I just went to change the brake pads on my hatch. I bought it from a friend who bought it from a dealer about two months ago. He said the brakes were grining when he bought it, and that he was told it needed brake pads. Well, I went to change the pads, so far i've only pulled the right front, and theres only ONE pad!!!! the outter pad is gone, and I dont mean worn down to metal or anything like that, I mean there IS no outter pad, just the caliper scraping against the rotor.

I also got a peek at whats left of the exhaust, its a Y pipe with holes in it and it has parts of it held together with soup cans and hose clamps. I know the guy that did the transmission swap on that car, and I PRAY its not the same guy that did the brake and exhaust work

Wow.... that poor old goat needs some TLC.

 

Good luck man

I feel for you... sounds like the one I got... at first glance it was great... look and listen a bit closer and yikes! Don't worry, it can be fixed with enough blood, sweat, tears and a whole lot of parts from the members here, they're great and can locate just about anything you'll need. Good luck!

I know it can be fixed, and I'm still in love with the car as crazy as it sounds, and if I knew the condition it was in, I STILL would have got it. It just pisses me off that they sold my friend a dangerous vehicle, I mean, he had his kids in that car.

As far as fixing it, thanks to this board and some of its members, I'll have a dual exhaust system by noon tomorrow, and by the end of the weekend, I'll have a set of white spoked wheels and everything I need to swap from 2wd automatic to 4wd 5speed dual range except for rear axles and MAYBE a driveshaft :] I'm getting there