my wrecked 96 pics, worth fixing or part?

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It was dark when I took these pics. As of right now the engine starts but stumbles at idle, I am guessing a sensor of some type was smashed. The brakes barely stop the car, I am guessing a brake line ruptured in the wreck. I can not get the hood to unlatch so I will be using a sawzall to cut out the part that latches to get the hood off. So far I can tell that it needs:

a hood
drivers side fender
drivers side headlight
drivers side corner light
grille
chrome strip
header panel that retains headlights
bumper cover
Airbags
windshield (usable as is)

I do not know if the core support is bent or not, if it is it can't be too bad. Keep in mind that I hit this guy doing 50 mph without time to hit the brakes, so I am amazed that this is all the damage the car has. I would be doing most of the work myself if it is worth it and I would be willing to spend up to $2500 (minus paint) to get it up back on the road. Even if I spent that much I would only have $4200 in the car. Does the damage look like it's worth fixing?

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GMAN said:
Just part the car out. It would be the best thing.
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There is a decent looking 95 for sale for $1600 I could pick up, not sure of the miles but I could make up for the difference parting this one out and use the best parts from mine on it. I have to talk to the insurance company Monday.
 
i think you could fix that, just keep an eye on ebay , it posb for under 2500, heck you could just use HIDs for you lights.

-Eric
 
After looking at the damage more and figuring out costs, I am going to part out the car, it's more trouble to me than it's worth. I am redoing my Mustang right now and I don't need another project. I will be listing the official ad for parts at the end of the coming week as I have the flu and a broken wrist from the accident that's slowing me down. If you guys need parts let me know.
 
how much for the wheels?any interior parts?rear trunk key cover? let me know
 
Trunk key cover is worn out, I need to keep the wheels fow now to roll the car around, the interior is intact minus the airbags, it's ivory.
 
the 'Airbags" part is what concerns me the most. I'll take a guess -- your looking at maybe $3-4k in new parts - less if parts are used of course. Has the frame been checked?
 
viiiball said:
how much for the wheels?any interior parts?rear trunk key cover? let me know
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the key cover can be customized,when you sell the wheels,put me first,if you need sumthin to roll around,i'll send my directionals :Beer , then do what you want with them,theyre chrome,just 1 of them are flaking,just an idea.....let me know,maybe the shipping would not be cost efficiant though.
 
I finally managed to get the hood open today. I had to peel off part of the outer liner and then drill out the rivets in the metal retainer for the latch. What I saw then sealed the deal. The core support is bent to hell, much worse than what it looked like on the outside. The fan is in decent shape but it is pinning some metal parts against the crankshaft pulley, hence the rough idle on the car. Once I get that stuff out of the way it should idle smooth as butter again. That matters to me since I am keeping the drivetrain. I plan on swapping it into a fox chassis car of some sort, preferrably not Mustang. Other parts are available though (except the wheels/tires brakes/spindles) if anyone needs them. Only things spoken for are the spare tire cover, climate control unit and lock cover.
 
damn the luck.......everything i want is either spoken for or not available.....everyones against me!!!!!!blah!!!!!......o.k i'm better now
 
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