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Old 10-06-05, 01:41 AM
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Can you assess the damage from these pics? (large images)

Im taking it to my welder in 2 days. Just wondering if you guys think its that bad.. I need to go to a members house and cut out the part I need off of his parts car.



Here it is from the front:
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Here it is from looking down at the fender thats going to be replaced:

Here it is from the engine bay looking towards the front of the car and the hood bracket:



Pretty repairable from these
pics? Gosh I hope so. =/
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anythings repairable, but eesh
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Ah, it'll buff right out.
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haha, u mean cut right out
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Nah, just get some good polish, and a picture of how it SHOULD be, and polish it, and paste the picture there!
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haha and that will be my budget method of magically making my car better. sweet!
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Time for a new body.
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hehe she looks ok - not as bad as mine:: (and mines repairable)

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Buffing?? No! Polishing?? No! Now, WD40 will fix that baby up like new. Two sprays should do the trick.. You can thank me later!
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my dad repairs tv's, he has the tools to fix it, hahaha fast times at Ridgemont High.
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that sucks... you people should quit hitting stuff.. lol
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Originally Posted by evil_motors
that sucks... you people should quit hitting stuff.. lol
well someone hit me and I got paid out restoration in progress hehe
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I baught the car like this. for 700 bones. this is the only thing thats wrong with it though.

and ya I have the new body parts already, I just need that bracket done.
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nascar style duct tape so it will match your paint
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haha
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I have one that looks similiar, not quite as bad. I cut the entire front clip off of a parts car, just in front of the shock towers. I don't need that much, just saved that much. Carefully inpect the inner fender, in front of the shock tower and look for any wrinkles or waves. You will need to cut behind those for the repair. Also check the frame rails for any bending downwards.
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heres some pi cs without fender

these make it look not as bad... the bottom one is the frame rail which is straight dont let the angle of the headlight bucket fool you.







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Not to bad. Just give it a little tug and then use washers to align the head light bucket.
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No, really, I was joking because it's really not bad. I've bouhgt cars with equal body damage for the same price, so. . . .
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ttt, anyone kno the technical name for that part? the autobody place called it something like an " upper tie bar " or something.
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Im more interested in seeing how far pushed back the radiator support is. When you close the hood where does the end of the hood end? It looks to me like its bent back about an inch to inch 1/2. Only way to fix that and do it properly is a new radiator support. Pretty easy repair as long as all the parts are off it. Of course I say easy, easy for me, Ive done it a few times and I have the 'proper' tools to do it. Thats a typical slam into the back of someone else's car, didnt hit the bumper went under the car accident You got to remember there are some seriously important measurements in that area. Theres the hood left to right, front to back, diagonal etc. Then you have the headlights in the same direction. If you dont replace that thing right the body lines will NEVER be right and you headlights will NEVER be adjusted properly. A new radiator support IS THE ONLY WAY to fix it. Get a frame spec measurement from a body shop and chnage the entire piece.
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She looks in pretty good nick Good luck with her
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You should just "JUNK IT", save the good parts and buy a new shell. It shoudnt be hard to find since you're in SOCAL. I may have one for sale in the next few months.
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the auto place quoted me 200 bux. . . im keepin diz **** and gettin it back on the road... no lower frame damage no foul imo =/.

you guys will wanna kill me after what i put into it though, and no its not LS1 or 5.0.

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lets see...a honda 2.4 vtek
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