wrecked my 98
01-09-2008, 11:37 AM
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As a matter of fact, I had to throw 1 inch worth of spacers on my car to get it to sit/ride right and it's been a year now and I still haven't gotten the chance to get it into a shop I trust.
I definitely know what you mean as far as having a mental picture. I think that is the way it is when you really enjoy a car or anything that you have already put so much energy into.
01-09-2008, 11:38 AM
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I might want those back if you go the other way with it. And also just in case....dibs on yo intake!
The mental pic of you driving down the road with your head out is hilarious! Glad your ok though
01-09-2008, 02:36 PM
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Remember how Charlies car looked when he bought it? Just a reminder.
I might want those back if you go the other way with it. And also just in case....dibs on yo intake!
The mental pic of you driving down the road with your head out is hilarious! Glad your ok though
I might want those back if you go the other way with it. And also just in case....dibs on yo intake!
The mental pic of you driving down the road with your head out is hilarious! Glad your ok though
01-09-2008, 02:44 PM
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Sorry to hear about your car man definately looks like that guardrail did a number on it! Good luck on the rebuild but from the sounds of it the car will be a much faster car when all is said and done. Either way hope you get her back on the road soon enough!
01-09-2008, 03:18 PM
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01-09-2008, 03:27 PM
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i talked to him a little bit, ill get back with him. me and my grandpa have been doing wreck repairs for years, and he has been doing it his whole life and he says it can be done. but we will see. im not going to lie, its not an easy fix, but once all the broken **** is off and the new core support is welded in and the unibody is straightned i think it will be ok. the air bags arent blown and i dont even think it knocked it out of alignment........but like i said we will see. ill know this weekend when the frame shop looks at it......
01-09-2008, 03:31 PM
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I had a weird experience with my car regarding the frame shop. The wreck was in the rear. Only to have about 11K into it and when I got it back the front was sagging to the right. The frame guy swears it was straight. I even took it back and he didn't want to look at it. I think he had some kind of a deal worked out with my body guy and I got screwed somewhere in b/w. That is when I called the insurance and they were like F this and cut a check. So just make sure that the guy who does the frame work verifies the front AND rear.
As a matter of fact, I had to throw 1 inch worth of spacers on my car to get it to sit/ride right and it's been a year now and I still haven't gotten the chance to get it into a shop I trust.
I definitely know what you mean as far as having a mental picture. I think that is the way it is when you really enjoy a car or anything that you have already put so much energy into.
As a matter of fact, I had to throw 1 inch worth of spacers on my car to get it to sit/ride right and it's been a year now and I still haven't gotten the chance to get it into a shop I trust.
I definitely know what you mean as far as having a mental picture. I think that is the way it is when you really enjoy a car or anything that you have already put so much energy into.
01-09-2008, 03:32 PM
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a couple years ago, we had a 95 firebird that we bought and fixed. it was hit directly on the passengers wheel. wrinkled the firewall, moved the shock tower 3 inches toward the motor, buckled the core support and the a piller was moved a little, and this guy pulled it out no problem. couldnt even tell it was hit after we got it back.
01-09-2008, 03:59 PM
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yeah, im not trying to make excuses just to avoid the idea of parting it out, but if we get into it and its going to take more than we expected, it will be parted out and ill start over. i cant find Charlie's pictures anymore, do you have them or know where he has them. i looked in his threads about it and he must have taken them down because its showing a broken link.
forgot to ask, how is that ported TB going for you?
forgot to ask, how is that ported TB going for you?
