I just wrecked my 3000GT :( - Page 4 - 3000GT/Stealth International Message Center

Street_Chally73 · 04-12-2008, 10:47 PM

Time to bring this thread back to life. We were able to get all the damaged parts off the car as well as get the parts car's donor parts. Now it's time to let the body shop get the inner fender structure back into its proper location and it should be ready for installation.

Malechite · 04-13-2008, 09:28 PM

I just spent all day working again today, removing other parts on my car to get ready for parts, and completely gutting the other car, so i'll have alot of 1st gen body/interior parts to sell soon.

Body Shop and Pictures soon

Street_Chally73 · 04-26-2008, 09:15 PM

Well, the front end has been replaced and now it's in the process of getting the parts prepped for new paint. Malechite should be uploading some photos showing the repairs within the next couple days.

Malechite · 04-27-2008, 11:15 PM

Picture Time...

Starting to remove all the damaged pieces:

Close ups of damage

Car in Pieces... Street_Chally73 in the background helping

The Donor car... prepare to be stripped!

My car...naked

Trying VERY hard to get the broken headlight mechanism out of the smashed bucket

got it

Malechite · 04-27-2008, 11:15 PM

Donor Car stripped of the front-end

and then a couple weeks later....

MY car with the new front end!

So i also got fog lights in GOOD condition from the other car off, lots of miscellaneous interior pieces transferred...
I replaced the crash sensors, since the one was all mangled, and did lots of various little things here and there.

The new front end also replaced the broken hood latch i had before the accident...good things

Now i'm going to start getting everything ready for paint.

Malechite · 04-28-2008, 09:32 AM

Also... My rear-defrost hasn't worked... I checked under the hood and sure enough there wasnt even a fuse for it... so i popped one in, and it still doesnt work. I just push the button in, and nothing happens, it doesnt light up.

I was going to try replacing the actual button to see if that helped, but if you guys have any other recommendations, that would be great. everything seems fine back where the cables attach to the defroster

Stealth_E · 04-28-2008, 09:40 AM

Congrats on the fix! Way to tackle the project and not write it off as dead

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SOHC3000GT · 04-28-2008, 09:43 AM

Looks like its coming along pretty well. Keep up the good work.

Malechite · 04-28-2008, 12:27 PM

Thanks guys. The cool thing is that alot of the little things that were broke or missing in my car, were actually in good shape on the other car... and all the crappy stuff on the other car was good on my car

So i got a coin-holder, a new top for the center console since mine had a hole in it... a couple pieces of trim, etc...

It worked out really nicely, except for the passenger side window regulator... both of them are hosed, haha... but now i have a spare drivers-side regulator in good shape

inperfectdarkness · 04-28-2008, 05:32 PM

it's possible that the rear defroster simply doesn't work anymore. the wires on the hatch may simply no longer function. my 95 base has only 4 that still work.

04-12-2008, 10:47 PM	#31 (permalink)
Street_Chally73 RTBOOST Join Date: May 2007 Location: Florence, WI Drives: '91 Stealth R/T TT Trader Rating: (7)	Re: I just wrecked my 3000GT :( Time to bring this thread back to life. We were able to get all the damaged parts off the car as well as get the parts car's donor parts. Now it's time to let the body shop get the inner fender structure back into its proper location and it should be ready for installation. __________________ '73 Dodge Challenger 340.............................(X) '91 Firestorm Red Stealth R/T TT...................(X)

04-13-2008, 09:28 PM	#32 (permalink)
Malechite Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Platteville, WI Drives: 92 3000gt 5 speed Trader Rating: (6)	Re: I just wrecked my 3000GT :( I just spent all day working again today, removing other parts on my car to get ready for parts, and completely gutting the other car, so i'll have alot of 1st gen body/interior parts to sell soon. Body Shop and Pictures soon

04-26-2008, 09:15 PM	#33 (permalink)
Street_Chally73 RTBOOST Join Date: May 2007 Location: Florence, WI Drives: '91 Stealth R/T TT Trader Rating: (7)	Re: I just wrecked my 3000GT :( Well, the front end has been replaced and now it's in the process of getting the parts prepped for new paint. Malechite should be uploading some photos showing the repairs within the next couple days.

04-27-2008, 11:15 PM	#34 (permalink)
Malechite Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Platteville, WI Drives: 92 3000gt 5 speed Trader Rating: (6)	Re: I just wrecked my 3000GT :( Picture Time... Starting to remove all the damaged pieces: Close ups of damage Car in Pieces... Street_Chally73 in the background helping The Donor car... prepare to be stripped! My car...naked Trying VERY hard to get the broken headlight mechanism out of the smashed bucket got it

04-27-2008, 11:15 PM	#35 (permalink)
Malechite Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Platteville, WI Drives: 92 3000gt 5 speed Trader Rating: (6)	Re: I just wrecked my 3000GT :( Donor Car stripped of the front-end and then a couple weeks later.... MY car with the new front end! So i also got fog lights in GOOD condition from the other car off, lots of miscellaneous interior pieces transferred... I replaced the crash sensors, since the one was all mangled, and did lots of various little things here and there. The new front end also replaced the broken hood latch i had before the accident...good things Now i'm going to start getting everything ready for paint.

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04-28-2008, 09:32 AM	#36 (permalink)
Malechite Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Platteville, WI Drives: 92 3000gt 5 speed Trader Rating: (6)	Re: I just wrecked my 3000GT :( Also... My rear-defrost hasn't worked... I checked under the hood and sure enough there wasnt even a fuse for it... so i popped one in, and it still doesnt work. I just push the button in, and nothing happens, it doesnt light up. I was going to try replacing the actual button to see if that helped, but if you guys have any other recommendations, that would be great. everything seems fine back where the cables attach to the defroster

04-28-2008, 09:40 AM	#37 (permalink)
Stealth_E My Stealth is Confused... Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pickerington/OSU, OH Drives: w/o a front plate OH Trader Rating: (6)	Re: I just wrecked my 3000GT :( Congrats on the fix! Way to tackle the project and not write it off as dead . __________________ 93 Stealth/GT Hybrid http://www.3si.org/forum/showthread.php?t=393736

04-28-2008, 09:43 AM	#38 (permalink)
SOHC3000GT SOHC Power!!! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: A nice city in KS Drives: A Mitsu made turd... Trader Rating: (97)	Re: I just wrecked my 3000GT :( Looks like its coming along pretty well. Keep up the good work. __________________ '93 Green 3000GT Fidanza 2.1 cltuch / Fidanza flywheel / 3SX ss clutch line / 3SX crank pulley / Lethal_VR4 manual steering rack / TT radiator / BigTyla ground wires / ebay intake / '99 lifters / TT fuel pump / Maximal solid motor mounts / 3SX long headers / TT race pipe / TT cat-back / KSport coilovers / Maximal rear toe & camber arms / UP rear strut bar / Seattle short shifter / TurboBob 8,800 rpm ECU PM me about 3S service in the Kansas City area.

04-28-2008, 12:27 PM	#39 (permalink)
Malechite Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Platteville, WI Drives: 92 3000gt 5 speed Trader Rating: (6)	Re: I just wrecked my 3000GT :( Thanks guys. The cool thing is that alot of the little things that were broke or missing in my car, were actually in good shape on the other car... and all the crappy stuff on the other car was good on my car So i got a coin-holder, a new top for the center console since mine had a hole in it... a couple pieces of trim, etc... It worked out really nicely, except for the passenger side window regulator... both of them are hosed, haha... but now i have a spare drivers-side regulator in good shape Last edited by Malechite : 04-28-2008 at 01:53 PM.

04-28-2008, 05:32 PM	#40 (permalink)
inperfectdarkness bane of unintelligence Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Warner Robins Drives: dreaming of a TT ecu Trader Rating: (12)	Re: I just wrecked my 3000GT :( it's possible that the rear defroster simply doesn't work anymore. the wires on the hatch may simply no longer function. my 95 base has only 4 that still work.