One less SA on the roads
12-31-06, 05:07 AM
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One less SA on the roads
An old lady thought it would be a good idea to make a u-turn on a busy road and I had no where to go. No one was injured except for the RX7 
The battery was dead after the police finally showed up and I could move it so I dont know if it still runs. But I cant put the shifter into 1st or 2nd, and I think it is stuck in one of those gears. Fender gaps are still the same so I dont know if it bent the subframe too badly, but the hood/fenders/bumper/ etc... are all toast. Havent had a chance to look under the hood but the radiator was leaking so Im guessing its gone too. Oh well. Only had it a few months and I loved every second of it. Very fun car to drive. Here are a couple of pics from the scene...
The battery was dead after the police finally showed up and I could move it so I dont know if it still runs. But I cant put the shifter into 1st or 2nd, and I think it is stuck in one of those gears. Fender gaps are still the same so I dont know if it bent the subframe too badly, but the hood/fenders/bumper/ etc... are all toast. Havent had a chance to look under the hood but the radiator was leaking so Im guessing its gone too. Oh well. Only had it a few months and I loved every second of it. Very fun car to drive. Here are a couple of pics from the scene...
12-31-06, 05:33 AM
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Unfortuantely you are going to find out that the frame rails are tweaked and that bumper horns (end of frame rails) are pushed up. Unfortunately it also looks like it was an early SA in very good shape. If there is anything I can do let me know I have a few of them.
12-31-06, 06:41 AM
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meh.... what can ya do. I got it for a hell of a deal and it was in good shape. Ran great and was a blast to drive. I was hoping to use it as a track car this summer but there goes that.
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Originally Posted by rotarydude
Unfortuantely you are going to find out that the frame rails are tweaked and that bumper horns (end of frame rails) are pushed up. Unfortunately it also looks like it was an early SA in very good shape. If there is anything I can do let me know I have a few of them.
12-31-06, 09:51 AM
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Don't give up on her yet. Have someone at a frame shop check it out to see if they can pull it back. It looks to be in too good shape to just part it out without trying.
12-31-06, 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by fatwake
Don't give up on her yet. Have someone at a frame shop check it out to see if they can pull it back. It looks to be in too good shape to just part it out without trying.
12-31-06, 10:10 AM
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DAMN! Sorry mang about your SA being injured. Keep us updated on her status. And hope fully you will be able to take her to a shop soon so they can look at it. Good luck!
12-31-06, 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by rx7doctor
^ I pm'd him. Their is a pick a part 80 miles from him that has all the parts on a Sa there. I was there yesterday.
12-31-06, 11:05 AM
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ya to be honest that's relaly not much damage by the looks of it. Fender (if really bent) could just be bent out easily, hood, bumper, rad and rad support really aren't that expensive to fix. As far as the tranny you can usually pic them up for about 100$ or so if you did wreck a gear in there.
Glad to hear that no one was hurt thought. How fast were you going at the time of impact though?
Glad to hear that no one was hurt thought. How fast were you going at the time of impact though?
12-31-06, 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by dj55b
Glad to hear that no one was hurt thought. How fast were you going at the time of impact though?
12-31-06, 12:05 PM
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I hope you can get that fixed. That car looks exactly like mine, right down to the same rims.(first one I've ever seen, now I know at least what center caps were suppose to be on mine.)
Good luck.
Good luck.
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Originally Posted by mazdaverx713b
sorry to see those pics man. i have a pair of SA fenders, a header panel, and light buckets if you need them. just pay shipping. depending on where you are may depend the cost. hope all goes well for you and the car. glad that you're ok.