[96mc]

So lastnight i was driving to a friends house and was on the highway going about 55mph when i moved into the off ramp lane. Big mistake. It wasnt plowed and as i ran threw snow that was about 4 inches deep my car slowly began to spin out, more and more till o sh&%, i am sideways (remind u its a five lane highway with cars and semi's in every lane) then time slowed down and BOOM, rite into the median. I thought it was the end but i turned the car around and was able to drive off and somehow avoided hitting anybody, thank god, so my question is i was at the junkyard and seen a 98 ltz lumina hood. Would that fit on my 96 z34? I need a bumper, hood, and a right light assembly. Not many burgundy luminas or mc's, red seems to be the most common color here. A pic below, this should be fixable right? It wasnt shaking at all but i just drove it and it has a slight pull to the left now, is that fixable or is this the end of my monte carlo?
Sorry the pics are big, this is my first time uploading pics here.

This post has been edited by 96mc: 06 February 2010 - 07:11 PM

[madbrad]

All 95-2001 Lumina/95-99 MC hoods are the same part, no matter the trim level, except i think MC LSs have holes where the chrome strip is applied. Same goes for front fenders and headlights, and sidemarkers. Mine was burgundy, sorry it's gone.
The bumpercover will need to come off a Z34 or an LTZ, but be aware the LTZ's molding bead is body colour.
You probably bent the frame though. The damage might have also transmitted all the way to the other side. The alignment still looks ok between the hood and fender but you telling me about the pulling suggests something.

This post has been edited by madbrad: 06 February 2010 - 07:18 PM

[BrOnXxBoMbAz213]

yea the pull could be a bent frame or a suspension component

i do like the way the hood reshaped the headlights though.... very aggressive lol looks like eyelids

[Cully77]

BrOnXxBoMbAz213, on 06 February 2010 - 06:28 PM, said:

i do like the way the hood reshaped the headlights though.... very aggressive lol looks like eyelids

Turned it into a Grand Am headlight

[96mc]

BrOnXxBoMbAz213, on 06 February 2010 - 07:28 PM, said:

yea the pull could be a bent frame or a suspension component


i do like the way the hood reshaped the headlights though.... very
aggressive lol looks like eyelids

Lol yea the right light alignment is a bit off, looks like I got a lazy eye,
well I could only hope its suspension component but I bet da frame is a lil
bent. Great, now I have to crash on the other side of the highway to even
it out. I found a hood and bumper in the scrap yard frm a 98 ltz, jus hope
the colors match or are atleast close, that's if nobody get to it before
saturday. I need to get the hood open ( damn o-ring leak), this is gona be fun.

This post has been edited by 96mc: 06 February 2010 - 10:16 PM

[blackbeauty89]

haha looks like it has cleft lip!

but good thing you're alright!

[Nobi1024]

I read the thread title, and immediately thought this:


Yeah, it looks repairable, make sure that upper radiator support is ok. Don't drive around too long with the car pulling either. You'll wipe out wheel bearings, destroy tires, and cause further damage.

[mrl390]

Like stated in the post above, check out that rad support. I would bet that its pushed in by how far the headlights are tucked up under the hood. Smashed rad support almost always means a smashed radiator, condenser, oil cooler, maybe broken fans. I dont think this is just a junkyard parts fix you have on your hands. Get that hood open and check out the damage before you start buying parts.

[96mc]

mrl390, on 07 February 2010 - 08:41 AM, said:

Like stated in the post above, check out that rad support. I would bet that its pushed in by how far the headlights are tucked up under the hood. Smashed rad support almost always means a smashed radiator, condenser, oil cooler, maybe broken fans. I dont think this is just a junkyard parts fix you have on your hands. Get that hood open and check out the damage before you start buying parts.

hood release wont release, think ima have to take the bumper off first to get the the hood latch. I really hope the radiator isnt smashed up, havent seen anything leaking yet tho.

[Nobi1024]

I'd gotten into a fender bender similar to this with my old '95, and even though it wasn't leaking, the radiator and condenser were both bent down the middle from the radiator support being pushed down on it. I don't think you can get the bumper off without the hood open. Try crawling underneath the nose. The latch is pretty well exposed from underneath.

[96mc]

Nobi1024, on 07 February 2010 - 10:56 PM, said:

I'd gotten into a fender bender similar to this with my old '95, and even though it wasn't leaking, the radiator and condenser were both bent down the middle from the radiator support being pushed down on it. I don't think you can get the bumper off without the hood open. Try crawling underneath the nose. The latch is pretty well exposed from underneath.

I'll give it a try in the morning, thanks.

[96mc]

The ac condensor is bent in from the steel bar that was in the bumper, the radiator seem to be good though. The ac wasnt working when i bought it so should i even worry about replacing it? The ac condensor being bent should only affect the ac rite? (which isnt working anyway)

[me6894]

If you don't care about the a/c working then no it won't matter.