471_Magnum's Roadrunner takes a lick

[471_Magnum]

Met with the appraiser today. Says it will take him a day or so to work up his "quote" which will just be the starting point. While definitely not a Mopar guy, he understood the challenges associated with finding the appropriate replacement parts and the expected cost.

Hopefully I'll hear something from Hagerty before the end of the week.

Meanwhile, with the appraisal out of the way, I can get back on the motor project. Dug into that a bit tonight, but that is a discussion for another thread topic.

[bill440rt]

Very lucky, indeed. 

Count your blessings, could have been much worse. I agree with others, from those pictures it appears to be limited to bolt on parts. Once you get it disassembled & if there are any other visible damages from the loss the appraiser should be called again for a supplement.
Good luck!

[hemi68charger]

Hey Mike..
Man, sorry to hear about the events of the day.. Glad you and everyone else involved are ok.. Haven't read every reply, but looks like as you mentioned, everything in need of repair is a bolt on component. Hope you don't have any insurance issues and everything pans out....

[Patronus]

Interested to see what insurance says.. 

[471_Magnum]

Finally got the appraisal today. Took several phone calls. The Hagerty adjuster assigned to my claim works some weird hours and takes off every Friday and Monday apparently. :roll:  I ultimately worked through another adjuster to get the appraisal approved.

They pretty much gave me everything I asked for with regards to parts. Certainly didn't short me in that department. I'm probably going to need at least one bumper bracket which they did not approve, but apparently they want to wait until I get it disassembled, confirm what I suspect, and then issue a supplement.

I think they did come in really cheap on the labor. Only 9.3 hours total labor, including refinishing a used replacement valance. Once I get the valance, I'll get a quote from the body shop, then submit it back to Hagerty.

Check is in the mail, so I went ahead and bought the valance since it will be the long lead item, and the first thing that must go back on the car. I'll probably wait to buy the bumper and exhaust until after I've got everything disassembled.

Meanwhile, I've still got plenty to do with my motor project.

[vancamp]

best of luck getting her fixed back up.

[471_Magnum]

Looks like I might not have a valance after all. I called to confirm shipping status and was informed, "we haven't found one yet".

I was led to believe they had one confirmed available. Now I hear they are still searching the yard.

Not cool.

I did get my insurance check today.

[471_Magnum]

Little update for everybody regarding the collision repairs.

As mentioned previously, I received the check from the insurance company. I then proceeded to buy parts. I kind of held off a little bit because in the middle of this I'm also building and installing a new motor in the car. Garage space is limited.

I've got the bumper, exhaust and rear valance. After quoting me a price on a valance, Stephen's stood me up and could not come through with one. Wasted a couple weeks with that exercise and locating decent part.

I doubted the appraisal for repairing and refinishing the valance was adequate to get the job done. Now that I've got the actual panel I plan to use, I brought it to the body shop for an estimate. Their estimate to repair and refinish the panel was about $300 more than I got from the insurance company. I'll be forwarding that number on to Hagerty for further review.

This weekend I plan to start the remaining dis-assembly. I've already got the exhaust off, but still need to remove the bumper and old valance. I suspect that I'll find some bent bumper brackets along the way.
Next week I'll bring both valances to the body shop. I should be able to get the work completed in time to reassemble the following weekend. At least that's the plan.

[471_Magnum]

Got the valance back from the body shop on Saturday. Got everything except the exhaust put on this weekend. Hopefully I get a big box from TTI tomorrow.

Looking forward to getting this thing back on the road.

[Magnumcharger]

It's hi impact paint as well.

That's perfect!
I notice the exhaust tips incorporate a "crumple zone"...

[471_Magnum]

Just found out that my exhaust won't ship until tomorrow, which pretty much eliminates any hope of finishing the project this week. Dang.

Big cruise-in the last weekend of the month. Crunch time.

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

I read that the Pypes you got was no good.....TTI is the new system you are waiting for?

[471_Magnum]

Yep. TTI. Drop shipping from CA.

Attached is a picture of the repaired posterior, sans exhaust system.

[BrianShaughnessy]

Looking good again 

   As for that Pypes stuff...   the only reason I even kinda think about it for the next project is because they have a stainless system.    But then I look under my friends 68 GTX and see the cluster of adapter pipes and welds and clamps and I think to myself...... um.. no thanks.

[tan top]

Yep. TTI. Drop shipping from CA.

Attached is a picture of the repaired posterior, sans exhaust system.

   good s tuff