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Old Jun 22, 2010 | 03:33 PM
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Disaster stikes

Well I'm driving down the road today and going through an intersection and someone decides to run a red light. I had to swerve to miss them and ran into a curb. It banged up my K-member and cracked my oil pan

So now I need to find another LS1 f-body oil pan...sucks
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Old Jun 22, 2010 | 03:39 PM
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Does the other driver get to pay for it?
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Old Jun 22, 2010 | 03:42 PM
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Re: Disaster stikes

my guess is they didn't stop..
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Old Jun 22, 2010 | 03:46 PM
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Re: Disaster stikes

I will consider myself lucky
yesterday my alternator kicked the bucket...battery died
just as I was popping the hatch...lid motor stuck...
the design, its different than my other 91
hadnt played with this one yet...thought I had had it!
the spring even came off and
it doesnt go back in the place you might think it does...
everything is fixed now...thank God...
and it was like 140* under the hood
I couldnt touch anything...

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Old Jun 22, 2010 | 04:01 PM
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Re: Disaster stikes

Should've tried to get their plates. That sucks though.
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Old Jun 22, 2010 | 04:53 PM
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Re: Disaster stikes

scary stuff

glad you and the car (for the most part) are ok
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Old Jun 22, 2010 | 10:38 PM
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Re: Disaster stikes

Yea they just kept going. I trying to get the plates but they where going to fast and i was trying not to wreck the car. the car and I are fine though lol. The tow bill sucked.
If anyone has a LS1 oil pan setting around they are willing to sell cheap let me know.
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 08:20 AM
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Re: Disaster stikes

I would have put it into them. Sure the car would be destroyed, but it'd instantly be their fault. Insurance check lets you fix the next car up right and do all the little things you skimped on the first time, plus they're off the road and cant do it again
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 10:31 PM
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Re: Disaster stikes

Originally Posted by Pocket
I would have put it into them. Sure the car would be destroyed, but it'd instantly be their fault. Insurance check lets you fix the next car up right and do all the little things you skimped on the first time, plus they're off the road and cant do it again
yea i know...but my instinct reflex was to get out of the way
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 10:38 PM
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Re: Disaster stikes

i guess they dont have any cameras at the intersection
way out there in Warrenton like they do up in Northern Virginia
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 10:49 PM
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Re: Disaster stikes

yeah seriously- they are at every light around the nova area.

sorry to hear about this man, best of luck straightening things out.

~Steven
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Old Jun 24, 2010 | 09:12 PM
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yea no cam...thanks tho guys
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Old Jun 24, 2010 | 09:29 PM
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Re: Disaster stikes

Man that's...

So k-member & frame are good?

Wish you good luck on driving sooon!!
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Old Jun 24, 2010 | 10:28 PM
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Re: Disaster stikes

Originally Posted by kthxbai
yeah seriously- they are at every light around the nova area.

sorry to hear about this man, best of luck straightening things out.

~Steven
I sold my 86 Iroc in Oakton...my sister lives there
I guess I am lucky here in Kentucky...no cameras... yet
and the really cool thing is...no emissions testing

I hope all goes well with repairing your Z sHmAcK

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Old Jun 27, 2010 | 02:22 AM
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Re: Disaster stikes

still no luck on the pan...you guys think the LH8 pan will work?
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Old Jun 27, 2010 | 08:37 AM
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Re: Disaster stikes

Originally Posted by ShMaCk2004
still no luck on the pan...you guys think the LH8 pan will work?
It will probably fit, but it will hang way to low. Get a F-Body pan.
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