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Posted by Lee Alessi [74.170.205.172] on Saturday, October 30, 2010 at 15:38:49 :
In Reply to: Re: Lee's Carryall got rear ended posted by Jerry in Idaho [64.139.238.43] on Saturday, October 30, 2010 at 13:19:33 :
I'm getting pretty sore as the day goes by. Thanks for the support now, and the last few years. The truck is worth a lot in money, but priceless in sentimental value as my late father and I fooled with it. My mother, a former marine, and I were supposed to ride in a parade... Hopefully next year!
I was going 65. He hit me going at least 80-90. He never the brakes.
The rear frame is bent, cab mount bolts sheared off, the rear floor is buckled and all the cross bracing is torn off and the sides are bowed out up the the middle glass. Hood barely opens on pass side, will not open on drivers side. The frame is bent near the transmission crossmember on both sides.
Luckily we were wearing seatbelts. I saw the truck coming.... And kind of expected it.
I have no intentions of selling it, but then again, Im hoping/ expecting the insurance company to be reasonable.
Luckily I had put a 10ga floor in, iirc. Luckily I had put 1 1/4" pipe in an inverted u in the rear to strengthen and stabilize the rear hatches. It really helped.
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