rebuilding my 99 986

[chpanther69]

Originally Posted by racer_d

If they found the guy.. and can prove he did it, does your possession of the car (which is in fact "evidence") and the work you have already done (in essence, "tainted evidence") hurt your ability to go after him? (not that he necessarily has the money to pay you for damages caused (per se))

well they said i have two options for right now, i can settle everything and give him probation and get around 10,000 dollars. or i can send him to jail for 2-3 years for grand theft auto. im thinking i will send him to jail

Originally Posted by chpanther69

well they said i have two options for right now, i can settle everything and give him probation and get around 10,000 dollars. or i can send him to jail for 2-3 years for grand theft auto. im thinking i will send him to jail

Send that MOFO to jail

[chpanther69]

oh im deffnitly sending him to jail, i would rather do that than have 10,000 dollars any day. time for this kid to learn a lesson

[senna21]

Originally Posted by chpanther69

well they said i have two options for right now, i can settle everything and give him probation and get around 10,000 dollars. or i can send him to jail for 2-3 years for grand theft auto. im thinking i will send him to jail

If you send him to jail will you get anything out of it other than satisfaction? How long do you think he'll actually spend behind bars? Probably not very long. I'd think long and hard about making sure you get the cash for your car. If you can do that and force him to do a little time I'd say you'll be better off.

What you have to ask yourself is did he really steal it, meaning not intending to return it to you, or did he wreck the car on the test drive and then just take off? If it's the latter he might plead that he was just scared and didn't know what to do and that he didn't really steal the car. If that happens then he may very well get the probation and you get no money.

Good luck.

[chpanther69]

Originally Posted by senna21

If you send him to jail will you get anything out of it other than satisfaction? How long do you think he'll actually spend behind bars? Probably not very long. I'd think long and hard about making sure you get the cash for your car. If you can do that and force him to do a little time I'd say you'll be better off.

What you have to ask yourself is did he really steal it, meaning not intending to return it to you, or did he wreck the car on the test drive and then just take off? If it's the latter he might plead that he was just scared and didn't know what to do and that he didn't really steal the car. If that happens then he may very well get the probation and you get no money.

Good luck.

no he had the car for a month or two before he wrecked it, like i said earlier, the police werent really that much help at all. and i know he will go away for at least 2 years because when they caught him 4 days ago he also had about half a pound of methamphetamine. and im really not worried about the money, i just want the kid to learn that he cant screw over everyone in the world and get away with it

im really not worried about the money, i just want the kid to learn that he cant screw over everyone in the world and get away with it[/QUOTE]

very true..

[djomlas]

JUST SEND THAT PIECE OF ******************** TO JAIL...
you look like you know what you're doing bodywork wise, so its all good, let him sit in jail w all the drugs withdrawals and think about what he did

[Brucelee]

"If you can't do the time, don't do the crime!"

[chpanther69]

my roommate brought home a cat and let it loose in the garage, so tonight was the first night i could work on the car without the cat getting out.. i got the back end sanded and bondo'd and ready to go. and found another nice ding while doing it that i hadnt noticed. im still waiting on getting the frame straightened. the high school i used to go to has a autobody class and he has a frame straightener there and i have the correct map for my car to upload to it. so i'll take the free route rather than getting it done right now. the radiator and ac condensor are being purchased money as well. so after all that all i need is a key. and well paint, which i will also be doing myself. any ideas on what color i should do? im leaning more towards the silver already on it, but who knows.

heres some pics.






it still looks good from that side. lol i kinda like it without doors.. hmmm

[redman12]

Man, send that MOFO to jail. drug dealers = no life

Good Luck fixing it.

[chpanther69]

ok so heres an update on whats going on, i have all the body work done and ready to be put back on the car, and the ac condensor and radiator are in the mail as we speak. and it seems that i over looked an important face, my grandfather works at a lexus/porsche dealership and is getting a me a key made, and is also having one of his mechanics fix my frame for free during his off time. so i think another week and i will have it all done, i'll get some more pics of it up later tonight

[chpanther69]

its almost done, getting the frame straightened tomorow.

[Brucelee]

Nice work, keep pluggin'.

[easyc]

why havent you removed the hood badge? Its just two nuts...

[chpanther69]

i couldnt find a deep enough socket in my garage, lol.