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Posted by: Britain Smith Sep 7 2003, 10:17 PM

Well, after a day of cutting and dicing I finally managed to fit Jenny's remains into a 5'x5' square...that way the cops can't identify her...LOL!

Anyway, here is the sequence of events as Jenny's old car went under the plasma torch.


Left Front Fender...

Posted by: Britain Smith Sep 7 2003, 10:20 PM

Let me try that again...

Left Front Fender...


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Posted by: Britain Smith Sep 7 2003, 10:21 PM

Rear Left Fender...


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Posted by: Britain Smith Sep 7 2003, 10:21 PM

Truck area...


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Posted by: Britain Smith Sep 7 2003, 10:22 PM

Rear Right Fender...


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Posted by: Britain Smith Sep 7 2003, 10:23 PM

Progress...


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Posted by: biosurfer1 Sep 7 2003, 10:23 PM

always a little sad to see a car go...but it's nice to donate your organs before moving on

Posted by: Britain Smith Sep 7 2003, 10:24 PM

Front Right Fender...


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Posted by: Britain Smith Sep 7 2003, 10:24 PM

Engine Bay...

Posted by: Britain Smith Sep 7 2003, 10:24 PM

Engine Bay...


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Posted by: Britain Smith Sep 7 2003, 10:25 PM

Longs...


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Posted by: Britain Smith Sep 7 2003, 10:25 PM

Whats Left...


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Posted by: Britain Smith Sep 7 2003, 10:25 PM

The Body Parts...


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Posted by: Lawrence Sep 8 2003, 09:10 AM

Wow...

Posted by: Bleyseng Sep 8 2003, 09:12 AM

You are tossing out the 5 bolt struts?

Geoff

Posted by: Lawrence Sep 8 2003, 09:13 AM

I think that's the pile of stuff to be donated/sold off/etc...

Posted by: Brad Roberts Sep 8 2003, 09:28 AM

No.. they where just sitting outside to be cleaned before being pulled apart / media blasted.


B

Posted by: Jenny Sep 8 2003, 10:02 AM

You still have my dash cover??

I tried to get an estimate from Maaco last week. They told me at least $1000 for body work, sanding and reprimering, and anywhere between $500-$3500 for paint. Yikes. I guess if I'm looking at spending so much, I might as well ask Yeaman to take a look and give me a quote.

Jen <-- Accepting donations at this time to help my cosmetically challenged car.

Posted by: Brad Roberts Sep 8 2003, 10:08 AM

Take it to LA and find somebody in their garage to do it (that doesnt speak English).

We threw your dash cover away. There was NO way you where going to get it back on straight (if you mean the thin plastic piece of shit). The dash dash is still on the car but is worse than what you have now.


B

Posted by: Kevin@ojai.net Sep 9 2003, 06:53 PM

Geese Jen, have you learned nothing from the Cheap Son of a Bitch Club? Go to the ATM, hit the "fast cash" button, what is that, $40? Run down to homedepot, and get some rattle cans. 30 minutes and two red index fingers later you have a painted car

Posted by: Rob Ways Sep 9 2003, 07:25 PM

The dash cover was toast because it was glued on. It didn't come off easily and it was warped. You can find another one pretty cheap. Don't glue it.

Posted by: redshift Sep 9 2003, 07:45 PM

Posted by: Jenny Sep 9 2003, 08:19 PM

Unfortunately the double standard works both ways. Sometimes batting the eyelashes works, other times they take advantage of you not having a guy with you.

Jen

Posted by: GWN7 Sep 9 2003, 09:04 PM

Sometimes you can get cheap paint jobs done at vocation collages, if they have an autobody shop. All you pay for is paint and materials. The downside is your without a car till their done with it.

Posted by: seanery Sep 9 2003, 09:18 PM

a lot of the high schools nowadays have autobody in their vocational department.
The place I took my welding was doing a corvette, streetrod and others.

Posted by: Aaron Cox Sep 9 2003, 09:28 PM

they have autoshop 1,2, 3,4 at my school....4 years of autoshop could be fun

Posted by: URY914 Sep 10 2003, 05:41 AM

HD paint is $.79/can on sale. Buy alot-its like water.

Paul

Posted by: rhodyguy Sep 10 2003, 07:24 AM

500 to 3500 for the paint. now THAT'S what i call a real guesstimate. does that include door jams, trunks front and rear? oh no,better not use maaco. uh, add in for the new rubber. rustywa got a real paint job (a VERY nice one) for less than their wag.

kevin
"livin' with imperfections"

Posted by: krk Sep 12 2003, 12:44 AM

The dash cover was toast because it was glued on. It didn't come off easily and it was warped. You can find another one pretty cheap. Don't glue it.