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Old Jan 15, 2004 | 04:12 PM
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snow+Z28+curb

well today i was heading to a parking lot to have some fun and slid right into a curb bent up my crager rim hopefully getting it repaired just like new cause they are kind of expensive anyone else got any kinda snow stories? with their 3rdgen
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Old Jan 15, 2004 | 04:16 PM
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What's snow? It's probably only snowed here in Tucson maybe 3 times since I was little!
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Old Jan 15, 2004 | 04:54 PM
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u better check that k-member of urs. i did something similiar to that jacked up my front rim wit a burb damn rim was soo bent i had to get it fixed, it also mest up my k-member where it connects to the LCA made it crack
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Old Jan 15, 2004 | 05:52 PM
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What's snow? It's probably only snowed here in Tucson maybe 3 times since I was little!
That must be nice, I hate snow, it snowed here a week ago, and i havent been able to get the camaro out since then because i live on a hill.
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Old Jan 15, 2004 | 08:18 PM
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Yeah, my roommate slid out of the way of another car, and popped his 4th gen up on a curb which blew out the pass front tire and cracked his driver front part of the bumper. OUCH!

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Old Jan 15, 2004 | 09:34 PM
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Car: 2001 Trans Am WS.6, 1985 Trans Am-RIP :,(
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I was driving to school 2 weeks ago and a white out hit. Saw 4 cars swerving around and smacking into each other so I swerved to miss, which I did. So i decide to try to pull off the road cause I figure 1, its really really icy, and 2. theres probably more cars boucing off each other ahead. So as I am pulling to the side someone rearends me and a knocks me 50ft towards a ditch. The car stops 2 inches from it. Cops come and I find out 30-40 cars were involved. I94 was backed up for 3 hours i guess. My hatch, tail lights and back glass are completly destroyed, the bumper is intact but bashed in. Frame looks good in the rear, though the metal where the tail lights are attached to is smashed in. Front end alighment is off bad. My wheels were turned when I got hit so I think that is what threw it off. Doors open and close normally and it starts and runs fine. Gonna try fixing it but gotta get it back to my house first. Then gonna have the frame checked out by a pro.

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Old Jan 15, 2004 | 10:28 PM
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ya i also scraped my front passenger side front fender up and ripped some paint off 400$ job aint that good i can see the old stock silver border at under where the paints pealing

got the rim bent out looks alright about 1/4 inch crack
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Old Jan 15, 2004 | 11:02 PM
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I was trying to go to a friends house, and I couldnt make it up to the top of his street, which is a giant hill. after 5 unsuccesfull tries, I gave up and went home.

a guy at my school has a 97 30th anniversary camaro, he was doing doughnuts in the parking lot, and slid into a curb, bending both rims, messed up a K member, and dented his drivers side door in.
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Old Jan 16, 2004 | 02:02 AM
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yeah it's -35 here with tons of snow everywhere

that's why the car is hibernating
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Old Jan 16, 2004 | 12:18 PM
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Originally posted by 89ReDIrOcZ
u better check that k-member of urs. i did something similiar to that jacked up my front rim wit a burb damn rim was soo bent i had to get it fixed, it also mest up my k-member where it connects to the LCA made it crack
I did the same exact thing 3 months ago. Only instead of bending the rims, I hit so hard I broke pieces off.
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Old Jan 16, 2004 | 12:21 PM
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no curb hitting here, but took it easy one day when i got stuck in snow, went really well.
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Old Jan 16, 2004 | 08:12 PM
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About a month ago I was in my daily driver (99 Cavalier RS) and I was flying down a back road and I was going about 75 MPH and ramped a island in the middle of the road I didn't even know was there Bent both front rims, messed up the front alignment, and made me bout wet my pants lol I got about 2 feet off the ground and had serious hang time lol.

Car still runs good too, Thats Chevy for ya!!!
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Old Jan 16, 2004 | 08:43 PM
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I drove to school today and got stuck on a small hill trying to park. I was trying to get it in a spot, then a pickup truck came in front of me wanting to get by. Being the nice guy I am, I backed up and let him go by so I could try again. In doing so, i got stuck on ice. A bit of maneuvering with the gas pedal, steering wheel, and reverse a few times, I finally gout out and got in the parking spot. Good thing I got LSD. I have been driving sideways all over the place... they really need to cloean these ****ing roads and parking ltos better, it is ****ing ridiculous.
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Old Jan 18, 2004 | 10:25 PM
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Car: 1986 IROC-Z
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WHAT?!?! what are your cars doing in the snow, they should but in a garage (car-hole). I don't know about you be in IL. snow=salt=RUST! :nono:

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Old Jan 18, 2004 | 10:36 PM
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Originally posted by elevario
What's snow? It's probably only snowed here in Tucson maybe 3 times since I was little!
LOL I miss living there. Born and raised, now i live out in cold *** Connecticut.


Id check your suspension, k member, anything that is really connected to the wheel.
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