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Old Nov 3, 2004 | 06:23 PM
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Car: 1988 T/A WS6
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Is it Salvagable? Updated...with pics

I got somebody to look at the car today, and he is going to get back to me tomorrow...I am wondering how much he is going to charge...anyway..I have some better pics if you want to see the damage...
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Old Nov 3, 2004 | 06:26 PM
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ummm.. whats that a picture of?
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Old Nov 3, 2004 | 07:24 PM
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That was a picture of the fender gap..I posted the wrong pic...here is a pic of the front end...
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Old Nov 3, 2004 | 07:30 PM
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got any bigger pics those r pretty small had to tell whats goin on if u do post em ill be more n happy to help ya out
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Old Nov 3, 2004 | 07:41 PM
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I am trying to get bigger pics...but if i make them much bigger they are over the file size limit...
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Old Nov 3, 2004 | 07:59 PM
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save tham as a jpg and u can make them much much largeer
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Old Nov 3, 2004 | 08:41 PM
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try this...
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Old Nov 3, 2004 | 08:56 PM
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looks to me as the left side has been hit and pused in right on the edge of the radiator?
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Old Nov 3, 2004 | 09:15 PM
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yeah thats basically what happened...I bought the car like this thinking that thedamage wasnt bad, which it wasnt..with the bumper on.....
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Old Nov 3, 2004 | 09:31 PM
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that is not really that bad it can be repaired relatively easy,will take some time though....
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Old Nov 4, 2004 | 12:48 PM
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I remember you saying in the last thread that the passenger bumper mount was higher than the drivers side. I can kinda see that in the pic... looks like it's angled upward. It makes me wonder how out of position the rest of the passenger side frame rail is further back, like where the k-member bolts in. It's impossible to get a real answer of how much it will cost to fix from people looking at pics online. You'll just have to bite the bullet and get it towed to a shop. That's the only way they or anyone can tell you how much they'll charge to straighten it out and how confident they are in repairing it effectively.
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Old Nov 6, 2004 | 01:09 PM
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this is a pick of the pass fenderwell...notice how its like rippled? I think that the frame is crunched......
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Old Nov 8, 2004 | 10:08 AM
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yeah, it looks like the entire frame rail back to the firewall is bent upward a bit. I don't know how fixable it is with a frame straightener, but as-is I'd have to think that would mess with your ability to have the wheels aligned correctly. It may be time to look for another body to work with.
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