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From: Swan River Valley M.B Can
Measuring and welding . Scuff and paint , install engine rads etc . ready for remaining parts hood , bumper etc. and final paint . Hopefully adds up to happy momma .
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From: Swan River Valley M.B Can
It's a Subaru forester , yes I've been doing this for awhile . The parts car has fixed three including this one , did two others this winter so the profit from their sales pretty much covered the total investment ( my time never seam's to get figured into it ) but mom get's a nice little car without much invested .
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What is involved getting those vehicles licensed again.? Lots of red tape to go through here in Ontario. I know a guy who hit a moose with his truck and the damage was only cosmetic and his registration carried a tag with it that it had been totaled..
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From: Swan River Valley M.B Can
Yes lots of hoops due to years of backyard " fixes " . It must be taken to have a structural integrity inspection ( lots of hoops here , frame measured weld's and methods checked ) and then needs to have a road safety (which is required for all used vehicle registrations ) and then it will carry a PTL (previous total loss ) on the registration . I personally don't mind the extra PIA as it has made it easier to sell these vehicles but of course at a discount which dissipates with age .I find I can usually fix a car with labour for about 2/3 of a normal dealership price .
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From: Swan River Valley M.B Can
Yup all done at home I have anchors around my floor a 10 ton pull ram and measuring equipment if it gets too complicated I can make arrangements to use a proper frame setup on the weekends at a bodyshop I used to work at . But I try to avoid those jobs lol . I will post finished pics , 2 small dents in the used hood and 2 door dings on the pass doors so very little filler if any ( possibly just putty ) and my wife likes things to be hers so I am going to play a little with some designs and pearls .
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Wow and I thought replacing the back half of my sierra's truck frame was a project? That was a snap together compared to this.
Where do you get all the measurement values? Is there a bodymans "book" for collision repair values?
Where do you get all the measurement values? Is there a bodymans "book" for collision repair values?
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Yes you have to get the chassis measurements , for this one I bought a complete chassis repair manual (downloaded online ) because of the complexity of the damage . I think a few of the pics show my tape with numbers , those are of the measuring points that were used . I takes a lot of tinkering but the only measurement that wasn't perfect was one to the headlight mounting hole 2mm ( .079 inch ) which can be moved by hand easily so I think I'll live with it lol .