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Old Jul 28, 2004 | 07:08 AM
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has anyone ever clipped the front of an fbody, i have included pics of my car the strut tower is bent over ,and its hit hard in the pass firewall area,body men please tell me what my options are, also if there is anyone in tn or around that would like to attemt this job,i can do alot of the work, but i need someone thats done this before , and a place with all the stuff to do it !one guy told me i need a 3/4 clip what all does that include,just need some info on what my options are thanks.
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Old Jul 28, 2004 | 11:19 AM
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Sure it can be done.The hardest thing someone in a home garage setting will have to deal with is fixturing.All cars are nothing more than pieces of metal assembled together.So if you replace just the necessary parts, and relocate them back to their original location a full repair is very obtainable.Looks like you will need either a front donor car or be lucky and find all new parts.Take your time and measure twice and cut once.







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has anyone ever clipped the front of an fbody, i have included pics of my car the strut tower is bent over ,and its hit hard in the pass firewall area,body men please tell me what my options are, also if there is anyone in tn or around that would like to attemt this job,i can do alot of the work, but i need someone thats done this before , and a place with all the stuff to do it !one guy told me i need a 3/4 clip what all does that include,just need some info on what my options are thanks.
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Old Jul 28, 2004 | 01:02 PM
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You need to see first how badly your firewall dash area is damaged, in order to figure out how far back you may want to replace
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Old Jul 28, 2004 | 09:45 PM
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Id pay to have that car squared on a frame rack before cutting. period. then u drill all the spot welds outta the bent **** and it comes apart like a puzzle...

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