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Originally Posted by JacobLeSann
Shoot, sorry to hear that! What material was the nose made of? Fiberglass cross-woven mat? I hope it’s repairable. The Spirit is an icon of this site and it’s sad to hear it’s been damaged. Though, that is part of a car’s life when it’s actually used.
A feral hog is foreign to me, but I did have two pigs at one point. They were heavy. Did the hog take out any radiator supports or frame crossmembers?
I hope all goes well in repairing it!
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Air suspension. Yes, I have seen Julian’s insight. I’ve seen a similar setup on my boss’s new Ram 1500 as well. I’ve gone through cycles of wanting/planning air suspension and then canceling on it. I’ve heard a lot of complaints about cold weather failure and high repair cost. It gets to -45 Celsius in the winter and I don’t want any liabilities.
A well-designed lift and good bodywork design, combined with add-on floodlights mounted on a lightweight front pushbar…..Heck, throw in a limited slip diff up front….hmmmm
Could be fun, but talk is talk!
Let me know what state the Spirit is in! Very sad to hear about that.
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In order to know the extent of damage I'll have to take Spirit out of service, and I'd have to come up with alternate transportation for the duration.
I can tell that the western red cedar skeleton, under the aluminum skin has been crushed on the passenger side. And the fender is buckled. Ditto for the headlight assembly. Turn signal was 'killed'.
I was in the midst of repairing my driveway, and adding a culvert when I left for Thanksgiving. I'm gonna stay on task, and get that behind me, while I ponder my options. The concrete & rebar portion of the job has to be done while weather and temps permit.
Inspection & registration is due in February, so I have a bit of a time window.
Repairing a 39-mpg pickup truck is a nice problem to have!
