TOTALED??? what to do
02-15-2007, 01:24 AM
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RE: TOTALED??? what to do
it if i have the timeman bodywork takes me forever cuz i'm don't do it alot and i don't like it, but i can do if need be, the welding part of my car is going to be the hardest cuz i don't have a welder, time to buy a tig machine lol
02-15-2007, 01:32 AM
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RE: TOTALED??? what to do
no problem, I understand completely man, if its switching body parts/any other parts I can do it no problem. I hate messing with body work, cause I dealt with it all the time on my freaking cavy, atleast I was able to pop them out with my hand lol. Just hurt like hell afterwards but oh well. Only tool I had at the time lol. I'll let you know after a while, once it gets warming up and no snow/ice on the ground I want this looking clean again.
02-15-2007, 01:35 AM
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RE: TOTALED??? what to do
yea i can straighten out the door just fine,
but i think with my car i'm paying to get body straighten and **** that way i know it's done right
but i think with my car i'm paying to get body straighten and **** that way i know it's done right
02-16-2007, 04:57 AM
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RE: TOTALED??? what to do
UPDATE:
ok guys i have some GREAT news, i have desided to fix the car regardless of what my insurance company says or gives me $ wise... my new teacher owns a shop and has a frame rack (kick ***) so he's going to straighten it for me for cheap, and i am going to tear the car down and figure out what i need and then goto the junk yard and go shopping, since all the parts that are needing to be painted are removable i'll drop the parts off at the shop and assemble the car myself...i figure the body parts will cost a grand or so (depending on the junk yard i goto) then about a grand tonew parts painted, i already have new lights corners and fog lights(i ordered them a week ago and was going to put them on this week) so this shouldn't cost me more than 3-4 (estimating high) grand to fix... and there was a member on here that not 5200 for a 96 v6, so i should get atleast that much since that was only 2 years newer and gt's and cobras usualy hold a slightly higher value...
ok guys i have some GREAT news, i have desided to fix the car regardless of what my insurance company says or gives me $ wise... my new teacher owns a shop and has a frame rack (kick ***) so he's going to straighten it for me for cheap, and i am going to tear the car down and figure out what i need and then goto the junk yard and go shopping, since all the parts that are needing to be painted are removable i'll drop the parts off at the shop and assemble the car myself...i figure the body parts will cost a grand or so (depending on the junk yard i goto) then about a grand tonew parts painted, i already have new lights corners and fog lights(i ordered them a week ago and was going to put them on this week) so this shouldn't cost me more than 3-4 (estimating high) grand to fix... and there was a member on here that not 5200 for a 96 v6, so i should get atleast that much since that was only 2 years newer and gt's and cobras usualy hold a slightly higher value...
02-16-2007, 06:07 PM
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RE: TOTALED??? what to do
final update for this thread...
insurance totaled the car with a value of $4523 + the car back (300 to buy it back), i'm going to fine someone with a truck and rent a car dolly this weekend or next and go pick up the car... i am doing an apprazal (sp) with the insurance company to attempt to get more money, for those of you that don't know how that works is both me and my insurance company each hire an appraiser and then we hire a 3rd and split the cost and then they pay the adverage of the 3 (no less than the original agreed amount can be payed out) so my appraiser is the shop that did my work the first time
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the damage was estimated at 4700 and they valued the car at 5000... so looks like i have a LOT of work to do, i'm getting the estimate faxed to me so i can figure out what all i need then i will be making a list on here of what i need in hopes that some of you guys will have some of the parts that you would be willing to sell to me for a reasonable price, will trade free labor on tranny rebuild
.... JK BTW
insurance totaled the car with a value of $4523 + the car back (300 to buy it back), i'm going to fine someone with a truck and rent a car dolly this weekend or next and go pick up the car... i am doing an apprazal (sp) with the insurance company to attempt to get more money, for those of you that don't know how that works is both me and my insurance company each hire an appraiser and then we hire a 3rd and split the cost and then they pay the adverage of the 3 (no less than the original agreed amount can be payed out) so my appraiser is the shop that did my work the first time
..the damage was estimated at 4700 and they valued the car at 5000... so looks like i have a LOT of work to do, i'm getting the estimate faxed to me so i can figure out what all i need then i will be making a list on here of what i need in hopes that some of you guys will have some of the parts that you would be willing to sell to me for a reasonable price, will trade free labor on tranny rebuild
.... JK BTW
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