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I've been thinking about that GT 4 conv. now would be the best time...but i def. need to hit that guy up there are no part cars here in the yards i've looked and looked oh yeah and i forgot i got sandwiched the car behind me hit to so add a rear bumper on the list

This post has been edited by Jared95: Oct 8, 2007 - 4:37 PM

looks like a beautiful car. anyways, mine had almost the same damage, and i went with whole new body kit, new core support and all that stuff from the front frame, had it welded in place just to be safe. and im at like $2500 into it, so it doesnt look to be that bad. maybe you could cut your loses and do z3 fenders while you are at it, unless you want pure gt4 look?

Yeah im pretty upset i loved my celi ,but time to move on and hopefully get it fixed...i really want to do the GT4 conversion

best of luck to you. it really doesnt look that bad, im sure it looks horrible, but thats not that much damage, i bet anything your frame is still ok. jus start tearin the parts off until you can really figure whats goin on under all that carnage

You seem like you want to do a gt4 conversion.

Like you said, now is the best time. Instead of paying high $ for genuine oem toyota parts or low $ for knock offs, just get what you want. No need in spending extra money on something that you will want to change later!

From the pics, it definitely looks like it should be an easy fix. I should know, I've wrecked/totaled a few in my day.

Your car is still fixable but you only had liability (Like most of us) so if your going to get the GT4 conversion I hope you have money saved up because you'll be paying out of your pocket. Don't forget to add paint and stuff too.

yeah well i know it will be pricey, but it will save money in the long run cause i planned on doing it later on down the road...so better now than never.

sorry man, hope you have somthing else to drive in the mean time till u fix your car

well i have a motorcycle ,but i cant ride that everyday....so pretty much im screwed without a ride....i'll have parents vehicles somedays ,but yeah that was my DD so

sorry about your car, if you happen to want to sell your rims/tires let me know

yeah ill def. be letting all of you know whats going on...when it comes to me parting it out .....


ok well I have come to the decision to keep the celi alive im fixing it so any help would be much appreciated I will new pretty much a new front end ... anybody know where i can find a parts car they're are none here

This post has been edited by Jared95: Oct 9, 2007 - 12:02 PM

take some good pics of the damage and engine bay etc. so we can help you figure out what needs to be done..

figure out what is leaking!

i vote fix it! its doable

dude O_O i live in Beaumont and would love ta help ya fix her up... lol i used to be a respected mech around these parts but... since i disappeared and came back no one remembers me ;_;. but yeah hit me up boss

-DMC

i have alot of family that lives in beaumont im turning this post into project celi rebuild cuz im not gonna part ways i just love my car to much...i will deff. be needing all the help i can get and i appreciate yalls support cuz this sucks major balls.

well here are the new pics i got the hood up today heres what i found



yeah thats got a crack in it.






Yeah so my radiator is what was leaking really all of it just got pushed back because my hood latch didn't give so it brought everything back with it....or at least thats what i think...the support that the fender is attached to is crumpled like a tin can you cant really see it i'll have to get better pics

This post has been edited by Jared95: Oct 9, 2007 - 5:39 PM

bump??

I had the same damage (on the pass. side/ pics on my cardomain)

It happened a few years ago, but I think I spent a total of $2500

And in that price I had the car on the frame machine to straighten that same bit, used fender (which I lucked out it being the same white ) and other parts were salvaged meaning that they bent supports back AFTER I already bought new ones (their price is included in the $2500) Instead of returning those supports and get my money back I figured I'd keep them for when I rebuild my car and use non-damaged bits.

Also in that price is my cf hood, jdm headlamps, ground control coilovers, new replacement shocks, my invader front bumper, and my clear turnsignals/ side markers.

I paided for all this on my own since I too only had liability

I didn't have to get a new radiator at the time but a year or so later it cracked and cost me $150 from napa.

I've never had to get a new windshield (though I need to since I got a lond crack in it) and I've never priced the gt-4 bumper and hood but I'm sure they wouldn't be much more than my bumper and hood?

From the new pics this really looks like the same type of thing that happened to me (only on the other side) so this cost should give you a better idea.

Anything else I you need I'll try to help

i'll keep a look out on a front window for cheap when i do my weekly run to the yard

if u need projectors, hit me up! but if u love your car, fix it and the help on 6gc will always be there for you

yeah appreciate and when u run to the yard you think you could hunt down all my body parts bumper rear bumper hood fender and such....

Yo lew how much are those projectors running?

Damage doesn't look to bad.. of course things are bent broken etc. but it is all fixable and what better way to learn than to do it yourself?

have you started any work yet? I personally would start by removing that fender, the busted head lights, battery, radiator, etc. to see if anything more difficult got pinched or broken.. like wires or an ac line etc.