1951 Pontiac Chieftain

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Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain

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DodgeRover wrote: Thu Sep 09, 2021 8:45 pm Any chance they would give you cash in lieu of repair on the cars and you could put it towards the garage repairs?
Not a red nickel until the adjuster has been.
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Took some slightly better pictures- can't get any closer.
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Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain

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It's still got less dents in it than when you started.
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That'll bash out.

Or if you want to do it properly just wob it straight.
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Aye an inch of wob in that & you won't need to spend on lowering springs.
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Hooli wrote: Sun Sep 12, 2021 6:00 pm Aye an inch of wob in that & you won't need to spend on lowering springs.
If you recall I was doing my best to remove the strata it has on the sides... I'll beat it as straight as I can and work from there.
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Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain

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PhilA wrote: Sun Sep 12, 2021 6:01 pm
Hooli wrote: Sun Sep 12, 2021 6:00 pm Aye an inch of wob in that & you won't need to spend on lowering springs.
If you recall I was doing my best to remove the strata it has on the sides... I'll beat it as straight as I can and work from there.
Aye I do remember, that's why I was helping* by suggesting you undo all that good work :lol:
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Fingers crossed you get a good adjuster, that just sorts it all out for you and none of this trade value on everything BS until you challenge them.
Car doesn’t look terrible, but you never know what’s been compressed and bent out of shape below.
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Broccoli wrote: Tue Sep 14, 2021 1:53 am Fingers crossed you get a good adjuster, that just sorts it all out for you and none of this trade value on everything BS until you challenge them.
Car doesn’t look terrible, but you never know what’s been compressed and bent out of shape below.
Hood should bash straight, roof.. hopefully.

Plymouth the roof hasn't bent the inner structure so there's hope for that.
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Gave the hood a thump from inside, it mostly popped back out. That'll dolly straight.

Roof didn't want to go due to the headlining being in the way, someone suggested dry ice to get the metal to pull itself back out. I can try that but the only place locally that sold it was destroyed by the storm.
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