the paint had been fixed on the horizontal surfaces and there were bubbles and bad orange peal.
Under hood, the engine had been pressure washed/steamed... not a good sign.
Inside, no keyfob, no top tool, no cold AC... (I forgot to tell him on the phone, but the drivers seat did not seem to go down far enough... it felt high in the back). the engine ran ok, but was a little softer than I would have expected from an LT4. It felt no more stronger than my 92 LT1... I don't think the F45 was hooked up, I didn't see any actuators on top of the shocks... but I don't know how the F45 looks... I have pics of the front shocks, tho. However, the shocks were black. There was a batch of relays all loose under the left headlite, and the left headlite wouldn't open (my guess? the relays were blocking it). The relays are the ones that attach to the side of the radiator housing.
The car also ran hot. It never did go down below 200... (I wanted to check the coolant, but couldn't, cause the engine was hot when I got there... odd...) My 92 barely goes over 200... and it's an essentially stock system, the only difference is the coolant mix and some water wetter... I bet money the coolant looked like sludge! Or the fans ain't working right. The battery was dead when I first tried to start it... which lead to a SYS message.... screw that. Oh, and the LTPWS threw a code. Lord knows what is up with that.
There was also this strange knocking sound from under the car, it was not engine related, nor was it transmission related... sounded like the exhaust was rattling.
Also, the drivers side door was not lined up to the fender worth a damn. There was a good 1/4" miss there.
There are 4 tires... the 2 rears are "Phantoms" whatever they are... the left front is a Dunlop, but it's the WRONG SIZE - a 235/45/17!!! The right front is ok... the left rear was balder than bald... damned near to being a may-pop.
Finally, the weatherstripping looked like crap.
I will post pics here... as soon as I find the cable to my card reader...
And you can't blame me for nothin'... I told him to run from that pig!!!!
It looked great from 10', but the paint had been fixed on the horizontal surfaces and there were bubbles and bad orange peal.
Under hood, the engine had been pressure washed/steamed... not a good sign.
Inside, no keyfob, no top tool, no cold AC... (I forgot to tell him on the phone, but the drivers seat did not seem to go down far enough... it felt high in the back). the engine ran ok, but was a little softer than I would have expected from an LT4. It felt no more stronger than my 92 LT1... I don't think the F45 was hooked up, I didn't see any actuators on top of the shocks... but I don't know how the F45 looks... I have pics of the front shocks, tho. However, the shocks were black. There was a batch of relays all loose under the left headlite, and the left headlite wouldn't open (my guess? the relays were blocking it). The relays are the ones that attach to the side of the radiator housing.
The car also ran hot. It never did go down below 200... (I wanted to check the coolant, but couldn't, cause the engine was hot when I got there... odd...) My 92 barely goes over 200... and it's an essentially stock system, the only difference is the coolant mix and some water wetter... I bet money the coolant looked like sludge! Or the fans ain't working right. The battery was dead when I first tried to start it... which lead to a SYS message.... screw that. Oh, and the LTPWS threw a code. Lord knows what is up with that.
There was also this strange knocking sound from under the car, it was not engine related, nor was it transmission related... sounded like the exhaust was rattling.
Also, the drivers side door was not lined up to the fender worth a damn. There was a good 1/4" miss there.
There are 4 tires... the 2 rears are "Phantoms" whatever they are... the left front is a Dunlop, but it's the WRONG SIZE - a 235/45/17!!! The right front is ok... the left rear was balder than bald... damned near to being a may-pop.
Finally, the weatherstripping looked like crap.
I will post pics here... as soon as I find the cable to my card reader...
Team Owner
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 40,156
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From: San Pedro CA
That is EXACTLY what I was thinking... busted cats fits all the problems. It was on the passengers side.
After I found all the other problems, I gave up... if it had passed the first round, then I would have asked to get it up in the air, but at this point, it was a waste of time.
After I found all the other problems, I gave up... if it had passed the first round, then I would have asked to get it up in the air, but at this point, it was a waste of time.
Race Director
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From: Kingman AZ
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Originally Posted by LT4CompYell
Wow! At this rate, we're going to need a (VERY) long distance, group hug, here! 
Let's see: Sydney, Virginia, Pennsylvania, California, Texas..... 
Let's see: Sydney, Virginia, Pennsylvania, California, Texas..... 
Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 2005
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From: The Motor City
Originally Posted by corvetteronw
Michigan......
Andy Bogus, has helped me on many occasions since I first signed on these boards. He has always found time to answer questions that I am sure have been asked a thousand times before.......Thanks, it has always been appreciatted
