Hammer time!

[70gtvert]

Well, not really a hammer, but glass time. Wrecked my first gen yesterday and the hood is shot and guess what, no F5 replacements for it or the headlight covers. Soooo, anyone know of one that got hit in the rear and totaled with a good front clip? Hate to see it totaled because body shops don't want to repair glass, just replace it.

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[Gordon Levy]

I can fix that

[NAZ]

That'll buff-out.

Did FFR give you a reason no body parts are currently available?

[Jeff Kleiner]

Did FFR give you a reason no body parts are currently available?

Gen3 bodies are different than Gen1 & 2 which have been out of production for several years.

Jeff

[cob427sc]

A decent body shop/boat builder/corvette guy could put this back together. I've seen much worse reconstructed.

[J R Jones]

In the life of the First Gen production, how many molds were made? Was there a master plug?
In the end, what happened to the mold(s)? I have heard of instances where the tooling was destroyed to assure that no one else used it for profit.
To store old tools costs money with future use uncertain.
Building a service inventory is an investment with an uncertain future.

A compassionate First Gen owner could offer his car as a plug for a new mold. That would be expensive and time consuming, and again, FFR might not appreciate an alternative part competitor.
I know of a source of headlight covers made to order, but likely require the hood.

Fixing this hood may require building a fixture equivalent to the plug or the mold.
jim

[egchewy79]

Could somebody make a mirror image of the DS headlight cover?

[David Williamson]

Wow sorry to see this but once you find the right shop I am sure it can be repaired. The shop that did mine also repaired a Cobra and it looks perfect, it is in Canada so it does not help you but they are out there.
David W

[Bob-STL]

This guy can fix it.

He has fixed worse and does excellent work. Also knows cobras.

https://www.facebook.com/paintbyjeffhoskins/

Bob

[ProJoe]

that is 100% repairable. look for a body shop that specializes in modified imports especially drift cars.

[70gtvert]

Oh, yes, it can be repaired with enough $ but the damage you see in the pics are misleading. That and I found I under insured it and with a 70% threshold it can't be fixed based upon my value (hint, DON'T UNDER insure yours!!!!). There IS frame damage and suspension damage as well that pics don't show, this is just a fubar mess and is likely a total.

[GoDadGo]

Oh, yes, it can be repaired with enough $ but the damage you see in the pics are misleading. That and I found I under insured it and with a 70% threshold it can't be fixed based upon my value (hint, DON'T UNDER insure yours!!!!). There IS frame damage and suspension damage as well that pics don't show, this is just a fubar mess and is likely a total.

Gordon Levy is a very reputable fellow and knows these cars like the back of his hands.
He said he could fix it so why not reach out to him.
It can't hurt to hear what he has to say.
Good Luck & God's Speed!

[Skuzzy]

Oh, yes, it can be repaired with enough $ but the damage you see in the pics are misleading. That and I found I under insured it and with a 70% threshold it can't be fixed based upon my value (hint, DON'T UNDER insure yours!!!!). There IS frame damage and suspension damage as well that pics don't show, this is just a fubar mess and is likely a total.

If the doors are still closing correctly and the windshield has not popped, the frame damage is probably repairable. Space frames are funny that way. I would not write it off until an expert looks at it.

[70gtvert]

If the doors are still closing correctly and the windshield has not popped, the frame damage is probably repairable. Space frames are funny that way. I would not write it off until an expert looks at it.

Well, I've had about 6 different shops look at it so far, 3 who are very well known for their work on Corvettes but all have turned me down. The only did so because of the funds I would have to fix it if it was NOT a total. My frame is the one designed back in 2000, the big tube frame, but still, it is heavy duty. Right now the best chance I have for fixing it would be if they total it out and I can get it for cheap thus opening up enough extra $ to allow it to get fixed. I know what I would need to buy it back for and it can't be done @ that price then it's going to be goodbye!

[J R Jones]

Insurance companies (often) pay body shops at a fixed flat rate below typical auto repair. Yes, questionable, but they monopolize the industry.
A body shop, even a Corvette shop, may be reluctant to straighten a space frame, where cutting and welding is required. They may be wary of liability, and they have no repair reference dimensions. Hard to estimate.
You might consider having a race car shop fix the chassis and a fiberglass shop (Corvette?) do the body. Expect out of pocket on this repair.
jim

[freds]

I can fix that

Me too, and so can you. I drove my 65 into the post of my drill press. Fortunately not as deeply as the radiators.
Sorry for the screwed up orientation and order....I seldom post pictures, so don't really care to learn how to do a decent job.

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