90 Z28SS

Well , I enjoyed the LT1 swap for 1 week anyways . I just finished the car after 3 months . I was taking a friend for a ride and a old couple pulled out in front of me . Nothing I could do , I swerved , they clipped the rear and sent me airborne and spinning . I hit a telephone pole 9 ft up in the air and flattend 7 mailboxes by the time I was done spinning . Car is total loss . All the rear suspension mounts were ripped from the frame , we never found the tailshaft from the tranny , frame is badly twisted . The only panel thats not damaged is the hood and front fascia . AMAZINGLY no one was hurt . For the amount of damage under the car , the passenger cabin held up extremely well . Anyways , I'm done for awhile , this one hurts

Here's all the pics :
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/Album...a=13843428&f=0

Derek

86FyrBrd

iTrader: (1)

let me be the first to say, at least you are ok, it sounds like it was an amazing accident to even survive. there is always another IROC that could use an Lt-1

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'86 TPi T/A L98
Mods:
Borla 3" Adjustable Cat Back
Edelbrock Headers
Catco High flow Cat
GT Auto Ram Air Hood
4th Gen. Spoiler
4th Gen Seats and center console

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One Eyed Jack

Oh jeez, do you know how much the insurance company is getting you?

Ions91Z28

Oh man. I know you told me over e-mail, but I just got through telling you what nice camaro. I figured you wrecked another car or was in one. Damn that sucks. Good to hear your okay though. Are you going to sue? Or even try to get the money back out of it? Are you going to make another built thirdgen?

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91 Z28
Best Time Slip:
60' - 2.098
1/8 - 9.137 , MPH - 76.21
1/4 - 14.213, MPH - 97.55
Performace Mods: B&B Exhaust, few free mods.
Appearance Mods: SS wheels, 2.5" Cowl Hood... New 100% Black paint job, Clear Side Marker Lights
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LT1Powered85Z

Yes Derek...you are VERY lucky!!

Like we're talking about on AIM right now...you and I have been and are in the same boat!

Both of us got our LT1 stuff done, and had it a very short time...and then BAM...an accident!

We both walked away from horrible accidents...and we should both be very thankful that it was just our cars that were deemed totaled...and not us, ourselves.

Good luck with everything man. It's not an easy thing to have to deal with. All that time and effort and work...now wasted.

But bounce back though, when you feel comfortable...I am...and hopefully it'll be well worth it!

Later bro!

Eric

ChevyKen

iTrader: (1)

Oh NO!!! NO,No,no!!!
I am so sorry to hear that, man - yours was one of THE finest around.
I hate to hear about the accident - but still glad to hear you're okay.


Ken

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1986 IROC-Z Conv't
- White Gauges, 17x9.5 TT II rims w/275/40x17" F1s, 1.5" Jamex Lowering Springs, BMR stb, Lakewood APR, PST suspension parts, Edelbrock Trailing Arms, KYBs, Edelbrock RPM Cat-Back, Edelbrock JHC Headers, Catco, World Products Heads, CompCam, SLP runners, Ported Plenum, K&N, Airfoil +polished/billet dress-up stuff
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MetalliCamaroRS

iTrader: (15)

Noooo! That car was BEAUTIFUL. It was so clean and perfect! Anyway, at least you're okay.. stupid old people.

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1992 Camaro RS
5.0L TBI
Custom white-faced gauges
K&N Airfilter and ready to take on the world!
My 1992 RS

Down with bin Laden

CD MaroMan 91

Damn! That was a bad car!! Thank G0D you're not hurt. If I get into a wreck I want it to be BEFORE I put too much into it and I don't want it to get totalled. I just want money to fix what they did and more lol. My friend got hit in the driver's rear ¼ panel right on the fenderwell. His car is an 88 Firebird. VERY nice just got painted less than a year ago. It's pearl white with the big bird on the hood... well you can't tell the dent is even there unless you get close. No paint chipped just a dent. it's at the very bottom of the fenderwell.. Anywayz... he used the $1200 from the insurance company to get new kelly charger black letter tires and american eagle chrome rims... they look bad!

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'91 Camaro RS (in readers rides)
Dark Metallic Blue
V6, 4th Gen Seats, Sony Xplod CD Player, Just took out Pioneer 3-Ways and Infinity Plates, Ordered DJ Sexay's Kicks Panels and then installing a component set, 2 RF Punch 12's, RF Punch Amp, Custom Made Black Carpeted Box, Kelly Charger Front Tires. Soon to come, New Rims, New Rear Tires, Carpet, Floor Mats, Paint Job, Interior Color Change.
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Mac

Thats a terrible thing, glad your alright, its only a car although it would devistate me, at least your fine to walk away and to start another project. Good luck on everything man

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1991 teal camaro RS rebuilt 96 350 marine motor, comp cam, accel ignition,8mm accel plugs and wires, hedman headers and y-pipe, and rear end with 4.10 gears. Stock 700r4, best 1/4 time 14.6

EnTwisted_Iroc

hom much for the engine i live in hammond and i need a engine for my Iroc.

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Iroc-Z 5.7 350
4 wheel disc brakes 16" tires custom interior.
73 Oldsmoble Omega (Nova Clone) 350 rocket 30 overbored EdelBrock Cam,Manifod high performance value covers redone heads high performance lifters, rods, EdelBrock Olds Power Package 430 hp 4:11 Posi
Holly 750 Carb
Dual Flowmaster 2.25" with 3" tips
American racing rims.

Roshambo

Uggghhhhh, dude, Im sorry, that sucks! Like everyone else has said, you are lucky to be able to sit and type the whole thing up. Let us know what happens with the claim.



-Roshambo

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-Joe
1988 Pontiac Trans Am WS6 - 305 TPI, 700R4, 3.23 Posi, Digital Dash, Leather Seats, Maui Blue with Silver GFX, T-tops, Tinted Glass, Gutted MAF, TB Coolant Bypass, K&N Cone Filter, No Cat, 3" exhaust from Y-pipe back, MSD Super Coil, Accel 8mm wires, L98 Aluminum Heads, Ported and Polished Plenum, Siamesed Intake, Aluminum Driveshaft, Edelbrock 3 point Strut Tower Brace

Jim85IROC

iTrader: (2)

Dude.

What amazes me even more is how soon people already start asking for parts.

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PhantomChamp

My condolences on your car. "She went before her time." as the famous quote goes.

You musn't give up your love of F-body's though. You obviously know them very well, and we can't wait to see your next one.

90 Z28SS

Right after the crash , no sooner I get out of my car and I was greeted with a guy that lived right there wanting parts or the car in whole

thanks for the concern guys

RyanSS

Dude, that sucks sooo bad!

I am just starting with major mods to my car, and I can't think of how bad it would be if it was totaled after I got done with it.
Hope you can at least get a good amount from the insurance and use the parts off your wrecked car to make one badass car.

I feel your pain.

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89 RS parts car
Daily driver 91 RS auto LO3 70k, 14x3 K&N Open element, cat-back delete.
Coming soon: 350, headers, loudmouth exhaust.

David Culpepper

Ah man, that was a beautiful third gen man. Like everyone else has said though,I am glad to hear your alright, cars can be replaced lives however cannot. I know I would be tore up bad if my car got totalled. With the time and money we spend on them its like losing a part of yourself. I feel sure in time you will build another one though. Keep up the good work.

ScreaminDeamin85Z

i feel your pain Derek. if anyone on here knows EXACTLY what you are feeling i do. i lost mine to an idiot driver, not going to go into detail's( you can read those on my web site http://screamindeamin.cz28.com/images/wreck )
i felt sick for weeks.. do you? glad to hear no one was hurt, things could have been alot worse. as for insurance what are you going to do? was it your fault? in my case his insurance company tried to bend me over and smack my a$$, to make a long story short i used all the receipts that i had still and called up summit who next day aired the rest of my receipts to me. this will help you get as much cash as possible from the insurance company. also photos of the buildup and any other things that you had to do will help you better than any lawyer or joe blow off the street can. good luck!

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Brandon
"ScreaminDeamin 360"
350 60 over, TRW forged 9.83:1 pistons,Hooker Comp headers, crane cam 216/228 .484/.512, crane 1.6 RR's, ported plenum, home made ram air, 24lb SVO injectors, crane AFPR, all going through 3 inch mandrel pipe and a flowmaster.
New project-89 IROC-305 5spd...Jamex Springs...and thats just about it!Soon- 6 speed, Pro 5.0 shifter and 4.10's

http://ScreaminDeamin.cz28.com

RSFreak

First of all, let me say that it is very cool that you weren't injured or worse...

Not to be a **** , but that is actually one of the first things that came to my mind, "I wonder if he wants to sell that engine and hood..." Hey, if he decides to build another killer Camaro, GREAT! If not, why not sell the salvageable parts to another 3rdgen enthusiast who will put them to good use in their own project cars?

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'91 Camaro RS - dark red metallic - '91-'92 Z28 wheels - leather - all power options (except power seat) - t-tops - Clarion head unit - Pioneer 4way 200watt 6x9s - Rockford Fosgate Punch amp and 2 Fosgate 12" subs - Edelbrock open element w/ K&N filter - Random Technology highflow cat - some free mods, more coming soon...

Timmys88Z

Dude that sucks! such a nice car....

areynolds23

We all need to hold a moment of silence for our fallen comrade. I know you're still mourning the loss, but what are you going to do. Rebuild, get a 4th gen, part it out, or just forget about it all together?

Brian K

Hood for sale?

mcconahay37

iTrader: (3)

Old people suck.

johnyIROC

NO! I loved that car... it was simple, but still looked tough. You gotta build a replacement...

UVA3rdGen

I second the notion of old people being sucky a** drivers. If i see another 70s chrystler putting down a 55 mph country road at 30 I will go balistic. I say we loby congress for manditory driving test after 60...oh wait they are all old farts themselves, not to mention they are the only ones who vote in large enough numbers.

fredo92

Seems like all of us LT1 swap guys are having problems. About two months after my LT1 swap some lady ran a redlight and hit my car. I feel your pain. Mine still isn't back from the body shop. You can see some pics of it at www.angelfire.com/tx/brune

redbird_400

AAWww the Horror!!!

I point the finger at one question.

?How old is to old to drive?

RIP IROC

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89 Formula Firebird
Red with T-tops
5.0 305 FI
Soon to be a 400sb.

90 Z28SS

The oher driver was at total liabilty . Most of the parts for this swap were used bought from individals ....soooo , reciepts are few and far between for me . I going at it like ....look , I didnt ask for my car to totalled , the pay off on my loan is $5200 and I at least want that totally paid off . As far as being sad , nah....enraged is a better way to describe it As far as everyone asking for parts , I don't know yet if I can find a place to put a wrecked car and part it out , so I don't know if Im gonna buy it back or not . Most of the rear suspension mounts were ripped right out of the frame , so even getting it onto a flat bed to move around is a BIG ordeal .

mcconahay37

iTrader: (3)

A group of senior citizens at a
Florida retirement community are
sitting around discussing all
their aliments.

"My arms are so weak I can barely
lift a cup of tea to my mouth"! says one.
"So, my cataracts are so bad I can't
even see my cup of tea!" says another.
" Well, I can't turn my head because of
my arthritis!" comments a third.
"My dam blood pressure pills make me
dizzy!" replies a fourth
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pay for living to be so dam old!" sighs a
man as he shakes his head.
There is a moment of silence
as they all nod their heads in agreement
Finally...
a woman pipes up & says! "Well, just thank *** we all can still drive!"

STUB25

Hey there DUDE that sucks about your car but if you get some moeny out of the parts and maybe the insurance company settlement. I would love your hood. I live in WI and would more than happy to come get it for a good price?????? Let me know what you think and email me bucky2@chorus.net

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89 RS w/ 66,000 miles
305 TBI (converting to TPI )
Current mods: open air element and 3" SLp 2OTL cat back w/ no cat.
Future mods:
180cc AFR heads
Fully Ported TPI
xtreme enegy compcam .488/.495 lift and 218/228 dura @.500
9 bolt posi w/ 342 gears and disc
SLP LCA and Ground Control panhard rod
Riding on blk GTA wheels 265/45/R16 out back and 245/40/R16 up front

ScreaminDeamin85Z

the first offer on my car from his insurance was like $1100, i told them to stick it where the sun dont shine, except in a different way and pissed off tone. finally after 4 offers i accepted and kept my car. Do you know anyone personally that has a shop or salvage yard? i had my trans shop right me up a receipt for $1500 for my trans and had them do a few more that i couldn't find. just keep telling them to **** off till you see the right number, by law here in texas you can drag it out as long as you want until you feel the offer is fair, i dont know if yall have a law like that there. also keep mentioning that it was a custom/highly modded car and this puts you at a dissability. are you old enough to have a rental car? at first they wouldnt give me one because i was only 18, after a few phone calls and some a** chewing, waa laa a rental car was waiting for me when i got off work that same day . you could also get someone to come out and do an appraisel on the car and what it would have cost to have built it, this usually cost you money to get the appraisel but it might help you out if your not seeing the right numbers.

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Brandon
"ScreaminDeamin 360"
350 60 over, TRW forged 9.83:1 pistons,Hooker Comp headers, crane cam 216/228 .484/.512, crane 1.6 RR's, ported plenum, home made ram air, 24lb SVO injectors, crane AFPR, all going through 3 inch mandrel pipe and a flowmaster.
New project-89 IROC-305 5spd...Jamex Springs...and thats just about it!Soon- 6 speed, Pro 5.0 shifter and 4.10's

http://ScreaminDeamin.cz28.com

Jono

I can't believe it man, I just know the rage going through you head right now. Thank *** you're ok, and now that you are you can feel a good deal angry. Just in the last week, two people have ran red lights on me and I was inches away from an accident. Rage went through my head and I actually went after the guys until my bro calmed me down (I was driving fast and wreckless. Hope you find a nice replacement.

EnTwisted_Iroc

Camaro parts are so hard to find no junkyards have and Camaro part and it they do don't last long. Not many car go for parts so I can't find any engine anywhere I look in all places, and I’m right next to Gary, IN the junk yard city no Camaro parts. Plus it sucks having my IROC for 3 weeks and have it sit all summer parked in my driveway, still have to pay full coverage insurance, and making payments on a car that’s sat since April 19 2001.
I just lost my Nova clone. My Omega was one bad a$$ car, but the body just gave out and I blew out a brand new leaf and whole assemble killing the car and having to trade to my uncle for a 4 cylinder just so I have transportation he's using it for parts. Losing the Oldsmobile 350 rocket engine that was so nice.


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Iroc-Z 5.7 350
4 wheel disc brakes 16" tires custom interior.
73 Oldsmoble Omega (Nova Clone) 350 rocket 30 overbored EdelBrock Cam,Manifod high performance value covers redone heads high performance lifters, rods, EdelBrock Olds Power Package 430 hp 4:11 Posi
Holly 750 Carb
Dual Flowmaster 2.25" with 3" tips
American racing rims.

EnTwisted_Iroc

was thing of sucks or not nice not (nice)

fredo92

Anybody else think EnTwisted_Iroc sounds like boomhower from King on the hill? No offense man.hehe

RARE-ROC-Z

Derek your making me cry. now both of us are 90IROC-less. this sucks man. everyone if you have a 90IROC dont drive it till the curse is lifted.. nah just messin. but two down in a month man that sucks. and if i still had my car i would come with my trailer and pick up your pieces and give you about 3000 for your ****.

well good luck and dont be like me, i bought a 1993 Jeep Grand CHerokee. but i like it better than the camaro. sorry to say. but its true. talk to you later man. see ya

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Jarrad
United States ARMY Military Police Officer 339th Division


formerly owned:
1990 IROC-Z L98