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sdailey · 10-09-2009, 06:05 PM

Boy, you sure do some good work.

Looking good buddy.

198plus · 10-09-2009, 11:48 PM

Wow......I can't believe they would fix that, if it was mine I would tell the insurance company where to stick it !!!!!!!!!!

Anyway very nice work Alan, you are definitely a professional at your job !!!!

Alan's Classic · 10-14-2009, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by sdailey

Boy, you sure do some good work.

Looking good buddy.

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Originally Posted by 198plus

Wow......I can't believe they would fix that, if it was mine I would tell the insurance company where to stick it !!!!!!!!!!

Anyway very nice work Alan, you are definitely a professional at your job !!!!

:thumbs X2

Got some more done.

Got the sheetmetal lined up

Inner structure going together

oregondunerz · 10-15-2009, 08:23 PM

Two things:
First of all your skills to be able to put something like that back together and make it look good is absolutely amazing. VERY nice work!

Secondly, WTF would anyone want to repair that? Seems to me like insurance companies will spend $2 to save $1 and in the process making US less safe?? Not dog'n your work by any means, just doesn't seem right?

**FRENCHBLUE72** · 10-21-2009, 11:32 AM

You do some awesome work for sure...

Alan's Classic · 10-21-2009, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by oregondunerz

Two things:
First of all your skills to be able to put something like that back together and make it look good is absolutely amazing. VERY nice work!

Secondly, WTF would anyone want to repair that? Seems to me like insurance companies will spend $2 to save $1 and in the process making US less safe?? Not dog'n your work by any means, just doesn't seem right?

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Originally Posted by FRENCHBLUE72

You do some awesome work for sure...

Thanks guys. It's in the paint shop getting trimmed out.

67ChevyRedneck · 10-21-2009, 10:26 PM

So is it "out of your hands" now? If it is, don't forget to get us some pics of the finished product

Alan's Classic · 10-21-2009, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by 67ChevyRedneck

So is it "out of your hands" now? If it is, don't forget to get us some pics of the finished product

For now, until they trim it out. Then I get to hang all of the sheet metal and send it back to paint then back to me for build up. I'll post up pics as I go.

nuke1 · 10-22-2009, 06:42 PM

nicely done, i would have done it very close to the same way as you, great minds think alike.

LIVE RUST · 10-26-2009, 09:33 PM

If insurance companies totaled every car that took a shot in the uniside, there would be a lot of guys like Alan in the unemployment line, and your rates would be even more through the roof than they are now. Judging from the photos, that car is not a lemon, and is every bit as safe as it was before it was popped.

Alan's Classic · 10-26-2009, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by nuke1

nicely done, i would have done it very close to the same way as you, great minds think alike.

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Originally Posted by LIVE RUST

If insurance companies totaled every car that took a shot in the uniside, there would be a lot of guys like Alan in the unemployment line, and your rates would be even more through the roof than they are now. Judging from the photos, that car is not a lemon, and is every bit as safe as it was before it was popped.

Thanks Guys!! It's getting closer.

Got the dash back in and it runs. LOL

Ready for some sheet metal

The after market fender doesn't fit good around the hood and door area. When I fit the fender before I didn't have the hood or the area where the hood bolts to welded in yet. I played with the after market fender more than I usually do to get it to fit to no avail. Waiting on an OE fender to see if it corrects the problem. I haven't met a after market fender yet that fits a Japanese car.

msgross · 10-26-2009, 10:07 PM

wow, nice work but that's crazy...

67ChevyRedneck · 10-27-2009, 12:06 AM

I bought aftermarket front fenders for my 86 Toyota truck back in the day and the fit on them sucked too, but in NY, OE fenders that weren't half gone were impossible to find. It was a "truck" so I didn't care too much about the fit, I was just tired of my fenders flapping around

Alan's Classic · 11-07-2009, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by msgross

wow, nice work but that's crazy...

Thanks. It was a big job, but turned out great.

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Originally Posted by 67ChevyRedneck

I bought aftermarket front fenders for my 86 Toyota truck back in the day and the fit on them sucked too, but in NY, OE fenders that weren't half gone were impossible to find. It was a "truck" so I didn't care too much about the fit, I was just tired of my fenders flapping around

We do what we have too.

It's been done for about a week now, just getting around to posting pics.

Don't mind the bumper color match. We didn't paint it and it doesn't match the other side neither.

Sillyoldman · 11-07-2009, 09:41 PM

All that work and they won't pay to spray the bumper?

**truckdude239** · 11-08-2009, 01:27 PM

thats some prettyys weet work you ready to do my truck yets lol

Alan's Classic · 11-14-2009, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Sillyoldman

All that work and they won't pay to spray the bumper?

Then people sometimes dogs the body shop for it when there insurance doesn't pay for stuff such as this. This car came in like this with the bumpers not matching. They picked it up a couple of weeks ago and have not been back yet. Knock on wood.

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Originally Posted by truckdude239

thats some prettyys weet work you ready to do my truck yets lol

Just for comparison I snapped pics of another MAzda 3 that hit a deer, spun around and hit a mail box. Guess what a different insurance totaled this one. Go figure.

Jvsapp · 11-16-2009, 12:23 AM

can i ask what you use for the spot welds? awesome work. also what was the total job cost? total hours? im just curious.

Alan's Classic · 11-16-2009, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Jvsapp

can i ask what you use for the spot welds? awesome work. also what was the total job cost? total hours? im just curious.

Total body hours was 145. I don't know the total $ amount right now, but can check on it at work. I use a grinding stone on a die grinder for most of the welds on this particular job. I used a hand air drill with a 8mm bit when I drilled the new panels when it went back together. I also used this tool some.

Jvsapp · 11-16-2009, 01:03 AM

damn that's awesome. i was thinking you were using something like a rotabroach or something. but that tool is awesome... i guess if you do it day in and day out, you have all the good toys.

**kev2809** · 11-16-2009, 01:30 PM

lol i cant believe they wanted you to fix that...but you did a hell of a job. i think i would have taken a week off after dealing with that mess. and then to see them total the second mazda....wtf?

Alan's Classic · 11-16-2009, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Jvsapp

damn that's awesome. i was thinking you were using something like a rotabroach or something. but that tool is awesome... i guess if you do it day in and day out, you have all the good toys.

Thanks for the compliment, the tool is awesome. No effort at all to use it. Just pull the trigger and it clamps down and drills the spot weld.

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Originally Posted by kev2809

lol i cant believe they wanted you to fix that...but you did a hell of a job. i think i would have taken a week off after dealing with that mess. and then to see them total the second mazda....wtf?

It was a big job and I felt really good after it was all done. BTW insurance is reconsidering the white mazda 3. It might not total after all. Usually that means it's totaled but worth repairing.

Hoods69BadBowTie · 11-22-2009, 11:59 PM

Holy sheet that's freaking insane that they made you do that! Awesome job though can't believe its the same car lol!

bubba327 · 11-23-2009, 12:11 AM

Really Nice work Alan. In defense of the Insurance Company, They did give you work instead of just totaling it. Some one told me the other day that their shop sees nothing over 2 years old if the airbag is deployed (Disposable little cars) . The insurance just totals it and the shop misses out on the work.

63deluxfleet · 11-23-2009, 03:07 AM

wow im just floored by the type of skills you posess. i wish i can be half as good as you. well done

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198plus Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Loganville, Ga. Posts: 1,408	Re: Look what the insurance wants me to do. Wow......I can't believe they would fix that, if it was mine I would tell the insurance company where to stick it !!!!!!!!!! Anyway very nice work Alan, you are definitely a professional at your job !!!!

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oregondunerz Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Oregon Posts: 91	Re: Look what the insurance wants me to do. Two things: First of all your skills to be able to put something like that back together and make it look good is absolutely amazing. VERY nice work! Secondly, WTF would anyone want to repair that? Seems to me like insurance companies will spend $2 to save $1 and in the process making US less safe?? Not dog'n your work by any means, just doesn't seem right?

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LIVE RUST 1966 Chevy/GMC Mongrel K10 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Western MA Posts: 160	Re: Look what the insurance wants me to do. If insurance companies totaled every car that took a shot in the uniside, there would be a lot of guys like Alan in the unemployment line, and your rates would be even more through the roof than they are now. Judging from the photos, that car is not a lemon, and is every bit as safe as it was before it was popped.

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67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: Look what the insurance wants me to do. I bought aftermarket front fenders for my 86 Toyota truck back in the day and the fit on them sucked too, but in NY, OE fenders that weren't half gone were impossible to find. It was a "truck" so I didn't care too much about the fit, I was just tired of my fenders flapping around __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications!

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11-23-2009, 12:11 AM	#49
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