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Some wonderful person remodeled my car.

Yes, sometime while out today some wonderful individual remodeled the passenger side of my Turbo Coupe. They managed to damage the right 1/4, the door, and the right front fender. How nice... of course they kindly left a note... :giggle: :giggle: :giggle: Ok, right... maybe not.

Jerks :flip:

Anyway, I already had it looked at, so we'll see what the insurance company says. Dimes to donuts though, they'll total it. If they do, I'll check on the buy-back as there are some good parts. 16" Enkei mesh with brand new Yokahamas, rebuilt IHI with larger compressor, Bob's log, 140mph speedometer with 15,000 miles on it, plus all the usual Turbo stuff in good shape.

Of course this was after a day that started with our new HVAC system not working, and ended with me dropping my nice DeWalt chop saw and breaking it. What a day... sigh.

Shiny Side Up!
Bill
"as if 'religion' were something God invented, and not His statement to us of certain quite unalterable facts about His own nature." -C.S. Lewis

Some wonderful person remodeled my car.

Reply #1 –
Dang , that sucks :mad:
Fox-less at the moment

Some wonderful person remodeled my car.

Reply #2 –
I'm sorry to hear this happened to you.
13 Dodge Dart SXT Special Edition
09 Honda Shadow Sabre ---------- 08 Caliber
05 Aztek ---------- 02 Avalanche
02 Thunderbird (4,000 miles) ---------- 02 Cadillac ETC
98 Explorer ---------- 96 Suzuki X-90
89 Fleetwood ---------- 89 Continental
88 Town Car ---------- 86 Silverado ---------- 84 Fiero
83 Town Car ---------- 82 EXP (32,000 miles) ---------- 82 Mercury LN7
80 Mustang (35,000 miles) ---------- 65 Continental
62 Galaxie 500 ---------- 54 Packard

Some wonderful person remodeled my car.

Reply #3 –
This is what I fear more than anything else - idiots like that. This is why I WILL have my alarm fire 720P/60fps cameras up and start recording within seconds as it can help bring these idiots to justice. So what's it to someone these days that is caught in a hit and run to property?
1988 Thunderbird Sport

Some wonderful person remodeled my car.

Reply #4 –
Someone hit my car and messed up the trunk so it didn't close. I don't know how they didn't break the tail lights. I beat it out and you can't even tell, but I did trip the fuel cutoff switch.
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com

Some wonderful person remodeled my car.

Reply #5 –
Seems like when it rains...it pours on you.  I know the feeling.  Hang in there.

How do you shoot photos of the car incident as it happens??
Mike

Some wonderful person remodeled my car.

Reply #6 –
That sucks...especially all three things...hopefully tomorrow (rather, today) is a better day. Pics?

Do you have the ability to put a new 1/4 on it..?
(How far are ya from Jerry? lol)
'98 Explorer 5.0
'20 Malibu (I know, Chevy, but, 35MPG. Let's go brandon, eh)

Some wonderful person remodeled my car.

Reply #7 –
Quote from: ThunderbirdSport302;330939
That sucks...especially all three things...hopefully tomorrow (rather, today) is a better day. Pics?

Do you have the ability to put a new 1/4 on it..?
(How far are ya from Jerry? lol)


I have the ability, but frankly, not the time. I just have too many other projects that are pressing.

I need to raise the floor that connects the hallway to the foyer so my wife doesn't have to keep stepping down, then up, when going from the kitchen or front door to the back of the house.

I need to finish cleaning, arranging, and wiring the garage.

I need to finish my kitchen rearrange (I'm moving the breakfast area and the refrigerator around).

I need to get my book put together and develop my seminar to get my business off the ground.

My Triumph Bonneville project is calling.

And then there is my 442 project...

I'll get out there later today and take pics.

All in all, life really doesn't suck. I love our new house, despite the few trials and tribulations associated with it. My wife loves her new(ish) job (she still works for the same company, just in a different state), and my business idea is coming along well.

To tell the truth, even if they say it's repairable, I'm not sure I will repair it. First, there is no way the new paint will really match, so in all reality it needs a whole new paint job. Second, it still needs to have the interior redone. And third, I keep looking at E34 M5's.

Hmmm....

Shiny Side Up!
Bill
"as if 'religion' were something God invented, and not His statement to us of certain quite unalterable facts about His own nature." -C.S. Lewis

Some wonderful person remodeled my car.

Reply #8 –
 that sux bro.. all the way around
1985 TC (yet another one) Fully loaded
has 225k mile  still with the factory head gasket






84  Turbo ranger  Daily driver  ($800.00 Ebay deal)
          volvo FMIC and more getto rigging than the law should allow
 

Some wonderful person remodeled my car.

Reply #9 –
Quote from: mcb82gt;330925
How do you shoot photos of the car incident as it happens??


Many alarms have a trigger output for when it is set off. Cameras draw too much power when on so having the alarm power on a relay with a shutoff timer will cause recording to occur for about 30 seconds (30 second alarm shutoff from last trigger, plus a 30 second timer I would set on the relay). This can be tied into a cheap SD-card recorder or a more elaborate carpc setup.
1988 Thunderbird Sport