another dead 4g

well it happened, i totalled the 90 hatch. havent looked at it too well, since its dark, but hopefully my b16 isnt busted.

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welcome to the 4th gen wrecking crew :(

what happened? are you okay?

Im really sorry to hear about that. Most importantly are you okay? What happened though, it looks like your car is all alone on the road.

i was going about 40mph, following a friend in his 2k celica. we were on our way out to eat. i had 3 people in my car and he had a full car. so we had just switched lanes cause this suburban was going really slow ahead of us. just as i got in the left lane, my steering wheel started shaking really bad, then pulled real hard to the left. there was an intersection in the median, and my left tire hit that. from there, the car basically did a 50/50 skateboard grind on the curb, then came off. it spun 90 degrees, until i was looking at a car in the right lane, so i corrected the car as best i could so i wouldnt T-bone that car. over corrected, since the tires were all flat, it went were it wanted. continued spinning to the left again, clipped the slow suburban on its back driver tire, cause absolutely no damage to the SUV. it spun and went onto the median. my car stopped slding when it got even with the suburban.

it sucks, but the engine was still running when i stopped moving, although the crank pulley was grinding on part of the frame. no oil leaks, just grease from the buste VC shafts. i pray that the b16 is still intact.

thats shitty dude! glad ur ok tho. it doesnt look too bad after seeing Jims wreck... if theres no frame dammage then thats a plus! r u gonna fix it all up again and keep it?

There is obviously frame damage if the pullies rubbin on the metal.

damn man, that really sucks ... I know this probably isnt the best time for this, and you are probably gonna transfer em to your new 4th gen should you choose to get one, but how did the headlights do, they look like black housing projectors from the pics.

sounds like you broke a radious rod- my friend has a 88 CRX Si and his did the same thing except he pulled off the road B4 it got THAT bad but i had a spare (off my wreked 4d :( got rearended) so he fixed it and now no more shaking and pulling sorry to hear about the car looks like it was a pretty hatch...

:eek: damn dude that sucks...yea it seems all of us get in car accident while were on this board...after mine i am so careful not to tailgate..even though that wasnt exactly what caused my accident (sort of) i'm over cautious now

that sucks...im guess everyone was alright?

look closer and you will see that the roof is extremely accordian shaped. its definite frame damage. the roof buckled, the door wont even open (and its stuck with a large gap between in and the roof at the top. guess i gotta hurry and get my recaros and my GSR center console out before it rains). and about the projectors, surprisingly, they are ok. they survived a direct impact on a suburban wheel well, and didnt crack. guess the "generic EBAY" ones arent so bad after all. and about the radius arm, its prolly what it is. ill look tomorrow morning.

Sorry to hear want happened man. I am glad that you are OK:flash:

Sorry to hear about your car, hope everyone is ok.



What and where is this radius arm you guys are talking about? I am paranoid now, I want to inspect them and replace them. Please let me know.
Thanks,
Mike

damn, sorry to hear that... is everyone ok? what are your plans now?

the plan doesnt change. im still building my 88 hatch, and still swapping as many go fast parts that i can from my wrecked 90. im about to go assess the damage to the suspension, and i pray that important parts like the rear disc swap arent busted

Originally posted by incucivic
the plan doesnt change. im still building my 88 hatch, and still swapping as many go fast parts that i can from my wrecked 90. im about to go assess the damage to the suspension, and i pray that important parts like the rear disc swap arent busted

glad that your ok......let us know what kind of damage was done:D

Hey sorry to hear about yer car mate, but glad to hear your OK, dont worry bout the car too much, it could be worse....


Take it easy and hope it all turns out OK

Jim

the passenger headlight is junk. although it looks unbroken on the lens, the entire housing is crushed. motor is fine, i just gotta chop the frame up to get it out. the radiator is cracked, and the driver side CV shaft is broken. all the driver side front suspension is bent, and the lower control arm on the passenger side came unbolted and the polyurethane bushings fell out into the street. both my driver side rims are destroyed, and my speaker box cracked. the roof is buckled, and footwell on the driver side has a massive split in it, and wraps around the clutch pedal. its nuts

Sorry to hear bro, thank god your alright!!! and the thing about the thing wrapping around your clutch pedal is crazy!!!!:eek:

Originally posted by incucivic
footwell on the driver side has a massive split in it, and wraps around the clutch pedal. its nuts

ur lucky it didnt wrap around ur foot too if u kept it on the clutch! :eek:
just curious, did u get any day time shots? i'm curious to see what it looks like, like all the dammage and everything. see how the motor ended up and stuff
but yea, lucky ur alright dude

Originally posted by MyFirst4G
Sorry to hear bro, thank god your alright!!! and the thing about the thing wrapping around your clutch pedal is crazy!!!!:eek:

I agree man:eek: . holy that could have hurt.

That sux about the car, but it sounds like you are alright so that is good. Good luck on the new project!

take some pics in the daytime. I wanna see that