Sorry to hear about the accident. I would think that you would be able to
have a good body shop cut and weld in a new fender relatively easily. That
whole front suspension comes off as a unit and you prolly could find a
complete setup from a parts car somewhere.
Kurt
-----Original Message-----
From: Patrick Wheeler <pwheeler(at)ix.netcom.com>
To: alpines(at)autox.team.net <alpines(at)autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, February 10, 1999 2:11 PM
Subject: Miss August has been crunched!
>My wife was parking the car at work this morning when an East Indian gypsy
>cab driver smashed the front end of our little red Alpine. It is the red
>one in the calendar that Photo Grafx did. The cab driver was trying to
pass
>into oncoming traffic as she was swinging over into a parking spot across
>the street. The front fender is totally smashed, but surprisingly the
>driver's door, bonnet, and most of the front end seem OK. The most damage
I
>think has happened to the suspension. It was a big American behemoth that
>hit the front tire and drug her a distance. The stearing ball is sheered
>off and the swingarm (I think that is the correct item) has been broken at
>some welds and there appears to be more damage, dings, and dents to the
>front suspension. The tire is at a most cock-eyed angle. Other than a
>slight springing around the windshield, the car otherwise looks OK.
>
>I called the only body shop that I have any trust in and they were not
>interested in even looking at it. Other than just sharing my misery and an
>unsubtle search for sympathy, I have a few questions.
>* How to difficult is it to replace the front fender? I assume that it
will
>have to be cut off the
>* What to do about the suspension? If the welds just popped, can they be
>re-welded or do I need an entire new set depending upon other damage?
>* How to find if there is frame damage other than just looking at it?
>* How do I know if this is 'totaled' or if it can be brought back to safe
>driveability.
>
>-Patrick
>'67 SV, Red w/ White top,
>Richmond, CA
>
>p.s.: WAAAAAA-A-A-A-H-H-H-H ! ! ! ! ! !
>
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