WTB: 4wd Protege

[Rivet]

But. . It is a one owner car and he is going to send me his log book: every fill-up. oil change, and repair. He says the engine still runs great. The rear axle may be an issue; but who knows, its not like the SOHC puts any real load on it.

[Jho]

One owner is always a plus.

Good luck with it.

[jasoncsprotege]

But. . It is a one owner car and he is going to send me his log book: every fill-up. oil change, and repair. He says the engine still runs great. The rear axle may be an issue; but who knows, its not like the SOHC puts any real load on it.

I know this is a little old now but the add said its a center diff problem which means a tranny problem not a rear end problem that is why you have to lock the diff so it will go. Otherwise that seems like a good price as long as their "some rust" quote doesn't mean as bad as my car was
Jason

[Jho]

How bad was your car when you got it Jason?

Any before pics?

[Rivet]

Here's the story on the car; it only moves with the diff lock engaged. So my guess is the tranny is done for. I don't have the car yet, so we'll see. The plan is for engine and tranny swap. I only mentioned the rear axle as a possible wear point due to it's age, not as a cause of the current problem. All of the other "wear" items should be taken care of during the driveline swap, or will be a piece of cake to change when the time comes. I suppose the rack will be no picnic to replace, but everything else should be easy.

[jay]

Change out the front swaybar when the engine's out....

[jasoncsprotege]

How bad was your car when you got it Jason?

Any before pics?

I think there are some pics in the bg picture thread somewhere. Otherwise they are on my computer at home. My car wasn't too bad on the body, there was some rust bubbles on the driverside windsheild pillar, on the trunk lid and on the driverside quarter panel just above the wheel. The worst spots were on the underneath of the car, holes in floor boards, brake rotors rusted in half.
Jason

[TurboProto]

The 4wd protege we got came from Colorado and has very little rust! Were about to do a gtx trans swap and a stage 3 clutch.

[Jho]

I think there are some pics in the bg picture thread somewhere. Otherwise they are on my computer at home. My car wasn't too bad on the body, there was some rust bubbles on the driverside windsheild pillar, on the trunk lid and on the driverside quarter panel just above the wheel. The worst spots were on the underneath of the car, holes in floor boards, brake rotors rusted in half.
Jason

Looks like a whole new car now though.

The 4wd protege we got came from Colorado and has very little rust! Were about to do a gtx trans swap and a stage 3 clutch.

Jeeez Steve, you need to stop buying Proteges.........save some for the rest of us!

[almighty4wd]

neat, glad someone bought that SLC protege. I wish I had the money, as I'd fly out and get the one in Denver right now. maybe just buy it and have my brother hold it for me at his house till Christmas. hmmm....

Good luck on that 4wd Rivet, glad you found one finally.

[TurboProto]

I think there are some pics in the bg picture thread somewhere. Otherwise they are on my computer at home. My car wasn't too bad on the body, there was some rust bubbles on the driverside windsheild pillar, on the trunk lid and on the driverside quarter panel just above the wheel. The worst spots were on the underneath of the car, holes in floor boards, brake rotors rusted in half.
Jason

I saved your picts! Here they are:

[TurboProto]

Looks like a whole new car now though.



Jeeez Steve, you need to stop buying Proteges.........save some for the rest of us!

Thats not my 4wd protege! Its my buddy Josh who is still lagging on registering for this club. I might have to do the dirty work for him.

[jjmundt]

neat, glad someone bought that SLC protege. I wish I had the money, as I'd fly out and get the one in Denver right now. maybe just buy it and have my brother hold it for me at his house till Christmas. hmmm....

Good luck on that 4wd Rivet, glad you found one finally.

I was looking at the SLC one, too. I ended up buying one from Denver and having it shipped to me in Iowa...it arrived about 2 hours ago.

1990, Blue, 158k, badly broken windshield, broken driver's seat, no center diff lock switch (I haven't searched the trunk yet) and very dirty. Front door cards need a little TLC. But 2 quarter-sized rust bubbles on the passenger-side A-pillar were the ONLY cancer I could find anywhere. All for $900 + a $400 truck ride.

Jay W., if you read this, it's here!!!

Happy to find a Protege home here.

Regards,
Joel
'88 323 GTX (HEAVILY modified)
'90 AWD Protege (soon to be HEAVILY modified)

[Jho]

I saved your picts! Here they are:

Wowsers, nice rotor!

I remember those pics, I remember the yellow.

I was looking at the SLC one, too. I ended up buying one from Denver and having it shipped to me in Iowa...it arrived about 2 hours ago.

1990, Blue, 158k, badly broken windshield, broken driver's seat, no center diff lock switch (I haven't searched the trunk yet) and very dirty. Front door cards need a little TLC. But 2 quarter-sized rust bubbles on the passenger-side A-pillar were the ONLY cancer I could find anywhere. All for $900 + a $400 truck ride.

Jay W., if you read this, it's here!!!

Happy to find a Protege home here.

Regards,
Joel
'88 323 GTX (HEAVILY modified)
'90 AWD Protege (soon to be HEAVILY modified)

Welcome to Club Protege Joel.

Congrats on the new ride.

[jjmundt]

Welcome to Club Protege Joel.

Congrats on the new ride.

Thanks...much appreciated. Upon further inspection (and a little assistance from Jay), I located the diff switch...duh!!! I'm used to the big box in the GTX and was looking for that.

I also located a couple more bubbles. Interestingly, all the bubbling is happening around the windshield. I take it that it's a built-in rust magnet on these cars. Anyway, the windshield will need replacing, so when that happens, I'll have the body shop clean all that up.

Oh, and it's got an old bra on it...I can't wait to see how things look under THAT.

Regards,
Joel