Good luck with the repairs and I look forward to the before and after
Hope you have had auto shop- one thru ten.
Just bought it, smashed! (pics)
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Burning Brakes
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St. Jude Donor '16
Just bought it, smashed! (pics)
Hey there fellow members. I finally purchased my dream car. I've been reasearching and doing my homework on this forum before I bought the car for a while and I'd like to say that all of you have been a great help to me. It's an 01 Coupe, 56K, 6 speed, after an accident. That's really all I could afford right now, since I go to school full time, but I couldn't wait anymore. Runs very nice but it does need work. I'll try to do as much as I can by my self, and the rest, like frame work and painting, will need to be done by a shop. If anyone has a corvette that they're parting out in the New England area, please let me know. I can't wait to hit the roads in this thing and go to all the meets and hopefully meets some great people, till then, here are some "before" pics
Konrad
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I think its great that you are willing to put so much effort into achieving you goal and fulfilling a dream. You will appreciate that car more than if you bought it whole. Check out C5 Parts For Sale section. THere are frequently guys parting out cars. Please keep us posted on your progress.
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Hate to give bad news, but if that car was totaled and declared so by the insurance co, you will never get it registered in CT, no matter how perfect you do the repairs. Once it's declared a total, new CT law says it can never again be registered in the state. Look the rules up in the CT DMV site
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Burning Brakes
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St. Jude Donor '16
Originally Posted by Kanmer
I think its great that you are willing to put so much effort into achieving you goal and fulfilling a dream. You will appreciate that car more than if you bought it whole. Check out C5 Parts For Sale section. THere are frequently guys parting out cars. Please keep us posted on your progress.
Bob
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Burning Brakes
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St. Jude Donor '16
Originally Posted by GCD1962
Hate to give bad news, but if that car was totaled and declared so by the insurance co, you will never get it registered in CT, no matter how perfect you do the repairs. Once it's declared a total, new CT law says it can never again be registered in the state. Look the rules up in the CT DMV site
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Originally Posted by GCD1962
Hate to give bad news, but if that car was totaled and declared so by the insurance co, you will never get it registered in CT, no matter how perfect you do the repairs. Once it's declared a total, new CT law says it can never again be registered in the state. Look the rules up in the CT DMV site
Hmmm. Uh-oh.
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I don't mean to rain on your parade but do you realize how much it is going to cost to get the car fixed? I know you said you are going to try do most of the work yourself but parts alone will be a major expense. Are you sure the frame damage is repairable?
If you are approaching this as a project car and you are in no hurry to get it done then have fun. However if you were looking to pick up a Corvette cheap and be driving ASAP (which it what it sounds like to me), I am not sure if I would have gone this route. I would guesstimate parts and labor will run at least 10K. There are running Vettes out there to be had for around 20K that don't come with a salvage title.
Having said all that I do wish you luck. You ceratinly have your work cut out for you. Keep us posted with your progress...
If you are approaching this as a project car and you are in no hurry to get it done then have fun. However if you were looking to pick up a Corvette cheap and be driving ASAP (which it what it sounds like to me), I am not sure if I would have gone this route. I would guesstimate parts and labor will run at least 10K. There are running Vettes out there to be had for around 20K that don't come with a salvage title.
Having said all that I do wish you luck. You ceratinly have your work cut out for you. Keep us posted with your progress...
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Originally Posted by Konrad
That's actually not true. All it has to do is go through the CT DMV inspection (safety, repairs, receipts etc.) and it's completely OK to register it. The title will come back rebuilt. No biggy. I've done it before.
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St. Jude Donor '16
The salvage repair process I've done 2 years ago on a Maxima. It's not as bad as you're making it sound. You probably won't believe it, but it'll be on the road within 3 weeks. I wouldn't have done something like this if I din't know what I'm getting my self into. Seems like, most of the replies I'm getting go something like "do you know what you got yourself into" and the answer is yes. Let's keep it on the positive. You guys are supposed to keep me up in spirit, hence the thread. Enjoy.
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From: "This is not a psychotic episode, but a cleansing moment of clarity."
As someone who took a wrecked sports car that sat in the Arizona desert for a dozen years and transformed it into a 1st Place Best in Class trophy winner for the last three years running, I wish you all the luck you will be needing and then some. I spent three years and did all the work myself, but there was no frame damage, at least. So, I am very interested in seeing what you are capable of doing with that car, in just three weeks!! I think you may be a little optimistic on the time frame, considering you don't even have your parts lined up yet!! You go, boy, GO! 