'90 Mustang rebuild (UPDATE: 10/02/09)

[72chargerSE]

Cody.....

Hope you feel better....

Mike

[69bronzeT5]

So my dad talked to the insurance company today. They decided to total the car. They said $8000 damage which is a major load of bullsh*t on their part. My dad's starting to price out the needed parts and it's way cheaper than what they're saying. We might end up doing a buy back thing and fixing it ourselves. We'll see.

[69bronzeT5]

So...just an update. The search for a parts car is on. My dad got a call from ICBC today. Car is ready to pick up to tow home. Inspector has a list of things that need to be fixed before it can be re-registered. I'll post pictures and updates as we fix it.

[69bronzeT5]

We're really pissed off today. They dropped the car off at my dads. Get this, the passenger front fender is beat to living shit...when they took the car from the accident scene, it was MINT. The roof has a dent in it...that was also mint. Hatchback won't line up, that was fine. We don't have what the f*ck the insurance company did to it but we are not happy at all.

[aussiemuscle]

it probably fell off the back of the towtruck 

[Chad L. Magee]

Sorry to hear about the accident, but I am glad that you guys are alright.  I am not surprised that they totaled it due to age, as some companies just don't want to deal with older cars.  They would rather deal with newer cars, as repair shops specialize in fixing them and have easy access to new parts.  It could very well be that they intentionally damaged the car further to reach an estimate to put it into the total area just so that they could pay you off rather than to deal with fixing it.  That is where the photos right after the accident might be of use....

[mikepmcs]

You have recourse if you took pictures.  Contact insurance company and go from there.  If it's the tow company that did it, you can go after them as well.  Don't touch the car until it's looked at again.

Mike

[69bronzeT5]

It could very well be that they intentionally damaged the car further to reach an estimate to put it into the total area just so that they could pay you off rather than to deal with fixing it.  That is where the photos right after the accident might be of use....

That's exactly what I thought. My dad is gonna email me some pictures once his girlfriends load them onto the computer off his phone.

[WingCharger]

Insurance companies are just scammers.

[Fitz73Chrgr]

once his girlfriends load them onto the computer off his phone.

How many does he have? 

[69bronzeT5]

once his girlfriends load them onto the computer off his phone.

How many does he have? 

Woops!!!! Girlfriend

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Whats are they gonna do? The car is "totaled" in their eyes & should be junked anyway....

[69bronzeT5]

They're gonna do nothing. They tried charging my dad a stupid $3700 penalty for "driving off the Island". The car was registered on the Island but the crash happened in Vancouver. My dad basically told them to shove the penalty up their asses. So he cancelled the claim (they can't charge him the penalty then) and the car is now at home still wrecked. We're gonna fix it ourselves. No frame damage so.

[69bronzeT5]

So here's what our plan for the car is. A huge thanks to DS!!!

[69bronzeT5]

Okay, picture time. We are going to rebuild it in my dad's garage. For those who ask why...well, the Mustang is my dad's baby. He loves the car as much as I love my cars. We're going to do as much as we can and then my dad's friend who's a body guy will do the majority of the body work. I'll post more pictures as I upload them onto Photobucket.

[69bronzeT5]

More...

[69bronzeT5]

Last couple of pictures....





Here's the parts car. The insurance company said $800 for a replacement door. My dad bought this whole parts car for $300. Has a bad tranny so my dad got it cheap. The drivetrain in the 5.0 work awesome so the bad tranny in the 4 cyl parts car dosen't matter. It did have all 4 tires and brand new tires however I took 2 tires for my Duster and my grandpa got the other 2 for his car. Once we take the parts we need off of it, we're gonna sell the rest of the parts on Craigslist and etc.

[TUFCAT]

Good luck with it!   Look like a nice clean parts car you have there.

Enlisting the help of body guy was a smart move - some of that work will be a lot tougher than it looks.

[Magnumcharger]

Looks good. It's always a better deal to buy a parts car verses paying through the nose for replacement parts from a dealership.

Question: although the fender and door will easily bolt on, are you planning on replacing the quarterpanel, or metalworking it back out?
Another question: how is the front door post (under the A pillar) for shape? With the appearance of the inner fender, the doorpost might have moved in a touch too.

[69bronzeT5]

Question: although the fender and door will easily bolt on, are you planning on replacing the quarterpanel, or metalworking it back out?

Yes, that whole smashed section will be replaced.

Another question: how is the front door post (under the A pillar) for shape? With the appearance of the inner fender, the doorpost might have moved in a touch too.

From what we can tell, the door post is fine. However, that will be looked at more.

[mikepmcs]

Can I suggest a comealong to pull that apron or actually, cut it off and use the one from the parts car.  All those good parts, I know I'd be cutting and swapping.  no guesswork that way. 
Good for you guys.  Keep us updated and try to have some fun with it.   

[69bronzeT5]

Can I suggest a comealong to pull that apron or actually, cut it off and use the one from the parts car.  All those good parts, I know I'd be cutting and swapping.  no guesswork that way. 
Good for you guys.  Keep us updated and try to have some fun with it.   

I'm pretty sure that's what we are going to do. My dad was just trying to bang it out abit to get some of the broken parts out (air box etc).

[69bronzeT5]

Just an update...the parts car is gone now. After all the trouble it gave us, I was glad to see it get grabbed by the loader at the scrap yard.



Not something you see everyday!


Here's the 5.0L currentley...

[71ChallengeHer]

Looks like your getting it back together

[68 CHARGER R/T]

good work buddy . we got tons of mustang parts around here . i still got my 90 gt  with original paint still on her kicking around here .if you ever need anything just let me know  .  rob