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i figured he already knew that chassis was fine. thats part of the reason i couldnt keep my car, everthing under the carpet in the back was crunch cause the back of the car hit the bottom of a ditch and it all got pushed up and over to one side.
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Maybe so, but not everyone realizes what goes into body work and the extensive damage that goes with it as well.
As far as resale goes- I don't think I would buy a car that got smacked that bad on the backside. Its obviously going to have an rebuilt title to go with it. I would rather buy a V6 that someone converted over.
Maybe its because I know more about motors and drivetrain than body work, but I would much rather swap mechanical stuff than try and straighten the body on that car... I hope you guys that are suggesting "just swapping out a fender" realize all the work that is involved in that- its nothing like the front fenders. When they are welded in from the factory on all sides, that should tell you something.
As far as resale goes- I don't think I would buy a car that got smacked that bad on the backside. Its obviously going to have an rebuilt title to go with it. I would rather buy a V6 that someone converted over.
Maybe its because I know more about motors and drivetrain than body work, but I would much rather swap mechanical stuff than try and straighten the body on that car... I hope you guys that are suggesting "just swapping out a fender" realize all the work that is involved in that- its nothing like the front fenders. When they are welded in from the factory on all sides, that should tell you something.
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yea the 1/4 panel needs to be cut everywhere and the make sure everything else is straight and not structurally damaged underneath and hanging a new 1/4 panel, well thats lots of fun.lol
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Update:
Went over to the body shop with her, got some prices, time estimates, its gonna cost about 2700 Full finished an painted from one of the best known body shops around, and im going black with a gold metallic type paint. I handed over have the money, the car and ill have it back in 3-4 weeks. This is gonna seem like forever!
Went over to the body shop with her, got some prices, time estimates, its gonna cost about 2700 Full finished an painted from one of the best known body shops around, and im going black with a gold metallic type paint. I handed over have the money, the car and ill have it back in 3-4 weeks. This is gonna seem like forever!
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