Rear End Damage
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one finger john
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Pics or it didn't happen.
Glad to hear no one was hurt.
John
Glad to hear no one was hurt.
John
one finger john
Active Member
Is that a Spirit body? Maybe they have a patch panel or some ideas on how to repair it.
John
John
one finger john
Active Member
It seems that the car can still be driven. The proverbial scratch that can buffed out. Don't consign it to body shop purgatory. Fix the structural part, artfully apply primer (you can play with that a lot), match the color at your leisure.
Consider it a war wound. Conversation starter. Like rock chips on the cowl. Nothing is perfect forever.
The back of your car now has a little character. You're still proud to be seen with her.
Still runs like a champ. Some one has taken the fear of hurting your baby away from you and now you can enjoy her even more. Take her to a dirt track and run her around a few laps, just to see what she can really do.
The person that hit you might have done you a favor. Enjoy it.
John
After all is said and done , it's just a car.
Consider it a war wound. Conversation starter. Like rock chips on the cowl. Nothing is perfect forever.
The back of your car now has a little character. You're still proud to be seen with her.
Still runs like a champ. Some one has taken the fear of hurting your baby away from you and now you can enjoy her even more. Take her to a dirt track and run her around a few laps, just to see what she can really do.
The person that hit you might have done you a favor. Enjoy it.
John
After all is said and done , it's just a car.
ellis8500
Member
If was just scratches it wouldn't be too bad. However, body is broken all the way through both sides and some in the back. It's still drivable and will still take it to the company car show on Wednesday. The other guy's insurance will pay for the fix so not worried about the cost. There is a hot rod shop near by that does this kind of work so will visit them on Wednesday. Yes it is just a car. I don't like the hassle of dealing with it.
old round fart
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How far are you from Spirit? They do excellent repair work.
roadmonster
Member
That has happened to me and I can tell you the insurance company will have no idea how to handle or estimate a unique car. They will end up writing a check for whatever you tell them it will cost. Shop around, get generous estimates, and don't back down. My car has a real T turtledeck nearly 100 years old and nobody wanted to touch it. I wrote my own estimate, took it to the hot rod shop, and said "does this look about right?" They wrote the check for what I asked for.
2old2fast
Active Member
Having worked on damaged boats & vette's over the years ,I can ,without hesitation , tell you that is damage that you cannot see. When "glas is stressed badly enough to fracture like that ,you'll be seeing spider webbing every where in a very short period of time , if it were me , I'd DEMAND a new body !!!
dave
dave
ellis8500
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Update on the 27T. Insurance adjuster estimated a bit over $1,700. The street rod shop estimated a bit over $7,000. Looks like we have some negotiating to do. Adjuster saw 20 hours of repair, the shop 80 hours. Adjuster way low on paint. Shop too high on paint; they included full body clear coat which it never did have. Might have to take RoadMonster's advice on this.
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