Tales of a DSM
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Tales of a DSM
One of my co-workers was looking at buying a dsm as a project car. Long story short, he finds one on CL in Atlanta for a $500 bucks.
91 Plymouth Laser RS with supposedly a Bad Clutch. Push it on the trailer and away we go.
Vehicle will not start, starter just grinds, i started to remove Starter to see why it doesn't crank. Starter is only held on with one bolt, and the ground wire is making contact via gravity. Remove starter, starter is only held together loosely with one bolt, Pinion gear is shot. Install new starter, vehicle starts and easily drives around the yard. Pretty much every bolt under the hood is finger tight or missing, the transmission appears to not fit the engine and the body is perfect for cruising around in the dirty south.
Now the engine must come out, because it leaks oil just as fast as you can add it.
91 Plymouth Laser RS with supposedly a Bad Clutch. Push it on the trailer and away we go.
Vehicle will not start, starter just grinds, i started to remove Starter to see why it doesn't crank. Starter is only held on with one bolt, and the ground wire is making contact via gravity. Remove starter, starter is only held together loosely with one bolt, Pinion gear is shot. Install new starter, vehicle starts and easily drives around the yard. Pretty much every bolt under the hood is finger tight or missing, the transmission appears to not fit the engine and the body is perfect for cruising around in the dirty south.
Now the engine must come out, because it leaks oil just as fast as you can add it.
1300ZUK- You have a long way to go before achieving total failure, but you're on the right path
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Re: Tales of a DSM
BTW I hope you're planning on something like this: http://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=9681
Re: Tales of a DSM
What a waste of $500.
Olds- You have a long way to go before achieving total failure, but you're on the right path
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Re: Tales of a DSM
What do you expect from a car that cost $500?
Talon- You have a long way to go before achieving total failure, but you're on the right path
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Re: Tales of a DSM
Benfolio wrote:BTW I hope you're planning on something like this: http://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=9681
When I started reading that I was like "This guy is fucking nuts", then towards the end I was all "This things badass".
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Re: Tales of a DSM
Benfolio wrote:BTW I hope you're planning on something like this: http://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=9681
anyone else notice the oil puddle under the engine?
Re: Tales of a DSM
Talon wrote:What do you expect from a car that cost $500?
exactly this
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Re: Tales of a DSM
you can probably part it out to get your money back
Arthur Dent- Did I mention how rueful and woeful I am?
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Re: Tales of a DSM
Man, I can not believe that DSMs have actually been a part of my life for the last 10 years now. A decade of crank walk and jackstand jokes. My God.
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Re: Tales of a DSM
Is that a GSX? and a Garrett Turbo bigger than that guy's head. Fucking insane. Oh My God.Benfolio wrote:BTW I hope you're planning on something like this: http://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=9681
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