It finally happened.... :(
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Car: 1991 Camaro RS
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It finally happened.... :(
After 4 years of driving without any sort of fender bender..... i lost control of my car about a week ago and plowed a fire hydrant......
Smashed up the front bumper cover, broke the hi beam lens ( still works tho ), moved in the radiator support, bent the from subframe, tie rod bent, Dented the floor pan moving the pass seat and the center console, ripped a hole in the floor..... blew out two tires and ripped off my exhaust.
after all that i swapped on two spare wheels, zip tied the radiator back, and drove home.
third pic down shows the hole in the floor... kinda bad angle... but its dented up alot
Smashed up the front bumper cover, broke the hi beam lens ( still works tho ), moved in the radiator support, bent the from subframe, tie rod bent, Dented the floor pan moving the pass seat and the center console, ripped a hole in the floor..... blew out two tires and ripped off my exhaust.
after all that i swapped on two spare wheels, zip tied the radiator back, and drove home.
third pic down shows the hole in the floor... kinda bad angle... but its dented up alot
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Car: 1991 Camaro RS
Engine: 357cid
Transmission: T5 Swap
Axle/Gears: 10bolt 7.5" 3.23 soon to be 3.73
Re: It finally happened.... :(
more than likely when i get my stuff in order i will swap the T-5 into my white camaro and part most of this one out. I also have a maroon car for parts that i'll be listing soon if this local guy doesn't hurry up and say something.
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Car: 92 RS(sold) 1989 IROC-Z
Engine: 350 TPI
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Re: It finally happened.... :(
ouch that sucks well at least you have a few other thirdgens to work with
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Car: 1991 Camaro RS
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Re: It finally happened.... :(
all i need is to fix some oil leaks on the 357 and get a flywheel that'll fit it and im good to go..
untill then its to and from work only in the green car.... its a bit of a scary thought to know the SF is ding up
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Saigon-bob, that maroon car you got, does it have a good driver fender? How about the hood, is that in good shape and is it an IROC hood? I live in Kissimmee too and need some parts if you are selling them. Please let me know.
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Car: '88 IROC-Z / '91 Z28 / '91 GTA
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Re: It finally happened.... :(
damn, thats was a gooder one wasn't it?! Thankfully your not injured so thats the important part. It looks like that front tire was pretty bald?!
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Re: It finally happened.... :(
um nope the tires were'nt bald untill i drove to my friends house on flats.
How did it happen, well this is going to sound really stupid but it was a case of rear end swings out one way ( nothing i can't deal with ) and then the car caught traction outta no where and swung around the otherway ( normally wouldn't have been bad save the fact of close proximity to the corner ). The car hopped a curb, went thru a sign, then up over the fire hydrant. I literally hit it and the car hopped over it and onto it. It was laying on the sidewalk lol.
Also yes i realize that it a really bad spot for the fuel line but not a sign of vapor lock yet. It was done like that as an emergency measure when i converted from TBI to Carb, my vats module was taking a **** on me and left me stranded too many times so i decided no more computer.
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Car: 25th Anniversary RS
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Re: It finally happened.... :(
Car looks relatively dry...
Did the fire hydrant break and spray water?
Did the fire hydrant break and spray water?
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Also yes i realize that it a really bad spot for the fuel line but not a sign of vapor lock yet. It was done like that as an emergency measure when i converted from TBI to Carb, my vats module was taking a **** on me and left me stranded too many times so i decided no more computer.
You could have just over ridden the VATS system. Either wire past it, or hardwire the proper resistance into the wire...either way, sorry to hear about that. hope everything works out here.
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Re: It finally happened.... :(
and the VATS had previously been by-passed so i had no other choice other than to replace or cut out.
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