kev Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 Well, my son got into an accident with my driver CQ. I don't know the full extent of it, just yet, but it appears salvageable. Anyways, I'm putting out a feeler on here. I know I'm going to need some front end steel...core support and some of the surroundings. As to cosmetics; I'm definitely going to need a passenger headlight assembly and a bumper cover....probably more but I need to assess the damage further as well as my own spare parts. But for now, if anyone happens to have, or know of a car in or around central pa, to cut off some of the core support steel, please let me know. Thanks, kev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psu_Crash Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 O man .. hate to hear this! I'm sure someone in the area has you covered. I'm not sure if the guy who bought all of John's (starquestrescue) parts still has much, but I can contact him if you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev Posted March 25 Author Report Share Posted March 25 John would have definitely had these parts! Still such a shame. Being pale skinned myself, I think about him a lot when out in the sun. Skin cancer can be a scary thing. Reminds me, I have to make an appointment with my Dermatologist, haha. But if you know who has his old parts and think he/she would be open to sell a few things, please let me know. Although, I have yet to look at car in detail. I'm just crossing my fingers that the frame rail isn't bent. I can fix everything else fairly easily, it's just acquiring parts for a reasonable price in the current market that is the challenge. This isn't my main squeeze, I have eight cars at the moment, so I'm not willing to spend a gurney on this thing. But with all the time and work I have into this over the past few years, it's killing me to see it in this condition. kev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techboy Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 Man, what a shame to hear about kev. I dont think I have much front end metal parts-wise, but let us know a specific list once you assess things and I'll let you if I have anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev Posted March 26 Author Report Share Posted March 26 Here's a photo of the current condition. But things I know I will need: * passenger headlight assembly * front bumper cover and foam * Any steel on the core support structure Things I think I might need (may have a spare in my possession but need to search): * hood latch assembly (both the part that bolts to the hood and the part that bolts to the core support) * grill assembly * passenger fog light trim Things I know I have: * spare front spoiler - although I'm going to try to save this one * passenger fog light assembly * hood - it's my spare 83 hood, which I didn't want to use on this car being that I have two teenage drivers in the household (for obvious reasons) * passenger fender - I have a spare with minor rust on the bottom...I'll repair it with patches from the damaged one * header panel - I have a spare that needs work but is fixable. * front bumper support Finding a black standard hood would be great too, wouldn't have to paint the underside of it. Won't know more until I start tearing it down. Will be another week or so until I'm finished with another car that's occupying my garage bay. But if anyone has anything that they would be willing to part with for a good price, please let me know. Thanks, Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssblast20 Posted March 28 Report Share Posted March 28 Sorry to hear about the wreck… At least it didn’t get it any worse, definitely looks fixable. I have all of the parts in northern Virginia, I’m not the cheapest guy in the block, but I’m willing to do what I can. I have full cut radiator supports, hoods etc. If you don’t have any luck, just hit me up. Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbruneaux Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 Sorry to hear about the accident and I hope you find what you need! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev Posted March 31 Author Report Share Posted March 31 Still unable to pull it into the garage bay due to a lingering other project...thanks to a parts supplier who can't seem to know how to count to eight. Thus, that bay is tied up for another week until this last bolt lingers its way through snail mail. Not really applicable to here, but if anyone owns a European car, avoid ECS Tuning. I've utilized them three times now for parts on my kid's audi and mini and all I can say to summarize the experiences is; 'incompetent'. But anyways, I wasn't letting my Saturday go to waste. So, I started assessing this damage in the driveway and got the cosmetic parts carefully pulled off but retaining the functionality of the engine operation...for I don't want to have to push this thing into the garage next week. In all, the frame is indeed bent but it could be worse. The damage is very localized. As far as underhood parts, it did kink my oil cooler lines and my airbox is a bit bent up. Radiator definitely has a twist to it being bolted to the core support plus noted very small leaks on both the inlet and outlet areas. But that is about it besides everything that has to do with that headlight is smashed hard. I have some leads from members here on many of the cosmetic parts...thank you! Next step is to get this in the garage and pull the radiator and everything in that corner such that I can start to assess the best way to bend this frame back and start to repair the core support area. Again, if anyone knows of one of these things laying in a junkyard in PA or MD, or happen to have an old parts car in their back yard that they wouldn't mind taking a sawzall to a bit, please let me know. As of now, I'm going to try to straighten as much as I can. I've been very successful in things like this in the past. Also, haven't had a chance yet to assess my own parts stash. My garage is a mess. If anyone ever pulled a clutch out of a Mini Cooper, you know how much has to get removed in the process! I got parts laying everywhere between that car and the front end stuff pulled from this car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contsi Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 Sorry to hear about this. I hope you get it back on the road without too much hassle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Cary Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 Kev why don't you use FCP Euro instead of ECS? That's where I get parts for my M6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev Posted April 7 Author Report Share Posted April 7 On 4/6/2025 at 8:08 AM, Turbo Cary said: Kev why don't you use FCP Euro instead of ECS? That's where I get parts for my M6 Thanks for the recommendation! I have used FCP Euro before, actually the last time ECS couldn’t fulfill my order. And from now on, that’s probably where I will go. I also just used RMEuropean for the pressure plate bolts and had no issues. The flywheel bolt finally showed up last week. Got the clutch in over the weekend. Although it engages with the pedal about an inch from the floorboard. No adjustments on a mini. Reading forums, it says this is common and needs a new slave and a good bleeding. So the slave is now on order…one of these days this car will be out of my garage so I can get started on the CQ. I did pick up a few cosmetic parts from a member last week! Front bumper cover, header panel, really good shape passenger fender, headlight cover (just the cover)…. Some more stuff left to acquire tho. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tux Posted April 7 Report Share Posted April 7 Sucks, but you can fix it! at least your kid is ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev Posted April 29 Author Report Share Posted April 29 I'm plugging away on the repair...well actually only worked on it one day but it is coming along. Some pictures of it cleaned up and everything out of the way...yes, I even pulled the engine. The good part is that it is very localized. The rail bent where it should have and didn't seem to deform anything back from the kink. With some fabricated steel to use as a prybar and some heat on the kinked area, I was able to get it much closer after only a few minutes of prying. In all, I have a bit to go both vertically and horizontally but I'm getting close. I believe I'm fighting the crinkled core support and surrounding sheet metal when it comes to vertical. Thus, I'm going to work on pulling those areas out a bit before going back to levering in rail downwards some more. As far as horizontal, I'm struggling to get the leverage without pulling the car off the jackstands. I'll have to put it down on its wheels to work it some more but, at the moment, I have the car very level so I want to do as much as I can before taking it off the stands. I did mess with it about an hour more after these photos were taken and got that kink mostly pulled out. But after working for 8 hours straight (including pulling the engine, etc.), I figured it was time to give it a rest. Leaving the garage a pig-sty due to exhaustion and forgot to take more photos. I probably will have to make some cuts with the whizz-wheel to do the final tweaks in the end but I'm trying to get it as close as possible by lever bars and pulling. Also, meeting up with a member tomorrow to hopefully acquire the rest of the bolt on parts needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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