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what would u do

i would like to know what u would do if your car washiznit and was going to coast more than $1500 to fix it? here r some pics of my car befor it got hit i will put some of it after it got hit later. http://www.supermotors.net/users/hellsing73
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88 5.0L aod with duel flowmaster and speedo mod
88 5.0L H.O with 5 speed R.I.P
87 3.8L no trans. geting h.o and 5speed (project never ending thunder) started it as of 8-14-10
96 bronco xl 5.0L 5 speed man4x4
:birdsmily:

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Reply #1 –
Who's paying to fix it?Where did it get hit (front,back,side,etc)?What kind of work can you do yourself?If you have to pay $15.00 to fix it,and the body is really bent up,it may be cheaper to find a donor body.If they are paying,let 'em do it and wait for it to get out of the body shop and enjoy it.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

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Reply #2 –
the back side on the passenger side and its $1,500 just for the panle and bumpuer not the stuff i need for the axle to. the panle is pushed all the way in.:birdsmily:
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88 5.0L aod with duel flowmaster and speedo mod
88 5.0L H.O with 5 speed R.I.P
87 3.8L no trans. geting h.o and 5speed (project never ending thunder) started it as of 8-14-10
96 bronco xl 5.0L 5 speed man4x4
:birdsmily:

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Reply #3 –
Is their insurance going to pay?
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

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Reply #4 –
just 500
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88 5.0L aod with duel flowmaster and speedo mod
88 5.0L H.O with 5 speed R.I.P
87 3.8L no trans. geting h.o and 5speed (project never ending thunder) started it as of 8-14-10
96 bronco xl 5.0L 5 speed man4x4
:birdsmily:

what would u do

Reply #5 –
I'd take the money,and buy a donor car with it.Swap over everything you need from your car.Otherwise,it's going to get really expensive.Repair costs always seem to go higher than expected.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

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Reply #6 –
$500!? That hurts. Is that what the insurance company says that it's worth? Do you have receipts for the car that total over $500 to show that it is at least worth more than that? If it was my car I would have to fix it, it's worth more to me than that, regardless of what anyone could tell me. Guess you just have to make that decision yourself.
GT40p 5.0 w/ vortech @ 9.5psi, 400rwhp

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Reply #7 –
Quote from: vinnietbird;119616
I'd take the money,and buy a donor car with it.Swap over everything you need from your car.Otherwise,it's going to get really expensive.Repair costs always seem to go higher than expected.


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GT40p 5.0 w/ vortech @ 9.5psi, 400rwhp

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Reply #8 –
:birdsmily: no thats all they will pay me i have to sue the guy for the rest
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88 5.0L aod with duel flowmaster and speedo mod
88 5.0L H.O with 5 speed R.I.P
87 3.8L no trans. geting h.o and 5speed (project never ending thunder) started it as of 8-14-10
96 bronco xl 5.0L 5 speed man4x4
:birdsmily:

what would u do

Reply #9 –
yeah man, these cars can be had cheaply i'd buy a shell and swap everything good from your car over to the other..

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Reply #10 –
Yep,they can be found pretty cheap.May need work,but that's alright.If you find one,it'll be less work than what you are facing now,right?I bought my '88 Sport for $350.00.VERY solid,100% complete,and it runs.Now I just have to make it how I want it to be.Personalize it,as we all do.Be patient and look around.You'll find a good 'Bird around.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

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Reply #11 –
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88 5.0L aod with duel flowmaster and speedo mod
88 5.0L H.O with 5 speed R.I.P
87 3.8L no trans. geting h.o and 5speed (project never ending thunder) started it as of 8-14-10
96 bronco xl 5.0L 5 speed man4x4
:birdsmily:

what would u do

Reply #12 –
if it were me, i'd swap axles or do whatever had to be done to drive again. 500 bucks should get a whole rear axle from a junkyard (8.8?!), put new bearings and stuff in, and roll until i could get the repair done.  that's a clean bird and it'd be a shame for it to be totaled for that. it just doesn't seem like that bad of damage to me IMO.
:cougarsmily:5.0 HO, E303 cam, Exploder/Cobra intake, smog pump delete, Ford Taurus electric fan, MAF conversion, BBK headers, MAC 2.5" off-road exhaust w/x-pipe, AOD w/shift kit, 8.8 Trac-Loc rear w/disc brakes, 5-lug conversion w/'98 Mustang GT 17" wheels, Mach 1 springs:cougarsmily:

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Reply #13 –
I tell you to not except any offer from the insurance company untill you are happy. Isn't the Idea of insurance to put you right back where you were before anything happened. Something like this happened when someone hit my wife. They were gonna give me $500 for the car we had. I just told them that wasn't gonna work. Anytime they started to tell me different I told them I'm gonna call my lawyer and talk to him and hung up. I got $1500 from them and they paid for the retal car and the insurance on it. That was for the 1980 datson 510. So don't let them push you around. Make them pay for it. This has worked for me a several others that have tried it.

P.s Don't sign  anything until you get what you want from them.
84 Turbo coupe 2.3T Modded with 88 upper and lower intake, 88 injectors, E6 manifold, T3-4 AR.60 turbo, 31X12X3 FMIC, Homemade MBC , Greddy knock off BPV.
4 eyes see better than 2! 
Da Bird!

FreeBird

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Reply #14 –
Thats not as bad as I thought. The bumper can easily be found. Hell there was rust on it, might as well patch a panel in and save the car.
"Real cars dont power the front wheels, they lift them"
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1984 Mercury Cougar GS 5.0:cougarsmily: BBK Equal Length Shorties, BBK O/R X-Pipe, Magnaflow Magnapacks, Mustang GT Stainless Tailpipes, 18" Magnaflow Rolled Edge Tips. Turbo Coupe Hood, Mach 1 Chin Spoiler. 17"x9" Cobra R's, Falken Ziex 255/50s, and 245/45s.
1984 Ford Thunderbird 3.8L "Drag Queen"
2009 Dodge Ram 1500 Lone Star Edition 5.7L Hemi 400hp, lex DOD14M Magnaflow retro-fit ler kit