Paint and Body Fox Body Painting 101

John Dirks Jr said:

My 93 convertible body feels very wiggly. Like it's twisting about mid point. Mostly at speeds between 20 and 40 mph. At highway speeds I dont really feel it. I need to get the rear tires balanced before I conclude there's something bigger wrong. If tire balancing doesn't fix it I might be taking it to a local who's very familiar with these cars. This car has sub frame connectors but only on the back half of the uni-body. My 92 hatch feels solid compared to this convertible. Maybe I need full length sub frames on this vert too.

Meanwhile, where on this convertible underside should I look for signs of stress? What typically might I find?

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Check where the transmission tunnel meets the rear seat sheet metal, the firewall corners where they meet the front frame structure, the lower bends if the a pillars at the door openings, and seat mounting points.

My convertible actually had cracks inside the corner of the cowl on the passenger side. It was only viewable from looking above the globe box, between the heater box and the computer area with a scope.

My convertible had a 10 point cage and subframe connectors. I did yank on it occasionally.... in to the mid 10s. Most of the time it lived on street tires and spun more than hooked.

I remember feeling like the car was crawling over speed bumps. Got to the point where I really felt unsafe. Had no idea so many issues lurked around that car. Had to scrap it. Better to know now before it gets too bad.

karthief said:

I bid 35k

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$35,001!