a bit o bad luck

[91darkness]

I dont know if anyone has heard of bad things happening in three's, but i got a $237 ticket coming out of my neighborhood. I still have my points, but the court date is next week! They usually give you a month before you go to court. Today i got in an accident with the Lude!!!!!!!! Traffic and rain did not help the situation.
I will need a hood, Lt fender, Lt headlight housing and some body work to the left front frame. Im blessed that the car still works and my radiator did not crack. Looks like ill be driving it like this for a while, because i just dont have the money to fix it at the moment. ill post a pic tomorrow.

[spiffyguido]

That's rotten news! So sad to hear about this, but I'm glad to hear that all is repairable.

Be sure to keep us updated with pics and a breakdown of what happened. It won't be hard to find a hood, nor a headlight housing. A good fender will be the hardest to find.

We're all sad for you!

[91darkness]

I dont know when ill be fixing all this, but one day it will happen. Right now i have a salvaged headlight and motor. I cannot put the motor in because the headlight will not close because of the bent frame. Its being held up by an old license plate lol.

[RedRacer]

That sucks -- sorry that it happened. Hey, we all understand not getting it done right away, especially with the economy and costs being what they are these days....... trust me.

Like your clever use of the license plate though! Gets the job done, right?

Hope you can get her back in shape and looking new soon. But at least she still runs, and even a bent Prelude is better than no Prelude at all! You could be driving a Neon or something even worse!! lol

Good luck man!

[spiffyguido]

Glad that you're starting to get things straightened out. You'll get it fixed. Overall things don't look too bad. I know your stuff is a little bent up a bit, but with some creative bending and a few new parts from a wrecker you'll have it looking good again.

Keep your eyes on ebay and the wrecker for parts. Good fenders do come along every once and while, and they're really easy to put on.

[RedRacer]

And speaking of "wreckers" as those funny Canadians call them (we call em junk yards down here in the south, and we call the wrecker to come get our car and tow us home when it breaks down on the road) there is a Pull-A-Part in Charlotte and they have an 89, 90 and 91 on their lot. According to inventory they've been there since the end of last year, not sure how many integral body parts would be left on either, but it might be worth the dollar to walk their yard and see.