Salvageable or not?
11-05-12, 07:19 PM
#6
Originally Posted by RotaryEvolution
you could maybe use it for a drift missile but that's about it.
doubt it will ever drive straight again.
doubt it will ever drive straight again.
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11-06-12, 08:36 AM
#11
Originally Posted by clokker
Yes, it does.
Know what would suck even more?
Spending a bazzilion hours trying to fix it only to realize it'll never be as good as an intact chassis.
Know what would suck even more?
Spending a bazzilion hours trying to fix it only to realize it'll never be as good as an intact chassis.
11-06-12, 11:49 AM
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its fixable, but it is going to need a TON of work, and some of it requires skill and a little luck. i've seen people fix worse
11-06-12, 12:37 PM
#13
Originally Posted by j9fd3s
its fixable, but it is going to need a TON of work, and some of it requires skill and a little luck. i've seen people fix worse
11-06-12, 12:42 PM
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It's no good man. The boxed in supportive area behind the rocker looks to be compromised. That area is actually the strong"frame" part of the car. The rails underneath just stabilize the floor a little bit, but te strength of te body comes from that boxed in area behind the rocker.
I hope is has good parts, or you didn't pay much. The Chassis is scap.
I hope is has good parts, or you didn't pay much. The Chassis is scap.
11-06-12, 12:44 PM
#15
Originally Posted by Molotovman
It's no good man. The boxed in supportive area behind the rocker looks to be compromised. That area is actually the strong"frame" part of the car. The rails underneath just stabilize the floor a little bit, but te strength of te body comes from that boxed in area behind the rocker.
I hope is has good parts, or you didn't pay much. The Chassis is scap.
I hope is has good parts, or you didn't pay much. The Chassis is scap.
11-06-12, 01:17 PM
#16
still not worth the effort to later find out the chassis is tweaked. you're talking about major work to repair the chassis and FC's still are not all that hard to find. you'd still be ahead even if you paid $1k to ship a car from out of state versus weeks of blood, sweat and tears over a car that will never be the same again.
i'd be frustruated as hell working on the thing for many many hours and even have the door not fit properly. but some people are content converting it to a dukes of hazard mobile and adding a gallon of bondo..
i'd be frustruated as hell working on the thing for many many hours and even have the door not fit properly. but some people are content converting it to a dukes of hazard mobile and adding a gallon of bondo..
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11-06-12, 05:11 PM
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11-06-12, 07:06 PM
#19
Originally Posted by j9fd3s
your pics aren't very good, but there is 100% chance that the A and B pillars are bent too, along with the floor.
11-06-12, 07:42 PM
#20
you could haul it over to a body shop and have it put on a frame machine and measured but im near positive their going to tell you its toast,these cars love to crumple and absorb impacts which is actually a good thing if your ever in an accident,i bought an 87 coupe that had been rear ended so hard it was miata sized,they said the guy got out and walked away,i couldnt even get the alum spare wheel out of the back it was so mangled
11-06-12, 08:00 PM
#21
Originally Posted by southsidecox
you could haul it over to a body shop and have it put on a frame machine and measured but im near positive their going to tell you its toast,these cars love to crumple and absorb impacts which is actually a good thing if your ever in an accident,i bought an 87 coupe that had been rear ended so hard it was miata sized,they said the guy got out and walked away,i couldnt even get the alum spare wheel out of the back it was so mangled
11-11-12, 02:47 AM
#25
Well the FC chassis isn't mega rare yet or very expensive, Best bet is to just find another shell and swap all the good parts over.
Classic car guys would restore it, from what I've seen on tv shows and what not, those guys go through hell bring cars back. But than again, those are oldschool ladder frame cars with separate bodies lol
Classic car guys would restore it, from what I've seen on tv shows and what not, those guys go through hell bring cars back. But than again, those are oldschool ladder frame cars with separate bodies lol