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Old Nov 27, 2003 | 10:11 PM
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Car: 92 Z28 heritage
Engine: 5.0 TPI
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ditch that tore my frame

These pics are from 2 years ago when I lost control and slid into a huge ditch backwards. It's hard to tell, but the car is actually sitting at a 45 degree angle, and the intire quarter panel on the passenger side is under snow. The road is sitting higher than the top of the car. It tore the rear passenger side frame rail right where it takes a turn to go over the gas tank. It also separated the intire frame rail from the floor and seperated the pinch weld under the pasenger side door. This thing was never the same again and went to the scrapyard 6 months later.

I can't find the pics of the underside, but if I do, I will post them too.
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Old Nov 27, 2003 | 11:55 PM
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Car: 1982 Trans Am
Engine: LG4
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ouch. Makes me want to use 195s on my car for the winter.
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Old Nov 28, 2003 | 07:51 AM
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Old Nov 28, 2003 | 08:24 AM
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Car: 1988 IROC-Z
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poor trans am.
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Old Nov 28, 2003 | 12:25 PM
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Makes me glad I have a 4wd for winter, especially since that car looks just like mine.
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Old Nov 28, 2003 | 10:29 PM
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Ow, that is a sad sight. This is why my car is on jack stands until next spring.
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Old Dec 1, 2003 | 01:06 AM
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Car: 1989 Firebird Formula 350
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This is why I don't drive in my car in the snow. My condolences.
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