sleek98 12 Report post Posted October 13, 2015 Well she is off to get a makeover. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RPM 1,190 Report post Posted October 13, 2015 As they say in Vegas, good luck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sleek98 12 Report post Posted November 4, 2015 Body shop got the ok from the insurance today, $10,017 in damage. Bad part is the body guy broke his leg a week ago so its going to be a while before he can really work on it. Good thing its winter. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RPM 1,190 Report post Posted November 4, 2015 10k in damage??? Holy crap! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sleek98 12 Report post Posted November 4, 2015 Looks like around 5,500 in parts and the rest labor. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rwcstang 201 Report post Posted November 4, 2015 Well she is off to get a makeover. glad they are taking her to get worked on. I pick mine up next week. can't wait to see how she looks. lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rsmach1 71 Report post Posted November 4, 2015 Wow, didn't look like 10k worth of damage (I'm stuck in the 80s-90s lol). I'm just glad they covered it and hopefully you get it back soon. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sleek98 12 Report post Posted December 21, 2015 Update. Body guy got it back together to test fit everything and then took it back apart to paint, now getting a second test fit before getting the door and fender get sprayed sprayed. I decided to go ahead and have him fix the door as there were some minor rust bubbles forming. Also the original owner put the tribar pony emblem on the fenders next to the cursive Mustang so I had him fill in those holes as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike65 476 Report post Posted December 21, 2015 Sleek, so sorry to hear about your accident. Your Coupe looks like mine would have when it was new, meadowlark yellow with a black vinyl top, a 302 & C-4 trans. Good luck with the repairs. I do not know why it attached this pic?. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sleek98 12 Report post Posted January 9, 2016 Well what I was concerned about the most happened. He could not get the paint to match up the way he wanted to. So he decided to just respray the rest of the car so it will all match up. On an OCD scale of 1-10 he is easily a 10 and will not let anything leave his shop unless it looks like he would want his car to. I am going to leave off the black vinyl stripe that ran down the side and also leaving off the tribar pony the original owner put on the fenders. Waiting on a couple brackets and an AC line to show up and then she can come home. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rsanter 152 Report post Posted January 9, 2016 Looks good As an in between measure, you can add power brakes to make power drum brakes. It will help the stoping of the car. Then when you do go to convert to the disc brakes then part of it is already done. At that point you could go to a bolt on type aftermarket kit or go for the actual factory disc brakes Bob Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rwcstang 201 Report post Posted January 9, 2016 Well what I was concerned about the most happened. He could not get the paint to match up the way he wanted to. So he decided to just respray the rest of the car so it will all match up. On an OCD scale of 1-10 he is easily a 10 and will not let anything leave his shop unless it looks like he would want his car to. I am going to leave off the black vinyl stripe that ran down the side and also leaving off the tribar pony the original owner put on the fenders. Waiting on a couple brackets and an AC line to show up and then she can come home. Looks Great! Same thing happened to with me, the paint wouldn't blend after the painter tried, so the whole car had to be resprayed with a color, which i chose Ford Ingot Silver UX. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rsmach1 71 Report post Posted January 10, 2016 Glad it's all working out, looks great. 1 Rsmach1 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sleek98 12 Report post Posted January 22, 2016 Well she is 99% done and coming home. Waiting on an A/C line that is back ordered so I am going to bring it home this weekend and then take it back to him this spring when it gets warmer to charge the system. Pics below Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rwcstang 201 Report post Posted January 22, 2016 damn, that beast is pretty! lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
7TCatvert 24 Report post Posted January 22, 2016 Nothing like having a car look better after an accident than before...Make sure to up that insured amount...glad you were able to find a trusted shop, that is always my concern when friends need to fix their cars...all body shops are not created equal... 1 RPM reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Black_69_FB 49 Report post Posted January 23, 2016 Looks good. I love a happy ending :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SA69mach 39 Report post Posted January 25, 2016 Great job, and very glad you have your car back. One question I would have is for the original insurance adjuster who came out - how do they see the value of the car right now, with repairs and new parts.? Higer or lower? Higher - new paint, new body parts, new engine parts, etc Lower - car has been in a wreck. Please post what happens to the value, if anything. I would encourage the conversion to power brakes, front discs, rear drums. I know Opentracker has a very decent price on their kits , all Kelsey hayes style, and comes with every single thing for the job. Money well spent. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sleek98 12 Report post Posted January 26, 2016 Nothing like having a car look better after an accident than before...Make sure to up that insured amount...glad you were able to find a trusted shop, that is always my concern when friends need to fix their cars...all body shops are not created equal... Yes, he does AMAZING work, ended up spraying the whole car and not charging me or the insurance company extra. Also helps that his wife is an employee of my dad's, and takes an extreme pride in his product. Great job, and very glad you have your car back. One question I would have is for the original insurance adjuster who came out - how do they see the value of the car right now, with repairs and new parts.? Higer or lower? Higher - new paint, new body parts, new engine parts, etc Lower - car has been in a wreck. Please post what happens to the value, if anything. I would encourage the conversion to power brakes, front discs, rear drums. I know Opentracker has a very decent price on their kits , all Kelsey hayes style, and comes with every single thing for the job. Money well spent. Car had been wrecked before in the early 90's. Hit a deer and was painted. I tore out the frame rails and put in new rails/shock towers/aprons 5 years ago. So while it was mostly stock it was not completely factory. I am going to try to re insure it for 21k this time around. The insurance company I use does not make me get an appraisal as long as the value is with in their guidelines. I however don't know that it breaks it down between say a Mach 1 (bigger money) and just a base like I have. So I believe I have a lot of room to insure it with out having to pay for an appraisal. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Black_69_FB 49 Report post Posted January 26, 2016 The insurance company I use does not make me get an appraisal as long as the value is with in their guidelines. Would it bother you to say who your insurance is with? (sorry if I missed it somewhere here in the thread). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sleek98 12 Report post Posted January 28, 2016 Would it bother you to say who your insurance is with? (sorry if I missed it somewhere here in the thread). Continental Western Insurance Company, is the legal name, its a W. R. Berkley Company. I believe my broker said its a subsidiary of Buffet. If you would like I can pm you my brokers contact information, he is a car guy out of St. Louis. I have never actually met him since I live in Kansas City but I have had 5 other people switch to him after I started using him. The policy was 150 bucks for 16,200 worth of coverage. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
