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Old 07-06-12, 10:51 AM
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My GSL-SE :(

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Bitch in front of me on her cell phone almost missed her turn, slammed on the brakes at the last second (put her signal on too) and forced me into the back of her at 45 mph. I was around 100 feet from her when she slammed on it, couldnt stop as quickly as her '10 camry.

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Could be worse man
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Could be worse man
im leaving for the military (again) in 2 weeks, knee is busted up..and im going to lose my job bc I dont have a running car now.





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that actually looks like it would be fixable pretty easily
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i'd fix it for sure. if you can drive the car here, i will donate parts to fix it and help you get it aligned the best i can without a machine.
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well the unibody is bent bad... 1/2 shorter on the passenger side than the drivers side. The structure for mounting everything got bent reallllly bad, even the radiator and swaybar arent straight in the bay now.


I just found out im being held responsible even though she admitted to be on her cell phone and "didnt even see me"...

Somebody just sell me a straight roller I can swap all my SE goodies in and get painted lol
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shot of the rad+swaybar crooked



sort of crappy shot of the bent-ness



another crappy shot



shot of front end twist



you can see a little of the unibody bent here



more bent front end mounting areas



lil more



yet more bent metal



shot of pass. side swaybar area



somehow the bra wasnt damaged. Dont build 'em like they used to.
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Try getting wanged by a volvo at 45mph as the volvo turns into Dunkin Donuts O.o

Na, but I feel you that sucks *** man.




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I need a shell....
Old 07-06-12, 07:07 PM
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that ****** blows man! im sorry to see that but at least your ok n yeah its always that bullshit rule of its the one in back whose at fault! happend to me (luckily not in the seven) but mother ****** ran the red all the way thru then put it in reverse while i was already stopped at the white lines and wrecked my toyota. even with witnesses i had to pay. i hate to see SE's get takin out
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thats a some what easy fix. its not that bad at all. its only bad if its in the back of the car.
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well short of cutting everything off and welding a new front end on, this ones toast.
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lol not even, I work at a dealership and repair worst stuff than that everyday, should be an easy fix.
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lol not even, I work at a dealership and repair worst stuff than that everyday, should be an easy fix.

did you see that the entire front geometry is fudged? Its almost an inch shorter on one side...

I mean, replacing panels is one thing. But theres no way that I can see to "fix" that much twisted metal - short of cutting it all away and welding in new steel.
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the car will need to be put on a frame machine and professionally straightened. its an easy fix after that. i've repaired worse and would not throw away a rust free shell.
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Originally Posted by mazdaverx713b
the car will need to be put on a frame machine and professionally straightened. its an easy fix after that. i've repaired worse and would not throw away a rust free shell.
its not rust free
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Originally Posted by wankel=awesome
did you see that the entire front geometry is fudged? Its almost an inch shorter on one side...

I mean, replacing panels is one thing. But theres no way that I can see to "fix" that much twisted metal - short of cutting it all away and welding in new steel.
its an hour on the frame rack, i've fixed worse too
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Well I got a rust free 85 GSL shell from a member in southern Ohio, even has the maroon interior! It has a bent hood, and pass. side towhook, but its straight as an arrow everywhere else.

I just need to figure out how easily I could throw an FC subframe in there before I have it painted. That way itll be a nicer car than what I had when I started

And it was FREE!
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nice come up! sorry the SE had to be put down tho.
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