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Old Apr 6, 2003 | 04:28 PM
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Car: 1986 IROC-Z, 1990 RS
Engine: 383 Stroker TPI, 350 About To Go In
Transmission: 700R4 W/ Shift Kit And Stall, 700R4 W/ Shift Kit
My baby is gone..But I want to bring her back to life!

I Fishtailed last night and know and didnt have a seat belt on...I hit a rock built wall and my front clip and both front fenders are gone......windshield busted on impact. I have no insurance, I have not been driving it I had just put some parts on it and was trying it out...

If anyone can help me plz do, I loved this car more than anything
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Old Apr 6, 2003 | 06:40 PM
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suggestion? salvage all you can if you love your car and buy another one.. without insurance... it'll cost you an arm... and probably a leg
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Old Apr 6, 2003 | 08:19 PM
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Anything is fixable, but if you suck at body work forget it. Just go get another body that's straight and swap everything over. Good bodies can usually be had for 100-300.
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Old Apr 7, 2003 | 08:51 AM
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From: Fyffe/Rainsville, Alabama
Car: 1986 IROC-Z, 1990 RS
Engine: 383 Stroker TPI, 350 About To Go In
Transmission: 700R4 W/ Shift Kit And Stall, 700R4 W/ Shift Kit
This body is alright..Rails might need to be streched but i can have that done by a good friend who does old maro's and chevelle restoration for very little.

This car means more to me than anything. I just need a good part hook up, my grandfather was a body man for 30 years and he is going to help me with everything i reckon.

Can't switch over. Love it to much.

Thanks, Jensen

jensenthrasher527@hotmail.com
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Old Apr 7, 2003 | 09:31 AM
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are you located in a place that has good junk yards? you can always go get a new bumper cover, hood, and fenders for a good price if you look around, and then pay someone to prep/paint them and put em back on, unless you can do some of it yourself. i bought my old car with front end damage, and a day later i passed a junkyard which normally has no thirdgens, and low and behold there was one that was absolutely trashed except for the mint front clip. picked up every part i needed for $150 included 2 fenders, bumper cover and assembly, reinforcements, headlight mounting bar thing, rear bumper cover, and a ton of other stuff.

so just look around, scan the classifieds section for parts, and good luck with it!
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Old Apr 7, 2003 | 11:34 AM
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Fenders can be found extremely cheap. But before you go buy anything, get insurance! That was really a big bonehead move...now fix that third gen and show it off here!

Sorry about your loss man.
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Old Apr 7, 2003 | 12:00 PM
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Ouch, no insurance.
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Old Apr 7, 2003 | 12:20 PM
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i almost screwed mine up saturday night.....same thing fishtailed but i was lucky enough for it to catch and i just ramped halfway on a median. Knocked a little paint off the front and a little ding in a rim and i was ok
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Old Apr 7, 2003 | 01:32 PM
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Ouch sounds bad. Got any pictures?
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Old Apr 7, 2003 | 05:12 PM
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good call on not having insurance i wouldn't even think of driving a car without insurance that would be like driving without a license to me. i say get lots of help from friends and get a bunch of parts and fix up your baby. sorry to hear that though
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Old Apr 8, 2003 | 02:46 AM
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From: Fyffe/Rainsville, Alabama
Car: 1986 IROC-Z, 1990 RS
Engine: 383 Stroker TPI, 350 About To Go In
Transmission: 700R4 W/ Shift Kit And Stall, 700R4 W/ Shift Kit
I will post the pic's 2 morrow of the damage after I get them back...


And yes I have ALOT of junk yards around my side of the mole hill, BUT they...just like alot of us here think a third gen front clip is worth 500+

Thanks, Pic's coming
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