I danged near... well you know.
It was raining last night and some fool had his hi-beams on in the opposite lane... I was blinded, I missed a turn and hit a mailbox along with some cinderblocks doing about 25 mph.
I went to the Fiero Club meeting back in July, and I was pleased with the reception I got and I felt very encouraged to join. However, the car began acting up many a time between then and now (drive belt, tensioner, battery, cooling fan, headlights, muffler aaaand oil pan) and I spent my time working on it instead. And just went I got her into pristine running condition this last week, tragedy struck.
On the passenger side, the door panel and possibly some mechanics underneath operating the auto windows are damaged. The frame on the door may also be misaligned. The front end of the car is torn to bits. The radiator seems to have taken minor damage, but the condition of everything else under the hood is yet to be determined. The hood itself is also damaged, unable to be lifted, and the roof panel, windshield, and of course the front bumper and the passenger side panel that goes over the tire well are all pattywhacked. A lot of plastic to be replaced. However, the back of the car is completely unharmed, aside from the damage from a cinderblock wedged into the air scoop panel on the driver side (and the corresponding GT trim running along the panel and the door) that also ties in with the rest of the replacements I need.
Basically I took a lot of body damage, but if all looks well under the hood and the frame is unharmed, the car will live on.
February 28th is my birthday. As a present to myself I intend to work and pour my paychecks into my savings account and, depending on how much I have by then, either get the car completely repaired and add a few accessories here and there (scoops, custom hood, paint job, rims, speaker system) or go all out and get a body kit for it.
It's a gold '87 GT. I'll post up some pictures of it (both pre-crash and post-crash) when I can. I'd love to hear some recommendations on accessories of kits (A Ferrari kit would be great. 5 grand by February will be a tough mark, though. I got
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P.S. if anyone, by chance, has considered selling a cheap donor car, let me know.
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Haven't gotten around to the fastback clip quite yet. I'm going to be extra careful on every area of the back, as the fastback clip and driver door panel are the only panels that are intact. Every bit of the GT skirt, even, has been damaged somewhere except for the clip. The front fascia and both fenders are off, at least. This is all a learning experience for me, though. I really like getting my hands dirty on this car.
Like I said in my email, your assistance has been valuable to me, and it gave me some perspective on my options. Glad to hear you got some money out of it. Meanwhile, I wish I could know for sure the extent of the damage to the car, but I'm far too novice. Originally I attributed the cracks in the corners of my sunroof to the fact that it flew up in the collision and even broke off of the release handle.