Wrecked! should I fix it?

Ouch, what happened?

It will be a lot of work to get it all straight and square again, but from the look of the bumper mounts the chassis rails didn't take the brunt of the impact so it might still be structurally ok. Do the doors and bootlid still open and close properly?

 

you can hook me up on some parts.....

ps. that will buff out

 

Just looking at the pics, it appears that most of the damage is above the bumper and to the right side. My brother-in-law runs a shop called Bodies By Bunn and has repaired much worse damage than this several times over. Find someone that most every car guy in your area recommends, but don't be shocked by the price tag, body repairs doesn't come cheap!

racerb

 

insurance will total that.....about 8k to fix in a shop.......i would fix but do you have the space and time?.......i would just part it and get another one.....

same thing happened to me quoted 8.5k to fix, i parted it out and bought another one in which i swapped in the motor....that one only had 51k on it at the time




the bad is yes you did miss the frame but you broke the welds on the core support.

 

I would say repair it as well with used parts ,there might be a small movement on that chassis leg it is exposed it was welded to the cradle before the crash and your inner tray is bent as well only way is to start removing the old damaged parts and take it from there.If it's insured then it be right off.

 

I would hate to see a vert go to the wreckers. I say fix it. However if you do part it out to buy another one hit me up....I may be interested in the vert seals and top!

 

Where are you located? I've got a lot of the parts you need right here in my barn, even some vert parts you might not have!

racerb

 

Well your only about 6 hours away, if you give me a list of parts you need we could probebly meet somewhere in between. I'll be heading down near Columbia SC next month for a sportscar race and could haul some stuff down there for you! You'll need a small truck or trailer for the hood, fender/fenders, headlight buckets, grill, and such, but I've got it all just sitting here.

racerb :idea

 

Ok, I've got the hood, fender, radiator reservoir, wswiper reservoir, and the 2 headlight supports, unfortunately I just sold the bumper cover and airdam this morning. I could probebly let the parts I do have go for $100, but would rather not ship, so some sort of halfway meeting point might be arranged.

racerb :idea

 

Pull-A-Part in South Atlanta and also Augusta each list an '87 Celica in their inventory, if you get a chance, check it out!
http://www.pullapart.com/locations/atlanta-south.aspx

racerb

 

In that case I look forward to a build thread and pics :thumbsup: