My father and I bought a '79 Vette that was in an accident (woohoo! been waiting a long time to finally get a Vette) We're not sure exactly what happened, but it hit *something* in the driver side of the bumper, straight on.. Let me tell you what, the nose on these cars are rock solid... The bumper itself wasn't even bent, the air tank was slightly bent (frame machine would NOT straighten it.. even with countless tons of pressure) and the shock of the impact went directly into the frame, crippling it back about 3". left side motor mount broke..... Most of the damage was exterior though.. Driver side fender is useless... most of the figerglass up infront of the hood is trash... The rubber bumper is good, with only a minor dent that should come out with some heat applied to it.. The hood has a small crack but my dad said he can easily fix it.. Very rugged! I don't know how the driver took it.. It was a woman.. but my father got the car from the dealer he worked for, the insurance company was going to total it, but we couldn't let that happen.
Thought I'd also say, the front end is all cleaned up, straightened, and the suspension is in perfect working order (completely stripped down to the frame/basic suspension components)... working on another air tank we picked up, and after that the radiator goes in, and we can get it running again! Car is extremely clean with 95k miles on it.. from the winshield/doors back, the car is in fantastic condition.
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08-23-2003, 03:11 PM
