I wrecked my Supra :(

[IJ.]

Ditto on having the rails pulled straight it'll be money well spent.

Mine had been hit in the front and repaired before I got it and my alignment guy said it was actually better than stock the first time we had it on the rack.

Halfass the repair and it'll always be a pig and not worth spending a cent on.

 

[Eamon]

Ok I did quite a bit of work yesterday. Here's where I am:

Bent frame

 

[92TealSupra]

I blame your mom for making you rush. I would part it, and find a different Supra.

 

[7Matt-GE]

nahh with a little bit of work that thing will run..its a front end just replace all the parts hope there wont be any welding going on...

 

[dubsupra209]

yea just fix it and get better winter tires and drive slower....looks like youll need a new ic also....car looks clean over all really dont look that bad....good luck

 

[Eamon]

looks like youll need a new ic also

Yeah the IC is cracked even though it doesn't show it in the pics.

 

[IJ.]

Pic "Bent Frame" Ummmm that's NOT the frame it's the Rad support and will pull easily, you need to be more concerned with the rails back towards the front subframe mounting location.

Feel along them for any raised/bowed out sections, good place to check is along the top corner of the rails.

 

[Eamon]

Pic "Bent Frame" Ummmm that's NOT the frame it's the Rad support and will pull easily, you need to be more concerned with the rails back towards the front subframe mounting location.

Ha my neighbor who owns a salvage yard told me that it was the frame guess that's a fail on his part

 

[IJ.]

If you look at the bumper reo mounts you'll see they're designed to swivel inwards to absorb the impact, the Rad support is the next crumple zone back then the rails are the ultra critical parts.

Small impacts should be taken by the front members, bigger ones will damage further back but this isn't always fatal for the car, as I said earlier spend some of the insurance $ addressing any rail damage and you'll have a car worth keeping and spending money on if not anything you tip into it will be a waste.

I can't stress this highly enough and is why I was against repairing it from the start as most people will only address the cosmetic parts and end up building a crab that never drives straight again in it's life.

 

[Eamon]

Alright so last night I purchased a parts 86.5 for $600 with a knock. It's been sitting for a few years or so and the body has some rust from what I can see (most notably the fenders) but it looks like the front end is in good shape. Here are some pics:

My neighbor talking with the stereotypical redneck we bought it from

Do I have everything I need to get the car fixed now? I bought an intercooler off of another SM member a few weeks ago.

 

[Kevin]

nice rsx wheels too lol
you should have everything u need

 

[IJ.]

Thought you were repairing it?

What changed your mind?

 

[I6Boost]

Thought you were repairing it?

What changed your mind?

I think he bought that 86.5 just to use the front end to repair his original car he wrecked?

Right?

 

[RazoE]

you should swap everything over to the 86.5...

lookin' good though..

 

[Eamon]

I think he bought that 86.5 just to use the front end to repair his original car he wrecked?

Right?

Correct.

 

[IJ.]

you should swap everything over to the 86.5...

lookin' good though..

That would be ny course of action if the 86.5 checked out straight on a rack.

Correct.

 

[RazoE]

if he swaps his stuff into the 86.5, I'll send him an invitation to our Super Secret 86.5 Club which is as dead as it could possibly be...

 

[IJ.]

if he swaps his stuff into the 86.5, I'll send him an invitation to our Super Secret 86.5 Club which is as dead as it could possibly be...

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