need help with buying a wrecked car
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Staging Lane
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From: tennessee
need help with buying a wrecked car I found a 95 camaro that hit a tree head on for cheap. Question is, it is fine from the doors back, everything opens fine, and fits tight, but the passenger side shock tower is back about 1 1/2" the other side is fine. Do you guys think a frame machine would have a hrd time pulling it out that little bit, and how much should I expect for that? I am going to change it over to a 98+ front end, so none of the rest of it would really be used. Oh, the motor did drop out of the K-member too. Thanks guys 
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Anything can be fixed but you have to figure out if the investment is worth it. If it were me I would personally keep looking. This is definately a good parts donor car but as far as putting it back on the road I think I would pass.
Good luck in what ever you decide!
Good luck in what ever you decide!
Buy it for parts or not at all. You can get a LS1 car for about the same money you would have to put in that to get it fixed. I don't care what anybody says. Once you wreck a Camaro and tweek the frame. It will never be the same without major work and money.
pass.
I am NOT a body guy nor a mechanic though. I dont want to tell you what you SHOULD do but what I WOULD do.
Why invest all the time and energy and money into a plain jane camaro?
Take your money.. save some more.. and buy a nice camaro already in good shape.
thats what I WOULD DO.
I am NOT a body guy nor a mechanic though. I dont want to tell you what you SHOULD do but what I WOULD do.
Why invest all the time and energy and money into a plain jane camaro?
Take your money.. save some more.. and buy a nice camaro already in good shape.
thats what I WOULD DO.
You could put it together with this one:
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...en&cardist=803
But seriously, like the others said, you can find one that's not wrecked for a good price.
Autotrader has 171 listings for Camaros under $2K.
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...00&cardist=988
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...en&cardist=986
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...en&cardist=803
But seriously, like the others said, you can find one that's not wrecked for a good price.
Autotrader has 171 listings for Camaros under $2K.
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...00&cardist=988
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...en&cardist=986
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Seems like alot of work, when you can get a Camaro for under $2k, if all you're going to do is make a drag car out of it, look for one with a blown motor. Gonna be quite a bit of $$$$ to do the frame and the other work (unless you got a bodyshop hookup), so I'd keep looking
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Staging Lane
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From: tennessee
Originally Posted by 2K2WS6TA
Gonna be quite a bit of $$$$ to do the frame and the other work (unless you got a bodyshop hookup), so I'd keep looking
For $300, buy it and part it out. You'll get that back very easily. Good doors, glass, rear... easy.
If you got time to do a drag car, having a parts donor and parting out car around should be cake.
If you got time to do a drag car, having a parts donor and parting out car around should be cake.
