"great deal" S4 not so great deal.

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08-11-2009, 06:21 PM

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"great deal" S4 not so great deal.

I've been going through the 89' fixing little things, replaced radiator to eliminate oil in the water. Fixed the sunroof. Went to align the front end....

Followed Bill's writeup along with the WSM....

Hmmm. Aluminum ball cap... Hmmm. OB Brakes?!.. Hmmm. Front arms have a "79" model year in the casting.

THE WHOLE SUSPENSION ON THE CAR HAS BEEN SWAPPED WITH A 79.....

How the F@#! did I miss this???? I guess I was blinded by the price and the overall look of the car (and no TBF)...

I haven't checked the rear end yet. Ever just have one of those years???

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08-11-2009, 06:24 PM

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Ouch ! that sucks....

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08-11-2009, 06:26 PM

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at least you have the 5.0!

Did the radiator fix the oil/water problem? everything else is running good so far?

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08-11-2009, 06:38 PM

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Oh HELL NO!!! Thats BS.

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08-11-2009, 06:43 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by zoltan944

at least you have the 5.0!

Did the radiator fix the oil/water problem? everything else is running good so far?

Yes, the radiator fixed the oil in the coolant issue. I had been avoiding stripping my 86.5 for parts, but now it looks like it's what I have to do.

I'll post a list of parts for sale later....

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08-11-2009, 06:45 PM

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Who did you get it from?

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08-11-2009, 06:46 PM

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OMG putting OB suspension on an S4, that's criminal.

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08-11-2009, 06:46 PM

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From the original "for sale" thread:

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Originally Posted by Jadz928

I know it's not any of my business but... why are you selling it after only 100 miles of driving it?

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Originally Posted by BB79

I fell in love with my '79.

A 79 you say. Hmmmmm?

And then theres:

https://rennlist.com/forums/928-foru...int-break.html

https://rennlist.com/forums/928-foru...uspension.html

While your checking things. You might wanna check the #'s on the engine block.

https://rennlist.com/forums/928-foru...-to-5-0-a.html

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08-11-2009, 06:50 PM

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I'd be ashamed to post on this board again if that's true.

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08-11-2009, 06:50 PM

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I wonder if there's any legal recourse in this situation, You bought a '89 car...So you should have a '89 car not an '89 with '79 parts. Have you tried to contact the seller about this?