FreeLanceBum

Has anyone had any experiance with a bent frame on the Z31?
My front right part of the frame is bent down about 2 or 3 inches.
I'm wondering if it would be worth it, or possible, to get this fixed.

I was run off the road at about 40MPH, hit a curb, took out a small palm tree, and went over another curb. The front right suspension, and frame took all the damage. Everything else is in perfect order. The bumper took out a small tree and all it got was a few scratches, even that fender only needs a little bend to be back to normal.

I'll prabably end up having to just get another Z.
So, does anyone in the Arizona area have an 87 to 89 Z for sale? Engine, trans, and interior optional.

Pics.
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e5...m/DSCN0786.jpg
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jfairladyz

How much is that car worth to you? Get a quote for the repair and compare that to your assesed value of the car.

SHADY280

thats not that bad, ive seen worse when i was working at a body shop, get some used suspension and take it to a shop, itll probably cost 500 or less, just dont go to macco.

FreeLanceBum

It's not the suspension I'm concerned with. I can do that myself, I redid it all a little while back already. It's the bent unibody frame that I am concerned with.

What needs to be replaced:
Front crossmember, sway bar end link, sway bar mount, tension rod, control arm, and wheel.
All that is easily done. It's just usally when I hear about a bent unibody, they scrap the car. So I'm going to find a good shop around here and see what they think.

nismo619

could freeLancebum be able to cut off the old frame and reweld a new one ? or would that be too much trouble ?

SHADY280

its easier to bend it back, a good body man could get it back to original without a problem, find a euro body guy, over there they dont write off cars they fix them if there in one piece, those guys are amazinng, that and there only allowed to use 1 gallon of bondo a year by law.

NismoPick

As the Z is a UNIBODY, I would suggest NOT cutting out the frame. You should be able to find the measurement specs for the Z31 on the internet, or at a body shop & see if you've had frame damage. At the shop I worked at, we had lasers to measure points on the frame to see if it's been tweeked.

FreeLanceBum

cutting it up is the last resort. And it is bent, very visible.
I was talking to my neighbor earlier today, and he's a car guy as well. He was telling me about this guy who lives down the street who does awesome body work, and if he can't fix it, he'll know the shop to take it to.
Hopefully I'll have time to stop by his place tomorrow after hitting up the junkyards.

I'll try and post pics of the parts of the frame that are bent tomorrow.