Nah, that car is fucked. The door took the most damage obviously but everything immediately around the door is caved in some. The quarter panel/door jamb are caved in and will need to be completely replaced. Because the quarter panel and pillar are smashed in the roof and floor are tweaked some also. Roof and floor may just need some small pulls on a frame bench but once an accident gets that far the dollar signs start adding up quickly
Yea, it makes a lot of sense. To be right you would have to replace everything.
And the labor cost to pay someone who really knows what they’re doing as opposed to some monkey who can sort of make a fender straight and flat again. I spent a brief stint as the mechanic in a body shop but got to work with a few guys who were absolutely amazing. They could really work some magic on body panels but they certainly weren’t cheap
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If you want to watch amazing fabricator check this guy out.
He is insane with his skill set, he does really cool stuff and is a crazy metal worker.
sucked in is rightThat reminds me… Time to get caught up on a 55 wagon build I’ve been following for >10 years now!
Select that link at your own peril!
It’s a deep rabbit hole, and mesmerizing watching a true master craftsman ply his trade. You will get sucked in.
So cool to watch him build the tools needed to repair or fabricate parts. Hell, in some cases building the tools, to build the tools!
Looks like he’s finally getting close…
VF -96 onboard the USS Constellation (CVA-64). WestPAC 1972
They wrote a song about her.
A buddy of mine owns a shop and has a little sign that says this on the front desk
I made more than a few models of the f4
Two months ago, the water pump on my Cummins was going out. I figured it would take me 6 to 8 hours to swap it out. Instead, I hired a friend that is a mobile mechanic. He came to my shop and took care of it in 3 hours. He charged me $100 an hour. I often make $100 an hour doing what I do. So, the math was easy. I paid him and told him thank you.
