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Old Aug 13, 2007 | 11:38 PM
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Default My not so fun drive to work...

... heard a big bang an my car sorta jump.

I get out and find this...

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I figure ther nothing i could do about it there, and the car wasnt on the ground ot anything, so i continued on my way to work ... only to notice this...

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note the speed, im driving STRATE there
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Old Aug 13, 2007 | 11:40 PM
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OH MY..........

You gonna fix it? It looks awfully rusty under there. :(
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Old Aug 13, 2007 | 11:41 PM
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Fixable? Sucks if it isnt, given the awesome paint thats on it.... :(
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Old Aug 13, 2007 | 11:46 PM
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Oh no!!!
Damn man, someone has to be able to rebuild that area under there, and do an alignment..
DAMN
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Old Aug 13, 2007 | 11:52 PM
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Damn Pete, I though mine was bad. Yours broke in two spots! Mine only broke at the furthest one back. You put a lot of time and money, and PAINT in that car. It'* definitely worth a good fix, and make sure the other side gets inspected soon.
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Old Aug 13, 2007 | 11:57 PM
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Yeah, i alredy have a plan hatched...

we're gonna drop the subfram, the transe will get rebuilt while its down, and the bodyman at work is gonna rebuild that whole area with a nice thick steel plate..

ill be out a car for a while, and i have no replacment this week, so im driving it as is... good thing work is only 6km away
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Old Aug 14, 2007 | 12:03 AM
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You're brave man. Let'* hope that third one on that side doesn't feel like giving out with the added stress. But with a < 4 mile commute you can drive very slow and hope for the best. :?

If only I worked at a body shop, mine would be fixed right now. lol
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Old Aug 14, 2007 | 12:06 AM
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oh my god.

mine has a gaping HOLE behind the last 2 mounts but other two rear mounts, the ones further up are basically rust free, otherwise mine would have given way long ago. Wow. I've got to sell my car SOON before THAT happens.

Peter, what are you gonna DO about that?! Who does unibody rebuilding?
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Old Aug 14, 2007 | 12:08 AM
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Body shops can cut and weld anything. In his case they can either cut those same sections out of a donor car and weld them in place, or mock up something else.

Unfortunately, not all shops will do a repair like that. Liability probably being the biggest reason.

John, I rememeber your pic.
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Old Aug 14, 2007 | 12:08 AM
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that sucks man... specially after that nice whorage.
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