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Fender apron replaceable?
Matt S Offline
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I certainly can't get away with just a fender, bumpers, hood and radiator support here after looking really good. ALL the metal from the bumper to about 3 inches before the IRCM is gone. A big hole is there now. The drivers side is perfect. I've read the front clip (frame) is quite involved and requires cutting and welding with precision. It all appears to be spot welded and nowhere to unbolt anything. The rest of the car is in such nice shape it just seems wrong to junk it because of this but I don't know anything about body work.
If I were to get it all done, I'd get all the parts myself and unbolt everything I could before the body shop got it. How involved is this whole mess?
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Jeff K Offline
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#2
If I remember those pics you posted, I would venture to guess the frame is bent, possibly fairly bad. First thing to do is to have it towed to a GOOD frame shop, and have the frame alignment checked, see if it is repairable for reasonable $$.

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Jeff Korn

88 Turbo Coupe: Intake and exhaust mods, T3 turbo at 24 psi, forced air IC, water injection, BPV, Ranger cam, subframes, etc., etc.
86 Tbird 5.0 (original owner): intake, exhaust, valvetrain mods, 100 HP N2O, ignition, gears, suspension, etc., etc.
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Matt S Offline
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I hadn't considered that possibility; it really looks worse than the collision actually was because the Yukon I hit didn't match bumpers with me and there's nothing but fenders and fiberglass to slow me down on that side.
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