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Damage control

Old Dec 8, 2004 | 03:39 AM
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Car: 1999 30th Anniversary Pontiac T/A
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Axle/Gears: 3.42
Damage control

From the looks of this picture, how bad/extensive do you think the damage is, and how hard would it be to fix.
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Old Dec 8, 2004 | 04:15 AM
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Transmission: TH400 4,000 stall
Axle/Gears: Currie 9", 4.56 gears
To do it right, you'd have to get the car on a frame rack to get the car back into spec. That big of a hit tweaks the whole unibody even if you can't really see it. Then the usual fender, hood, front bumper, headlight braket, anything that is broken or mangled. Once the body is back into spec, it's just a matter of hanging new/used parts back on.
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Old Dec 9, 2004 | 12:51 AM
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Ouch...

Looks like you got into something pretty good.....
1. Bumper Cover
2. Parking Light
3. Fog Light
4. Grille (probably cracked now)
5. Bumper Bar
6. Headlight Bar
7. Fender
8. Hood
9. Spoiler (ground effect)
10. Headlight mounting components
11. New nose emblem (cause u dont wanna re-use old one)
12. Maybe even radiator core support

It looks like you even got into the frame horn on the front left.
EvilCartman's right:
you'd have to get the car on a frame rack to get the car back into spec. That big of a hit tweaks the whole unibody even if you can't really see it
Good luck with the car man. I was there myself a couple of months ago. Smashed mine all up on the way to Super Chevy Show in Indy

Cool thing is, if u have full coverage on her, insurance co pays for new front end paint. Keep us updated!!!
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Old Dec 10, 2004 | 02:40 PM
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Sad thing is that the $ you'll probably spend in replacement parts (if you have no insurace) will probably be more than just buying another camaro.

Keep her alive though!!!
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Old Dec 10, 2004 | 04:54 PM
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looks a heck of a lot better than my car about a year ago. but definetly fixable. you can find alot of those parts on ebay and stuff. gives you a good reason to put one of those cool aftermarket fiberglass hoods on it! *psssst, harwood cowl!*
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Old Dec 11, 2004 | 09:22 PM
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Crikey!! That looks pretty bad. What's the story on that?
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