Update to my wreck. |
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Update to my wreck. |
DerekKim |
Mar 9 2007, 08:44 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 387 Joined: 27-August 04 From: Gulfport, MS Member No.: 2,635 |
Well I am ok! Just bruised. Everything is healed. I'm back to doing normal stuff. I did go AXing the weekend after though. Thanks again Joe for letting me co-drive! She's a beast.
On to the car. The police report was all screwed. Turns out at 9:40PM it's still daylight out.... Anyways we aren't going to pursue it as he said I failed to yield the right of way to the other guy..... when he rear ended me... It's pretty queerbaggish. The good news is that there is a tub/fairly complete car near by that might be up for sale. I may have to just swap all the parts over, if the other tub is solid. My other options are 1. pay someone to hammer it all out 2. pay someone to cut out and weld a new piece(s) in 3. sell off everything I can and donate or junk the tub. I don't even know how much someone would charge to weld a new rear quarter in for me. |
SGB |
Mar 9 2007, 09:33 PM
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just visiting Group: Members Posts: 4,086 Joined: 8-March 03 From: Huntsville, AL Member No.: 404 Region Association: South East States |
He's right!
Damn, even with a Harbor frieght welder and some scrap metal, I practiced a few days- maybe a week in the evenings- then rewelded some bad areas at the jack point,,,, O'course welding on the body is a bit different. I'm guessing by the time I was halfway through I would want to go back and redo the first half.- But if you proceed with that in mind.... I think you could probably do it but it will take a while. First to learn and at least I know I am slow as sh... You can always GRIIIIIND it if you screw up. I'm really glad to have broken that "oh my god- welding!" barrier though. I might get purty with more practice, but I think I got function right now. It aint rocket science, just craft. That pretty well describes a 914 too, eh? |
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