I had a bad feeling about it!

[eagleone1983]

So I semi knew this was coming but I really didn't want to hear it. I finally got my front end all put back together, the brakes bled, and tires put back on. Totally excited but I got a bad feeling during the installation of my front end and the alignment guy confirmed my feeling. My runner had been in accident in the past (don't know when but before I bought it and was never told about it but I guess that's about normal.) He did the best he could at getting it as drivable as possible and still only charged me an hour's work after working on it for 3 so I commend him. So it looks like my next stop will be a frame/body shop for straightening. Anybody ever had this done before that could brace me for the dollar impact? Well I'm done venting...I love this forum.

 

[69 Runner]

Your cost will depend on how badly (and where) it's bent. Maybe it isn't hard out of whack.

 

[prhousejr]

Your cost will depend on how badly (and where) it's bent. Maybe it isn't hard out of whack.

I have no experience in frame work, but if you couldn't notice it looking or driving maybe it is not that bad like 69 said.... Best of luck.

 

[eagleone1983]

I sure hope so. One of the many speed bumps I'm sure I'll face.

 

[thebankerstoy]

Your car MIGHT not have been involved in an accident. My brother-in-law and I bought a 1970 Cuda race car back in 1979 that was an original 440, 4 speed, Dana 60 car. It had a 426 Hemi and Hemi 4 speed in it when we bought it and had been used as a drag car most of it's life.. When we started tearint the car apart to start building it into a serious bracket car, we found out that it had a pretty good "kink" in the transmission tunnel, so we took the car to a well known local frame shop and found out that it had a 1.5" bend in the car that was caused from heavy torque loads from being raced hard without a roll cage or sub frame connectors. The frame shop straightened it out with no issues and we were good to go. Uni-body cars are known to have issues like this, so don't fear the worst yet.

Richard

 

[CtownChris]

Start thinking $500 and up.

 

[eagleone1983]

I don't think it is from high torque or anything like that. This car has a ways to go before it'll be fast enough to do that kinda damage. I found a local frame shop here that I'll be taking it too. I'll let you all know what happens.

 

[Photon440]

Has it happened yet?

 

[mmissile]

Just like now, lots of people wrecked cars, kinda fixed them....and they've changed hands many times since. Not everybody knows what's-up with their car.

 

[Kayo]

As my car guy says, It's a good thing cars can't talk...

 

[Darthomas]

As my car guy says, It's a good thing cars can't talk...

I wish mine could.
The new one is an ex-state police car.