Originally Posted by VIPERREDZED

Me myself i have NEVER done and frame repair. Thats my Dads department he is the owner of the body shop and has been doing it for over 25 years. I can repair dents and do prep work and R&R

I am a Insurance Broker. but i have been doing Body work my entire life at my fathers shop

sorry greg that came off wrong. that was directed at 2gen99GS

ive seen some of you and your fathers past work that you've posted up over the years and have no debate about the craftmanship

Originally Posted by 2gen99GS

both of the airbags are blown too. you will be replacing them? easier sale? sell this death trap to someone without airbags and kill them.. real nice.

any car hit from front right away is a write off in my experience.

I bet that car was a write off. Just because it's a write off doesn't mean it's not good. Have you ever even quoted or fixed a car with that kind of damage before? Parts are cheap, labour is not. It's the labour component that normally causes the write off. Not only that, but you have to do a fair bit to change the brand title from salvage to rebuilt. Photographs of it on the alignment rack, proof of frame measurements and that they are in spec, a valid alignment that is withing spec, safety, etest, blah blah blah.There are lots of cars out there that have been rebuilt. Like any business there are sketchy operations and people out there, but anybody with any sort of workmanship definitely isn't putting a death trap on the road by any means. I rebuilt a vehicle in similar condition and gave it back to my family. After repair it was in as good if not better shape then before.

Originally Posted by scradley

sorry greg that came off wrong. that was directed at 2gen99GS

ive seen some of you and your fathers past work that you've posted up over the years and have no debate about the craftmanship

Oh it was not inteded to be mean just stating the correct infor incase that guy goes off on me again for fixing stuff and not being a licensed body man.

^^ you also forgot since its a US vehivle add DRL get a recall sheet from the US take it to canadian tire get them to switch it to CDN and if there are any other differenced between the US and CDN model change them over.

Corvettes for one to certify in canada you have to change the bumper crash bars because our crash standards are higher than the us so they use different ones

Originally Posted by scradley

i don't know if he knows anything but it sounds like from " your experience " your an expert body man and have done a lot of frame repair or is this just me making a stupid assumption?



your also an insurance broker too?! id much rather be driving around in a front end collision rebuild rather than a side damaged car. but i guess thats just your experience

okay man! lets rantt!!! listen up chubby.

buddy... thats my thought, i posted it. you got your own, stick to it.
and my experience, i know cars that have been purchased and sold with front impact, side impact?!?! there is a reason its at the junkers and not fixed up, i rather have a car that has never been hit, and if i would choose to fix a car i would rather it been hit from the back.

and yes you guessed right that is just my experience.
and yo dont assume im an insurance broker, cause im not another kid on these forums, ill whip your head boy.

sorry greg that came off wrong. that was directed at 2gen99GS

ive seen some of you and your fathers past work that you've posted up over the years and have no debate about the craftmanship

"craftsmanship"... yes....

Originally Posted by 2gen99GS

okay man! lets rantt!!! listen up chubby

all ears I'm hoping you have something worth while to say by the looks of this opening line. probably not

Originally Posted by 2gen99GS

thats my thought, i posted it. you got your own, stick to it.

your right you did post it. on a public forum.. expect feedback

Originally Posted by 2gen99GS

yo dont assume im an insurance broker, cause im not another kid on these forums, ill whip your head boy

i guess ill have to choose my words more carefully next time id hate for you to have to " whip my head " boy.

Originally Posted by 2gen99GS

"craftsmanship"... yes....

yeah craftsman ship. do you need a definition. shall i sound it out for you?
crafts·man (krāfts'mən)
n. A man who practices a craft with great skill.

but your right.
greg dont fix that truck ABSOLUTE DEATH TRAP. im sure your going to attach everything back to it with bailer twin and bubble gum right? will that pass safety now a days?

if you'd like to finish this " rant " pm me id love to hear what you have to say. lets not litter peoples threads

yeah i think i will just park it on the lawn as a 8000 dollar lawn ornament

No don't just park it there, hack off what's left of the front end. Then you'll have the definition of Brick

Originally Posted by fixitmattman

No don't just park it there, hack off what's left of the front end. Then you'll have the definition of Brick

let the pics of the progress speak for themselves, lets see
if i look the vehicle will i be able to tell it has been repainted? repaired? the frame bent? subrframe?

im not hating, im just entertaining. and scradley maybe i was a bit rude.

Originally Posted by crxforum

You should do a JDM front end conversion.

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Isn't it the same with a different color around the lights? lol

Can't wait to see the finished product!

repair starts this weekend i will take some pics of the progress

So i started tearing the Tahoe apart yesterday here are a couple updated pics. i took off all the front end, Bumper, rad, condensor, what was left of the headlight mounting plates, the battery battery tray, basically everything on the front end but the Fenders and the hood since it is sitting outside for a couple more days. The rad support is just sitting there it is all unbolted i was just too lazy to carry it to the scrap pile. In the 4th picture you can see my pile of junk parts. the back of the tahoe is filling up with parts that are supprisingly still usable.

wow, that is one hell of a hit to the ls frame section. post up some pictures once it's straightened it would be cool to see it fixed

Yeah agreed.. hard hit on the frame, but with the right tools and skills its fixable, how long till shes all road worthy again? is this a side job for you? I'm guessing it is since its your own personal vehicle?

lol actually i am a Insurane Broker so i don't do body work for a living but my dad owns that shop. the truck is actually getting fixed THROUGH the shop as a paying customer as it is branded salvage and he has to switch the title to rebuilt and fully document the repair. its the next vehicle to hit the frame rack when one comes off.

Good Buy on the truck! Over all you have saved yourself thousands!

this car is done, i was just looking at the pictures, notice how the fenders are pushed in, thats probably from the bent frame. front is pushed in. im not the most technical person in it.

lol lets see some more pics of this fixed

Originally Posted by 2gen99GS

this car is done, i was just looking at the pictures, notice how the fenders are pushed in, thats probably from the bent frame. front is pushed in. im not the most technical person in it.

lol lets see some more pics of this fixed

I just went through a mini tutorial about restoring frames and such last night and its not done and can be replaced. If you have the right tools, specs and ability you can fix that without much of a problem. I thought the car was a write off too, but now it looks very fixable.

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Why is the whole truck leaning to one side? looks like a suspension drop or something....

Originally Posted by Pharaoh

Why is the whole truck leaning to one side? looks like a suspension drop or something....

Gangster lean!

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Originally Posted by Pharaoh

Why is the whole truck leaning to one side? looks like a suspension drop or something....

There's an uber fat bitch in the drivers seat.