Advice needed on damaged ute repair

**ozbox** · 03-06-2011, 12:51 PM

front clip and blue slip.no way those rails are damaged..

**TwoTees** · 03-06-2011, 08:36 PM

I spoke to the owner this arvo. He is a tow truck operator that bought it from a young bloke who crashed it. He seems to think it was worth $7000 before the damage.:errf: 202, column auto, puke wheels, power steer, aftermarket AC and a Home made wooden console.
Says the ends of the rails are rolled in with the bumper brackets. He has most of the parts except grill, fan and maybe a few odds and ends.
Realistically, I think the damage is worth about $2000 after parts. More in the off chance the chassis needs replacing. The ute would have been worth $3k'ish, so if it goes over $1000 it is getting stupid. He says he wont take $1000 and thats what I was thinking so I'm not going to bother.
Heres the ebay link if anyone is keen.....
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/damaged-h...#ht_500wt_1156

**playwme** · 03-06-2011, 09:09 PM

Well there's no reserve on the Auction so you might as well bid. There'll be limited interest once it gets up around a grand considering it's a fair way from the major cities.

I'd be keen myself but I just spent my money on a tonner. Shame cause I've got a white HZ wagon which has pretty much every part that needs in the right colour ready to bolt on.

**ozbox** · 03-06-2011, 11:04 PM

before i specialised in wrecking them i bought damaged utes and tonners and repaired them..lots of them...!!!! i would be very surprised if the rails are rolled in and if they were it would be lucky to be the last 6 inches where theres no support..porta power would fix that....7k.?.tell him he was dreamin...

**HK1837** · 04-06-2011, 08:47 AM

My old HJ ute with WB Caprice front had a similar hit, RH rail was badly bent.

**b-rock-05** · 04-06-2011, 05:48 PM

My question is if the rail was damaged and it was the rail with the chassis number on it, could you cut off that rail end and replace with another, rather than replace the whole chassis, and could you cut out the original chassis number out of the damaged section and weld to new rail,

**wbute** · 04-06-2011, 06:05 PM

I would say in NSW that was a rebirthing offence.

**TwoTees** · 04-06-2011, 06:48 PM

Originally Posted by wbute

I would say in NSW that was a rebirthing offence.

I dont know if that is correct.
Re-birthing is where a legit (possibly damaged) vehicles identity is used on another stolen vehicle to make the stolen one look like the legit one.
What was suggested above is you are taking a damaged chassis and replacing the majority of it except the part with the number. No number or identity ever changes vehicles. There is no fraud because nothing with numbers changes.
I read somewhere, here I think, that in some states if a vehicle needs to have the chassis replaced the repairer is to re-stamp the replacement chassis with the old number.

I see a can of worms being opened here.

**jennie285** · 04-06-2011, 06:53 PM

Originally Posted by TwoTees

I dont know if that is correct.
Re-birthing is where a legit (possibly damaged) vehicles identity is used on another stolen vehicle to make the stolen one look like the legit one.
What was suggested above is you are taking a damaged chassis and replacing the majority of it except the part with the number. No number or identity ever changes vehicles. There is no fraud because nothing with numbers changes.
I read somewhere, here I think, that in some states if a vehicle needs to have the chassis replaced the repairer is to re-stamp the replacement chassis with the old number.

I see a can of worms being opened here.

the number just needs to be stamped with a P for Police after putting a different chassis under a car due to breakage...