I may have found the end of my 2002 Type S. It's a 2 owner, high mileage car (251K) that's lived in Ohio since new. It was undercoated at new and the unit body is in very good shape over all. There are small spots on each quarter near the rockers and a bit around the fuel door. It's otherwise pretty nice.
I put the car on the lift today to diagnose a rattle in the front end (play in the LH ball joint & LH outer tie rod plus loose stabilizer mounts). While under there, I took a good look at the under body. It's very clean, especially considering the mileage and location. The floors are clean and rust free front and rear except for a spot under the rear seat.
There was one big exception, the forward mount of the LR control arm. As you can see from the attached pics, it's nearly completely rusted away. Is there any hope for repairing this? Considering how good the rest of the car is, and how string it is mechanically, it seems a shame that it might be done in by a lone rusty control arm mount.
Thoughts?
I put the car on the lift today to diagnose a rattle in the front end (play in the LH ball joint & LH outer tie rod plus loose stabilizer mounts). While under there, I took a good look at the under body. It's very clean, especially considering the mileage and location. The floors are clean and rust free front and rear except for a spot under the rear seat.
There was one big exception, the forward mount of the LR control arm. As you can see from the attached pics, it's nearly completely rusted away. Is there any hope for repairing this? Considering how good the rest of the car is, and how string it is mechanically, it seems a shame that it might be done in by a lone rusty control arm mount.
Thoughts?
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