BLK95TA
12-12-2016, 01:29 PM
I haven't posted here in a while but boy do i have a story for you guys...
I went on a 4 day trip across central Florida from June 22-25 to see my favorite band, Simple Plan (hence the title) a pop punk band from Montreal, perform 3 live concerts. You may or may not remember that I was introduced to their music because of this song, "untitled(how could this happen to me?)" which has an LT1 T/A (which is either a 95 or 96, i'm pretty sure it's a 95) in the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ7oqmikZDQ
note the T/A gets wrecked in the video....oh the irony....
While traveling from Orlando to Palm Beach Gardens on Friday, June 24th, i was on the 417 near the Orlando airport and was supposed to get onto the Turnpike heading south but missed the exit and was planning on getting off at the next exit and turning around. Being that the 417 is a toll road, the next exit ended up being past the next toll booth and i went over into the pay by cash lanes instead of going through the sunpass lanes like i normally would. I was 3rd in line behind some pickup truck and a jeep patriot SUV. For whatever reason, the guy at the window was taking forever paying his toll. 3 or 4 minutes pass by and i'm just sitting there waiting so i look down at the GPS on my phone to see where i could turn around at. All of a sudden *boom*! I felt the impact on the front of my car. WTF? my first thought was i never let off the brakes. I look up and see what happened as there is a jeep on my hood and bumper WITH ITS REVERSE LIGHTS ON!
these were taken after the accident in a parking lot. her jeep has one teeny tiny scrape on the bottom of the bumper. The woman claimed she didn't know i was stopped behind here and that she had looked in the mirror and saw a car (presumably one further back) backing up and moving to another toll booth so she throws it in reverse to do the same and well, i had been stopped behind her the whole freaking time.
https://scontent-mia1-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13495120_1195867950445813_4925932940787464120_n.jp g?oh=bb896d7e0534c68f148a3bc770c2f4cb&oe=58EFF9C2
https://scontent-mia1-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13495323_1195867973779144_7048042593453123265_n.jp g?oh=43f0ad0c0e8cb8500b9f41e3b3546ff8&oe=58F6F599
better pic of the damage i took at a gas station a while later
https://scontent-mia1-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/l/t1.0-9/13432328_1195867933779148_2022741601051825026_n.jp g?oh=1a8c294bf942d8d5403ee8bf6230c200&oe=58FA5887
I go onto the concert and ended up hanging out with the band a bit after the show and had wanted to get a pic with one or all of them with my car cause of these crazy coincidences.
I got a little more than that LOL. I ended up giving Jeff Stinco, the lead guitarist, a ride to his hotel in my car. Jeff actually helped me get a ticket to the first show of the 3 which was invite only via a radio contest that i didn't end up winning (was caller 3 once, caller 9 another time, they wanted #10). Incidentally my Twitter ID is BLK95TA and Pierre, SP's lead singer once commented on my twitter ID during a Vlog they did. Jeff has been following me on twitter for over 2 years.
https://scontent-mia1-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p370x247/13439003_1196171940415414_8269270003403814747_n.jp g?oh=4d2cf3213126ff63ce035b98fcc32131&oe=58F88C6E
After I got home I called my insurance company, Grundy, and filed the claim with all the information i had from the woman at the accident (copy of DL, rental agreement, plate # etc) oh and i forgot to mention another ironic twist. She was from the UK and Friday June 24th was the day the UK left the EU. Seriously? LOL
The insurance company comes out and assesses the damage at $4800 because they were going to replace the $2026 WS6 hood. I had already had one shop look at it and they said it was easily repairable. Turns out the hood is also discontinued so i couldn't have gotten a new one anyway. They cut me a check for $4300 after my deductible (i might still get that at some point)
I had originally planned on getting the front end repaired at one shop for around $2400 but a friend of mine turned me onto a Maaco that offers a Plantinum paint package for $2699 which basically includes all body work. The owner is a friend of my friend and knows my car goes to a lot of local car shows and would make a good display piece so he gives me a bit of a discount and i get the whole car resprayed for $2500 including wetsanding and buffing and new door emblems. i put another couple hundred into decals and the rest into maintenance which i'll show pics of.
restoration begins
https://scontent-mia1-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p370x247/13590249_1204933392872602_528304731189158085_n.jpg ?oh=a577e8bda3ed6a109908cbeab64036ad&oe=58FB282B
not a great shot of it, but i had them take out one ding in the rear 1/4 that was there before i bought the car in 04. it had been PDR'd but now it was being fixed completely before paint
https://scontent-mia1-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13619901_1204934172872524_7359155714741775947_n.jp g?oh=8e6f99be4cba9a52b82f20374fa78808&oe=58BD6E50
While the car was at the body shop (was there for 4 weeks from late june to late july), i ordered a bunch of stuff for it with the rest of the insurance money.
new dash pad $361
https://scontent-mia1-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p280x280/13592208_1206934486005826_4849624189993905246_n.jp g?oh=7a75d55ac87a59c42e752a60caec0485&oe=58B20D1B
new OEM Delphi fuel pump with lifetime warranty $133
https://scontent-mia1-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p280x280/13620785_1205667346132540_4288104109668478840_n.jp g?oh=b97a911428f6b408728baf41f196f108&oe=58E8636F
new replacement shocks $206
https://scontent-mia1-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p280x280/13439068_1204823009550307_2621496237855907700_n.jp g?oh=7d928d4fda1a979b9e829a360ae528d9&oe=58F33CBA
getting ready to be put back together
https://scontent-mia1-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p370x247/13699965_1213289742036967_4505359996659747870_n.jp g?oh=cd806bb59cd5e9c3fd4fd4302ad51382&oe=58E6753F
ding gone
https://scontent-mia1-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13770302_1213289718703636_4543082323525454744_n.jp g?oh=d0289226cf3f6f2f3135b40431138487&oe=58E729D8
https://scontent-mia1-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13769459_1213289775370297_7030228671224557669_n.jp g?oh=d9d27452168e3cc5709e0c8c51ff1c5a&oe=58B6F8D9
hood fixed
https://scontent-mia1-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13707552_1213289795370295_4595177716930321363_n.jp g?oh=27ab687e59e58de16628374977d42ee0&oe=58B33CB6
Here's how it looks now totally finished with the gold accents, the final wetsanding and buffing and waxing, etc.
https://scontent-mia1-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15420857_1351427744889832_8702116759036999634_n.jp g?oh=6cd8115aeae9277086df2912db9382ee&oe=58F4D1BB
https://scontent-mia1-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15401025_1351427711556502_7007150141258180686_n.jp g?oh=01f24c500fbca5d79f14f7463ed4e3a7&oe=58EA7EF8
https://scontent-mia1-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15492293_1351117394920867_6811098282654158708_n.jp g?oh=5a7ed0c710df90a9028079c0c073a97c&oe=58B4EDA6
https://scontent-mia1-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15350719_1342487405783866_4192188182907704122_n.jp g?oh=d54a059c234d3065a47405c73492cebe&oe=58EA36BA
https://scontent-mia1-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15349806_1342338749132065_8588658922356887649_n.jp g?oh=2ec071fef74f38297e493cf322525b08&oe=58F34AAE
I added these custom PONTIAC raised letters to the back. I had the filler panel decal replaced too as all the other decals on the car, except the bubble protected ones on the wheels, got replaced.
https://scontent-mia1-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15241428_1342109069155033_6716672110563280743_n.jp g?oh=1a14a3dfce95305e1f39f142752e7cfd&oe=58FD1843
and the Trans Am lettering on the doors is new oem black with new gold decals
https://scontent-mia1-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15230794_1342109035821703_8514043755475421844_n.jp g?oh=6b05d9604ddb51592dfa0bf71fac5978&oe=58AEEC34
new dashpad
https://scontent-mia1-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/14355172_1262911490408125_797361802433662191_n.jpg ?efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=6e482af42e95f6290e3ca6c9c4bd8f9d&oe=58E8A649
I spent around $700 in labor having shocks and fuel pump installed as well.
Overall the car came out great and i'm glad i wasn't the one paying for it, LOL.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIofAydrNxU
I went on a 4 day trip across central Florida from June 22-25 to see my favorite band, Simple Plan (hence the title) a pop punk band from Montreal, perform 3 live concerts. You may or may not remember that I was introduced to their music because of this song, "untitled(how could this happen to me?)" which has an LT1 T/A (which is either a 95 or 96, i'm pretty sure it's a 95) in the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ7oqmikZDQ
note the T/A gets wrecked in the video....oh the irony....
While traveling from Orlando to Palm Beach Gardens on Friday, June 24th, i was on the 417 near the Orlando airport and was supposed to get onto the Turnpike heading south but missed the exit and was planning on getting off at the next exit and turning around. Being that the 417 is a toll road, the next exit ended up being past the next toll booth and i went over into the pay by cash lanes instead of going through the sunpass lanes like i normally would. I was 3rd in line behind some pickup truck and a jeep patriot SUV. For whatever reason, the guy at the window was taking forever paying his toll. 3 or 4 minutes pass by and i'm just sitting there waiting so i look down at the GPS on my phone to see where i could turn around at. All of a sudden *boom*! I felt the impact on the front of my car. WTF? my first thought was i never let off the brakes. I look up and see what happened as there is a jeep on my hood and bumper WITH ITS REVERSE LIGHTS ON!
these were taken after the accident in a parking lot. her jeep has one teeny tiny scrape on the bottom of the bumper. The woman claimed she didn't know i was stopped behind here and that she had looked in the mirror and saw a car (presumably one further back) backing up and moving to another toll booth so she throws it in reverse to do the same and well, i had been stopped behind her the whole freaking time.
https://scontent-mia1-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13495120_1195867950445813_4925932940787464120_n.jp g?oh=bb896d7e0534c68f148a3bc770c2f4cb&oe=58EFF9C2
https://scontent-mia1-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13495323_1195867973779144_7048042593453123265_n.jp g?oh=43f0ad0c0e8cb8500b9f41e3b3546ff8&oe=58F6F599
better pic of the damage i took at a gas station a while later
https://scontent-mia1-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/l/t1.0-9/13432328_1195867933779148_2022741601051825026_n.jp g?oh=1a8c294bf942d8d5403ee8bf6230c200&oe=58FA5887
I go onto the concert and ended up hanging out with the band a bit after the show and had wanted to get a pic with one or all of them with my car cause of these crazy coincidences.
I got a little more than that LOL. I ended up giving Jeff Stinco, the lead guitarist, a ride to his hotel in my car. Jeff actually helped me get a ticket to the first show of the 3 which was invite only via a radio contest that i didn't end up winning (was caller 3 once, caller 9 another time, they wanted #10). Incidentally my Twitter ID is BLK95TA and Pierre, SP's lead singer once commented on my twitter ID during a Vlog they did. Jeff has been following me on twitter for over 2 years.
https://scontent-mia1-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p370x247/13439003_1196171940415414_8269270003403814747_n.jp g?oh=4d2cf3213126ff63ce035b98fcc32131&oe=58F88C6E
After I got home I called my insurance company, Grundy, and filed the claim with all the information i had from the woman at the accident (copy of DL, rental agreement, plate # etc) oh and i forgot to mention another ironic twist. She was from the UK and Friday June 24th was the day the UK left the EU. Seriously? LOL
The insurance company comes out and assesses the damage at $4800 because they were going to replace the $2026 WS6 hood. I had already had one shop look at it and they said it was easily repairable. Turns out the hood is also discontinued so i couldn't have gotten a new one anyway. They cut me a check for $4300 after my deductible (i might still get that at some point)
I had originally planned on getting the front end repaired at one shop for around $2400 but a friend of mine turned me onto a Maaco that offers a Plantinum paint package for $2699 which basically includes all body work. The owner is a friend of my friend and knows my car goes to a lot of local car shows and would make a good display piece so he gives me a bit of a discount and i get the whole car resprayed for $2500 including wetsanding and buffing and new door emblems. i put another couple hundred into decals and the rest into maintenance which i'll show pics of.
restoration begins
https://scontent-mia1-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p370x247/13590249_1204933392872602_528304731189158085_n.jpg ?oh=a577e8bda3ed6a109908cbeab64036ad&oe=58FB282B
not a great shot of it, but i had them take out one ding in the rear 1/4 that was there before i bought the car in 04. it had been PDR'd but now it was being fixed completely before paint
https://scontent-mia1-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13619901_1204934172872524_7359155714741775947_n.jp g?oh=8e6f99be4cba9a52b82f20374fa78808&oe=58BD6E50
While the car was at the body shop (was there for 4 weeks from late june to late july), i ordered a bunch of stuff for it with the rest of the insurance money.
new dash pad $361
https://scontent-mia1-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p280x280/13592208_1206934486005826_4849624189993905246_n.jp g?oh=7a75d55ac87a59c42e752a60caec0485&oe=58B20D1B
new OEM Delphi fuel pump with lifetime warranty $133
https://scontent-mia1-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p280x280/13620785_1205667346132540_4288104109668478840_n.jp g?oh=b97a911428f6b408728baf41f196f108&oe=58E8636F
new replacement shocks $206
https://scontent-mia1-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p280x280/13439068_1204823009550307_2621496237855907700_n.jp g?oh=7d928d4fda1a979b9e829a360ae528d9&oe=58F33CBA
getting ready to be put back together
https://scontent-mia1-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p370x247/13699965_1213289742036967_4505359996659747870_n.jp g?oh=cd806bb59cd5e9c3fd4fd4302ad51382&oe=58E6753F
ding gone
https://scontent-mia1-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13770302_1213289718703636_4543082323525454744_n.jp g?oh=d0289226cf3f6f2f3135b40431138487&oe=58E729D8
https://scontent-mia1-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13769459_1213289775370297_7030228671224557669_n.jp g?oh=d9d27452168e3cc5709e0c8c51ff1c5a&oe=58B6F8D9
hood fixed
https://scontent-mia1-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13707552_1213289795370295_4595177716930321363_n.jp g?oh=27ab687e59e58de16628374977d42ee0&oe=58B33CB6
Here's how it looks now totally finished with the gold accents, the final wetsanding and buffing and waxing, etc.
https://scontent-mia1-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15420857_1351427744889832_8702116759036999634_n.jp g?oh=6cd8115aeae9277086df2912db9382ee&oe=58F4D1BB
https://scontent-mia1-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15401025_1351427711556502_7007150141258180686_n.jp g?oh=01f24c500fbca5d79f14f7463ed4e3a7&oe=58EA7EF8
https://scontent-mia1-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15492293_1351117394920867_6811098282654158708_n.jp g?oh=5a7ed0c710df90a9028079c0c073a97c&oe=58B4EDA6
https://scontent-mia1-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15350719_1342487405783866_4192188182907704122_n.jp g?oh=d54a059c234d3065a47405c73492cebe&oe=58EA36BA
https://scontent-mia1-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15349806_1342338749132065_8588658922356887649_n.jp g?oh=2ec071fef74f38297e493cf322525b08&oe=58F34AAE
I added these custom PONTIAC raised letters to the back. I had the filler panel decal replaced too as all the other decals on the car, except the bubble protected ones on the wheels, got replaced.
https://scontent-mia1-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15241428_1342109069155033_6716672110563280743_n.jp g?oh=1a14a3dfce95305e1f39f142752e7cfd&oe=58FD1843
and the Trans Am lettering on the doors is new oem black with new gold decals
https://scontent-mia1-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15230794_1342109035821703_8514043755475421844_n.jp g?oh=6b05d9604ddb51592dfa0bf71fac5978&oe=58AEEC34
new dashpad
https://scontent-mia1-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/14355172_1262911490408125_797361802433662191_n.jpg ?efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=6e482af42e95f6290e3ca6c9c4bd8f9d&oe=58E8A649
I spent around $700 in labor having shocks and fuel pump installed as well.
Overall the car came out great and i'm glad i wasn't the one paying for it, LOL.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIofAydrNxU