Bad_tx_Z28

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well guys i have a question. When i bout my 94 Z, it was wrecked. I only paid a 1K for it. here is what it looked like.




I took it to a local body shop that said they could fix it for about 250 bucks. So i litteraly went to a scrap yard and had them cut the front half of a wrecked camaro off. SO, when i went to pick up the car it looked like this.








What do you guys think i need to do to get my car looking right again. I appreciate the help guys.

enigmah

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Well if you pay 250 for work like that, your litteraly paying for what you get :\ Doesnt look too bad, but it could be way better

Bad_tx_Z28

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i know i made a huge mistake when i took it to this guy. But i litterally had no idea what to do back then...

enigmah

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The insurance of the ahole that backed into me paid 4,500 just for a rear quarter pannel replacement maybe this helps a little

Also, when the front end of my car was hit, exactly in the same place as that car the other ahole that hit me ( insurance ) had to pay 5,600 so.... like i said... maybe this may help a little

Bad_tx_Z28

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damn...well i did end up taking the car to a reputible shop in dallas. He found out that the k-member was bent and all the front suspension under the car needed to be fixxed. That cost me a total $1800. I spoke with him recently and he said if i supplied the parts needed he could do the job for $2000. Im thinking about taking him up on the deal. I just hope i can find another good deal on another half a camaro...lol

2ToNe04

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Looks very nice drop in some good mods while your still repairing it because if u built it up back to stock your going to wind up taking those parts off and putting new upgradable ones........ one of my mistakes.

Bad_tx_Z28

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well, im pretty much at the point now where i dont really want to do any more performance upgrades. I would rather get the car looking half *** decent and then start back with the performance aspect.

hartman

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considering what enigmah said that sounds like a good deal.

Bad_tx_Z28

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yeah, i think thats what im gonna do. providing i can find another front half of a camaro for cheep.

Marc3.4V6

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Did a monkey weld that?

Take those hood vents out for paint, you'll never scuff in those crevices correctly and it will eventually peel.

Bad_tx_Z28

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^^^ pretty much. I dont plan on having that hood when i paint the car, so no prob there.

02gtp4now

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as long as its put to gether solid just clean up the welds, and rock on.

Bad_tx_Z28

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yeah, its pretty solid. I have been DD'ing it for about a year and half now. The only thing that really bugs me is that the body panels dont line up. But that could also be the body parts themselves being out of whack.

mcalus

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Wow, ummm I would NOT take my car back to that shop. Reputable or not, thats a shittastic job. lol.


Become friends with a body man.

Bad_tx_Z28

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oh, im not going back to the shop that originally did the work. Im going back to my friends shop in dallas. Excellent guy to deal with.

RacerXLs1

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Like said before.. Could be better. But not bad.

Bad_tx_Z28

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yeah, i guess im gonna get out there one of these days and really go to town on cleaning up the welds and repaint the engine bay. Maybe put it on a frame machine when i get my new body panels in.

5PONT7

Looks like a good project not anywhere near as bad as my vette was when I got her. Kepp up to work and good luck.

Bad_tx_Z28

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im gonna try! its just really hard with it being my DD. Im trying to find a P.O.S. beater to DD, that way i can get really down and dirty with my Z.

cvalliere

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What the hell did they do, section the core support and on what looks like the inner fender to the frame rail it looks like a blind retarted monkey welded that. I would not trust the car in a front end collision and I'm being serious.... I do this work for a living.