I am buying a wrecked SVX from a buddy of mine. Its a '92. The tranny was rebuilt professionally in the last 5 years. It has new struts all the way around, new rear wheel bearings. Bad news is that it is Hit fairly hard in the rear passenger corner of the car. Pretty much smashed in just at the tail light, but it wrinkled the fender up to the rear tire.

 

Has anyone replaced a rear 1/4 panel on one? If so , time involved and a price paid for the replacement part would be nice.

 

Also it has a decent oil leak on it. Are these 3.3L engines designed the same as a EJ22, with 2 extra cylinders? I'm trying to get an idea on what problems with oil leaks these engines have.

 

Also any other problematic areas on the caR?

The SVX is notably bad on transmissions and brakes. Take a tour through the svx website for a bit and see forums on their specific problems. It's a good website with a lot of the same characters there as you may have seen here.