ROLLED GU !, the full story with pics & video

[mrcrazydude]

Ahhh, I'm with you, I thought you were meaning friends or family had watched but not warned or something.
Yeah, I know what you mean, a "preventable" accident is exactly that.... Something which should never have been allowed to happen.

Good luck with it all, keep us updated on your progress etc getting it back on the road or replaced!

[Russell1974]

Holy crap mate that's not good agree with others at least u and family r ok.
Had any new thoughts on what's next for u yet

[Timbo]

Having been through somewhat of a similar experience, I really feel for ya. Thank god the family was away from the vehicle.

I repaired mine with the help of a panel beater. I wasn't insured. It still needs a driver door & electric mirror but I haven't wanted to spend the $500 on it. That's about 2 years after the fact.

I totally freaked out when my roll happened. I was pretty devastated actually & took a solid year, almost every night after work and every weekend to fix it. Slowly but surely.

In restrospect, i should have parted it out. I probably would have got upwards of 7k for diffs, axles, engine, box, interior etc. If I was to sell the car now, I'd probably only get 10-12k for it and for the amount of money in time and labour it cost, probably wasn't worth fixing. Having said that, I've been 4WD'ing in it since and hasn't missed a beat at all. Strong as an Ox.

Good luck with it all mate.

And great to hear forum members lending a hand when needed. Group hug! Haha.

[04OFF]

Holy crap mate that's not good agree with others at least u and family r ok.
Had any new thoughts on what's next for u yet

Think im gonna fix it Russell, i cant find anything i can afford thats going to be as good ,or what i like, as what i had, i can get a pretty good deal on a brand new roof panel and reo going genuine Nissan, and my panel beater does things like fit 3rd door conversions to brand new cars, so my car is quite a simple repair for him, he even has his own spot welder to attach the roof exactly like from the factory.

Having been through somewhat of a similar experience, I really feel for ya. Thank god the family was away from the vehicle.

I repaired mine with the help of a panel beater. I wasn't insured. It still needs a driver door & electric mirror but I haven't wanted to spend the $500 on it. That's about 2 years after the fact.

I totally freaked out when my roll happened. I was pretty devastated actually & took a solid year, almost every night after work and every weekend to fix it. Slowly but surely.

In restrospect, i should have parted it out. I probably would have got upwards of 7k for diffs, axles, engine, box, interior etc. If I was to sell the car now, I'd probably only get 10-12k for it and for the amount of money in time and labour it cost, probably wasn't worth fixing. Having said that, I've been 4WD'ing in it since and hasn't missed a beat at all. Strong as an Ox.

Good luck with it all mate.

And great to hear forum members lending a hand when needed. Group hug! Haha.

Thanks Timbo, you are 100% right, and i thought about the same things.

I already have the wreck of my turbo torana and my other stuff in my garage as a long term project, and a 6.5M long sprinter Van i want to sell parked up the side of the house, so having the wreck of a patrol in the back yard as well, does not sound like the best way to stay friends with the mrs.


Do you have any pics of your damage Timbo ?

[AB]

There's a full write up and pics of it in the forum somewhere...lol...I'll try and find it. One of the original posts when the forum first started.

[Timbo]

Do you have any pics of your damage Timbo ?

Here's my original thread.

I have many more pics that I didn't upload, but you get the idea. If I find any more of the damage, I'll upload them here for you.

[Timbo]

Here's some extra I found. Gives you an idea of the damage before I started to fix.
My Dad helped me so much. Was pissed off the night I rolled it, was it there the day after fixing it. Wouldn't be on the road without him.

[04OFF]

Thanks Timbo, great job you have done so far, tell you dad he is a champ !





I spent the day stripping mine (with my son funny enough)






I got the roof straight enough to fit a screen and drive it, but i think i will still replace the roof and the front reinforcement bracing with brand new Nissan panels ,so it will be 100% just as strong as when the car was new.

[NissanGQ4.2]

Good 2 see your getting stuck into it Steve, Doesn't look like fun, Are you going 2 have it back on the road for the QLD meetup? Are you going to the Meetup?

Any pics of the Torana?????

Cheers

Todd

[04OFF]

Good 2 see your getting stuck into it Steve, Doesn't look like fun, Are you going 2 have it back on the road for the QLD meetup?

Will depend on parts as to how long it all takes, i hope its all back together long before then ?

Are you going to the Meetup?

Not sure yet, have not been making too many plans without a car, ill see how everything is going a bit closer to the date, worst case i can catch up with everyone on one of the weekends, or do a day trip or something.

Any pics of the Torana?????

sure...








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