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| | | Re: Carnage! | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 5,263 Likes: 1 Blendor Of Fine Schnapps | Blendor Of Fine Schnapps Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 5,263 Likes: 1 | sorry to hear about have their ins fix it
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runnin under the moon,,that's where i'll be.... [image] | | | Re: Carnage! | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 28,125 Madman! | Madman! Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 28,125 | That sucks. I too agree with above. Get the drunks insurance to fix or replace the van. Way the options carefully first. If you do decide to fix it, have it done by a good shop, especially if the wheel is pushed forward. A good laser frame machine can make it better than any measuring you could do. | | | Re: Carnage! | Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,170 old hand | OP old hand Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,170 | I totally agree. It's extremely fixable. I am more worried about the insurance totaling it and not having the opportunity to fix it. Let's face it, as much as I love my van the resale value is not huge. Just repairing/painting that one panel and fixing the spring might be enough to total it.
Starlord has the same thoughts in mind that I do. Any tiny little car that could move an object that big off the street an on to the curb had to be moving pretty fast. I am wondering what damage there is that is not readily visible.
Thanks | | | Re: Carnage! | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,207 Likes: 1 veteran | veteran Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,207 Likes: 1 | OH NO! That is horrible. At least it wasn’t a hit and skip with no witnesses. Damn. :-(
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| | | Re: Carnage! | Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,170 old hand | OP old hand Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,170 | The insurance rep just left and said in no uncertain terms that it was a total.
The good news is I might be able to keep it. I already posted on the B-van site about possible donors (D series, passenger cars etc.) for a replacement leaf spring.
Hopefully it will have a happy ending. If they just pay what it's worth.
Hey, does anybody know what it's worth? I can't find a KBB listing for '77. | | | Re: Carnage! | Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 114 member | member Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 114 | ouch, sorry to see that. hopefully the insurance will pay you what the damage is instead of the book value on the van, but unfortunately i dont think you would be that lucky. Where in CA are you? I was just in the junk yards in san diego and there are quite a few mid dodges down there, and most i think had good bodies. snip a quater pannel off of one of those along with the bumper and maybe a leaf spring if it needs it. My guess is it just slid the axle and u bolts up the leaf a little. | | | Re: Carnage! | Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,170 old hand | OP old hand Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,170 | Even if I took the guy to small claims and proved he was at fault (easy to do in a case like this) they would not award me more than value to repair even if repairs were more than that. The question is, what will they value it at?
I am in Torrance, we call it the South Bay, but there are a few of those in CA. We are at the base of Palos Verdes and the city runs up to the Redondo Beach area.
I think the leaf took the brunt of it. The front two leafs are bent up to about a 30º angle about 5" behind the eye. That's where the "extra short" wheel base is coming from. I don't see any marks like the housing pad slid on the spring. I am also worried about the axle. I tried to look at the drum and see if it was a bit closer to the backing plate, but it's tough to see back there. Once I get a spring, a quick drive should tell me if it has any new "vibes"
My biggest concern is the front suspension. I imagine this old Dodge is pretty tough and I needed to go through the bushings/joints anyhow. It does not look like anything is broken up there, but I wanted to wait until they took pics before I jacked it up and started poking around. | | |
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