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pepe123
10-12-2010, 06:51 PM
i bought a 92 s13 for $600 a couple months ago i was so excited i really didnt look over the car to much anyways now that ive had ive looked at it good no rust at all except for a lil surface rust where the spare whell is kept. but i took the fenders off a whl ago and i seen it must have been hit on the left corner by a high truck becuase all the damage is only on the top corner. heres some pics.

http://i1038.photobucket.com/albums/a465/pepe1223/1012101729.jpg


http://i1038.photobucket.com/albums/a465/pepe1223/1012101728b.jpg

http://i1038.photobucket.com/albums/a465/pepe1223/1012101728a.jpg

http://i1038.photobucket.com/albums/a465/pepe1223/1012101728.jpg

should bother fixing it all the way? when everything was on the hood was a lil low on thats side but nothing to crazy.

Flicktitty
10-12-2010, 07:02 PM
get a new core support (or one of a part out car) and take out your old one, line it up and you should be able to pull the subframe part back up to where it needs to go.

i think.

pepe123
10-14-2010, 06:55 PM
do u guys a body shop would be able to fix it?

pepe123
12-31-2010, 06:48 PM
i still need help with this! i seen this on nigels blog

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im think of just puting tubes like that only on the side thats crashed..good idea? would it be marked totaled or salvaged if i did modiy it?

lexlaxlux
12-31-2010, 06:53 PM
grab a hammer brah and bang it back into place or leave it as it is.

if it isn't broken then dont even bother!

pepe123
12-31-2010, 06:58 PM
its not broken but it throws of the headlight alot. i dont think it would be alot of work to do it on one side...but idk.

180wanabe1
01-01-2011, 04:50 PM
screw it just tube the front end out.

negrosx13
01-01-2011, 06:24 PM
my car is the say way..HAMMER TIME BRO!!!

or replace the whole rad support or just that corner or see what the body shop thinks would be best for your pocket

pepe123
01-01-2011, 11:24 PM
im leaning towards tubeing it out.but will this affect the car if i have to take it for inspection or something of that sort?

S-Nation S13
01-01-2011, 11:35 PM
i have the same problem, but it seems that its the entire left side of my car, i cant even put on a strut bar

240sxrb25
01-02-2011, 01:05 AM
get a friends truck, a chain, and wrap the chain around the core support rea good..you know where im going with this, the home made frame machine,done this on a couple friends cars lol

edit i totally forgot, my old 240 had the same spot damaged due to a truck backing into/over the corner. haha just pull er out

180wanabe1
01-02-2011, 05:50 AM
do you need to get the car inspected by whoever does totaled car inspections up in C land? and yeah the tubes will affect the car by making everything stronger!

pepe123
01-04-2011, 01:38 AM
well no. the car has a clean title so i dont think it would have to be inspected for anything i still havent smoged it cuz the engines out. but i think i am gunna go with the tube corner.