Did you T-bone the divider or hit it at an angle?( I know he said head on but that means alot of different things to different people) Do you think it is totaled or repairable. I say no matter what spend the money to repair it and keep it alive!( Or let turbojeff take a crack at it) Do you have any pics? Sorry for your loss! Glad your OK! Fix it and buy a FWD pos for the winters. FWIW: I had the same thing happen to me in an Explorer. Crossed over a bridge and hit black ice on the other edge. Spun me directly at the divider and crunch! The rest is history.

 

hit it on a slight angle. i deff need a front bumper and bumper support 2 fenders hood all lights up front ,rear bumper, right quarter, rear bumper trim rear right light. radiator and some other crap in there.
the car is a 93 with 40000 miles was absolutely mint with a hks dp greddy cb apexi intake and blitz bc

 

PM Turbojeff...hes probably the best guy to get an estimate from, as hes repaired many FD's and can also repair yours even if it has frame damage. Also talk to your insurance agency and see what they'll give u for the car if its totalled. THEN you could also get the check from the insurance company, buy it back with a salvage title and part it out. Just explore all the options u have

 

Bummer, BUT it is alot of the stuff that would have eventually been yanked and replaced by you in the quest for more HP that bites us all. This gives you the reason to get the body kit work you've always wanted and put in all the Good stuff in the engine bay. Definatley talk to Turbojeff. Save that baby!It always sounds and looks worse than it is. IMO

 

the car doesn't look that bad. my friend has a body shop in deer park and does some kick *** work. if you are looking for an honest place, pm me and i'll give you his number. i think its k&m autoworks or something like that.

i'm a couple of towns over from you...

 

you saw the car?? i'm just worried that it wouldn't turn over after i crashed. probally just the fuse box. also i was looking at the 99 front end kit $1699 from rx7 store. it says it comes with the jdm rebar i could probally use that. and has anyone used the carbon fiber knight sport replica hood from ebay $489??
thanks for all the help guys

and for the post about wreckless driving in the snow you can go **** yourslef ....find out the details before you start talking ****

 

Be careful of frame damage if you had a near head-on crash at 50 mph.

You might not wanna attempt to fix that.

 

"Frame damage."

This quasi-myth just keeps going and going.

 

Ditto.

Besides, wrecked car never feel the same even after extensive repair.

 

hashaahahahahah t his guy is so dumbn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

i am soooo :COOL: yayayayya fuckier who crashes an FD diee$%%@!@#

 

yea never mind the car is done.
well that will be my last rx7 and post later guys..

 

so are you just going to take a check from the Ins. Co. or try to part it out?

 

i'm not shure if i should buy it back or not . i might part it out or just sell it on ebay as is

 

im sorry to hear that man thats sucks and is no good at all and these guys are ruthless on your parts and I guess so am I. But if you have any of the interior plastics available and are selling them I got dibs preferably the door handles could really use those. Glad to see your ok and everything too bad about the car.

 

Frame damage can be repaired. The car can be effectively just like new if repaired properly. Remember the factory just spot welded them together in the first place, welding on a new frame rail isn't rocket science.

The reason these cars get totalled is due to high parts cost. If you look around a little on the forum you'll see parts going for 30% or less of list price. It makes much more sense to fix a car using used parts like headlight assemblies, etc. Some stuff like the frame rail, core support and fenders are actually relatively cheap and should be purchased new to save bodyshop time.

Shameless plug...

http://community.webshots.com/album/69912816VsRYvb

 

You would make more money parting it out

 

That's harsh

 

if you are going to part it out email me at jjauxilly@aol.com I blew up my motor so I need one ok later

 

i thing i am just going to sell the car if i can i really don't have a place to put it and part it out.

 

how much is a 40000k original motor worth?

 

Not sure how much it is worth.. mine was a 94 with 24k and my ins. co is probably going to cut me a check for 19k (minus deductible). Just wanted to express my sympathies.. and encourage you to reconsider a departure from the land of the rx-7. I struggled with this descision myself recently (over the last couple of weeks) and have come to the conclusion that I just wont be as happy without a -7-, so I still plan on getting another one..
(here is my orig. post about my "incedent" with my 7):
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...hreadid=245499

I am still looking for another 7, and if you really feel the same way about your car as I do about mine, you *may* want to think about getting it repaired or getting another one, or at least make sure you take your time thinking about it and dont just automatically give up...

peace!
dan

 

Sorry to hear about it. FDs (and every other FR high-performance car for that matter) is a bitch to drive in the snow or icy conditions. As I sold my daily driver (getting new one today) I was forced to do some commuting with my FD. We don't yet have snow, but the roads are very slippery (doing a 80mph rearwheel spin in 3rd or 4th gear is no problem). You just need to be carefull with the throttle AND steering wheel. And be alert fully at all times - rear can step out sometimes, but you should be able to correct that (or start practising on some parking lot).

Here's me and my car about a month ago when we went to a trip and had to do some snow driving on summer tires



It is possible to driver in snow, just be careful what you are doing.

RIP FD !

 

"It is possible to driver in snow, just be careful what you are doing.

RIP FD !"


Why put your car thru it though. Not worth the risks or the ware if you ask me!

 

ya driving in the snow is bad and you should probably store it tru...before i write the rest of this...YES my RX7 IS STORED for the winter...

Its a little more intimidating than u guys from warmer climates think to store a 7. I've had 40-60yr old men tell me i'm being ridiculous storing it because it can't be that hard to drive it in the snow, after all they drive their audi tt's in the snow. They even look at me kind of like i'm being a woos or a snob for just not driving it. Everytime someone asks me where my 7 is and i tell them its done for the winter they say something like "oh so whens the work gonna be done?" they think i'm either just being ridiculous, or that its just being worked on and will be used next winter.

I know most people who drive them in the winter do so because its their only daily driver and not because people have made fun of them for it, but i just thought id add this post anyway

 

i was really thinking about getting another rx7 but i really needed a car that is more reliable or with a warranty. not so much for daily driving but just the cost of repairs in general. i'm 22 and i owned my rx7 for 6 months and i spent alot of money on repairs that i could of saved for my house. so i bought a 03 350z enthu with 5k, for 22k. it is a really great all around car but.......i'd rather have my rx7 back. as soon as i modded my rx7 it was like a totally different car. i miss that crazy top end pull..