[V8] Clearcoat Failure/Flywheel Carnage

[Dave Saad]

Ouch!

That flywheel is toast. I wonder if you can replace the ring gear? 
As far as I know, flywheels are no longer available so hanging on to your old one may be smart. There may be a chance it is repairable.The paint should be easy to fix.  Since it is all on the trunk lid that makes it even easier.
On Jan 16, 2013, at 10:40 AM, Tom Laplante wrote:

> Hey all, got a good 2 part story that shows again why this list is so great.  My Indigo Pearl 5-speed had a few barely noticeable nicks in the clearcoat on the trunk when I got it.  About a year or so ago, one of them bubbled to about the size of a quarter.  I went to the dealer, and got the paint kit and while it didn't match that great, it looked sealed.  As soon as our weather got cold and rainy this fall, the entire trunk just let go....
> http://tinyurl.com/adwkkh3
> I had contacted fellow lister John Bysinger(2 hrs away) that if he ever parted his Indigo Pearl car, I wanted the trunk. After his starter died/had running issues, he offered to buy my Black car with his Indigo as partial trade.  Win/Win.  I threw a starter in and it still made a horrible noise.  I looked at the old starter, and the bendix wouldn't retract after engaging, and just flopped free, and further, would only extend about 1/2 way(broken plastic pieces inside).  When I removed the newer starter, I found a total of 11 missing teeth, with the bad spot having 7.  While I have a spare flywheel, and the car is clean and shiny with a fresh TB, pretty well convinced myself  to part it, but am still on the fence.   If I don't part it, it's going to have a pretty ugly trunk....Tom
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