Kinked Frame repair
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Racer
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From: St. Paul MN
Kinked Frame repair
Ouch. After an accident (front-end driver's corner) my frame has two kinks, one before the suspension and one after, and the skid plate ripped out of the end of the frame. The impact sheered off the nosecone to the outside of the frame rail, exposing the wheel entirely. Its a stock 2000 C5 vert.
The shop doing the teardown estimate says they need to replace the front half of the frame from under the drivers seat, removing powertrain, interior, floor panels, etc. The labor involved will total the car.
How practical is it to section the frame? Or would I be better off just letting them total it and get another one?
Thanks for any opinions. At least it's at the end of our driving season.
Todd
The shop doing the teardown estimate says they need to replace the front half of the frame from under the drivers seat, removing powertrain, interior, floor panels, etc. The labor involved will total the car.
How practical is it to section the frame? Or would I be better off just letting them total it and get another one?
Thanks for any opinions. At least it's at the end of our driving season.
Todd
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Melting Slicks
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Ouch. After an accident (front-end driver's corner) my frame has two kinks, one before the suspension and one after, and the skid plate ripped out of the end of the frame. The impact sheered off the nosecone to the outside of the frame rail, exposing the wheel entirely. Its a stock 2000 C5 vert.
The shop doing the teardown estimate says they need to replace the front half of the frame from under the drivers seat, removing powertrain, interior, floor panels, etc. The labor involved will total the car.
How practical is it to section the frame? Or would I be better off just letting them total it and get another one?
Thanks for any opinions. At least it's at the end of our driving season.
Todd
The shop doing the teardown estimate says they need to replace the front half of the frame from under the drivers seat, removing powertrain, interior, floor panels, etc. The labor involved will total the car.
How practical is it to section the frame? Or would I be better off just letting them total it and get another one?
Thanks for any opinions. At least it's at the end of our driving season.
Todd
Drifting
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From: Pl Grove Utah
The repair they are quoting you(1/2 a framerail from seat/sill forward) is the prescribed repair procedure in the factory manual.And yes,it will probably total it,but you want it repaired correctly.Sorry !
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After accidents they are never the same.. this is 95% of the time, because most people performing the work are not going to have the time to get every detail 100% dead on... not to say many don't do a good job.. it's just how it is...
-=Rick
-=Rick
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Racer
Joined: Feb 2004
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From: St. Paul MN
Thanks for all the replies. It's heading to the great parts bin in the sky.
I thought I'd post some pics to maybe win the "least appearance of damage to total it" award.
And some more pics.
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...5/DSC03457.jpg
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...5/DSC03407.jpg
I thought I'd post some pics to maybe win the "least appearance of damage to total it" award.
And some more pics.
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...5/DSC03457.jpg
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...5/DSC03407.jpg
