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1987 SE V6 Drive (Finally Legal)

Started by redbarron · Jan 3, 2012 · 12postsSMF 2010–26

redbarronJan 3, 2012, 5:12 pm · #1

Nearly 2 1/2 years after I bought this car, I can finally drive it everyday.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9a5OFlqQAw&list=UUKwou8pSflT06U_xUcZ1zJQ&index=1&feature=plcp

vg30e_x2_200sxJan 3, 2012, 5:38 pm · #2

Sounds like it needs bushings.

RedneckJan 3, 2012, 5:52 pm · #3

Congrats man. The SE I had for 5 years just got totaled a month ago and this video really makes me miss it all that much more :cry2:.

ProlowtoneJan 3, 2012, 6:15 pm · #4

I dono about bushings.. My hatch made the same noises until i added new weather stripping all the way around

sam31183Jan 3, 2012, 6:34 pm · #5
Redneck on 05:52:26 PM / 03-Jan-12Congrats man. The SE I had for 5 years just got totaled a month ago and this video really makes me miss it all that much more :cry2:.

Did you buy it back? I thought I remember a picture of a new front end in the back of one of your pathfinders...
Jeremy AJan 3, 2012, 7:29 pm · #6

Congrats on preserving such a fantastic car instead of giving up on it!  The S12 community thanks you, man!

cutter67Jan 3, 2012, 8:25 pm · #7
Jeremy A on 07:29:56 PM / 03-Jan-12Congrats on preserving such a fantastic car instead of giving up on it!  The S12 community thanks you, man!

very well said   
nice job
redbarronJan 3, 2012, 8:47 pm · #8
vg30e_x2_200sx on 05:38:40 PM / 03-Jan-12Sounds like it needs bushings.

Needs rear bushings and shocks.

Post Merge: 08:49:06 PM / 03-Jan-12
sam31183 on 06:34:35 PM / 03-Jan-12Did you buy it back? I thought I remember a picture of a new front end in the back of one of your pathfinders...
I never owned pathfinders. Never sold this one. I sold my old red 88 in September '10.
sam31183Jan 3, 2012, 8:56 pm · #9

I was talking to Silverton....:p

redbarronJan 4, 2012, 12:26 am · #10
sam31183 on 08:56:46 PM / 03-Jan-12I was talking to Silverton....:p

oops. missed that.
silvertonJan 4, 2012, 12:26 am · #11
sam31183 on 06:34:35 PM / 03-Jan-12Did you buy it back? I thought I remember a picture of a new front end in the back of one of your pathfinders...

Yup, wrong guy.  I still have mine.  

Redneck, what happened to yours?  I hope you kept it!
redbarronJan 4, 2012, 9:22 am · #12
Jeremy A on 07:29:56 PM / 03-Jan-12Congrats on preserving such a fantastic car instead of giving up on it!  The S12 community thanks you, man!

I had my 1988 SE V6 from April 1999 until September 1, 2010. Fixed her up and was my daily driver. I was also fortunate enough to land a spot in the October 2009 club-s12 calendar. That was pretty cool.

I bought this 1987 SE V6 summer 2009 with the intention to have another S12. I also bought an 84 XE that wasn't running for $150 just for parts in the same summer. I sold the 84 summer 2010 for $300.

I have plans to do much more but it will take time now that my wife and I are having a child due this summer.

So glad to at least be able to drive an S12 when I want to again. This makes #4 for me

1987 XE
1988 SE V6
1984 XE
1987 SE V6