hi im looking for abit of help please im going to look at a saff cosworth at the weekend at want to know where to look where there rust etc and if you could post pics would be good cheers

 

usual places, arches, sills, check around the fuse box, open the sunroof n check in there

 

cheers buddy heard about the chassis legs oh something

 

make sure you hear it start from cold.......

 

yeh im abit unsure about it hes just had the headgasket done and a recon turbo and wants 3150 for it its hpi clear its on piston heads

 

just check everywhere for rust, best bet

RWD or 4x4?

my mates got a mint std 4x4 for sale wi 70k on clock

hes in bradford so not too far away

 

here you go fella

 

its a white 2wd just had an insurance quote 1200 not bad to say im 21 its got 803s chip bailey breather turbo timer just seems abit 2cheap and im doing a px with my rs2000 and giving him cash

 

Have a look under the car, floor pans, sills behind the side skirts and along the rear chassis legs, also run your hand along the fuel tank lip, they rust there, mine went last year and I lost a tank of max/v power,

take a magnet with you and see if it latches on around the wheel arches, if it don't you know there is filler in those spots


Luciano

 

rusty places:

around fuse box, battery
all arches (mainly rear)
chassis legs, check along the entire length of car
check sills both inner and outer
inside boot, check for rust in floor, in spare wheel well, pull out as much carpet as possible and look underneath it
roll sunroof back and check in there
check where front wings join just inside the front door apature
check inside rear doors for panel replacements and rust


good saffs can be had for 3k, but there are also alot of dogs out there, so if you are not sure just walk away, go see a few cars even if they are more money give you an idea of whats out there.

as for the engine, check it from cold, check the oil, coolant and smoke from exhaust etc

 

yeh heard bowt chassis legs and mot runs out in bowt 4month bit warey of it

 

cheers ginge wanna go wi mi old man but he u dunt know im getting one cause hel just talk me out of it i wanna get it out of mi system he went mad when i bought mi turbo

 

 

i would rather buy a rusty one with a good engine and running gear for £3k than the other way around. at least a reshell is cheap, whereas engine/transmission/suspension rebuilds are not