71 cuda off to the frame shop
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Well, I finally got the car stripped down and took it to the frame shop. Basically the roof, and everything behind the doors needs to be replaced. I should have it back in a couple of months.
Aaron
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Re: 71 cuda off to the frame shop
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Man, your son doesn't know how fortunate he was! I hope you remind him.....REPEATEDLY!
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Re: 71 cuda off to the frame shop
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Keep the bashed up body parts you remove and hang them on the shop wall like art to keep his memory fresh
The heck with that, hang them in his bedroom.
I would have hung him on the Wall...JK
Good luck with it.
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Re: 71 cuda off to the frame shop
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Keep the bashed up body parts you remove and hang them on the shop wall like art to keep his memory fresh
The heck with that, hang them in his bedroom.
Good luck with it.
Thanks.
I found a giant nut (the kind they bolt street lights down with) at the scene of the destruction and put it in his room. It is sitting right on his TV, and every time he sees it he thinks about that night. The dash is on a shelf in his room for him to see too.
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Re: 71 cuda off to the frame shop
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Keep the bashed up body parts you remove and hang them on the shop wall like art to keep his memory fresh.
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The heck with that, hang them in his bedroom.
Good idea! Right next to where you stapled his balls to the wall
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Keep the bashed up body parts you remove and hang them on the shop wall like art to keep his memory fresh.
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The heck with that, hang them in his bedroom.
Good idea! Right next to where you stapled his balls to the wall
I would love to have. But he is a good kid that made a mistake. Heck he just got a full ride scholorship to an expensive local school here. I am proud of him still!!!!
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Re: 71 cuda off to the frame shop
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This kind of hits home for me as I endoed and barrel rolled a '67 IHC Scout 800A when I was 15. My dad and I had worked on it as a father/son project for 3 years (bought when I was 12). We re-arched the springs, did some frontend work on it and found a half-top for it and had it painted. It was really cool and I was devastated when I wrecked it. Dad calmly reminded me that it was just a bucket of bolts and we could replace it but he couldn't replace me! I've never seen my dad so white and drained looking as when he saw it lying upside down in a wadded up little ball after the crash.
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Re: 71 cuda off to the frame shop
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Keep the bashed up body parts you remove and hang them on the shop wall like art to keep his memory fresh.
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The heck with that, hang them in his bedroom.
Good idea! Right next to where you stapled his balls to the wall
I would love to have. But he is a good kid that made a mistake. Heck he just got a full ride scholorship to an expensive local school here. I am proud of him still!!!!
I'm proud of how you handled this situation, on such a delicate matter, how you handled this may well have saved your relation ship between you and him and possibly,your family...all of which is more valuable than any car.I've seen more costly and damaging mistakes made without costing a cent. Thanks for sharing this struggle you have endured, maybe we can all learn from this, and I hope you get that car back together! Mark
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Re: 71 cuda off to the frame shop
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Keep the bashed up body parts you remove and hang them on the shop wall like art to keep his memory fresh.
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The heck with that, hang them in his bedroom.
Good idea! Right next to where you stapled his balls to the wall
I would love to have. But he is a good kid that made a mistake. Heck he just got a full ride scholorship to an expensive local school here. I am proud of him still!!!!
I'm proud of how you handled this situation, on such a delicate matter, how you handled this may well have saved your relation ship between you and him and possibly,your family...all of which is more valuable than any car.I've seen more costly and damaging mistakes made without costing a cent. Thanks for sharing this struggle you have endured, maybe we can all learn from this, and I hope you get that car back together! Mark
Well said and I agree 100%
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Re: 71 cuda off to the frame shop
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Just curious... is it going to end up with a salvaged title?
It really doesn't matter whether you win or lose… as long as you look good doing it!
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Re: 71 cuda off to the frame shop
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I finally have a couple more pictures to post. It is coming along. He is using all AMD parts, and they seem to fit well, not perfect, but they work.
Aaron
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Re: 71 cuda off to the frame shop
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I finally got my car back on Friday (12-3-10) Here are a couple of pictures. Now to get it sealed, primed, and put back together. Paint has to wait for now, not enough funds!!
Aaron
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Re: 71 cuda off to the frame shop
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another...The car looks very good. AMD parts fit well, not perfect, but it is 100 times better than it was.
Aaron
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Re: 71 cuda off to the frame shop
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i'm curious? if hagerty work so well with you, how come, "Paint has to wait for now, not enough funds!!" ????
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Re: 71 cuda off to the frame shop
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It looks good Aaron! I'd blend the quarter seams,shoot some sealer on it,and give it a coat of hot rod black for now and reassemble it. That way you could drive it until your ready to finish the body and paint. 71 Cudas look sinister in black.
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Unfortunately the only parts to get primer will be the parts that got replaced. The fenders and doors need some work before they are worthy.
Aaron
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