$7000 and counting
 

Just though I would Throw this up here. Some have been this on FB. (i'm more or a ninja on here then a post whore)

I got hit by pea pod truck but was being test driving by a stupid mechanic who didn't have his CDL and had a revoked licences.

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All work is being done by me, myself and I


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I removed as little as possible that was not broken but enough for me to gain access to the damage and for repairing/replacing.
Here are some of the thing that need to be replaced :(

• both headlights
• front fascia
• bumper reinforcement
• both wheel liners
• radiator
• intercooler
• hot side intercooling piping
• lot of little brackets and misc stuff.
• left rail!!!

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Got it up on the frame machine and hooked up the laser measuring (Chief's Velocity)
Took forever to get it pull back into shape. Had a few busy weeks in my shop.

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PARTS!!!! (OLD AND NEW)
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WAIT what is this???? Upgrade... I think I will.
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Cut apart the Rail... There is a GM sectioning procedure (but that was to cut all the way around the rail and it included removing the upper tie bar. I just removed one half)
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Welded the easiest first.
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ALL welded up.
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UBER RE-Corrosion protection

damn! atleast your doing it yourself so it will be done to your standards

Now here is a quick debate im having... Do i paint the rail yellow again or do i just metal etch primer and apply something like this http://3mcollision.com/media/catalog...mmm08882-1.jpg

It comes out a textured black but has a better corrosion protection then actually painting it.

so who didnt have license and hit your car? the guy driving the pea pod or the mechanic?

the mechanic was driving a peapod truck (test driving it) took the corner to sharp and he didnt have a license.

and it was a yellow balt
:cry::bye:

wow i def wouldve been in jail that night or whenever it happened, so is your insurance comp gonna give you anything for it? sorry that happened man

damn, sad to hear, good to see you piecing it back together and putting some upgrades in it, I probably wouldve just bought it back from the insurance company and parted it out and bought another one lol

:twothumbs my thoughts exactly!

thats crazy least your safe man..

Im making a good amount of money on top of the upgraded parts so its not all bad. But I do have to go to court on the 9th to fight the ticket for failure to yield (bunch of BS right). So far here is what I got aftermarket/upgraded since the collision occurred: projector-HID'S, ZZP LNF intercooler package, ZZP re-tune, GMS1, and painting my rims white (Subaru white to be exact)

Hell yeah on the maps and tuning. Thats what i have I love it haha and hell yeah man. good thing your safe

As a CDL driver, what was the circumstances of what you were doing vs. the other guy?

Regardless if the mechanic had a license or not, I imagine the company's insurance company would cover it regardless

^^^^ i would hope so.

Cool project. Good to see another guy fixing up a wrecked Cobalt on here.

nice to see you get to fix it yourself. nothing but the best! i would probably paint the frame rail, you can see it where the headlight is. if it were me i would just undercoat it, but my car has a shitton of miles

Nothing wrong with that at all. Build it to last.

It's pretty awesome that you're tackling this yourself! Much respect ;)

Renato
Team TWM Performance

Do I get enough respect to get a discount on your shifter :)

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^ its getting there little by little

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how do you feel about white? (Techinially is a Subaru pearlescent white)

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coming out very nice, great job man, glad to see you're doing the work and doing it right

I like the white! Always found it gave the car a little "rally-sport" style. As for the discount, PM me and we'll work on a price!

Best regards,

Renato
Team TWM Performance

great job man! keep it up!

Those white rims look really sharp!

White with the SC rims is a little much but the TC rims look fantastic

An update on the car...


How to do an Evo Mod Properly (Should I make a How to?)

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All waterborne base paint
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There is the front lip (spoiler?)
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High quality thin tape to get prefect straight lines (very hard to get any two tone on waterborne paint. I need to research the amount of time to let the first color dry before applying tape to the paint.
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I forgot to snap pics of the black base but here it is all cleared and finished
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And another view
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I also painted the grill black and cleared it as well.


Corrosion protection (still an on going project)
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Clean up and will bear metal scrached and applied some etching primer then some heavy duty seam sealer. (this will last longer then any other metal part of the car)

I also put black under coating on the rocker

P.S. I painted my ground effects and put the under coating on the bottom as well.
I will have more/better photos soon


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I love it but I need to do some more fit and finish (If anyone knows about the headlight fitment let me know.)