so i hydroplaned off the road and into some mud in between the road and and almond orchard. once in the mud my brakes and steering were useless, so i use a tree to slow me down. i took the whole thing out of the ground, pwnd. if it weren't for my one-time-use brush guard my ride would be totalled.

Minor Damage: hood, left front headlight, grille, bumper. IF ANYONE HAS THESE PARTS FOR CHEAP LET ME KNOW

Major Damage: core support is bent in a little on the driver's side, may be straighten-able. i also bent and cracked on of the hard lines that runs to what i believe to be the accumulator (not sure if i can replace the line without a new/straight core support).

Thanks for any help, Pics to follow as soon as the camera has batteries!
-Andrew

 

hope you're alright. Have you spoken to any wreckers. I bet if you go there with a wad of cash, you'll be able to get all the parts you need.

 

i haven't been able to find any good wreckers in chico, not to mention, i'm super broke.

 

i have extra of all of them but im to far away to help im in michigan. try ebay there the cheapest for stuff like that!! good luck post pics.. i want to see the tree

 

ya i was thinking i'd go with ebay stuff, sorry but no pics of the tree, i don't even want to go back there.....

 

Rain sucks... I drove in it yesturday, and it was SLICK. First rain at my house since Memorial Day. Sorry about your wreck.

 

can anyone tell me how much work will be involved in completely swaping in a new radiator cor support?

 

competely taking the front end apart (lights, bumpers, cosmetics, etc.), taking out the radiator (duh!), misc. items that are bolted the front, take off all the wiring running along it.

Cut out the entire support because it is welded in. then weld in a new one and make sure it is perfectly square when you weld it in.

Reassemble.

I guess that would be all that you would have to do.

 

From my wrecked '92- I have the grill and (iirc) the left headlight already installed. I'm willing to ship if it's not excessive. Sorry bout your mishap...

 

I've got a 22re, but it wouldn't be that tough on my truck I don't think. Might take part of a weekend to do that whole thing.

 

ya i guess the tough part is i don't have anywhere to weld when i'm at school....

 

I believe there is a very big Toyota only wrecking yard here down the hill. I believe it is in Antelope specifically. Sorry, it's not much information, but I don't quite know specifics, someone else might though...

 

Its in rancho cordova correct?

 

there are a couple in Rancho Cordova.
you can search the forums on yotatech for "rancho cordova" and this one comes up:
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f123...rancho+cordova
I've been there, they have a decent selection of yotas spanning a few years.

 

I'd say claim it on your insurance and buy another one.

 

i'd like to.....but i don't have insurance to cover that...only liability

---sorry about the lack of pics, can't get my camera to work....might use my cell phone....

realistically the damage is minimal, so i might just try to pull the core support back out as much as possible.

thanks everyone!