what's the cheapest way to fix this?

[t100]

other than sending it to a bodyshop($$$$) for the driver side quarter panel.

so far I was told, the door and trunk open/close with no problem, window does not leak.

 

[mitusa]

Camo paint?

 

[purplezr2]

Body cut?

 

[DanCo]

Is that a Camry Solara?

Dan

 

[MQ Unlimited Media]

Looks like frame damage....walk!

 

[t100]

240sx, was told still drives and tracks straight.

I'm not gonna take the seller's words on this one. only to take a look at it in person, would burn $60 of gas with my car.

 

[bad_idea]

I would keep the gas money in my pocket and keep looking. Why buy someone's problems? It ain't that rare of a car is it?

 

[Frank The Plumber]

The rear quarter is pushed up into the door and the door does not close. The whole structure is warped from the collision. How can it not leak? The door does not close. That's a parts car.

 

[Russian]

The cheapest would be to buy another and use this one as a donor.

 

[rsanter]

the proper way to fix anything like that is to try to reverse the damage that happened. this means a frame pull even if its a DIY frame pull.
other than that you are going to have to get a section from a used car and graph them together

bob

 

[jmauld]

240sx, was told still drives and tracks straight.

I'm not gonna take the seller's words on this one. only to take a look at it in person, would burn $60 of gas with my car.

I wouldn't bother with it. Too much work when you can pick up one in good condition for $3-4000

 

[e3pres]

We race an S14 that took a similar hit. It still takes a good alignment and we've won two endurance races and podiumed at two more including a 24 hr race. I have no idea about the difficulty of a proper repair to make a nice street car, but for our purposes it shows no ill effects... other than shedding the occasional clump of Bondo on track.

 

[Cobra5150]

so far I was told, the door and trunk open/close with no problem, window does not leak.

That's the first three lies the seller has told. How many more do you need?
Walk, no run from that deal.

 

[Murphy4570]

Unless you need a $300 parts car, keep looking.

 

[maxspeed96ct]

Ya bud that thing is beyond repair. And if the seller told you the trunk or door doesnt leak, id be pretty nervous on what other info he isnt sharing with you.

i wouldnt pay more then 100$ for that car if it ran.

 

[srmofo]

jesus christ that thing is fucked! Let me guess, backwards into a wall at a "Drift event" at the local dragway find one that isnt fubarred

 

[jinjaninja]

if its for a track warrior or street pig, and its cheap enough, why not? Chain and tree to pull it reasonably straight, cut ****** metal out and run cheap glass wide body quaters.

if its a clean daily you want, then ignore all above and ignore the sale

 

[road]

scrap it and buy beer .....

 

[DoGood]

fix what? If it runs drive it.

 

[Ancient Iron]

Needs to be pulled on a frame machine.Car's kinked Run like hell

 

[vpd66]

If you do decide to fix it. Take it to a good body shop that repairs alot of wrecked vehicles to have them pull it straight. You would be suprised at what a good body man can do with a frame straightener. They will be able to give you an estimate on how much it will be. You can do the part replacing yourself. That being said, you are going to always have some sort of water or wind leak wiith that type of damage.

 

[t100]

I'll probably pass on this one or buy it then part it out. friend of mine runs a bodyshop, he said it would be $1600-2000 to fix it, that's without any surprises.

the s14's I could fine within 500 miles all have be wrecked one way or another. good ones are in the upper $5000 range. this one is asking $1200, hell no I'm gonna pay that kinda money.

 

[slow50]

ya you would have to not know anything about cars to pay 1200 for that not to mention its probably got a salvage title now. it could be fixed i would only mess with it if it got the car for free. the only way to make money on that is to part it out.

 

[imput1234]

cheapest way. You can get the overfenders:

It'll take care of the looks.

 

[Quiksilver]

Take what is left and build a locost 7.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Bah, cover it with duct tape.



Seriously, that is one piece of body that is going to take some time and talent to replace.

 

[jmauld]

Take what is left and build a locost 7.

This is not a bad idea. The drivetrain would make a decent locust project.

 

[SoL from Sweden]

write "Chuck Norris was here" on the rear quarter.

 

[e3pres]

This is not a bad idea. The drivetrain would make a decent locust project.

I have a McSorley +442 frame for sale...