Hello everyone! I'm currently searching for a subaru to purchase and in turn, modify! I don't mind having to put a fair amount of work into something at all, and I came across a 95 impreza for dirt cheap. However, the windshield frame is smashed and as is the windshield.. I was wondering you all thought it would be worth the effort to bend back? Also how would in go about completing such a task? I would greatly appreciate any input, thanks all!

Edited March 13, 201610 yr by Decap17

You wont bend that back to straight enough to get the window and windshield to seal up.

 

Best bet is a cut and weld. If you can take a sawzall to a junkyard and cut the top of the A pillar and B pillar and part of the roof and weld it in place, you'd make it work. You'll likely pay about $100 for the part. If you have a welder or know someone who can do it, you can fix it on the cheap.

 

Depending how cheap the price is - you can always buy that one for the motor (Ej22- best Subaru ever made) and find a 95-98 car with blown head gaskets and swap it in. Even without the caved section, that little guy is pretty beat up and riced looking. I've seen pristine bodied 90s cars with head gasket leaks sell for $300-$1000.

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Edited March 13, 201610 yr by Decap17

You wont bend that back to straight enough to get the window and windshield to seal up.

 

Best bet is a cut and weld. If you can take a sawzall to a junkyard and cut the top of the A pillar and B pillar and part of the roof and weld it in place, you'd make it work. You'll likely pay about $100 for the part. If you have a welder or know someone who can do it, you can fix it on the cheap.

 

Depending how cheap the price is - you can always buy that one for the motor (Ej22- best Subaru ever made) and find a 95-98 car with blown head gaskets and swap it in. Even without the caved section, that little guy is pretty beat up and riced looking. I've seen pristine bodied 90s cars with head gasket leaks sell for $300-$1000.

It's going for 400 does that seem reasonable?

Says that the cosmetics are the only problem outside of needing a new battery

Sure does. That's about what a good used motor goes for. (300-500) so if it's a runner, that's a good price. Depending how much of a hurry they are to move it, you can always offer $300 and see what happens.

That was kind of what I was thinking, thanks for the help!