Manche’nopoulos Posted February 25, 2020 Posted February 25, 2020 97+ front clip time... and rubicon front axle.... gotta look at is as an opportunity.... otherwise you will cry.
Pete M Posted February 25, 2020 Posted February 25, 2020 that's going to take a bit more the JB weld...
89 MJ Posted February 25, 2020 Posted February 25, 2020 That’s too bad. I have a right front fender that has never been installed that I might sell.
Wounded_Fighter Posted February 26, 2020 Author Posted February 26, 2020 55 minutes ago, fiatslug87 said: That made me cry. First thing I did....
Wounded_Fighter Posted February 26, 2020 Author Posted February 26, 2020 54 minutes ago, Manche’nopoulos said: 97+ front clip time... and rubicon front axle.... gotta look at is as an opportunity.... otherwise you will cry. Gonna try to stay era correct.
Dzimm Posted February 26, 2020 Posted February 26, 2020 Sorry for your loss.. I assume everyone is okay? What happened? I wish people would pay attention, I was very nearly rear-ended by a mustang on my way home today, luckily I pay attention and was able to get out of their way. They almost hit the car that was infront of me they were going so fast.
Jeep Driver Posted February 26, 2020 Posted February 26, 2020 Sub-frame, oil pan, steering sector, front axle, control arms and mounts at frame............lot of damage there. Front clip ain't gonna fix that one. Lots of time on the frame rack for that one. Sorry.
Wounded_Fighter Posted February 26, 2020 Author Posted February 26, 2020 7 minutes ago, Jeep Driver said: Sub-frame, oil pan, steering sector, front axle, control arms and mounts at frame............lot of damage there. Front clip ain't gonna fix that one. Lots of time on the frame rack for that one. Sorry. I'm not too sure frame really has any damage. It was their rear pass qtr to my front driver. Then my front pass qtr hit a concrete barrier with the wheel primarily.
Manche757 Posted February 26, 2020 Posted February 26, 2020 Glad you make it out unscathed but the truck sure took the brunt. The CC guys from Florida and Georgia should schedule a Meet and Fix weekend down your way.
Wounded_Fighter Posted February 26, 2020 Author Posted February 26, 2020 3 minutes ago, Manche757 said: Glad you make it out unscathed but the truck sure took the brunt. The CC guys from Florida and Georgia should schedule a Meet and Fix weekend down your way. Thatd be interesting. Havent met anyone yet. Lol. We just moved to Jacksonville too
Manche757 Posted February 26, 2020 Posted February 26, 2020 Then you are right at the GA border. There must be some that live in GA that know something about Jeeps. Glad you will get to meet some CC guys but a damn shame you had to wreck your truck to do it.
Wounded_Fighter Posted February 26, 2020 Author Posted February 26, 2020 How is a manual transmission affected in a collision...?
Jeep Driver Posted February 26, 2020 Posted February 26, 2020 36 minutes ago, Wounded_Fighter said: How is a manual transmission affected in a collision...? Anytime a drive shaft is forced into a trans or TC..........damage can occur. And in your case, very possible.
Manche’nopoulos Posted February 27, 2020 Posted February 27, 2020 On 2/25/2020 at 5:30 PM, Wounded_Fighter said: Gonna try to stay era correct. Nothing wrong with that!
Wounded_Fighter Posted February 27, 2020 Author Posted February 27, 2020 Good news! It cranks still! Didn't want to actually start it, just crank test. The little things man.
Pete M Posted February 27, 2020 Posted February 27, 2020 It is important to acknowledge and enjoy the little things in life.
Wounded_Fighter Posted February 28, 2020 Author Posted February 28, 2020 Can someone measure the area between the frame in engine bay? Maybe in 2 spots and describe the location or pic of it? One important spot will be the very front for bumper attachment area. Need to check my frame.
Wounded_Fighter Posted March 7, 2020 Author Posted March 7, 2020 Started some tare down and investigating damages.... Still mostly looks like fender damage. The inner fender wells need new front pieces, drill out factory welds and weld in new front portions. The frame, from a glance, only has damage on the very tip where the bumper meets. The bumper brackets folded over and took some of the metal with it on both sides. The worst part I found in the cab. The passenger floor... was shoved in with the wheel, at the seam.
DirtyComanche Posted March 7, 2020 Posted March 7, 2020 On 2/28/2020 at 11:16 AM, Wounded_Fighter said: Can someone measure the area between the frame in engine bay? Maybe in 2 spots and describe the location or pic of it? One important spot will be the very front for bumper attachment area. Need to check my frame. There's a picture from the FSM with frame dimensions. I may still have it but I know I'd hosted it on Photobucket (which is gone). I'm not home to take another one from the FSM... But I'll look. Edit - I do not have it anymore, but anyone with an 89-92 FSM (it was a Chrysler drawing rather than an AMC one) should be able to get it for you, or look on Cruiser's site to see if he has a FSM in that year range.
Wounded_Fighter Posted March 14, 2020 Author Posted March 14, 2020 So, they claim it's a total loss... my options are essentially, Take money and salvage title... or Take nothing and keep a clean title. Anyone ever fought with insurance against the vehicle being totaled and still got a payout and the clean title? What did you have to do?
Pete M Posted March 14, 2020 Posted March 14, 2020 yes, several guys have. run a search for "insurance" in the Pub and you should find a few threads on it.
Manche757 Posted March 14, 2020 Posted March 14, 2020 3 hours ago, Wounded_Fighter said: So, they claim it's a total loss... my options are essentially, Take money and salvage title... or Take nothing and keep a clean title. Anyone ever fought with insurance against the vehicle being totaled and still got a payout and the clean title? What did you have to do? I realize you are not in Virginia but this is VA DMV's policy: Effective July 1, 2017, any salvage vehicle that has been repaired for use on the public highways or any late model vehicle that has been repaired and the estimated cost of repair exceeded 75 percent of its actual cash value, will receive a certificate of title branded as “REBUILT”. Rebuilt Vehicle Examinations - Virginia DMV - Virginia.gov You might want to push your case with the insurance company for the amount of damages. i have not had a need to file a claim with my insurance company but I did ask the agent about what would be paid on a 30 year old truck. He said that if you can prove what you have spent on restoring your truck, they will consider that. I realize yours was purchased by you originally and in a sense, it is more a preservation that an restoration (preservation from the beginning is the best!) but you are likely to have had major bills along the way.
jdog Posted March 14, 2020 Posted March 14, 2020 What's the breakdown of the cost to repair it, more then likely they just think it's a 30 year old truck and not worth the time to fix it
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