Well, I spent 18 months rebuilding little 87 "stang", new engine, tranny, suspension, interior, brakes, conv top, fuel system, stereo, etc.. I was just getting ready to start prepping it for its spring paint job, when BAM....
Yep, old geezer in his new Nissan truck decided to make an illegal turn right in front of me. Now, before any old folks get their dander up, I'm 51 so we're talking about a real old geezer here, like 85.
Now, little "stang"'s entire front end is moved to the right about 6 inches. Hood has this new rakish look, with its extra hump right in the front. Amazingly, it still drove, it just doesn't like to take any turns, since the fenders are now about 1/2 inch away from the tires.
Gee, I'm so glad I just bought those new headlights on ebay. At least the cops found him in the wrong, gave him a $150 ticket, 3 pts on his license and he gets to go to drivers school. Oh, and his insurance and I get to start arguing about the value of the car. I know they will want to total it, which may be ok for me, but I'll be damned if I take some crap value for it. And yes, I may just remove the entire front end and start again.
Or I might part it out. Decisions, decisions.
So much for the spring time trip to NC.
:-(
Dave
Yep, old geezer in his new Nissan truck decided to make an illegal turn right in front of me. Now, before any old folks get their dander up, I'm 51 so we're talking about a real old geezer here, like 85.
Now, little "stang"'s entire front end is moved to the right about 6 inches. Hood has this new rakish look, with its extra hump right in the front. Amazingly, it still drove, it just doesn't like to take any turns, since the fenders are now about 1/2 inch away from the tires.
Gee, I'm so glad I just bought those new headlights on ebay. At least the cops found him in the wrong, gave him a $150 ticket, 3 pts on his license and he gets to go to drivers school. Oh, and his insurance and I get to start arguing about the value of the car. I know they will want to total it, which may be ok for me, but I'll be damned if I take some crap value for it. And yes, I may just remove the entire front end and start again.
Or I might part it out. Decisions, decisions.
So much for the spring time trip to NC.
:-(
Dave