Ty Pilot
Donating Member
I don't have a pic hosting account again yet, so for now this will just be a text rant.
I bought it with 80k on it 8 months ago. Drove it for a part time for a month or so to enjoy it and feel it out, knowing I'd be parking it to tune it up/go through it once I had time. It had some broken cladding tabs and rust bubbles around the driver side back glass and under the pass taillight, but I didn't see anything substantial body rot wise elsewhere.
I will just say that I told myself I'd never buy another vehicle that someone installed a bunch of aftermarket sound gear in. I had one too many firebirds with wires and cables running to all kinds of extra speakers, etc that I didn't need or want. Some half assed, some not. But, the deal on the Ty was so good I made an exception.
A "tune up" turned into the classic "well while I'm at it". It turned into the front clip coming off. Core support and a pile of other parts getting powder coated....complete intake, VC's, IC, pulley brackets.... Swain coating for manifolds, etc. RPM CAI, electric fans, 8881 WP, AC delete, cruise delete, ABS delete, rerouting of IC lines, oil cooler removal.
In the process I find the half ass/hack drilled hole in the firewall made for the Monster stereo cable. I also discover a massive amount of rot under the body mount right over the front of the driver side door. So bad I can see wires through the hole. It looks like it is on a specific panel that's part of the floor board that could be sectioned or is a section itself. Either way, this will need to be addressed as time and money allow, but definitely sooner than later. For now I will put my OCD aside and just finish the engine bay overhaul.
All I can say is that I have never seen rust on other cars in some of the places that this thing has rust. Was originally a Long Island truck, but damn.
Pics/progress as I complete more.
I bought it with 80k on it 8 months ago. Drove it for a part time for a month or so to enjoy it and feel it out, knowing I'd be parking it to tune it up/go through it once I had time. It had some broken cladding tabs and rust bubbles around the driver side back glass and under the pass taillight, but I didn't see anything substantial body rot wise elsewhere.
I will just say that I told myself I'd never buy another vehicle that someone installed a bunch of aftermarket sound gear in. I had one too many firebirds with wires and cables running to all kinds of extra speakers, etc that I didn't need or want. Some half assed, some not. But, the deal on the Ty was so good I made an exception.
A "tune up" turned into the classic "well while I'm at it". It turned into the front clip coming off. Core support and a pile of other parts getting powder coated....complete intake, VC's, IC, pulley brackets.... Swain coating for manifolds, etc. RPM CAI, electric fans, 8881 WP, AC delete, cruise delete, ABS delete, rerouting of IC lines, oil cooler removal.
In the process I find the half ass/hack drilled hole in the firewall made for the Monster stereo cable. I also discover a massive amount of rot under the body mount right over the front of the driver side door. So bad I can see wires through the hole. It looks like it is on a specific panel that's part of the floor board that could be sectioned or is a section itself. Either way, this will need to be addressed as time and money allow, but definitely sooner than later. For now I will put my OCD aside and just finish the engine bay overhaul.
All I can say is that I have never seen rust on other cars in some of the places that this thing has rust. Was originally a Long Island truck, but damn.
Pics/progress as I complete more.