E30 Touring Cutaway (was touring tragedy)

[lgb240]

I went by the body shop today to check progress and take some (sh1tty) cell phone pics.

It's coming along slowly but surely. They've done most of the pulling - rear passenger quarter looks great, rear door gaps came back perfectly. They've spent a lot of time straightening the cargo floor on the p-side corner where the impact took the most force. Frame rail was also straightened. They've drilled out all the spotwelds very nicely. Overall I'm pleased with the progress.

Since the car's going through so much surgery, I thought I'd splurge - picked up a glass moon roof. I'll be switching it out shortly, and changing the manual crank to electric at the same time.

Also picked up a parts car a few weeks ago. I pulled the windsheild out of it. The Wagon's had a stone chip so I'll switch it out - this way all the glass can come out when they paint the car

cheers for now ...

lgb240

[Gooch]

Awesome, glad you're fixing it up. Keep up the good work!

Moonroof = :bow:

[ZM Blue Devil]

love it, makin her better then before. You are doing it right.

[Raxe]

Looking good, where'd you get the moonroof?

[lgb240]

Looking good, where'd you get the moonroof?

I posted a wanted ad on this forum, 'germancarsonly' answered the ad, had one complete with a shade.

I'd been looking for a while, decided now was the time to get one with all the work being done to the car.

I was watching one on e-bay out of Sanfransisco about a month ago - nearly had a stroke when it went for more than $600. I think I paid fair market value (much less than $600)

lgb240

[lgb240]

updated pics

Went by the body shop today to check progress, it's coming along slowly but surely...

Probably still a couple of weeks away from being finished.

Here's a few pics...

(not sure how to put the pics in the actual e-mail, they seem to only come up as attachments-if someone wants to PM me the directions to get them in the body of the post, I'd appreciate it)

lgb240

[Huff]

Man, it's great to see that thing coming back to life.. And now with a moon roof?! Amazing..

[Motorsports]

Nice to see that its being fixed. Cant wait to see it finished.

[BrewCity11]

Looking great!

Mind sharing where you sourced the hatch and rear tail panel from???

[DEV0 E30]

Good work.

Although a part of me thinks you could have made a dump truck.

[lgb240]

Looking great!

Mind sharing where you sourced the hatch and rear tail panel from???

Sorry for the late post ... I was away for the last few days.

The hatch and rear panel wasn't replaced. The hatch only had a small dent the size of a silver dollar, so they pulled that out and repaired.

They also drilled out all the spot welds for the rear panel and worked that smooth off the car- all hammer and dolly work, lots of hours, then welded it back on.

So, the rear hatch and panel were not replaced.

Just after the accident, I did look up the part numbers of both pieces, and my local dealer (in Ontario, Canada) did say that the part numbers were still valid and available.

lgb240

[lgb240]

So how ironic is this ...
I've been driving a POS Dodge Avenger rental for the last 10 weeks while my Touring is being fixed.
Today, around noon, while stopped at a stop light, what happens.... I get rear ended by a Jeep Cherokee.
The Dodge's trunk is basically about 1/2 the size it was. Easily 2X the damage my Touring sustained. No one was hurt, thankfully - including my insurance standing.
What do I get as a rental for my replacment rental ... but the very same type of car - silver Dodge Aveneger.

lgb240

[z50_Jumper]

Holly hell, Got those out of the way, I really hope you are set for life on not getting rear ended any more.

[ZM Blue Devil]

Hate to think but this crap happens in threes. Rent another car and get it over with before getting your touring back.

[thedeal]

hate to think but this crap happens in threes. Rent another car and get it over with before getting your touring back.

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