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5.0CRAZY

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My freind was looking at a notch that had been in a accident back in 97. The car ran fine, has low mileage and drove straight etc.

Only problem is the gap between the drivers side door and quarter panel seemed to be a little off, the gap seemed to get slighty wider the as you followed it up towards the roof. Hardly noticable but I noticed as I knew to look for that type of thing. The passenger side was fine.

Just wondering if this is a sure sign of a bent frame? Or could the door just be out of alignment? Or if it could mean anything else, other than that the car was in very good shape.
 
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PonyBoy90

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The car was obviously hit from the front driver's side and that fender was replaced.

Depending on how badly the car was hit, it could be that the replacement fender was just not aligned properly or worse yet, if the car was hit harder, they just couldn't bend the frame back properly.

Go back and take a pad of paper and pen with you. Write down the VIN from the dashboard and then check each panel to see if a matching VIN is present. If there is no VIN, that means the panel was replaced completely either with a panel from FORD or one from a junkyard.

The key thing to remember here is, the more panels you find WITHOUT the VIN, the MORE LIKELY the accident the car was in was very BAD.

Hence, if there's no matching VIN on the hood, driverside door, front facia bumper, or light housing unit, then this car had it's entire front end re-arranged in the accident.

Pop the hood and check the fender in the engine compartment. Should not have any creases or signs of being stretched.
 

5.0CRAZY

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Thanks, the door has been replaced as well as the front driverside fender and front clip I beleive. Surprisingly enough it still has the oroginal rad support.

So like the owner stated the accident was on the drivers side fender and must have got some of the door as well.

BTW its the rear quarter panel door gap that seems off, not the front fender if thats what your referring to.
 

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Bring it to a body shop and let someone who knows what there doing take a look at the frame !
 
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