Re: Update on the Neon and other stuff.

From: Josh Battles (josh.lists@omg-stfu.com)
Date: Tue Aug 08 2006 - 21:02:21 EDT

On Sun, August 6, 2006 3:48 pm, Terrible Tom wrote:
>
> Well i've finally had a chance to dig into the neon and I determined I
> can repair it on my own. The damage was not as severe as I had feared,
> once I got the hood open.
>
> http://members.aol.com/ntwatchman/neonwreck/
>
> I've already removed the bumper cover, the radiator, hood, and the crush
> beam, which is what saved the car and ironically caused the most damage.
> The crush beam did exactly what it was supposed to do - absorb the
> impact, but it pushed back into the radiator pushing it up into the
> engine. The cooling fans are fine luckily.
>
> 100 bucks for a radiator through work, I'll dig up a hood and a bumper
> cover from a junk yard somewhere, throw it all together, and my beater
> car is back up and running.

That's not too bad, easy fix with some junkyard parts. At least you've got
the trucks to haul the parts with. =P

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