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rebuild and exterior makeover(56K no!)
Friday, June 13, 2008 8:06 PM
got T-boned last week and the insurance company totaled it. so i bought the car back as a salvage for 200.

they gave me what the car was worth and im using the money the money to rebuild it

stock body kit is shot so im replacing it with a drift kit from ebay


i will be posting pics as it gets finished

Re: rebuild and exterior makeover(56K no!)
Friday, June 13, 2008 8:13 PM
neat?



Re: rebuild and exterior makeover(56K no!)
Friday, June 13, 2008 8:27 PM
I don't get the 56k NO! part.....


1997 Sunfire SE

Re: rebuild and exterior makeover(56K no!)
Friday, June 13, 2008 8:36 PM
pics of wreck?



Re: rebuild and exterior makeover(56K no!)
Friday, June 13, 2008 8:37 PM
yea no sh1t 56k should be good to go on this one


Hamburger Helper..One Pound, One Pan, One Disfunctional Family!
Re: rebuild and exterior makeover(56K no!)
Friday, June 13, 2008 9:26 PM
Matt Teske FTW?



Re: rebuild and exterior makeover(56K no!)
Friday, June 13, 2008 10:02 PM
hatch (cdmz24) wrote:Matt Teske FTW?


I was wondering the same thing myself. =)



Re: rebuild and exterior makeover(56K no!)
Friday, June 13, 2008 10:50 PM
took some pics of the car as it sets on the frame puller with the quarter cut


also doin a head light conversion







point of impact


Re: rebuild and exterior makeover(56K no!)
Friday, June 13, 2008 10:52 PM
took some pics of the car as it sets on the frame puller with the quarter cut


also doin a head light conversion







point of impact


Re: rebuild and exterior makeover(56K no!)
Friday, June 13, 2008 11:43 PM
ive never posted pics before had some problems getting them to work

here is the paint and wheels i ordered

forte tweaker f10 18x8 +45



Re: rebuild and exterior makeover(56K no!)
Saturday, June 14, 2008 12:06 AM
Interesting..




Re: rebuild and exterior makeover(56K no!)
Saturday, June 14, 2008 5:38 AM
I wouldn't go with those wheels. They aren't meant for a J.




Re: rebuild and exterior makeover(56K no!)
Saturday, June 14, 2008 5:46 AM
I would have just got rid of the car and started fresh. Its never going to be the same



M62, 42's, ZZP 3", ZZP S3 H/E
214whp 190wtq
Re: rebuild and exterior makeover(56K no!)
Saturday, June 14, 2008 7:00 AM
slvrblit (formerly bLk99cAv) wrote:I would have just got rid of the car and started fresh. Its never going to be the same

I'll agree with that. Wish I would have done the same with my last car, but I was stubborn and bought it back to rebuild. It just wasn't the same.





Re: rebuild and exterior makeover(56K no!)
Saturday, June 14, 2008 8:02 AM
Shadowfire wrote:
slvrblit (formerly bLk99cAv) wrote:I would have just got rid of the car and started fresh. Its never going to be the same

I'll agree with that. Wish I would have done the same with my last car, but I was stubborn and bought it back to rebuild. It just wasn't the same.


if u know what your doing adn you do it RIGHT it will be perfect. my car was hit 100 x's worse then that and it run/drives flawlessly.
Any way donesn't look like too bad of a hit. but i'm dissapointed you used a EZ-Liner to help pull it. lol they are my competition



Re: rebuild and exterior makeover(56K no!)
Saturday, June 14, 2008 2:34 PM
It wasnt realy that bad, it looks bad cause its all chopped up and the covers are taken off.

Plus ive got it in the best body shop in Charlotte.
Re: rebuild and exterior makeover(56K no!)
Saturday, June 14, 2008 4:10 PM
why did they cut your door up? i certainly hope you are just putting another one on instead of trying to weld something up on that.

other than that....keep us updated




Re: rebuild and exterior makeover(56K no!)
Saturday, June 14, 2008 6:34 PM
(tabs) wrote:why did they cut your door up? i certainly hope you are just putting another one on instead of trying to weld something up on that.

other than that....keep us updated


Most likely to get the door open and that door is shot so a new one is gonna have to be put on.



Re: rebuild and exterior makeover(56K no!)
Saturday, June 14, 2008 11:32 PM
(tabs) wrote:why did they cut your door up? i certainly hope you are just putting another one on instead of trying to weld something up on that.

other than that....keep us updated


exactly... he has to put a new one on cause its not gonna line up right

the door is only $80

quarter $350

the insurance company gave me what the car was worth which is $5300
Re: rebuild and exterior makeover(56K no!)
Monday, June 16, 2008 10:09 AM
why wouldnt those wheels work ive been reading posts of people that have put that size on and they where lowered. i havent lowered the car yet
Re: rebuild and exterior makeover(56K no!)
Monday, June 16, 2008 9:09 PM
^ i'm guessing he meant the style wouldn't look right on a j.

good luck with the rebuild... the damage doesn't look too substantial but it should look pretty good in the end.




Check out my build thread!


Re: rebuild and exterior makeover(56K no!)
Monday, June 16, 2008 10:46 PM
should be done sometime the end of this week or thew beginning of next week.

i ran out of money, but the only thing thats not going to be done is the body kit.

they were gonna charge me 900 to install the body kit.

that seems like alot to me

should i just have him paint it and put it on myself
Re: rebuild and exterior makeover(56K no!)
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 3:08 AM
ha if an insurance company gave me 5300 bucks id be at the dealer with a down payment on a different car.



Re: rebuild and exterior makeover(56K no!)
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 5:21 AM
i just got that car paid of and transfered into my name about a month before that happened

im really not trying to have a car payment
Re: rebuild and exterior makeover(56K no!)
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 10:36 AM
just had to post a picture of this car i love it

thats the look im goin for



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