What Do You Get When You Split a Proton?

[bartmanS4]

A Quark.
Meet my soon to be home 2001 Quark!

[Mile High VX]

Nice...I saw this posted down in the Springs...

What are your plans?

[JoFotoz]

Was it in the Hadron Super Collider....

Whats the story?

Jo

[Mile High VX]

Was it in the Hadron Super Collider....

Whats the story?

Jo

Certainly looks to have been in some type of collider...

[bartmanS4]

I got it for a good deal and I plan to bring it back to life. Then I'll probably keep it and sell my Subaru. I'll definitely be looking for some replacement parts soon. I haven't taken ownership yet as she is still looking for the title.

[LittleBeast]

How does the interior look so nice with that front damage? Good find, great project!

[circmand]

How does the interior look so nice with that front damage? Good find, great project!

kept the windows up

[VXorado]

Not bad looking Scott, you scored a deal.

Doesn't look like much more than a radiator, A/C condenser, A/C cooler, headlight, hood, bumper, & fender. You might be able to body work the fender and hood.

[bartmanS4]

Thanks Guys!
It comes with a new replacement radiator and the damaged parts too. I may be able to put a custom offroad bumper on my current rig and use some of the take off parts to repair the Quark. It has 150k on it but yes the interior looks clean. Because I assured her I would rebuild it she gave me her bottom dollar price. She had it listed for $3k but I got it for half that and it has a CLEAN title. Woohoo! A bit of a risk because I haven't even seen it in person but after our conversation I'm not worried a bit. Excited yes, worried no. And I still have the parts Trooper for some little bits i.e. A/C condenser etc.

[tom4bren]

WooHoo. So glad to see a Proton being brought back to life (I'm biased that way). After you get her back on the road, you'll have to find a rim/tire combo with the 'proper' offset!!!

How are you transporting her home? This works if you remove the driveshaft:

But it can be a bit of 'tail wagging the dog' so be careful.

[bartmanS4]

Yeah, I'm thinking about going the U-Haul route it's 60mi away but I'll probably do the truck and flat bed method.

Once I get it home:
What are the biggest tires I can fit on it without interference and how should I treat the cladding? JK

[tom4bren]

I did that haul for about 200 miles. I kept it at 50-55mph. Of course, I was in pretty flat country so no big hills to climb. Being passed by big rigs (doing 70) was .... entertaining!!!

[tom4bren]

What Do You Get When You Split a Proton?

Ida know ... a homotron (queer electron)???

[Otwobme]

yea that was a great STEAL....... lol... i was going to buy this from her. contacted her before i went to church and Scott called me right after church to say he bought a proton... i knew right away he TOOK it from me.... at least it found a good home. let me know if you need anything.

[bartmanS4]

yea that was a great STEAL....... lol... i was going to buy this from her. contacted her before i went to church and Scott called me right after church to say he bought a proton... i knew right away he TOOK it from me.... at least it found a good home. let me know if you need anything.

And that's why you should never ever go to church boys and girls.