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Time to get rid of my Rocco?(crack in frame, pics)



The hole near where the axle joins to the body can be repaired, but needs to 
be done sson. It killed my '81 rocc.



Julie Macfarlane
Menlo Park Research & Development
Internet Application Developer
www.menloparkrandd.com
www.montgomeryweb.org
Amsterdam NY





>From: Robbie Cotner <robw_z@yahoo.com>
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Time to get rid of my Rocco?(crack in frame, pics)
>Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 13:39:25 -0800 (PST)
>
>
>While poking around the underside of my '83 I got a very unpleasant 
>surprise, an ~8" long crack that was hidden above the rear muffler.  Pics 
>are here:  http://photos.yahoo.com/robw_z  bottom right.  Is this just from 
>rust, or is this crack from an impact? Though it doesn't prove anything, 
>the carfax was 100% clean.  Could this be the cause of my car "dog 
>tracking"?(front tires are slightly offset from the rear).  I was hoping it 
>was just a rear axle problem...  also in the pics are the other problem 
>areas of this car, is this car worth a caring for?  This really sucks, I 
>have gone through and rebuilt/freshened up most everything mechanical in 
>this car!  Thanks in advance for any help-
>
>Rob
>
>
>
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