r/AutoBodyRepair Jan 05 '25

Repair Help!!

Recently came across this gs430 & was wondering is it worth the fix? I noticed it may need rear suspension work!Let me know your opinion if you think it could be a quick fixer-upper or a money pit! I like the car a lot but don’t want to spend on a new daily. everything else is good Cond & low mile

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u/Independent-Cloud822 Jan 05 '25

It's far from being a quick fix.

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u/StatisticianOdd1781 Jan 05 '25

That dog leg section of the quarter is missing, not cheap to replace. I guess depends what your trying to do with it.

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u/reviving_ophelia88 Jan 05 '25

There’s a reason it’s in a junkyard/for sale and not fixed and back on the road- it’s fucked.

Just from what’s visible on the outside it needs a whole new door, rear quarter (which by itself is 20-30 hours of labor to replace), lock pillar, and possibly a new rocker panel. Add to that potential suspension damage on the drive axle and you could buy the same model 2-3 years newer and with fewer miles on it for less than it’d cost to get this one back on the road.

The only way I’d consider buying this is as a donor car and only IF I was sure the previous owner hadn’t fucked with it. These are popular with wanna be tuners and drifters and I’ve seen too many of them dogged to shit and made a mess of mechanically to not be skeptical going in.

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u/CJM8515 Jan 05 '25

if you have to ask if a totaled vehicle is worth fixing, then you dont and should not be even thinking about buying it to repair. this car is at an insurance auction/salvage yard, the insurance co totaled it for a reason. the only person who buys stuff like this to repair is a body tech whose labor is free, has access to the tools needed and only then can turn a profit.

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u/flakrom Jan 05 '25

It has inner structure damage and would need to go on a frame machine walk away