The Rebuild/Restoration
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, 09-20-2010 at 10:54 PM (16951 Views)
As some may have known, a bit over a month ago I flipped my Stealth, and it was at that point, beyond repair.
With some quick thinking, I didn't call the insurance company and report the accident; it was by myself, and there was no property damage. Good. Now I just lack a car..
The accident:
There's a few pictures to fuel the imagination. It was bad, the roof was smashed down to the point where I couldn't sit in the car... And I'm not a basketball player by any means.
Looking around, I start pulling things off, body panels mostly at first, along with the busted headlight. Then finally, we pulled out the windshield(ouch.. Need thicker leather gloves next time.)
After a day, I had removed everything needed to be removed but the front bumper, and a few things I simply can't(the rear quarter panel and door skins.)
Amazingly, the rear hatch stayed intact and sustained no damage, a couple small pieces of the "frame" is tweaked(mainly the roof section.) I buy a cheap portapower online, $100 for a 10-ton portapower? Steal. Well. It was. Midway through popping up the roof(Yeah, it was bending back into place, EASILY!) the roof popped all the way out and the jack overextended and blew a ring. Well. Called up the company, and they're sending me another.
So, after some searching around, I found the perfect deal; $750.. and an entire Stealth RT/TT shell, with any pieces off a few other cars that I want.. The only problem? It's in Missouri! I'm in New York! We all know what that means... ROAD TRIP! Getting a hold of my father, we decide to take my mother's SUV, and drive 1300 miles each way, to grab this shell.. This rolling chassis. After a few hiccups(and a near death experience thanks to the welcoming weather of Missouri's 60mph+ winds and hail,) we make it there, get the shell, and get it back.
Lucky for us, the trip home was smooth.. And that's where it sits at the moment.
I have my totaled car, which has no real frame damage to it besides the roof, and the engine/transmission is perfectly intact, with a shell of everything I've always wanted on my Stealth..
(The front bumper is not on the car at the moment, since we towbar'd it, it has the 95 3000GT Front End..)
So.. How do you feel about the wing on the stealth? :O