Damage Evaluation (Page 1/2)
cliffw NOV 11, 08:13 AM
What do you think is the extent of this damage to the wheel assembly ?
Vintage-Nut NOV 11, 08:55 AM
I cannot see any photo or image........?

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Original Owner of a Silver '88 GT
Under 'Production Refurbishment' @ 136k Miles

shemdogg NOV 11, 09:35 AM
Pics or it didnt happen!

shem
cliffw NOV 11, 11:03 AM
Heh, sorry.
Not mine.


82-T/A [At Work] NOV 11, 11:09 AM

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Originally posted by cliffw:

Heh, sorry.
Not mine.





Ouch... that's a parts car now.

cvxjet NOV 11, 12:10 PM
lt can possibly be saved...especially if you can get Shem to work on it.....Critically, how badly deformed is the chassis/frame? The front subframe/suspension can be swapped in one piece.
Vintage-Nut NOV 11, 01:33 PM
BTW - THIS was posted in 'TheMall'

'88 GT being parted out on Ebay by NewDustin
https://www.ebay.com/itm/146139664530

My guess is only a broken lower ball joint......

[This message has been edited by Vintage-Nut (edited 11-11-2024).]

fieroguru NOV 11, 01:46 PM

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Originally posted by cliffw:

What do you think is the extent of this damage to the wheel assembly ?



Everything on the driver side front is trashed. Wheel, wheel bearing, knuckle, a-arms, and front crossmember are all likely bent.
cliffw NOV 12, 09:38 AM

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Originally posted by fieroguru:
Everything on the driver side front is trashed. Wheel, wheel bearing, knuckle, a-arms, and front cross member are all likely bent.



I thought so too. I wonder how much further the damage might go. Would all that fail before the "frame" was damaged ? Heh, of course. Could that fail and still extend damage ?

82-T/A [At Work] NOV 12, 10:24 AM
I think anything can be fixed, but if you look at the other pictures on eBay, the forward frame rails are both bent to the passenger side. If you look at the passenger-side picture, the nose doesn't taper in, it's actually bent outwards... so the whole front-end is completely trashed. You'd have to take it to a frame-straightening shop and have the frame rails straightened. In the rear too, it's clear the rear drivers side wheel hit a curb or something as part of the accident. At a minimum the control arm and ball joint is messed up, but possibly the subframe is also bent, even if slightly... it's now likely only compatible with that frame, if you know what I mean.

I don't think it would be worth fixing. The cost to fix all of that would be the cost of a running 88 Fiero. It doesn't really have any unique options either from what I can tell.