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Old 09-07-09, 09:33 PM
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Rip gsl-se 9-7-09

Well today I was just leaving Myrtle beach on the way home and was trying to read a sign figuring out which highway i needed to take and ran a red light and T-boned a Toyota Tundra...

My SE is now a parts car

No one was seriously injured in the accident so I thank God for that but it has had me torn up inside all day...Now for the carnage








I will be getting the car towed home probably wednesday and will be parting it out as soon as i can start pulling parts off of it.

If anyone needs anything let me know. Car will be located in King, NC
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Good thing you're safe.
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That suck, Kory. I wish you were able to enjoy it more after fixing those fuel issues.

If you are still going to go to the next x-roads meet, I'll probably see you. Planning on coming down next weekend.

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ya i will still try to be there, see you there
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That sux!! You need to be more careful.
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Sorry about the bad news...
good thing everyone was O.K

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Poor car...she looks so sad. Good thing you are OK...
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That sucks dude. I wish I had a -SE suspension. I want those wheels...
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thats awful. the most important thing is that no one was hurt. i admire that you admit fault. thumbs up to you sir! what are your plans for the car?
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suckssss all the good parts can be transplanted to your new gsl-se perhaps?
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I'm not sure about plans for the car yet, I am getting it towed back up here probably tomorrow to my grandmas house and put it in the shed at her house, I will start pulling parts off whenever i get a chance. If i can find a good shell I might swap it all over and build another one but we will have to see.
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^^ that sounds liek a plan. using it to fix a nice shell! parting it would be a last resort i would think. i would be interested to see how damaged the structure is once you pull the fenders..
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Cory. I feel for you brother. I'm glad you and the other driver are okay.
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Sorry to see that happen to a nice car, but I'm real glad to hear it wasn't worse... If you'd gotten out in front of the Tundra instead of sticking it... brrrrrrr.

Don't tear yourself up over it, though - - not helpful to dissect it too much. They call them "accidents" for a reason. Try to be more careful in future, and be glad everyone walked away from this one.
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Man, sorry to hear about that! It looks like it held up nicely though. She was a nice car but I am glad you are safe.

Let me know if you need help looking for a shell, that engine was too nice to let it sit
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would you be interested in my silver SE donor???I took the SE suspension bits (its got all the GSL stuff on hand tight so it can roll now), but it is basically still all together, it needs a windshield, front bumper/header panel, but you should have everything else its missing. Could just swap everything over. the shell is straight. I have the VA Title, not in my name, but its clean. Just didn't see the reason to register a parts car...

You interested in selling/trading those wheels?

give me a PM, maybe we can work something out...

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Originally Posted by 80's old school
Poor car...she looks so sad. Good thing you are OK...
ya she looks lifeless. . .
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dude!!!!i seen this car being towed yesterday i was in my white TII i rev my car when i went by it. i was sad when i saw it being towed away soo i had to let it know rotarys will still live on! lol now its sitting in myrtle beach. sucks man it looks soo clean..hey! can we work out a cheap deal for those injectors befor the car gets towed to NC if your ganna part it out? how much would you take? i live 5 mins away from were its sitting
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Don't part it out see if you can fix it....
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I have very nice body panels on my parts car if you need. just lmk.
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Originally Posted by BLACKrotor92
dude!!!!i seen this car being towed yesterday i was in my white TII i rev my car when i went by it. i was sad when i saw it being towed away soo i had to let it know rotarys will still live on! lol now its sitting in myrtle beach. sucks man it looks soo clean..hey! can we work out a cheap deal for those injectors befor the car gets towed to NC if your ganna part it out? how much would you take? i live 5 mins away from were its sitting
Well I dont think i want to part the car out, I do however have a set of injectors here at my apartment i would let go.
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Originally Posted by datsun1200
Don't part it out see if you can fix it....
as far as fixing this car....not gonna happen. the unibody got crushed on the drivers side so the shell is done for, I am going to wait until I can find a good shell and swap everything over
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i'm glad you're not parting it. the route you're taking is that of a true enthusiast! thumbs up!


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