1991 Formula Damage Photos/ Make me SICK!
 

Here are the pictures I NEVER hoped to see:rofl:. Lots of small items I may be able to get off and IF somebody is interested in buying it back from me (once I get a figure) let me know.

More pictures of the DAMAGE in the next thread!

More 1991 Formula Damage!
 

More photos, there is an awesome amount of tiems that could really benefit somebody here i.e., MINT Interior and door panels-SLP parts-3:73 rear-L98-700R4-Trans Am wheels-1LE driveshaft-BORLA-Edlebrock LCA/ Panhard bar-Hotchkis STB and MUCH more. All of this stuff, is in LIKE NEW CONDITION!:nod:

Ed-

Did they total it out? It really blows to see the car like that but honestly I expected worse.

That isn't as bad as I was expecting. Definitely repairable.

yea, honestly not that bad

I got the Insurance agent to meet up with my body shop guy and I'am now waiting to see what the out come is. The rear 1/4 is really pushed in at the bottom and also at the top end. It is worse than it looks. It needs a rear 1/4 which is going to require a donor car. Both front and rear bumpers are gone and repairing RUBBER used parts car had small dents which will not show up until gloss paint is applied. The front bumper is pushed in and bent down, so who knows what is damaged under it. The part that sucks, is that NOBODY i.e., such as Classic Industries-Yearbook One etc., makes reproduction parts for the 1991-92 Firebird because it was a limited mod just for those 2 years. The OEM is LONG gone, so that leaves me with no way to get QUALITY parts and I would not want to have to track down a donor car and go thru that PIA:rofl:. So the bottom line is, IF it is totaled (my body shop feels it is) then I would like to see what my buy back is and offer it (as a total car) to anyone who wants it for the quality like parts that this car has to offer. I will NOT piece it out, it's ALL or nothing.

That's probably the best way to do it. I'm sure there are plenty of people who could repair it and be really happy with the result. But they would have to not care about used/repro stuff.

Goodmark appears to make a quarter:

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/g...model/firebird

But who knows what the fit is like, and I can't tell if it covers the repair area.

I bet the rear frame rails are bent. They dont take hits well.

The car still drives straight and I had a set of ALSTON SFC on it. I would have fixed this in a heartbeat IF the rear 1/4 could have been saved. So much work involved in getting it back to looking as good as it did BEFORE accident:-x. Being ANAL doesn't help when OEM parts do not exist and reproduction parts are also NOT MADE, because this was an only 2 year (1991-92) design.:rofl:

I be there is nos stuff out there. i see NOS first and second gen stuff all the time

Thanks for the tip, just checked it out and NADA (nothing).

what did you check out? To find NOS stuff you need to prowl forums, CL nationwide, ebay, etc.

Let me know the buy back please, would make a fun winter project

...and here is why your cars aren't done lol

I have an addiction.... lol (Plus tons of spare parts I can put to use)

There is nothing wrong with used oem parts. you can easily find a rust free qtr panel. They are out there. The nose is easy to fine as well. I understand how you feel but its the body shops job to make it look like it never happened.

Reminds me of my split bumper. :( the crashed part

And if he is selling at the buy back price. I can't tell, it reads either way :lol:

Just food for thought, lets say they total it and give you a good buy back price...why not just fix it?

likely salvage title would be my first problem.

Why? Is NJ difficult to deal with that stuff?

Very

I was chatting with an adjuster and he does it on the side for fun. It really just kills residual value but its not that big of a deal to go through the salvage process so long as you cross your t's, dot your i's, and maintain records. No first hand experience though.

Arggg, :facepalm:

wow ed im sorry to hear about your car. sometimes your bad luck saves you from worse luck im happy you and everyone involved is ok. as for the car i really hope you get some good news on it.