*FINISHED* HELP Totaled but repairable

[colsteege]

ok today i had a horrible accident and rear ended a u haul truck causing the hood to be v-ed and the air bags to go off but the trucks rear bumper did not damage the subframe all that happened was that the radiator and its supports along with the bumper and driver side fender got pushed in jst a bit pics will come later but the motor still runs and none of the mounts are tweaked or anything i jst need new front end parts air bags and steering wheels and front console along with windshield, please help and advise parts sources

[RCA1186]

www.picknpull.com/check_inventory.aspx?Address=+61350&Lat=41.375388&Lng=-88.845504&Make=Oldsmobile&Model=Aurora&Distance=100



I frequent the Hammond one myself LOTS of Auroras there always

[colsteege]

thanks so much for the info, im going to be going to the hammond one tomorrow and get as many parts as i can

[colsteege]

here is what she looks like

[nelson480]

holy shite! Lol good luck with the repairs
Will you be getting a professional repaint?

[colsteege]

yeah im gonna jst get parts from where ever i can and then let a local body shop do the paint and clear, im jst hoping i can get all the parts i need

[RCA1186]

Jul 8, 2011 11:41:13 GMT -6 colsteege said:

thanks so much for the info, im going to be going to the hammond one tomorrow and get as many parts as i can

No problem haha, if you go, let me know if one of them is bronzemist:

[auroradude]

I would not bother fixing that, it looks pretty bad

[nelson480]

looks pretty fixable to me

[colsteege]

Well as of Sunday she is all fixed airbags seat belt body work and windshield, thanks to u guys ad this forum i wouldnt have been able to fix her, so glad she didnt get totaled out

[RCA1186]

How much did it run you? Just curious haha, you end up going to the pick and pull?

[colsteege]

All in total about $2000 that's for air bags 2 hoods and 2 fenders 1 bumper seat belt windshield and all front end parts I got lucky and found a car the same color as mine at a yard near Iowa that was a little dinged up but it was better than what I had plus a green hood bumper and fender that will get repainted after winter and while I was at it a new ac compressor was put in and she runs great right now the only problem I had was that the idler pully mount on the motor bust so it's only connected on the engine mount side but I hope to find someone with a TIG welder that can weld the mount back on and I'll be all set good as new

[colsteege]

Well after a week of hours upon hours of labor and opening the bank wide open shes finally fixed and finished, sorry about the delay been busy with school and work but tell me what you guys think. P.S. this is just fixed enough to be my daily driver till i can afford to get a beater so i can fully restore her and make her my project car

[lkraft92]

wow, i am impressed. you did real good job.

[RCA1186]

looks great! You're car looked a lot worse than mine did and mine was totaled, I wish I had the space that it appears you had so that I could have fixed it

[colsteege]

thanks guys! i own alot of it too my dad his help throughout the whole project was immense, if not for him it probably wouldnt have gotten done. and yeah rca the body shop wanted to total her but i convinced my parents outta it, this cars got alot of sentimental value sense my grand father who passed away gave her it me for my 16th birthday. and im not finished yet, there is still a little bit of damage to the body behind the head lights that got dis-formed from the accident but after talking to a few body shop buddies it seems that all ya gotta do is drill out the spot welds on my car and a donor car and then tack weld the donor car supports right in. plus im just gonna do a full restore and pull the motor and interior and rebuild everything i can get my hands on plus a few mods that the factory shouldve done in the first place lol

[aba1987]

Wow wow wow wow! the before and after pics are a huge difference

[dynamic1964]

You have done an incredibly good job and should really be proud of yourself. I find it hard to believe a car body repair would have done a better job, unless you paid a sick amount of money to them.
Just to congratulate, well done and keep her running!

[colsteege]

Thanks to everyone! but shes still not to where i want her to be, in person u can still tell the front end has been messed up a bit, my plan is to make her look better than she did rolling off the show room floor

[Paulaurora]

nice job good luck and i sure you will achieve your goal. Its was the most stupid mistake for GM close olds.