Another wrecked FD.
 

I just wrecked my FD.... I hit a patch of ice with the drag radials and lost the rear end. But I tell you what, I showed the guardrail a thing or two... I'll get pics tomorrow when I get batteries for my camera.

Before anyone asks, I'm perfectly fine. The car on the other hand....not so good.

I need a new fender, quarter panel, gas cap and lid, and some work to the door. Probably $3K worth of work...

What sux is, I just had it painted and it has a rebuilt motor in it, and a new t04z turbo. As for insurrance, I only have liability so that's out...It's time to put in the extra hours at work again....:(

Damn that blows, good to know you're alright! As for driving an FD without full coverage... I wouldn't do it... Good luck with the rebuild!

Or driving it in the winter. In Ohio. With drag radials. good to hear that you're ok, get full coverage on that thing.

good thing its fixable....

Pm me...i can help you out with the body work and save ya alota $$$. What part of Cincy you in? Im about 5 min from downtown.

radials in the winter... That had Fail written all over it.

Yeah, what were you thinking?

Not just radials, drag radials.

To put things in perspective, I store a stock FB for the winter.

Glad you're okay, and the car will be fixable and you'll make it nice, I'm sure.

I know...shame on me for the radials....It seemed like a nice day today...sunny and 45 degrees out...

Glad to hear you're okay. At least you're fixing her up. Some guys I know here in Canada, even with a mint/showroom condition POS tend to just scrap it and buy some other same-year POS in worse condition, knowing it'll cost 'em less just to fix the one they wrecked.

How bad did you bung up the rear fenders?

Sorry to hear! I don't know what if I lost my FD, but good to hear your bringing her back! As long as your alright!

ok thats your alright, better that the fd is repairable

Ouch, ninja ice.:wallbash:

where are these picts?? i'm curious to see the damage. my fd decided to drift 200 ft down a hill into a tree after 10 min of idoling with the e-brake pulled. i was quoted 7k, so i could prob compare damage. and give you a decent idea what you'll be paying

FWIW, that's the absolute slipperiest kind of ice - the road is still cold with ice frozen to it, and the ice surface is wet because it is melting. That could catch you out with any tires.

Dave

Glad to hear you are ok. Please go buy a Subaru for the winter.

I hate seeing these threads. I don't understand why people even take a chance. Are you really that desperate to drive your FD that you'd take it out in such poor weather? Shit, I haven't driven mine in over 1 1/2 years and I STILL wouldn't drive in this weather.


G/L with the repairs and I'm glad you're okay.

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Oh yeah, there's nice dent on the rear wheel too.

It'll buff out... :p

I've been driving in the slush here in the NW, and seeings this makes me want to consider picking up an FB, which would be cheaper than dinging up a fender on the FD...

(I've seen FB's go for < 500~$2k, which is cheaper than fenders/repaint)

man I am depressed for you. but it is fixable... nice color by the way

I really like how you made the curves of the car even better.

at least $5,000 i hit a sign with mine and i looked worse that that and it cost almost 6K

That's pretty bad... I can't believe it snapped the gas cap!

merely a flesh wound

pish posh...i drove my in one of the worst storms we had here last year in the winter. My car was fine!

yea, but ya do it enough, or hit that patch of ice, and ya wont be! I bet people have tried to kill them selves before, and it hasn't worked out. But i bet if they try enough, the'll succeed. :D haha.

Glad to see that you are okay, also by the look of the car it's an easy fix...

That rear 1/4 damage is going to be a bitch to fix, but everything else will be simple. Definitely repairable.

its a good thing that i dont try to go out and wreck my fd lol

Thanks for the support fellows... but this really sux

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iono off the subject and all... but here it goes. i bought an 86 fc. the guy who had it did a t2 conversion well... if i get replies ill show pics of what the bastard did to the car.... anyways. ive decided i dont want to use the six port cast iron na motor. i want power. so i was thinkin hey the fds pretty sweet its even got twins. so ive been savin the cash and all and i can get my hands on a 95 13b tt. now i know you cant just drop the beast in cuz youll need to make room for the intercooler and so forth but i also need a transmission... the previous owner of my fc did one ok thing to it and that was put the gtu's 4.3 rear diff in. so im not sure what the ratio is for the fd but i know that the rx8 sixspeeds use a 4.3 rear diff.

so i was wondering is it possible to bolt up an rx8 6spd transmission to the fd's rotary? now of course ill need to make brackets im sure of that i need to know if the motor and transmission will stick together. and hell would the sixspeed take the beating of an fd's 200 plus hp. iono. thats why i ask. thanks ya all.

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eh man im putting the fc under the knife just a lil bit of my own modifications you could say. if you didn't get it its ok im hard to get. lol.

what the hell does that have to do with this thread? noob!!!!!

^ yeah!!

dito, my rear end was crushed (hatch and bumper) and it was 7k. you have a good bit to fix. depending on how hard you hit, you might need the frame pulled back into shape

My eyes teared up looking at those pics man. Glad you are ok, but she is basically gonna need a repaint. That alone is about $4k for a good quality job. Looks like you need a new rims as well or keep it as a track wheel only especially with those tires mounted on them. Good luck man. I feel for you.

Well, now it's time to show some progress of the repairs. The hood is being repaired because the turbo coupler would blow off and the clamp would hit the hood. I'm so happy that the car is coming back together. So far, the total cost is 800 in parts and 3.5k in labor so around $4,300.00 I could be a little less when I negociate even further hehe.

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I am glad you decided to repair!!!

hell yeah, how long until its back on the road?

Hopefully 2 weeks :)

You scared me with the title of the thread...thought it was totaled for a minute...But glad to hear your ok...Maybe look at this as an excuse for a body kit? Thats what I would do :lol:

Is this a friend of yours KaiFd3S? Smack them please:D:D J/K

Good to see the car is being repaired. It was bad but not deadly to the car. Still sucks for you. And nevermind the jackoffs bitchin about winter driving it. It's your car if you feel like driving, drive it. Espeacially on a nice day like you said. And a suburu would have done the exact same thing., Then you woukld have needed a hummer etc.. haters are gonna hate:D

Good luck and I carry the same ins, so i feel your financial attachment to the car.

I miss the car still. Every day that it is 60 F and sunny, not a cloud in the sky, I just think to myself....damn, i wish i had my FD. The lawyer next door pulls his Ford GT out and everytime he does....i get jelous...even though I think my car has more horses and looks better anyways.

I thought about not doing it, because I am still in college and I only have 3 more months, but it was like pay tuition, or pay for the car....I got both. Took out a student loan for the car haha...beat the system because I have school paid for already.

Too bad you didn't get hurt instead of the FD. You know what they say. Flesh heals, but paint costs money.


hahaha, jk. Glad you're alright.

Here's a crazy comment for you. . .looks like a front right brake rotor on your front left side! Good luck with the repairs. . .we're waiting for the finished product!