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SCCAIT7 03-26-06 10:16 PM

Build a new car? Pics....
 
Well... I was racing this weekend at Road Atlanta...came out of 10B began to accelerate .....got bumped on the rear pannel...turned me sideways and got NAILED again.... Opinions on weather to send to a frame machine...or buy a shell....

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b1...d/100_0192.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b1...d/100_0171.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b1...d/100_0160.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b1...d/100_0159.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b1...d/dd966efe.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b1...d/2eed8ca1.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b1...d/dbe4c7d7.jpg

jgrewe 03-26-06 10:34 PM

First, glad you're OK.

It looks like the windshield survived, or has minimal cracks, that's a good sign. I'd pull that door off and see how far things are pushed in. The area at the very front of the floor, in front of the door opening, is more telling of damage then the part by your hand.
After pulling the door and fender it will be easy to pull things straight and probably remove the outer rocker skin and replace it with a 'nused' one.
If the car knows the fast way around the track already try to save it! I've seen worse fixed and brought back better.

christaylor 03-27-06 01:48 AM

I'm with jgrewe. My floor looks about like that, and it's not from another car... but maybe that's why the wedge is about 47%?

From just those pictures I say it's OK... but won't know for sure until the door and fender come off. Doesn't look like the rear can be fixed with my front fender trick, but I'd say that's the worse of the two as far as difficulty and labor.

SCCAIT7 04-05-06 07:14 PM

Car is at the body shop. Will be ready next week!

aussiesmg 04-05-06 07:55 PM

Good news...keep us informed

jgrewe 04-05-06 08:31 PM

Underwear back from the cleaners the same time? :bigthumb: I'm glad you didn't have to train a new car how to go fast. Any pics of the fixing process?

SCCAIT7 04-05-06 08:39 PM

Underwear was definatly a total lose.... I will have the car back next week. They are just pulling the frame... I will post pictures when I get it back.

Alex-7 04-06-06 12:46 PM

like a poor man's widebody..............

SCCAIT7 04-14-06 12:39 AM


Originally Posted by Alex-7
like a poor man's widebody..............

Say what?

JTurtonRX_7 04-14-06 12:57 AM

I think hes saying that instead of making the wheel area wider just make the middle skinnier so it looks widebody

SCCAIT7 04-16-06 09:02 PM

I still dont get it...but ok...

jgrewe 04-16-06 09:25 PM

Wide body.... the car's are skinny in the middle and fat in the fenders. By the way how's the reconstruct coming?

christaylor 04-16-06 10:47 PM

Looks better than the one from MSR-Houston this weekend...

http://srx7.taylorrotorsports.com/fo...opic.php?t=330

jgrewe 04-16-06 11:13 PM

All that will buff out, no prob, it just takes that colored car polish to do it right.


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