wow, you are lucky, it really doesn't look quite so bad from the outside, hope you can save it.

 

You said that you T-boned the other truck? How is the driver of the F-150, man, getting hit with your bumper/guard would be a scary thing to look out the broken too!

 

What a heartbreaker cart.

 

Glad everyone involved is okay, i cant bealieve that bumper didnt prevent the damage.
If the frame is okay i bet you can get it fixed pretty easy.

 

Most importantly you are ok, sorry to hear about the truck.

 

Bummer about your truck. Understand how you might feel with the work you put into it. Glad to hear everyone is ok.

 

It doesn't look like much damage. Sorry to hear that bud.

 

Damn, one crash took out two Ford trucks... Cartmanea, next time, try to hit a Chevy! Just kidding... I'm glad that you're ok.

 

AS is the case with most accidents, the main thing is that everyone is okay!
Hopefully your insurance dealings turn out well, and in a timely manner.
Best of luck >> glad nobody was hurt!

 

Probably the inertia switch tripped.

As for the rest, that sucks.

Is it possible that the big bumper you have caused the frame to bend?

I know a stock bumper will absorb a lot more impact, just wondering if a big bumper is overkill and a "total" waiting to happen...

 

That big white bar on the nose made it look killer!

As for the rest of the truck....well you re-built her once...this time around you have more experience and it should be easier on you!

Sucks to lose an old favorite!

Joe

 

Glad you're ok! I would imagine it's a total because it was a total before. A number of insurance companies won't put "full coverage" (comp/collision) on a reconstructed vehicle, but in this case it looks like the other person's fault (based on what you said). An insurance company is supposed to put the vehicle back to pre-accident condition, or pay you actual cash value. That's a double edged sword with a prior total. People usually pay less for them, so their actual cash value is less.

Putting a big heavy bumper on the frame ends basically makes that the frame ends, or front cross member. Most stock bumpers absorb a little (but not much), whereas a heavy steel bumper doesn't absorb, it transfers the energy somewhere else, so your frame bends before the bumper does.

If your vehicle is totalled don't expect to get full market value for it, because somewhere down the line someone was already paid that actual cash value for a vehicle that was not a total loss. If the other insurance company is paying out the claim, make sure you have as much documentation of the work you've done or had done as possible. If you have receipts for things or can find them online and print out where those parts can be purchased you're likely to get a higher value due to the appropriate documentation showing the actual value of things. Remember too that parts can depreciate, so if you didn't just buy the parts they may not be worth retail.

 

Got two quotes today, $8400 and $7900, both were half labor. I'm guessing the insurance adjuster will quote a lot less, but I figure it will cost me about $4k to fix it myself.

 

Who knows... you make come out ahead when it is said and done. Wishing you best success with the insurance coverage!

 

wow sorry to hear it bro. keep us posted on the dealings with the grimsurance companies!