Sad day for me and my baby.. Options

[mkernz22]

Today wasn't a good day, I was on my way to work and the car in front of the car i was behind stopped suddenly to make a turn when there was on coming traffic and the guy in front of me stopped suddenly and pulled to the right and then there was me who was trying to avoid a manhole, since they raise them and are going to pave over them, and I didn't notice that the two cars in front of me were at a dead stop and me, I was still doing about 35 to 40 mph and was only about a hundred or so feet away. Any who, I slammed on the brakes (which didnt help because there was a dusting of sand on the road) and my car skidded and went under a jeep.

Here's the pic:



So from what I saw, I need a hood, bumper, crash bar, drivers side high & low beam, radiator & support, and some other odds and ends.
Air bags blew, but I'll just replace the steering wheel with a racing one for now and I'll just cut the other air bag out or just replace it.
The windshield I can get replaced for free since it is a part of my insurance. I think thats it right now, but I'll get some pics up tomorrow after I start pulling some stuff off.

Luckily there is a junk yard in town with a white celi there with some parts so I can get some off of that.
Don't ask for parts unless you want the broken stuff? cause I'm not parting out, I'm fixing her up.

[SwissFerdi]

Good luck with the rebuild.

[mkernz22]

thanks, i'm hoping it wont be too bad.

[Jamchell]

Ouch! well at least nobody was seriously injured, aside from the poor celi that is. Looks like there may be driver side structural damage there, or is that just the angle of the shot?

[Batman722]

damn Mike you weren't kidding

good luck with the rebuild

[Hanyo]

doesnt look like major damage. You now have an excuse to do a gt4 conversion. good luck with the rebuild.

[Russian]

It's really sad In future never replace the steering wheel if it has Air bag inside.!!!Safety First

[whatthe]

Sorry to hear about this. Dont worry man this will all be behind you soon enough and you will be driving in your celica in no time. Just be thankful you are okay and nobody is hurt.

[HectortheRican]

I know how you feel. I hit an 18 wheeler's tire on Thursday and now I need a new front bumper, RH fender, sidemarkers, RH low beam, whole new suspension (strut is bent, I'm waiting on Megan coilovers, they've been on backorder), and a new wheel. Then of course paint for the bumper and fender. Let's make it a race to see who fixes up their Celica first! lol

[mkernz22]

I'm glad I wasn't hurt either. It's like the cars are against me cause this is my second accident. The first one happened in a snow storm and I lost control and hit a telephone pole and my Acura Legend was pretty much totaled. It really does suck. I'm hoping I can get it all done and rebuilt by the time I go back to school in September.

Btw, does anyone know how to remove a radiator support?
PM me if you have a step my step process with or without pics

[mkernz22]

once the pics upload to photobucket, I'll put a few up on here.

[HectortheRican]

Good luck with the fix man, glad you aren't hurt. Are you getting any insurance help?

[mkernz22]

So here she is....

















Atleast the lines are still good






Who says you can't get a nice shot of your car after a crash?


This post has been edited by mkernz22: Jun 28, 2010 - 10:43 AM

[mkernz22]

nope, no insurance help cause I can't afford collision on it, and I dont want to go to them cause the accident was my fault, but I'm hoping the people in the car i hit dont charge anything cause their car was barely messed up, sorry, not car, jeep.

but it seems fixable, just need to find out how to get some things in and out of it.

[Jamchell]

That does look pretty easily fixable, looks just like my old 76 celi after I got it removed from under the rear bumper of a lumina van.

[mkernz22]

the hardest part i think will be getting another radiator support in there. other than that its just bolt off and bolt back on, then sand it down, throw some primer on it, and spray it black till i can afford an actual paint job. it's just like what happened to your car, but i went under a jeep cherokee

This post has been edited by mkernz22: Jun 28, 2010 - 10:52 AM

[rave2n]

ouch! GL on rebuilding!

[HectortheRican]

Harrrsh man And yeah, my car's all banged up right now but a left side profile, it still looks sexy Hope it all gets fixed soon!!

[SleekCelica]

man, you can't even tell that's been in a wreck. just drive it like it is But seriously, good luck with rebuilding it. I'd rather see your celi back on the road than next to that white one in the JY

[richee3]

Looks like that car was in great shape before the accident... Glad to hear that you're okay and it's good to see you're rebuilding it. Insurance would undoubtedly consider that a total loss. Best of luck with everything!

[speed-CCNP]

I feel your pain. But at least you are ok.

[mkernz22]

Thanks guys, and if the engine was shifted, that would be the only way I'd junk it, well actually I would part it out and then junk it, but that's not the case.
Have some pics uploading of what I've taken off. She looks a lot better than with all the crap on. Once I get the radiators and support off, and the fender off, it'll look like she's just getting some new parts.

[mkernz22]

Here are some updated pics.



















That's that for today's work, might get the rad support off tomorrow and both fenders.

[-Samurai-]

Ouch dude... Hope the rebuild goes well!

[Espo]

Ouch, radiator support is toast.

You'll also need a new bumper reinforcement/weatherstripping bar, I see.

I have your two driver's side headlights in near-mint condition, PM me if you're interested, see my thread in my signature for details.

[Agent21]

Actually the radiator support is welded in multiple spots. And there is also a bar that holds the top of the bumper in place that is also welded in place. Fenders look salvageable with a hammer and dollie which is good cause they are $280 a piece last I checked NOS. Here is the site you need I did a rebuild on my Celica which was in FAR worse shape (wreck 3 of now 7). Just take your time. Headlights are stupid cheap on ebay especially JDM ones.

http://www.trademotion.com/partlocator/ind...m?siteid=214591

[mkernz22]

So I just got back from vacation today, and I'm going to be getting parts little by little.
To Espo and Agent21, I already got the radiator support out. Pretty much the whole front area is torn out.
First off, I'm going to get a radiator & support, along with the a/c condenser, coolant holder, and a ton of bolts. I have to drill a few out cause they snapped on me =/
The two worst ones were the ones that snapped on the side of the fender by the door hinges. It's going to be a b**** to get them out..ughh.