Hit a deer in 20B FD on 101 in souther Oregon
 

This just happened, the front end is smashed in, the hood is bent up and my rad is puntured.

Mechanicaly everything else seems fine, just drove 30hrs and this happens, but Im cant turn back.

Need to either get the rad fixed at a local shop and if not, going to have to have one shipped here overnight if possible.


Still in shock that this happened, but someway I am going to make it to Seven Stock, so if you see a loud black FD with a smashed in front end, thats me.

Im in Gold Beach on the 101, if anyone has any suggestions feel free to offer them.

Erik

wow that really sucks! hope your alright tho! that just happend to me a month ago and thats why im unable to attend seven stock :( good luck w/ your car tho!

god damn those deer! get the 20b fixed up

i know this did not happen in a rx7 but i was with my boss in his lexus gs430 and we were driving on 1-10 coming to houston and we hit 3 pigs and we destoryed his car and we cut one of those pigs in half. i know it was your thread but i just wanted to add about damn animals on the roads. but dude i hope you are ok

Let's see some pics lol sounds like the deer got pwnt. Here is a pic for inspiration.
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...istoninder.jpg

Cool picture of the piston dude!

sORRY TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR 7'S! Maybe we should get a hunting group together to help take care of those guys! smiles

ahhhh dude this suckksss.... sorrrryyyy...



i wanted to see ur FD soooo god damn bad.... but atleast it still works........ and i ahve 903284029 quesitons to ask.... going to start 20B FD project soon

Well, if you happen to pass through brownwood, Tx , here is one less deer you will encounter, it is in my cooler on my porch, marinating in it's own blood.

18 yd shot w/72lb reflex bow, muzzy broadhead 125grn.

Dude you killed a baby! hahahahaha

lmao.. lol lexus.. pigs.. destroy.. cut in half.. hahahah

Sent the radiator out this afternoon, if it can be repaired by tommorow we are still going to try and make it.

Going to try and have the repair work done somewhere in Cali, will need a good bodyshop to fix the frontend.

The two front supports are both crushed in. The top one that the frontend bolts to is what puntured theadiator, the lower one bent the fmic a little.

Will post some pics soon, even got some of the deer.

I wonder if I can enter the car into the wildest mods catagory? Bet there are not too many FD's with both a 20B and a deer mod.

^hehe, at least you are not overly obsessed with your car that you are cursing everyone. it seems that you are doing well with not investing too much worry on worldly things. good humor.

{and yes the deer was a year old, but you take what you get. 15min. before the hunt was to end and he came along, I hear that any deer with a bow is an accomplishment. the baby's taste better anyways.}

One of my customers (female) goes bear hunting with bow and arrow and she succseeds! and she only has 75-100# draw because that is all she can pull, but it is a super nice compound bow, she says she has to track after she hits because they are just soo big that they like to live for a while after shot..... she is savage!

ohh, sorry for off topic! but anyways dude i posted that cool radiator link because they overnight and they are cheep enough, for $300 you could have had your radiator already in and brand new..... oh well, i really hope to see you there (ill know which car is yours ha ha)

Sorry about the accident... come find me at SevenStock, and I'll give you the "best I hit a deer and made it to SS" award!! Seriously, come talk to me!


-Bern

Alright I made it!!!!

Just booked into the Hilton, have been driving since 6pm thursday night. Have not slept and today is my b-day.

Drinks are in order after this little road trip, but we are here and in one piece. Too bad the same cant be said for the car.

Its parked in the Hilton parking lot right off MacArthur, she is not pretty but it got us here and didn't even overheat while we spent 2 hours in L.A. traffic.


Hope eveyone else has a safe trip, see you here!

Cant wait to c the pics! Hopefully everyone else makes it to this years event ok. I know I am trying to be very careful and staying away from everything on the road.

I saw your car there, i was like wtf, a 20b and a smashed up front end... now i get it

Here are a couple of pics.. it was a sad site to see.. hope you get it back to the way it was.. good luck

http://www.aricswebsite.com/pics/20b_1.jpg

http://www.aricswebsite.com/pics/20b_2.jpg

This car is absolutely amazing! I was there today while Steve Kan was tuning it F^**^# AMAZING! I had to leave before you guys finished it...what did you end up getting it to put down...when I left you were at about 375 with only 4 psi.

dude im sorry about ur car. how was SS? i am determined to make it next year!!

hey whats up dude? glad to see you made it safely to sevenstock. my black FD was right in front of your car the whole time.

your a true savage... (traveling 3000 miles, hitting a deer, and still making it to sevenstock)