Hahaha! Sorry guys, not unknown! It's mine.
I took it in to Eric's buddy's shop (
http://www.revisionauto.com/) to get the rust repair work done and his buddy offered to buy it! That was unexpected!
I'll give you the short version...it's a total POS.
I bought it from PA with the rust damage with a view to restoring it. Has a clean title and didn't look to have been in any collisions. Also was bone stock when I got it although it had something like 215k on the clock (it's a '92 btw). Looked to be someone's daily driver. AC works, CC is there but doesn't work. Head unit replaced with a single-din from a 6th gen celica.
Since I got it I had the old engine taken out and replaced with a ST215 Caldina engine by Xceptional Auto in Fredericksburg.
http://xceptionalauto.com/ With the custom wiring harness done by "mr220v" on mr2oc (you can check his ratings in the feedback section). There's some buzzing in the cabin from the MSD tach adapter that was used during the swap as it was mounted behind the glovebox. The Clutch is an Exedy Twin Plate installed at the time of the swap and the trans is the E150f that came with the Caldina engine. Also has Speed Source poly engine mounts. You'll notice a ST205 gearbox in the trunk...the E150F unit is pretty ragged out so I decided to replace it at some point and got the ST205 unit. Just haven't gotten it out of my trunk yet.
You'll notice the speedometer and tach don't work. There's no funny business there... it turns out that ST215 manuals don't come with the required gear in the trans to turn the mechanical speed sensor. Another reason why I wanted to replace the trans with an ST205 unit. I'd guess it has about 230k on the chassis now?
Other than that the only thing I've done is replace the front strut inserts with some Koni Yellows (good idea) and the springs with some Megan 2" lowering springs (BAD idea!) :doh: I have a set of 92" stock springs I was going to put back on the car, as well as some KYB GR-2 inserts for the rear (once I do the strut conversion).
Pretty much the whole suspension needs to be freshened up. Inner and outer tie rods are bad, ball joints, strut tops, bushings need to be replaced. Probably needs subframe bushings and diff mount replaced. Lots of slop in the driveline. Suspension was basically the next thing on the list after the rust was fixed. So when you test drive it just don't expect it to not ride like total shit, especially with a hundred extra pounds of transmission in the trunk!
Feel free to redline the engine all you want though (it's on stock boost). It should be fine. As a matter of fact, I'd be willing to sell the chassis for almost nothing if you or Mark will remove the engine for me.
I honestly have no idea what something like this is worth as the parts are more valuable than the chassis! :lol:
Any questions feel free to ask!! Certainly nothing to hide with this car!
J.