I know this is not tech, but I just got back from the hospital and had to announce the news. My thirdgen is gone. I can't believe I'm never going to drive it again. My first and only car. I've spent every hour of my spare time on it for the past six years. I have to stop now. Just don't even want to talk about it. Maybe tomorrow. Then I'm going to try to go take a look and see exactly what I can salvage. Well, at least I've still got my health (but my nose is broken, my knees hurt, and my chest aches). I just want my car back! I have to go cry now.

 

It makes me sick to see F-bodies smashed up or rusted out. At least you have insurance, right? Get a 4th gen

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1992 Pontiac Firebird
- 5.0L V8 TBI
- Automatic Trans

 

that would be selling out....and what did i tell you about your sig! its 305!

 

It's probably feeling a lot like a death in the family right now.
The hard truth is that thirdgen's are common, so replace it.
Dr. AntiChrist prescribes listening to "Ballad of Old Betsy" by the Beach Boys a few times, and saying goodbye.
Oh yeah, and keep some symbolic part from it, too.

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No guts, no glory.

 

I lost my first Car (79 Firebird) in a Head On collision, It resulted iN a Reshaped car, and a Reshaped jaw.

Count yourself Lucky that your Still alive, Of course the loss of Your Car is an emotional event, I miss that Car, and I know I would Miss My SC If I ever lost it.

But You could be in a position Right now to not be Missing much of anything.



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60 Ranchero - Project ( Money Hole )
85 Sport Coupe LG4 - Daily Driver 15.26 @ 87.0
Reader's ride -> My Ride

Just another Hot Rod kid, or thats what they all tell me.
Livin' the Stereotype

 

Sorry to hear about your loss. Did your seat belts fail? Nose, knees and chest, ouch! Sounds like a meeting with the steering wheel and dash. Glad you are okay and live to build another car.

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Rob P
89RSconvtZZ4TPI
Edelbrock Hi-Flow Intake
SLP Dual Cold Air Intake
1 5/8" Headers
Semi-Siamesed Runners
MSD6AL/AdjFPR/IROC frnt@rear swaybar/wonderbar/steeringbox/alum drvshaft/ Alston SFC/3:23posi disc rear/MAC LCA/H.Adams Panhard Rod/KYB struts/ shocks/
92Z28convt5spd
71Impala convt 402BB
BETTER DRIVING THRU SUPERIOR HORSEPOWER!

 

Count yourself lucky, the tables could be reversed. You car could be fixable and you could be heading for the scrape yard!

The car can be replaced, even though it sucks....

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1992 Pontiac Firebird 350/Six Speed
1987 Toyota Pickup 383/500+ HP

 

I know how you feel man. I totalled a 92 camaro that I had owned less than a month. I had just made the first payment on Friday, wrecked on Saturday. I really loved that car and I felt like crap for wrecking it, but **** happens.

If you can, take your time and find another car (F-body) that you really like and drop your money on it. I got really lucky and found a 91 tpi Trans Am convertible which replaced the tbi rs I totalled. I'll tell you another thing that rs saved my *** . If I would have been in my 79 camaro it would have been over. Just remember that a car is always replaceable.

 

Speaking of wrecks i totaled my 86 iroc a wile back,i fell asleep at the wheel and drifted off and a guy in a cheverolet 1/2 ton, t-boned me, my buddy and i were both drunk but i wasnt nearly as bad as he was, and sure enough niether of us were wearing seatbelts and the t-tops shattered all over us from the impact, good thing i was only doing 35. dwi's at 16 years old aren't fun