Custom 96 4dr cavi

UpstateCustom · #1 02-09-2005, 03:21 PM

alright I'm a 17 yr old auto-body student and i just got T-boned on my passenger side the incurance company told me the car was done and i should junk it but i took it to class and we fixed it now we are gonna totaley custamize it into a showcar so far we have shaved the entire trunk lights and emblems off then the side molding and the rear door hanles are next i am instaling a flip-flop trunk lid kit and I'm thinking about moldint the rear bumper into the rear Quarters to give it a smoother one piece look but im not sure because im woried about it cracking or having to ruin the work if i ever need to remove my rear bumper but i cant think of a reson y i would have to any one with any ideas let me know im trying to do think that arnt to expensive but will look good im always open for sugestions thanks

noshun · #2 02-09-2005, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by UpstateCustom

alright I'm a 17 yr old auto-body student and i just got T-boned on my passenger side the incurance company told me the car was done and i should junk it but i took it to class and we fixed it now we are gonna totaley custamize it into a showcar so far we have shaved the entire trunk lights and emblems off then the side molding and the rear door hanles are next i am instaling a flip-flop trunk lid kit and I'm thinking about moldint the rear bumper into the rear Quarters to give it a smoother one piece look but im not sure because im woried about it cracking or having to ruin the work if i ever need to remove my rear bumper but i cant think of a reson y i would have to any one with any ideas let me know im trying to do think that arnt to expensive but will look good im always open for sugestions thanks

The car's not going to be driven then?

UpstateCustom · #3 02-09-2005, 05:42 PM

It is going to be driven just not in winter or bad weather i just want it to be really nice and maybe even win a show someday

noshun · #4 02-10-2005, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by UpstateCustom

It is going to be driven just not in winter or bad weather i just want it to be really nice and maybe even win a show someday

Did the insurance write it off just because it was uneconomical to repair(i.e. repairs more than car value) or is it that it's just too mangled to be safe?!

UpstateCustom · #5 02-10-2005, 05:57 PM

they sed repairs would cost more then the car was worth and they sed that it probably had frame damage but being a unibody car made it all fixable so i did it myself

noshun · #6 02-11-2005, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by UpstateCustom

they sed repairs would cost more then the car was worth and they sed that it probably had frame damage but being a unibody car made it all fixable so i did it myself

If it had frame damage then it could need to be straightend on a jig but could still never drive the same. It could end up crabbing, or it may have pancaked and could drive odd. Not trying to piss on your campfire just wouldn't want you to spend money fixin' her up to have a sweet looking car that you can't drive! I don't know how it works where you are but sometimes you need to re-register a car that has been written off by an insurer and it has to go through a safety cert in order to be re-registered.

UpstateCustom · #7 02-12-2005, 04:52 PM

it has already been striaghtend and passed saftey cert and inspection now all we are doing is customizeing

jerseycavyz24 · #8 02-12-2005, 05:09 PM

good luck with everything, just lil heads up dont buy that sucicide trunk kit off ebay or anywhere else, it doesnt work for a cavy.

noshun · #9 02-12-2005, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by UpstateCustom

it has already been striaghtend and passed saftey cert and inspection now all we are doing is customizeing

Ok then that's cool! Yeah I think that smoothing always looks good on a car. What type of look are you going for. Race inspired, out and out show, avantgarde? What about a sidewys and upward opening trunk or cut it in half and use two door hinges, one each side so it opens out from the middle. Side opening hood, Just paint and stuff under the hood with an intake to dress it up, maybe powdercoating, black looks good and no-one does it! suicide the rear doors. Shave the handles, fit mirrors from something else- subaru impreza?! build headlamp eyebrows into the hood. Lip kit moulded in. That kind of thing. There's quite a few original ideas in there! Best thing is originality!

UpstateCustom · #10 02-19-2005, 12:24 PM

i like the idea for the trunk opening in the middle im kinda just going for an all and all show look i want this car to be awsome

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