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When they say accidents happen close to home...

THEY WERNT LYING

yesterday, i had my cars shuffled around my driveway, since im working on getting the red bird spotless to cover it for the winter, and hopefully have it ready for swapping engines come spring time

well, my dad comes home, im sitting in the living room, he walks through and i say "whats up Paw", and his voice crackled and he studdered and said "i hit your car", i thought he was joking, went out and saw his bumper was a little messed up and his corner light was broken, and my car was about 30ft from where i was standing, i looked up, and my door was rippled, so i was like " dad, you ****ED my door up", and he thought he hit my rear quarter and just nudged it

turns out, when he came down the driveway, he got my entire door, and pushed my car over a good 3 inchs since it was sitting in a little bit of mud

heres the pics of the damage

a local guy (motormenace) has a door for me, my dad and i will discuss what we're going to do about paint
It's Gumby's fault.

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That just plain old suck. But could have been worse. Try having the front end of the car hit and replacing the nose.

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. shiznitty luck, Shawn. At least it's just the door, and not the quarter. Bolt on vs. extensive body work/welding. So, what colour are you looking at? ;)

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Quote from: slamedcat
That just plain old suck. But could have been worse. Try having the front end of the car hit and replacing the nose.

the nose of the car is already tweaked, the passanger side of the radiator support is pushed own about 1/2", and the inner fender is bent accordingly

Quote from: oldraven
. shiznitty luck, Shawn. At least it's just the door, and not the quarter. Bolt on vs. extensive body work/welding. So, what colour are you looking at? ;)

i plan on keeping it the stock color ;)

i dont feel like painting the jams, engine bay and all that

still not sure if im painting the whole car, or the door or what, ill discuss it with my dad
It's Gumby's fault.

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Ouch, that looks painful.  Sorry to see that.

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dude looks like he got the quarter panel as well. unless its just the way the pic was taken. but that does suck. i would of gone up one side and down the other even though it was my father.

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that car would look pretty mean black,..... but that still sucks.
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 man, my heart jumped when I frirst saw the pic!

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Quote from: lostbrew
dude looks like he got the quarter panel as well. unless its just the way the pic was taken. but that does suck. i would of gone up one side and down the other even though it was my father.

he got the rear 1/4, but not bad at all, it just kinda flattened part of the lower, so its nothing major

Quote from: Haystack
that car would look pretty mean black,..... but that still sucks.

ive been hearing that for months...its not being painted black

Quote from: baXo
    man, my heart jumped when I frirst saw the pic!

how do you think i felt when i saw it, i didnt know what was going through my head, im staring at my messed up door almost like it wasnt my car
It's Gumby's fault.

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I was expecting worse when I opened the page.  But still that f'n sucks.
One 88

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Reply #10 –
Imagine how Dare feels. This happens to him, what, every six months? :giggle:
 

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:sorry:

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ugh.. suckage.

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So you never did give us your father's explanation for hitting your car. Stationary targets aren't worth any points at all...
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Quote from: Thunder Chicken
So you never did give us your father's explanation for hitting your car. Stationary targets aren't worth any points at all...


old man with two canes is worth 100 point if you can keep him on your hood for 10 seconds
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