What yall think ?

 

Doesn't look good at all. What did you hit or who hit you?

 

I've seen worst

 

Poster is from Muscle Shoals, AL. "Oak tree, you're in my way....."

Totaled as in insurance company or totaled as in no body shop can make it right?

Anything is fixable with the right amount and application of cash.

That does look nasty, though.

 

As in can't b fixed or not worth fixing , and I'll b doing all the work myself if I decide to fix it or find a nice shell n swap all my parts over

 

That's pretty major. Remove what is left of the fender, hood, and front nose to compare it to the other side and you'll see. Only then can you really determine if you want to put in the effort and funds.

 

That sucks after all the work you put in.. Buy it back, yank your good **** out of it and part what's left, put the rest in a good shell.

Or just move to a different platform entirely.

 

OUCH!
if you plan on fixing it, it might be worth having the frame checked for straightness?
i wrecked one many years ago that needed straightened first. i ended up selling it cause it never felt like it drove right to me. mighta been all in my head though?
best of luck on whatever route you go.

 

Man I hate that! You had a very nice build and im sure you will either fix this or have another great build going soon.

 

It's fixable but the thing you have to ask yourself is after all that work would it be more economical to just buy a shell that's super clean and switch the parts over? Only you can make that decision

 

Both front fenders are shot and the windshield got busted from the headlight assembly flying through the air

 

Thanks .. and I hope so .. I put a lot a time n $ in this car over 7 years ... hopefully it's fixable with just sheet metal hood and glass ... if not I'll have to keep an eye out for a good roller to swap all my goodies over too ... hell mabey I'll end up with 2 third gens .. Idk I haven't seen very many nice third gens around here much less a pristine roller

 

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Thanks .. and I hope so .. I put a lot a time n $ in this car over 7 years ... hopefully it's fixable with just sheet metal hood and glass ... if not I'll have to keep an eye out for a good roller to swap all my goodies over too ... hell mabey I'll end up with 2 third gens .. Idk I haven't seen very many nice third gens around here much less a pristine roller

Everything looks normal from the doors back tho lol

 

I would buy it back from insurance and strip off what you want and part the rest there a lot of clean shells out there still like others have mentioned the hit itself looks fixable but will the car be right in the long run?

 

so what happened?
is there a story to the hit?

 

On my way home from work a guy run a red light n wham all I remember was air bag in my face

 

I've been in a couple accidents before air bags, after reading many stories of air bag injuries and deaths, the first thing I did after buying my GMC is disarm that bomb in front of my face. Glad my bird doesn't have one......

Good luck with repairing or building another car !

 

glad to hear that your ok. that's whats important.

i also hate air-bags and believe they cause more injury some times. that's from 2 accidents setting them off. once was a low speed accident that blew the windshield out.

 

I do research into airbags every so often just to get an objective picture of them... it's hard to deny that they save lives quite often. The gen 1 air bags are the worst, but the statistics still say they're a lot safer than steering wheel to the face. I've been smashed in the face with an airbag before, and it wasn't pleasant, but I walked away and I dont have any scars or facial injuries from it.

Also as far as looking for a pristine roller... rmeember, you dont see pristine rollers going down the highway. They're usually broken in some guy's shop somewhere. They're out there, and they're cheap.

 

Insurance company will total that- we just bought one at auction with much less damage than that.
Bummer, though. Sucks when you put in so much work already.

 

Damn, sorry to hear about your ride man, glad you are ok.

 

Parting car out thread in classifieds

 

This is one of the reasons I always say 305 cars never go anywhere. Even the ones that people put a lot of work into always have something mysterious or tragic happen to them before they ever get to a point where they've been on a track. Yours isnt the first 305 car to have something weird happen to it... Almost makes me superstitious about 305's...

Anyway, sorry for your loss but at least you're okay.

 

Well I believe the 91 bird shall b reincarnated as a 88 trans am :-)
Pics of roller coming soon