Well, somebody just hit me in my Camaro in the mall parking lot. The front fascia (84 Sport coupe style), LF fender, LF headlight, LF turn signal, and the hood are all screwed and need to be replaced. What kind of figures should I expect for the damage? Any opinions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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1984 Camaro Sport Coupe - Rebuilt 355 S/D TPI L98, Crane 2032 CompuCam, Crane adjustable fuel pressure regulator, MSD Blaster coil, custom burned PROM, stock TPI intake, Accel 24# injectors, gutted air box with K&N filters
F41 Suspension Package, 700R4 Tranny, TCI Breakaway torque converter, 3.27 Posi Rear
Hooker Shorty Headers, Catco High-Flow 3" Cat, Flowmaster 3" American Thunder Cat-Back

Best 1/4 Mile Run:
14.137 @ 94.57 MPH

1992 1LE B4C Police Camaro RS - 305 TPI 5-Speed

 

Cost estimate vary too much...i/e buy a similar parts car for 300.00, replace what you need and head to Miracle Paint, and it's a 500.00 total project...

Take it to the dealer and look for new or NOS parts, you could be looking at $5000.00.

 

Good Excuse to get IROC parts if that's what you like, but you are probably looking at thoses numbers as far as parts cars or NOS.

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1989 GTA 350 TPI
Stock:
- T-tops
- Dual cats
- 9-Bolt 7.75" Rearend
- 3.27 gears
Mods:
- Dynomax Super Turbo Muffler

1992 RS 305 TBI - Sold

 

My money say's the insurance company totals it. they'll say that the cost to fix it exceeds the value of the car. They're only interested in the year and an '84 is a dinosaur to an insurance agent

then do what they say. buy it back for next to nothing and fix it and put the extra money into making it that much nicer!

Clem

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Clem
SCCA TransAm Series Race Mechanic/CrewChief
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1983 Z28 with LG4, 5 speed, and (unfortunately) T-tops
1983 Z28, NO T-tops, (unfortunately) Auto Transmission (hopefully not for long)

 

Sounds like you need a new quarter panel, hood, spoiler, and accessories attached.

Add labor and paint, (whole car or just the front half?)

This is assuming you have no damage to the steering, front end or wheel.

My guess is at least 3 grand, but it also depends on where you live.

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92 Camaro RS, LO3, 5-spd, T-tops

Performance:
K&N Open Air Filter, Edelbrock performer TBI intake, Fastchip Prom, Timing +4 degrees, Centerforce clutch, Xact 8mm wires, SLP 1 3/4" Headers (coated), Flowmaster Catback Exhaust, Z28 Grille w/aftmkt fog lamps, MacEwen white-face guages
Electronics:
Alpine 8030 Alarm System, Valentine One Radar Detector (How did I ever drive without one?), Pioneer DEH 7450 Head Unit w/6-pack CD changer, Pioneer DEQ 7600 Sound Processor, 2 Kenwood KAC-846 Amps powering 2 12" Pro Red subs, 2 Pioneer 6x9 and 2 MTX 4x6 speakers.
NEXT UP: TBI mods, 3.42 gears w/Torsen posi

 

Fender $100
Headlight Asy $100
Front Fascia $200-$400
Paint $150
Panel alignment $200

Labor $600 +

All of these prices are probably low, but that's what I've seen aftermarket and used parts go for.
When someone dented my fender I got a $650 estimate from the dealer.

 

The panel alignment isn't -that- bad; you could change all these pieces yourself and save a ton of money. Time to visit some junkyards!


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