Rebuild the Wreck, So it starts...

[l2edken]

Hey guys... Many of you probably saw my post that was all of two weeks old about me getting a nice 1994 240sx Convertible...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v422/l2edken/240sx/Alex6.jpg
Well... Cruising my way back from Woodstock, some dumbasses decided to ruin my day. Earlier in the day there was road construction on a bridge, and the workers POORLY poured still warm asphalt/tar mixture (believe its called fiber mix) over the potholes they dug... Well three cars in a line with me last were traveling up to the bridge. The first driver for NO REASON, locks his brakes when he saw the tar, which in turn cause number two driver to lock up, which in turn made me lock up my brakes to avoid a collision. Sadly by the time i was hitting my brakes, my tires were plastered SMACK on the this fiber mix, causing me to lock up and slide on top of this tar/gravel mix... Damage ensues...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v422/l2edken/wreck/summershit012.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v422/l2edken/wreck/summershit009.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v422/l2edken/wreck/summershit011.jpg

Heart broken, my car is towed in the opposite direction from where i live for no odd reason... Yesterday as soon as im awake, me and my father go to pick up car and see if we can get it home. Slapped with a 530 dollar towing bill for towing,storage and handling. My day is shit to begin with. Much work ensues in the sun for almost two hours before the car is jerry rigged into place and driven home. Amazingly the accident did NOTHING the engine or suspension. Today, car home and safe, we decide to pick it apart and see what we are dealing with.

no real damage besides the radiaot support and side..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v422/l2edken/wreck/DSC09362.jpg
^ Worst by far...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v422/l2edken/wreck/DSC09363.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v422/l2edken/wreck/DSC09364.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v422/l2edken/wreck/DSC09367.jpg
^ thats how much it was pushing in on this side...

All in all i think it can be done... Luckily, kind people on the forum like "wowitsaboy" are donating me a bumper and hood so i can try to get this back on the road... Locally there is a 90 fastback shell so im gonna see if i can get some fenders, bumper support, and radiaotr supoort of his. IF anyone has any local shells or even any local expertise on this kind of project it would be greatly appreciated and you will be acknoledged for your help. Please help me with this everyone... And i will keep you up to date on the project as it goes... WITH camera in hand :D :bigok:

[l2edken]

List of parts RIGHT NOW that are needed...

Driver side fender.
Front Bumper
Bumper Support
Hood
Lighting Assembly (Framing basically, i have working motors and lens covers...)
RADIATOR SUPPORT!

[corriganjoshua]

List of parts RIGHT NOW that are needed...

Driver side fender.
Front Bumper
Bumper Support
Hood
Lighting Assembly (Framing basically, i have working motors and lens covers...)
RADIATOR SUPPORT!
Driver that stays a good margin behind ongoing drivers...PRICELESS! Haha j/k sorry to hear that man that sucks, hope your ok.

[l2edken]

hahaha thanks man... oddly enough... even the guy that i hit, WHOM by the way didn't even care, his car was accident prone it seemed cause the front was mashed in, so were sides, didn't even care. Hes not filing anything and even he said that i was a good distance behind him and we weren't speeding... IDK

[miravete]

good luck with the rebuild. i want a convertible....

what about insurance? can you sue the city for leaving the fiber sh*t like that?

milk the city lol...

[l2edken]

ive been thinking about that.. A bunch of people were telling me that i could actually sue but idk... if i could that would be great. Woodstock has enough money already anyway

[miravete]

well, just sue them for the price of a new zilvia front lol. or rims. or something haha...

[Senor_Nismo]

its not that bad, get yourself a sledge hammer and start repairing that bad boy!!!!
At this point I would drop an Sr in that thing

[l2edken]

haha tomorrow, im getting the police report and im gonna go from there... if on the report it remarks on the road conditions i should have a case, but otherwise i think its on my back.

[aNskY]

where in new york are you? i know of a yard that probably has what you need

[SinisterSntra91]

I would investigate where the fender buckled in 4th pic down, you might have more damage than you think bud. And you can sue the city if it was poorly marked or not marked at all, my dad hit a sewer lid awhile back, the city didnt mark it, city paid for all damages.

[blueshark123]

well like i told u before i have the radiator support and front bumper support also i can throw in a fender that u can use but has rust i sell u all that for 75 which is super cheap

[l2edken]

where in new york are you? i know of a yard that probably has what you need

Im in greene county, in the small lil town of Windham... Im gonna check with Post Brothers Junkyard in catskill and see if they have anything

I would investigate where the fender buckled in 4th pic down, you might have more damage than you think bud. And you can sue the city if it was poorly marked or not marked at all, my dad hit a sewer lid awhile back, the city didnt mark it, city paid for all damages.

We pretty much ripped apart the entire fender area... The part that is making it so far pushed back is going to be replaced more then anything... Its not too bad. Also im gonna see if i can swing back over there to check the signage (sp?) If i remember correctly the bridge during the accident only had ONE sign saying construction ahead, but on the second day there was a second sign MAYBE 100FT before the bridge that said bridge work ahead... NOTHING about road conditions or even a BUMP/DIP sign, which is what startled the first driver into locking up.

[Project "Rojo" s13]

dude i had to do the same stuff to my car it took + frame straightening took us two months to finish, me and my bro are repair men so we had the tools on hand to do it, but as a word of hope its not as hard as it looks seriously, surely no a J.B weld job but not non repairable for sure hope it works out

[Wang13256]

leave some work for me to help with.. lol.. no get it done asap my man.. glad to hear u gunna go with it.. ill keep my eye out for parts needed.. il keep in touch... TIM

[l2edken]

Redid the entire trunk interior... pics tomorrow of entire process (paints drying now)

[l2edken]

UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE!!!

Got a shell, the convertible is now running! Pictures hopefully tomorrow... got school and i gotta go to the DMV!!!

WOOT WOOT

[l2edken]

Big Update... All the work thats been done since the accident...

First thing i did after the accident was open the trunk to find an extremely rust wheel well area...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v422/l2edken/Parts%20For%20Sale/DSC09370.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v422/l2edken/Parts%20For%20Sale/DSC09371.jpg
BAM one day later and its pure sex...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v422/l2edken/Parts%20For%20Sale/DSC09374.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v422/l2edken/Parts%20For%20Sale/DSC09375.jpg

Then my father and I went crazy on that busted ass fender area... Look to previous pictures to see the damage... 1 day and a couple tools later, had it pulled and set right back into place
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v422/l2edken/Parts%20For%20Sale/DSC09392.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v422/l2edken/Parts%20For%20Sale/DSC09393.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v422/l2edken/Parts%20For%20Sale/DSC09394.jpg

About 1 month later i got myself a new parts shell, with a running motor which made it easy to get home...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v422/l2edken/Parts%20For%20Sale/DSC09421.jpg
^also for sale now, http://zilvia.net/f/cars-sale/215101-1990-s13-240sx-shell-w-motor-trans.html

2 Days later me and my friend swapped all the parts to get this:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v422/l2edken/240sx/67dd9f8d.jpg

Not bad but i hated the white front... so 4 days into having it done, i got my first coat of primer/ gloss black on... turned out nice but not nearly done
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v422/l2edken/240sx/DSC09437.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v422/l2edken/240sx/DSC09438.jpg
^^Fav^^
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v422/l2edken/240sx/DSC09439.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v422/l2edken/240sx/DSC09440.jpg

And here i am now... ive got school in the morning tomorrow but i hope to get at least another coat on there... Not perfect i know, but not to bad, def driveable!!!

Thanks for looking

[LA_phantom_240]

Eeew pignose and bad paint.

S13 Silvia front or FAIL.

lol. Sorry to see that happen to a 'vert.
http://dessent.net/tmp/doing-it-wrong-ball.jpg

[clark]

be careful not to scratch your new paint while you're off-roading.

[l2edken]

Eeew pignose and bad paint.

S13 Silvia front or FAIL.

lol. Sorry to see that happen to a 'vert.sil

haha life is expensive right now! once i get some money, im gettin some new parts for it, i WISH i could go with a silvia front,:wackit:

be careful not to scratch your new paint while you're off-roading.

i know man, too expensive to go scratching that!

[SR20d2fourT]

Looks good.

Don't mind the guys doggin your shit. Stick with what you can do and go from there.

[tanks13]

good job man i have to do the same with my coupe and hahah im going silvia front end hopefully homie hook up so hahahah good luck with that man

[l2edken]

idk if i can go parting with those flip ups though, nothin more hood then rollin up to the ladies and blinks your eyes at her
:naughty: :keke:

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dont listen to them! keep the pignose haha
i love it :)
sucks to hear what happened though

[Future240]

Alot of people would have just given up. Kudos for starting over on your project

[projectRDM]

Put on a front lip at least. That shit looks like it's ready to sprout wings and fly away.

[l2edken]

as soon as i get enough money, im prolly just gonna throw an aero on that, idk thought, i need to see if i can find a deal on an entire pack... or coilovers

[Om1kron]

Put on a front lip at least. That shit looks like it's ready to sprout wings and fly away.

Send him the money baller. :snoop:

[l2edken]

Send him the money baller. :snoop:

<3 for sure hahaha

[projectRDM]

Send him the money baller. :snoop:

I blew it all on Scotch.

[yota man]

I blew it all on Scotch.

"I love scotch. Scotchie Scotch Scotch!"

[kuruptR]

"down in to my belly".

Screw the kit, just get the coilovers.

[l2edken]

that whats im feeling i think, any body style looks good when its scraping on the group :tweak: