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Old 02-14-18 | 11:38 PM
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Old 02-14-18 | 11:44 PM
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Was was it salvaged? How much did you pay.
Old 02-14-18 | 11:50 PM
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Yes, 2450+fees.
Old 02-15-18 | 05:33 AM
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Not too bad. That's not a lot of work for the investment. Car looks super clean otherwise. How will it be titled?
Old 02-15-18 | 09:03 AM
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After inspection it will get a blue rebuilt title.
Old 02-16-18 | 01:15 PM
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Great job. Took on more than I would. Guessing you’ve got some experience doing this type of work.
Old 02-16-18 | 02:13 PM
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Ultimately you should get a feeling of self gratification for such a huge undertaking. That has to be worth something and hopefully it will be for you. Good Job.. .Keep up the good work.
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Good for you man its nice to see some one rescue a mildly damaged LS
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Thanks guys. First time I've done a repair this major but everything was straightforward just time consuming. Today I filled the power steering and cooling system and bled out the air from both systems. Then I put on the bumper bar and degreased the engine bay. The original power steering reservoir was broken so atf was everywhere. You can see the $16 Honda reservoir, left of the airbox, I got from Autozone which works fine for now.

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You can see the $16 Honda reservoir, left of the airbox, I got from Autozone which works fine for now.
Whatever works, my man! Vtec Yo!

Great job on the car
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I'm really impressed with all the work you have done, I can't wait for you to get it back on the road.
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I'm really impressed with all the work you have done, I can't wait for you to get it back on the road.
Me too, excellent job!
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Old 02-20-18 | 05:49 PM
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Great work and nice save. You've got a great value on your hands as these are terrific road trip cars. I hope you fix that front bumper, while i get the Frankenstein temp fix, it sure does catch the eye. How much for a used bumper i wonder + paint?



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