The crashed car!!!

[hippy]

i dont' get whats going on ... u had a major accident in the gtr?? ... why isn't it getting written off?? since its not ur fault ...??

[ylwgtr2]

Its not through the VIV system.....An Insurance company will only write a car off due to the costs of labour on such a repair .....so what they class as a write off may not actually be a write off in a panel beaters eyes...And if it was through the VIV system the car would have to get a VIV number/report which is no good for the history on the car(although the car will never be sold so i dont really give a rats arse about that anyway!) i have seen hyundai's get fixed for the amount that this car will cost me to repair

[R31Nismoid]

look at all them motors in the background

[Snowman]

Well now I know whose door to knock on if I put mine into a wall at Phillip Island!

[Horus]

Well now I know whose door to knock on if I put mine into a wall at Phillip Island!

BLASPHEMY!

dont you dare even contemplate that!!!!

[flex]

woah, i hate accidents

but the good side, is that u can now check out the 'whole' car... not many ppl get this previlage hehe

[adznight]

Wow, first pics I've seen. Would love to come have a look at this!

[ABuSD]

All the best on the repair!

U gonna change the colour when u have to respray it?

[ylwgtr2]

ummmm no....just undone all the floor,inner panels and intrusion panels on the new front...will post some pics of the progress and how its done if people are interested

[Guest RedLineGTR]

hopefully it will be back in one piece soon

[ylwgtr2]

yeah its proving to be quite an easy job...in fact i could do it with my eyes closed

[Guest RedLineGTR]

Troy u got skills, thats all i have to say

[akeenan]

id like to see some pics

[ylwgtr2]

Ok then,heres some pics to start with...1st pic you can see the A pillar inner panel has been removed to access the main structual beam that runs from the rear windscreen all the way down the side of the vehicle and finishes at the front door hinges,This is where we undo the joints from the door hinge pillar and connect it to our new front.The next pick shows the lower sill panel being cut and the next one is the panel removed and and we cam see the side structual beam...in the next pic the side structual beam has been removed...our joint takes place in front of this part....the next pic is the floor spots are removed,this joint is at the very lower of the bulkhead....the LHS inner panel stays where it is just the bulkhead and the sill panel and the side strutual beam is removed...these joint are all staggered....the other pics are of the replacement front that has been prepared for joining (apart from the inner structual beam has not been removed yet) An interesting comparison between the two vehicles side structual beam..they are diffrent...as the blue front is not a GTR front,It has larger beams...interesting...more pics of the actuall separation on the vehicle tommorow....you will get a better idea on how it is going to work then

Cheers

[ylwgtr2]

Ok then,heres some pics to start with...1st pic you can see the A pillar inner panel has been removed to access the main structual beam that runs from the rear windscreen all the way down the side of the vehicle and finishes at the front door hinges,This is where we undo the joints from the door hinge pillar and connect it to our new front.The next pick shows the lower sill panel being cut and the next one is the panel removed and and we cam see the side structual beam...in the next pic the side structual beam has been removed...our joint takes place in front of this part....the next pic is the floor spots are removed,this joint is at the very lower of the bulkhead....the LHS inner panel stays where it is just the bulkhead and the sill panel and the side strutual beam is removed...these joint are all staggered....the other pics are of the replacement front that has been prepared for joining (apart from the inner structual beam has not been removed yet) An interesting comparison between the two vehicles side structual beam..they are diffrent...as the blue front is not a GTR front,It has larger beams...interesting...more pics of the actuall separation on the vehicle tommorow....you will get a better idea on how it is going to work then

Cheers

[ylwgtr2]

And before anyone asks...the sill has been cut short from the original join so we can retain the original joint line......the sill once welded will be filed to obtain a metal finish (no filler is used)

[adznight]

Great stuff Can't wait to see more pics.

[SS8_Gohan]

woh.... nice work.

Just wondering about the guards tho for the front. You've got a 4dr front cut yeah? So the guards aren't going to be as wide as a standard GTR? You just going to beef them up at the end??

anyways, looks like a fun project

cheers.

[ylwgtr2]

woh.... nice work.  

Just wondering about the guards tho for the front. You've got a 4dr front cut yeah? So the guards aren't going to be as wide as a standard GTR? You just going to beef them up at the end??

anyways, looks like a fun project

cheers.

i dont have GT-T guards tho...i assume that you know that the guards off a GTR fit on GT-T 4 door and 2 door,i have gtr guards to fit on ofcourse.....only one pic today,its of the drivers side structual bar...quite interesting to see the drivers side has an extra peice in there over the passenger side!So if your going to crash...make sure theres no one in the passenger side!...hey how come no one has commented how cutshuts are unsafe blah blah blah?I thought someone would have something to say seeing as tho minesdatsun copped a caining...wheres my caining?

[Jamezilla]

... where's my caining

You wont get one from me

I'm very happy to be proven wrong - and educated at the same time.

I admit to knowing nothing about the process involved in this type of repair - and yes I chided MD for wanting to do similar to his car with nothing but 'popular media' as factual guidance on my side. That said - I also didn't want to encourage MD to get back into a GTR in a hurry. As much for his sake as the people who might have been waiting for a bus next time.

However - that's old news...

This is an excellent and educational thread - keep up the good work