wussup guys? i have an 87 gxl and friday................i got rearended. . the insurance peeps of the guy that hit me haven't come yet but i'm almost certain that they're gonna total it. i love my car. but i know the blue book value isn't high at all. i know it can be fixed. its the left rear thats smashed. to fix it i'll have to get practically the whole exterior rear end off another car. i can fix it myself if they give me enough cash for the parts. i don't wanna lose my baby...........................what should i do???????

 

I have a rear and bumper, I'll sell for a good price if you know how to remove it. Let me know when you hear from the peeps.

 

You could take the money and buy it back. Only bummer is it will have a salvage title on it. And will the money that they give you be enough to fix it and still have some cash left over? Just a thought .

 

it would be nice if there was some cash left over that could go towards my j spec turbo engine

 

Ok, heres what i think you should do. Prove all the upgrades exist and make em pay for it all. Buy the car back for the 500 dollars. Buy another 7, 86-88 to keep it simple preferably blown motor (under 1K, there's 3 for sale around me that are 500-800 dollars....) Swap over working parts. Difference you can buy more parts/restore/upgrade the newer body car!

 

Sorry to hear about youyr misshap !!!!

I`m a retired autobody man and i`ll give you the scoop !!

If it happened to me, I`d follow Josepi`s advice !!!

I`ve "clipped", "sectioned", Many unibody cars in my time, and the truth is that , "done properly", It`s a great way to go. The problem is knowing someone that can do it properly !!! Also the value of the car is just not there. Just find a nice car with a blown motor and change your parts over, it`s quicker and cheaper in the long run !!!!


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