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Hey guys,

Long time lurker. Before you read this thread, please play this in the background.

I've recently done some damage to my ol' R32 and she's a little worse for wear. After a couple years of incident-free fun with her I've dun goofed. Long story short, went into a corner too hot and smacked a gutter.

Here's some pics:

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I'm hoping someone out there could:

a) Let me know what damage I may have done here besides the obvious.
b) How hard these parts are to get, what they'd cost and how difficult you think they are for an amateur to fix (I've replaced a turbo myself, any more difficult probably couldn't do).

c) If there's someone you could recommend in Sydney to repair and approx cost?

I know I'm an idiot (let's skip that), I also know you can't possibly know all potential damage without inspecting. With that said, I would REALLY appreciate some advice, especially from people experienced with similar damage.

Any help would be great, thanks in advance.

Josh.

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Ok most likly will need a rim, tyre, stub axle, upper and lower control arms, hicas the arm, possible strut, can't see that well in the photo, possible subframe as there weak as shit, may have bent the body a bit to. It would be moderately difficult if you have changed turbos yourself. Be hard to do yourself if the subframe needs to come out.

I'm a panel beater and mechanic, I work at south hurstville yet live at cabramatta, if your around either of those areas I'm happy to come past and have a look and let you know how bad the damage is.

For parts, finding someone parting out a r32 would be the cheapest option, aside from that you have skyline spares at wetherill park that I use alot. Or as an alternative you could buy the arms that are bend as aftermarket adjustable arms from just jap, gk tech and so on.

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As for costs of repair, the parts costs is most likly going to be the bulk of the bill and is highly variable, if you were going to pay a mechanic to do the work there is probley anywhere between 3-6 hours labour depending on what shop you goto.

Hey Scott,

Thanks for the feedback man, appreciate it. The car is currently sitting at my work office in Lane Cove, so not really near you... I'll PM you.

If anyone else has anything to add or any other shops they'd suggest please let me know, cheers boys.

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