My first accident

[fq-craigus]

Glad ur ok its a shame but these things happen. A rebuild sounds the best plan the 1 too rare to scrap

 

[invisible]

Glad you are OK.

What was the signpost made out of concrete!!

That's a fair old whack

Good luck with restoring and as already mentioned invest the time and money in getting it propely straightened and reinforced, don't cut corners, do it properly.

Have you declared to the insurance company as they may want to assess the damage themsleves and could consider in cat B and not allow it to be restored.

I think cat C and D are OK though

 

[foxy lady x]

Jeeze Hun that's not good main thing is no one was hurt, such a shame about ur baby but fingers crossed you can save it Hun, she was a beauty though xx

Hugs and kisses xxooxx

 

[Wayne'o]

gutted for you mate

hope it makes a full recovery

 

[Ikiru1981]

done a bit of a strip today a few areas of concern the drivers side door gap is a little bigger than it was, a spot weld in passenger door shut has popped (only one) and the engine is sitting a little twisted, looks like the engine mounts have buckled a bit.

a friend is getting me a number to a man with a mobile jig so will know more after he has been, will keep you all informed.
thanks again to every one for your concerns

the radiater has pushed back and split the oil filter and lost most of the oil so will have to investigate to see if any damage caused ( can see a 2.3 stroker kit coming)
Dean

 

[Wayne'o]

fair bit of work you got there buddy,

 

[GAZ5EVO]

sorry to see what happened but glad your ok, over the road they are selling a wide arch kit in the shop part, maybe its time for a monster rebuild stripped out big power.

 

[m7gsr]

Gutted for you mate. Glad you're ok and no one was injured. Machines can be repaired and replaced, people can't! Hope you can get it back on the road

 

[supraking]

gutted to see this. u hit it at a fair old whack.
main thing is ur ok

but hate to tell ya, thats gunna be a pig to get back right. my mrs crashed mine a few years ago (not an evo) and unless you jig it and replace the whole front end, it wont ever be the same again. i was lucky mine wasnt that bad so managed to bend most of the metal work back, but my front lights arent in right.

 

[Marty.H]

Looking at the above pics i would say its the end of its life it has bent it once a car has been bent like that no matter what you do will never be the same sorry to say but looks like you will either be looking for another shell or another car in my opinion

 

[evoaps]

Looking at the above pics i would say its the end of its life it has bent it once a car has been bent like that no matter what you do will never be the same sorry to say but looks like you will either be looking for another shell or another car in my opinion

+1 4wd cars must be perfectly aligned

Also it would cost a bomb to get her repaired PROPERLY

I bent a chasis leg in a glanza and I got a quote of 4000 to get her repaired so I sold the car for parts

 

[Ikiru1981]

Thanks guys

We're having changes of heart with this one all the time.

Priced the whopping list of things we need (can shop around for cheaper at point of buying) 2500 without respray, good paint job on it will bump us up to around 4000-4500, price of a new car me thinks. But we dont have that kinda money lying around.

But I have got a number for someone that can jig her on the drive and tell us if and how far and they will straighten her. will set us back about £100 for the cheek so that might be first option.

Either way all I can afford at the mo is a cheap runabout until I've saved abit up.

So do I try and buy a rolling chasis and make 1 good car out of the 2 or over a period of time, bit by bit rebuild and make her into a project track car with roll cage etc??

 

[evoaps]

Is the engine badly damaged?

Cos if it's still fine you could break the rest of the car sell everything and you should have enough cash to buy 1 with a blown engine and put ur engine in ?or gearbox

If that makes any sense

 

[Jonny IX]

2 into 1 matey

 

[Ikiru1981]

Is the engine badly damaged?

Cos if it's still fine you could break the rest of the car sell everything and you should have enough cash to buy 1 with a blown engine and put ur engine in ?or gearbox

If that makes any sense

Need to pick an oil filter up so we can start her and have a look.

If the engine and gearbox is fine and chasis bent we will deffo look for one with a blown engine.

This is the better option but space is not on our side here, we only have the little drive out front and a shed in the back garden :sad:

 

[gooner8]

cant you just write it off and get the money for a new one? Im pretty sure a fox ran out it front of you!? Sorry if i haven't read the whole thread right? Lol

 

[Marty.H]

Thanks guys

We're having changes of heart with this one all the time.

Priced the whopping list of things we need (can shop around for cheaper at point of buying) 2500 without respray, good paint job on it will bump us up to around 4000-4500, price of a new car me thinks. But we dont have that kinda money lying around.

But I have got a number for someone that can jig her on the drive and tell us if and how far and they will straighten her. will set us back about £100 for the cheek so that might be first option.

Either way all I can afford at the mo is a cheap runabout until I've saved abit up.

So do I try and buy a rolling chasis and make 1 good car out of the 2 or over a period of time, bit by bit rebuild and make her into a project track car with roll cage etc??

Dont take this wrong but i would not be wasting £100 for someone to tell you its bent i cant tell you it is by the pictures that car is uneconomical to repair to the standard it was. As for it being jigged on your drive i for one are skeptical because jigging a car is a specialist job. Pulling a car on a jig can even go the other way if pulled incorrectly. If i was in your present position with limited funds i would buy a cheap runaround to get you by and strip that car and salvage what you can of it and buy another one on the upside if you get one the same you will have plenty of spares. Also for that car to be repaired PROPERLY it will be more money then you could buy one for. If you do go ahead and repair it and then you go to drive it and it drives like a dog ( most cars hit that hard will do ) you will then be stuck with a car that owes you ££££ that wont be nice to drive and you will struggle to sell.

Dont take any of the above wrong im just simply giving my opinion on what i think would be the most cost effective and sensible thing to do


Cheers
Marty

 

[Jonny IX]

If the engines good , buy an old colt and drop it in that

 

[ron23]

can't say enough though..but life is too important and glad ur fine!...

 

[Ikiru1981]

Dont take this wrong but i would not be wasting £100 for someone to tell you its bent i cant tell you it is by the pictures that car is uneconomical to repair to the standard it was. As for it being jigged on your drive i for one are skeptical because jigging a car is a specialist job. Pulling a car on a jig can even go the other way if pulled incorrectly. If i was in your present position with limited funds i would buy a cheap runaround to get you by and strip that car and salvage what you can of it and buy another one on the upside if you get one the same you will have plenty of spares. Also for that car to be repaired PROPERLY it will be more money then you could buy one for. If you do go ahead and repair it and then you go to drive it and it drives like a dog ( most cars hit that hard will do ) you will then be stuck with a car that owes you ££££ that wont be nice to drive and you will struggle to sell.

Dont take any of the above wrong im just simply giving my opinion on what i think would be the most cost effective and sensible thing to do


Cheers
Marty

Thanks Marty

Your right, we're going to buy something else and use this one to swap things over, perhaps something a little differant or an Evo.

Im not going to get the jigger guy to come out, i've had enough opinions to sway me away from this

Thanks x