>>Oops... I did it again ;)

[Nitemare]

wow, that was a while ago!

got me a rocker panel





lets see when i'll have the time to put this shit in...

[Nitemare]

oh, and since i need one mirror since the accident, i bit the bullet and bought ss mirrors.

[layinbody31]

Quote: Originally Posted by Nitemare

oh, and since i need one mirror since the accident, i bit the bullet and bought ss mirrors.

Power/heated, right?

[Nitemare]

Quote: Originally Posted by layinbody31

Power/heated, right?

Pff yeahh rightt in my truck that has crank windows lol

[Driveway Kustoms]

dooo some workkk

[Spike G]

What he said ^.I refuse to meet you till you fix that rocker and you're 5/6ed

[GM]

Glad to see things are starting to go your way a little bit now. If it was me I would hold off doing any work to the truck until things are settled up with the insurance company. If you try to go back to them with additional damages they missed and you've done work to it, I don't know I could see that getting a little messy.

Good luck with everything.

[Nitemare]

^^ Gm i know what you mean, but i am a rhode island licensed damage appraiser for allstate and i know exactly what i can and cannot do, no worries!

[layinbody31]

Quote: Originally Posted by Nitemare

^^ Gm i know what you mean, but i am a rhode island licensed damage appraiser for allstate and i know exactly what i can and cannot do, no worries!

Boy, that line of work has to come in handy in a situation like this!

[Nitemare]

Quote: Originally Posted by layinbody31

Boy, that line of work has to come in handy in a situation like this!

Yeah, it's cool being an appraiser

[Nitemare]

box came in the mail

[layinbody31]

Awesome! I love mine

[90blueS10]

Where and how much?

[Nitemare]

ebay and 89$ shipped.

got the door open, rocker and floor look like they'll be a larger pain in the ass then previously considered...



this is gonna be a headache lol

[oh so slow]

Gonna be awesome* you mean

[Nitemare]

this truck better be sick when i'm done sinking all this time and money into it is all i gotta say

[Spike G]

hey nitemare, quick question, what junk yards do you go to around here? i've only been to sams in worcester and i've been wondering where else has a good selection of s series

[BlkS10Kid2002]

Tom i still say do a cab swap but thats just me. Also when u do the SS Mirrors sand down the mold lines it always drove me nuts looking at it.

[Nitemare]

Quote: Originally Posted by Spike G

hey nitemare, quick question, what junk yards do you go to around here? i've only been to sams in worcester and i've been wondering where else has a good selection of s series

well i scored the door off of craigslist, but as an appraiser i have to look up used parts constantly all day when writing estimates. a resource i commonly use is car-part.com, look for parts that say 000 in the condition rating, those have zero damage. i dont go anywhere specific. i also call a company you may have heard of called lkq keystone, they source used and aftermarket parts all over new england and ship them in to your area. im not sure if they'd ship to a home, probably only shops...

my yard usually has a good parts selection too but i junked a lot of good parts

[Nitemare]

Quote: Originally Posted by BlkS10Kid2002

Tom i still say do a cab swap but thats just me. Also when u do the SS Mirrors sand down the mold lines it always drove me nuts looking at it.

no offense pat, but a cab swap would be a ton of work, i don't even know how many hours. the rocker panel replacement calls for 6 hours on the books, i can straighten the floor and walk that out in a couple hours...

simply put i can have that rocker in and the floor straight in less than a day. cab swap is probably more than a day's work, then i have a whole cab to paint... dash to swap probably, interior, body mounts that should be replaced, whole nose has to come off as well to get the cab off, we're talking a ton of work.

it's just not practical. working in shops for a few years, writing estimates for a couple years, i have never done or seen a cab swap.

plus, how much would a cab cost? quick search puts it right around 500$ for a cab. the rocker was 47$ my cost, 6 hours at 46$ an hour, plus 3 hours lets say for a pull on the floor... 460$ roughly and that is installed. the cab would be 500$ without the labor! lol

pat it is my job everyday to research and figure out the cheapest and easiest way to fix crashed cars, so i think of things differently than most people...

if i paint the ss mirrors, i'll look for that body line tho mos def

[Nitemare]

forgot to show you guys what i have been driving the last few weeks.

[01BlueZQ8]

Nice. How do you like the Fusion?

[Nitemare]

Quote: Originally Posted by 01BlueZQ8

Nice. How do you like the Fusion?

honestly i hate it. the more i drive it, the more i dislike it. very very slow, pulls to the left on the highway... the only plus is that it was brand new.

[Driveway Kustoms]

hey as long as you dont have to pay for it or pay to maintain it all is good right?

[NevurMind85]

will your company pay to have the fusion aligned? it shouldnt pull on the highway, it probly pulls at lower speed too but not enough to notice.

[BlkS10Kid2002]

I hear ya bud... I cant do any kind of body work so rather than try to work something like that back into place i would just do a cab swap. I hear you, your right you have the knowledge to put it back together and I dont. Either way it will be all back together nice soon and maybe you can do a full respray on the truck or a custom color.

[Nitemare]

Yeah well the 3 other appraisers in my group that drive fusions all complain of the same left pull on the freeway. It may be an alignment issue, but we all hopped in these cars brand nea and they all have the same issue!

I pay 125$ a month personal usage fee, and all fuel, maint, insurance, lease, everything is included. Its a great deal honestly I cant complain

[NevurMind85]

cool, yea for shits and giggles id go get the alignment checked. cars arnt always proper from the factory.

[Nitemare]

1500 miles on it, already needed the windshield repaired haha

[Driveway Kustoms]

chipped?

[Nitemare]

yeah a huge chip with two little cracks... they filled em and are confident they can save the windshield. i personally dont care, not my car lol

[NevurMind85]

shoot not my car id of had them replace it haha.

[Nitemare]

yup not my car either, so i dont give a shit they can repair it haha

[01BlueZQ8]

Quote: Originally Posted by Nitemare

1500 miles on it, already needed the windshield repaired haha

At least you dont have to drive a HHR around....Like that guy.

[Driveway Kustoms]

If it was a hhr panel ss I would

[Nitemare]

Homo Hot Rod

[Nitemare]

sometimes you just buy a ****ing fridge.

[NevurMind85]

fix the other side already?

[Spike G]

shoulda came to see me, i work at lowes haha

[Nitemare]

nope, picture is of the driver's side specifically for that reason lol

which lowes?

[Nitemare]

nope, picture is of the driver's side specifically for that reason lol

which lowes?

[Stewzer55]

Damn Double Post

[Spike G]

Killingly commons just over the line in ct. I'm not supposed to release company info but the north providence store is pretty shitty recently and we've had meeting about them hahaha

[Nitemare]

^^ the np store is less than 5 minutes away from me, home depot is closer, i never go to lowes haha.

[Tuckin15's]

Every time i read your project thread tittle I get Britney spears stuck in my heads it's rather depressing.

[Nitemare]

At least it's a good britany song.

[kdh]

Quote: Originally Posted by Nitemare

At least it's a good britany song.

is there such a thing?

[Nitemare]

update!~

geico after 2+ months of deliberation has finally accepted 100% liability on my claim. they are paying every penny to fix my truck!!

i'm shooting for within the next 2 weeks for the s10 to be back to it's former glory, them immediate slammage.

[nick8788]

[Spike G]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...9zj7WLR0#t=12s

and thennnnnn?