'84 Eagle Limited FULL resto

[BaldEagle]

Thanks, I didn't see any for sale on here nearby, but there are a few around at least.

[maddog]

sorry too hear the bad news hope your wife and you are all right.

[BaldEagle]

Oh yeah........forgot to mention that there were no injuries!!! My wife is pretty sore, but she'll be okay.
I figured out that it would cost us about $350 to get the car back here just for parts. That's only $50 less than we paid for the whole thing, though that was an exceptional deal. We may be able to strip select parts before it's scrapped, I hope.

[Prafeston]

Where are you located? Jim has two pretty nice ones available in AR. Mine's also available in MO, but I'm asking a lot!

[BaldEagle]

Mt. Hood, Oregon. The local classifieds have some up in WA, but still quite some distance. My wife won't settle on anything else but an Eagle, so it's worth a drive if need be!

[BaldEagle]

My wife did get some pictures. I don't know if it's repairable or not, but looks to be beyond my skills.












Just makes me sick........we haven't even got the title in the mail yet!!!

[Prafeston]

Yeah, that is just straight up sad to see!

I know Maverick has done some repairs like what you'd need to do...but it would be a lot of work.

http://forums.amceaglenest.com/index.php?topic=24008.0

[maddog]

if you ask me just from looking at the pics i think it can be saved pretty easily, well as long as the subframe is still strait that is. if it ain't strait well it can still be saved it will just need alot more work.

[mr.mindless]

if you ask me just from looking at the pics i think it can be saved pretty easily, well as long as the subframe is still strait that is. if it ain't strait well it can still be saved it will just need alot more work.

exactly my thoughts.  It really looks pretty cosmetic as long as the frame horn is OK or nearly so.  Hood and maybe hinges, full fender, core support, bumper and brackets, lights & bucket, some trim...

[BaldEagle]

We'll see if the insurance company totals it or not...............I'll try and save it just so long as we get enough for a replacement car too.

[El Matador]

That actually looks like it could be saved.  The front tire doesn't appear off camber or anything, so there shouldn't be any mechanical damage other than the radiator.

Your best bet may be to just take the car back and walk away without a settlement.  The car should keep a clean title that way, and not be declared salvage.  I don't know what the law is like in Oregon, but here in Alberta, once a vehicle gets branded as salvage it's extremely difficult and expensive to get it back on the road.  Plus, that branded title makes future resale more difficult, if you ever wanted to sell it.

[priya]

I think with that amount of damage the sub-"frame" likely is bent.  If a person were to remove the fender, front valence, grill and so on it might not be too much to pay a shop to pull the sub-"frame" straight and then one could do the remainder of the restoration oneself.

[mr.mindless]

It's a nigh on 30 year old car, a salvage title would hardly effect value IMO.

Here in NY, there's a "salvage inspection" one must go through after rebuilding a totalled car before the title is transferable. As long as parts sources are documented, it's really a non-event.

[shaggimo]

  That sucks, but it's only sheetmetal.......It can be replaced, that said, yours looks fixable, even if the rail is pushed back a bit.

[BaldEagle]

I'm going to try and get it back to save it, even if totaled. They've paid for a rental car until a check is cut, but we'll need to make sure that my wife has reliable transportation first. She commutes over 90 miles a day, and our eagle was really up to the task!