'86 Slicktop with a bent frame. I need opinions.

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  • #31
    Without seeing the car on stands with the fenders, hood and bumper off from multiple angle I cannot be certain. However from what I can see in the pic, you may be able to get away with just a frame rail and hood ledge on the driver side. Here are some links for part numbers in the fiche.

    http://xenonz31.com/5I05.html
    http://xenonz31.com/5G09.html
    http://xenonz31.com/5M10.html

    The big question will be if the floor is rippled. I had one that was hit similarly on the opposite side, and had set out to repair it when I found the floor rippled which ended up causing the scrapping of the car.
    88SS - #300 - http://z31performance.com/showthread.php?18360
  • #32
    Tomakze;333636 wrote: I had not thought of that! That is brilliant, and might be a much easier thing to do in a junkyard than cutting out a section. Sounds like there are plenty of options here. Now I just need to make sure my little brother remains patient, so we can do it right. He wants to start driving it, and I said absolutely not. It's just not ready for that, as it has several issues at the moment, the frame being a major one.
    There is no need to make sure my little brother remains patient cause he will be. He wants everything to be done right, and doesn't want anything to happen to the car for trying to rush things.
  • #33
    This is exactly how my car looked before I reversed it straight with a chain and a light pole. It even meets the frame pos specs, which you can find in the FSM.
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  • #34
    Zecrcha;335147 wrote: There is no need to make sure my little brother remains patient cause he will be. He wants everything to be done right, and doesn't want anything to happen to the car for trying to rush things.
    Huh? John, is that you? Did you finally get around to making an account? lol! Remember to post in the new members section so everyone can properly welcome you aboard! Also, start a build thread in the "Members rides" section, so people can follow the progress of you resurrecting this bad boy from the dead! Glad to see you here!!!
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  • #35
    Tomakze;335914 wrote: Huh? John, is that you? Did you finally get around to making an account? lol! Remember to post in the new members section so everyone can properly welcome you aboard! Also, start a build thread in the "Members rides" section, so people can follow the progress of you resurrecting this bad boy from the dead! Glad to see you here!!!
    we deffeantly will have to get on this and find some time to get this bad boy running
    lol we will
  • #36
    My slicktop had a bent frame when i bought it. one wheel that was flush with the fender and the other was in over an inch. The frame looked like yours. I paid $275 to a body shop to have them straighten the frame. I got 40,000 mile out of my last set of tires. And all of my wheels camber are in spec. Hope you find a good shop.
  • #37
    Dang, for that price, I'd say a shop is the way to go! I was thinking it would be well over a grand…
    "Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car. Oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you…"

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