truck wrecked today : (

[stepside454]

Today I was with our club, on our way to a car show at the Daniel Boone home in Defiance MO. We were stopped on a steep hill, one of our members was slowing for a stop behind me & BAMMM.. slammed into me & pushed me into another members truck. Turns out a brake line ruptured on Larrys truck as he was slowing to a stop behind me, no time to react, plowed right into me. Ill have pics to share soon.
Nobody was hurt, thankfully, thats whats imortant.

[krue]

That sucks!

[Eyegore]

That really sucks, hope he had insurance, even though he's a freind.

[stepside454]

yep, He says its covered, even if insurance doesnt pay for all of it.Im hoping the cab is repairable...the bed got shoved into the cab

[bigblock73]

Maaaan, what a bummer! Glad everyone is OK.

[dubdeuce80]

sorry to hear that, i know how that feels!

[bigblock79]

sorry about your truck but glad no one got hurt

[grinch4om]

here's an opportunity to show the board how to fix things like this! If you have pics and are willing...

[Pyrotechnic]

I know how you feel man. It's probably one of the sickest feelings you can have.

Let us know how this unfolds and hopefully it all can be repaired.

[old Rusty C10]

im sorry to hear about your truck hopefully youll be able to fix it or youll have the money to build an even bigger and better one

[Srubydo1986]

dude that sucks. im kinda afraid to start driving my chevelle when it done. Hope all works out in the end for yea

[stepside454]

what it boils down to is its a hunk of metal. Yes I really like it. yes its kinda rare & unique, but in the end, its not so valuable after all. Im really not that sick over it, Im more thankful nobody was hurt. Ironically, if I wouldnt have been there for larry to run into, he would have not been able to stop & would have gone off a very steep hill, & likely been severly injured if not killed. LOL Im glad I was able to prevent this.
Hopefully itll be fixed. I dont do body work, so Ill likely have Premium do it again. They did the body work & paint a little over a year ago, & I was pleased with the work.

[knightlife]

I hope you all are ok, that nobody was injured...and its good to hear that all is repairable.

[boatpuller]

yep good attitude about it.people are more important than machines.doesn't take away the suck factor for your truck though.i had a cool old ford smashed one time.it came out of it nicer than before.so there is hope.

[mingoman]

Really sorry to hear about this but I'll agree that the most important thing is your all ok. I went through the same thing when my #2 son was driving my '71 Malibu & got hit head on. I can put it back together but would have been at a loss on how to fix Chuck if he had got hurt. If you have kept your receipts you should be able to get your friends insurance to pay for the repairs. It took me about a year & a lawsuit to get the company I was dealing with to pay up & I had all my receipts with an appraisial to boot.

[87 STEPPER]

Wow! I'm Really sorry to hear that about your truck and it's good you were there like you say who knows how the out come would of been for your buddy certinaly not as favorable as a couple of hotrods getting busted up and no one getting hurt.

They will be repaired and on the road again soon.

Hang in there.

[stepside454]

Thank you all for the words of encouragement.

[jr2]

Glad you and everyone involved are ok. Your right, it's just sheetmetal. Can't wait to see what you come up with next.. Hang in there brotha!! Ya got your health!! That's the important part!!

[garysouthlake]

I've admired your truck since I joined the web site. I'm sure you'll get her back better than new!!!!!!!!! Thank goodness no one was hurt.............

[Bishops Trucks]

Damn!

[alextreme76]

ouch! good to hear everyone is ok and kicking

[87 STEPPER]

Actually thats not as bad as i thought it was gonna be.

Still sux tho.

Maybe consider a rear bumper thats one reason i don't run a rollpan the bumper may have prevented the cab damage but who know's.

[EAST SIDE LOW LIFE]

Your attitude is right on .... this sucks big time but as you said if you were not there .... Larry ???? I trust the repairs will go smooth and your insurance will cooperate. It's good that no was injured. Thank God.

esll.

[stepside454]

thanks everyone. adjuster looked at it today, looks like about 7K in damage. My body guy will present an estimate tomorrow, shouldnt be a problem.
a bumper may have saved it from some of the damage, cept because its also lowered, my bumper would be lower than alot of other bumpers anyway.
BTW Larry is my friend and club per whos truck ran into mine.

[stepside454]

dropped the truck off today at the body shop. Scott,(the owner of the shop) assures me that itll look better than before when its done in about a month. Ill be happy if it looks as good, better is a bonus LOL.