Its never a happy time when you hit a tree...Just at a glance looks like my balljoint is broke, shokes bent, rim chipped bad, and tire with it....and the side fender is mashed bad....front bumper is bent...but not cracked... I saw no frame damage

what do you guys think?

 

another one

 

another

 

Definitely fixable. Try to do most of the work yourself to save some bucks. Good luck.

 

I know what I'd say to my parents if that happened....

"HONEST MOM!!! THAT TREE HIT ME!!!"

lol, sorry to hear your news, hopefully you'll get it fixed

 

Doesn't look that bad (as long as the frame's straight). You're probably going to need: new spindle (hey here's a good excuse to get a 1LE setup ), maybe an LCA (rebuild your front suspension with some poly bushings too). Def. going to need a new fender and hopefully your bumper cover isnt cracked to hell.... good luck dude

 

Perhaps it was a sign that I was supposed to get my paintjob this year :P not put it off till next year

Anyways...I just hope frames ok... if its good...then its all fixable...hopefully b4 long weekend

but yeah...the tree...its missing some bark... hope it doesnt die....But im realy happy there was no one there to hit... I am very grateful for that.

 

I don't think the frame is bent, although where the battery sits and that area might need a little tweaking. If anything in the frame is bent it would be the rail that the fender bolts too, but I doubt it.

 

were you drunk? j/k, but that sucks.

 

Hmmm 2 trees in less then a month.

I have an odd feeling Mother Nature has it in for Camaro's..


I guess Firebird's, being animal's, are just in touch with the world.

 

It doesn't look too bad. Hope it doesn't take much to fix.

 

oops damn double posts

 

yea i think people will be hunting firebirds now. ya know the hunters are out there

 

damn lol you beat me to it.

 

No i wasnt drunk

But the cat that was running accross the street musta been...

yeah...This happened cuz i didnt have the heart to run over a cat... i swirved...hit the curb...and all hell broke loose...

Ill tell u guys what happens...but how much do you guys think i could part out my camaro for if it gets written off? i got 350 in there tpi...good condition... basically everything is in really good condition other than the **** that got effected by accident...its an 85 Iroc-z

I just wana know which way i would get most money out of it if the frame IS ****ed....the insurance....or parting it....

thanks

 

Shoulda killed the cat, lol.

 

Car Vs. animal? Definatley the car.

 

That was lame.. the Drunken_Polak being Drunk? Although, I'm upset you guys beat me to the joke!

Brakes... it's all about having good brakes.

Balljoint might or might not be screwed; best bet is to get a lower control arm and spindle out of a junkyard, bolt 'em up, limp to your local alignment shop, and hope they can align it. Hopefully the center link, idler arm, and passenger side tie rods aren't cookied. (Although the idler arm is a "wear part", it wears out just because of the design of the car, and we've probably all replaced it at least once by now.)

 

sorry to hear that man, that car should be thankful that it was you and not me, it would have been done if it was up to me. hope you get it all fixed man.

 

You should have no problems fixing that damage. If it would have been me i'd ran over the cat, its better to not mess up your car than hitting a small animal. I'd feel bad doing it but not as bad if I would have messed up my car.

 

Yeah thanks for the help guys...

Im gona see if my insurance writes it off or not...if it doesnt....then i only gota pay $200 for all damage but if they DO write it off...(and frame is still ok) im probably just gona keep it and fix it myself...even though im a noob with cars still...it will be a good learning experience

But yeah the balljoint IS broke...cuz I picked it up off the ground after the insident
Luckily I found a guy here parting apart his camaro...so ill just get all my stuff from him

 

Last year I took a corner too sharp and hit a HUGE storm drain on the side of the road and completely screwed up my front suspension. It was alot easier than I thought it would be. I had never done any thing like that before and had it done in a week working on it between school and work. Also, you can probably get a fender and a salvage yard for pretty cheap. They are a snap to put on.

GOOD LUCK!!

Nate

 

Hmm, 85 with a 350? You swapped that in right?

Dude, a piece of advice. If any cat, or dog ends up in the road, I'm hitting it. I'm not going to swerve and risk my own life, or risk anyone else life around me.

Just my opinion though.

Get your car fix, she looks like she was a real looker before!

 

Insurance estimated about $10,000 damage to my car...which is a load of ****...I dont even know how the hell thats possible...

Im waiting for paperwork to see what they wrote up was broken... if the fram is bent...I guess I gota get a new car ...

Since I wont be able to afford another camaro just yet ill have to get something else....

I promise you guys I will be back tho...

 

sorry about the car