Damo V

It seems you are in much higher spirits I know it doesnt help but looking at the pics, you have come off lightly... DEFO looks repairable, be aware you could have bent the beam, or beam contact points , or track control arms before you start repairing the rear 1/4 panel/replacing the front wing....

IMO the FIRST thing I would do would be to get 4 std wheels on it then get a 4 wheel geo carried out so you KNOW EXACTLY where you stand mate... just to be sure, though it does look like the alloys have "taken" most of the impact..

3drstretch

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The car seems to drive ok Damo.But i will be checking everything Steering is out as the wheel is not central anymore that looks like front passenger side wheel.Got a spare rack anyway.

Standard wheels are a no go as they wont fit over brakes. But will get something sorted

lamb chops

realy sorry to see this love your motor, glad to hear it will be back once again however

Lee_R21Turbo

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Gutted mate but as others have said could of been worse & least its all repairable!!! I was gonna order some hoses soon.....I hope the cost of em dont go up to cover your repair costs!!!!

Jasesapphy

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The real pic looks sexy



Gutted for ya

SteveW

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I know u like your winter projects but smashing the car up so you can rebuild it over the winter is a bit extreme aint it
seroiusly, if u want a hand with anything give us a bell

frog

Met you for the first time yesterday, glad it wasn't the last

Good luck with the repairs

Black Ice

Gutted Steve, could not belive it when you phoned Bert last night, glad your both ok.

Roger & Sue

GARETH T

bloody hell mate,, so sorry to hear

if you need ANYTHING give me a bell

RSCAT

so your not going to claim an insurance pay out then??

tracktoy

Glad to know everyone is ok but so sorry to hear about this, the car was mint, and i know you have spent so much time on it


same here dude, if i can help in any way just give me a call

Charlie Chalk

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Glad your smiling now, even tho it is a shitter


It'll only come back better than before

PS with SPADGE, Lose the badboy grill

NIL 7090

what a nice car saw you car at combe,winter project 4x4 i know its not as much fun but it can be very useful in the wet this is not a dig,I just hate turning the pc on and seeing topics CRASHED MY CAR i get a hollow fealing in my stomach until i know every one is OK and then if the car is OK,i do hope your car is back very soon every time i see you car at a show i allways say to my mrs thats a nice 3 door

dave cos4x4

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Gutted to see it like that Steve.

All the time and effort you put into to it too.

Still, it can be fixed and be back even better than before.

I know what you are going through aswell.




Dave.

AD-RS1600i

Nightmare mate, hope you get it sorted as soon as possible Bigger and better than before

RobS

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seen it in he flesh earlier, aint that bad thank god, biggest thing is whever to
repair or replace rear 1/4, could ov been a lot lot worse

c u 2mrw dude

Neil

i know how he feels

done something similiar myself but done whilst on track hitting the tyres at around 50mph with the arse end hanging out gound round a sprint track, kinking the rear quarter and tailgate




best of luck in fixing it, just take your time and make it better

Turbo lag

Bad luck Stretch another big power rear wheel drive bites the dust

3drstretch

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Thanks for all your comments ppl.

Just been back to sight of crash to pick up bits that fell off(rs500 grill and indicator lense).And trying to piece it altogether.Have taken a loads of pic's that i will mess with tomorrow to to show wot i think happened.Seeing the sight in daylight has proven to me that i was relly really lucky to get away with the damge i did as we missed a few harder objects(lamp posts and trees) and a ditch that i think would of defiantly tipped us over.the accident seems to have lasted around 400 yds and included bouncing off nearside kerb crossing road to other side and impacting kerb/hedge at least twice.Stoppping just feet away from a solid sign post. Will put modified pic's up tomorrow.

And car will BE BACK

martrs

Gutted for ya hope you get it sorted

Toe Knee

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Fookin ell mate really gutted 4 u

Glad ur in high spirits thou and u and everyone else are ok

ECU Monitor Enthusiast

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Bad shame Stretch, Was a nice car and I am sure it will be again.

Matt

please tell me the carpet on the dashboard was damaged beyond repair

Jim Green

Everythings Been Said Really. But I'm confident that over the winter she'll be built up again and just as good as she ever was.

Stick with it Steve, and look forward to seeing her all nice and shiney early next season.

Just take your time, and don't rush it, and she'll be as good as ever.

Glad to hear your both ok.

Regards Jim

Lee Reynolds

Sad news and pics Stretch

Sadly the l'ose the grill' gets my vote too

magic randy

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sorry to see this mate it looks a really nice motor as well, nice to hear you are repairing it

did you pick up ur fog light grill ?

DooerEvo1

I think i recognize that beast,you were'nt on the main dual carriageway to Donny on national day were you mate.Came up behind me in my moonstone 3 door lowered D plater (doin about a ton with my mate in a moonstone saff in front of me) seriously impressive if it was fella looked a very quick and sorted motor,hope you get her sorted out

by the way nice move off the dual carriageway my mate chasing you carried on LOL i managed to duck off behind you.

Rhys

Least its repairable mate!


What road did it happen on?

Azrael

We wouldn't even call this sort of damage a crash here mate. Don't worry she'll be fine in no time.

RobS

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Rhys

it was the A48 between lydney & chepstow, one of our favorite roads

R4N SS

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gutted for ya stretch - the car is lovely and im sure you will only make it better

Dan

Hope you get it sorted ok mate, real shame!

3drstretch

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Right then.Pic's of crash sight and wot i think happened

Wot i think happened and how lucky we were not to hit trees and ditch.Notice no lighting on road at all and tree cover to stop wet patch i het from drying out.

1st impact that we think took out bead on passenger side wheel and fooked rear wheel and also fooked exhaust back box.

Mounted kerb after 1st impact and travelled along here.Can just make out sign post at top of picturethat we were lucky to miss.

Skid marks across road.

1st impact with kerb on opposite side of road.

1st bounce off hedge on opposite side of road

Wot happened i think on oppposite side of road.

How close to lamp post did we end up.

Oil spillage after oil cooler hit kerb


So overall i think i was lucky with the damage i got as i missed a few hard objects and a ditch that could of made it a lot worse.

Spiky

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i reckon you was showing off

SteveW

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thats more than lucky

Azrael

Yep, lucky. So I wouldn't count on it in future. You need to have better throttle control :-(

frog

PMSL @ those pictures - fair play

Mike Rainbird

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I was thinking the same about the bad-boy headlights, but unfortunately they seem to have survived completely intact .

Glad you're okay though and that the car is coming back again (please lose the lights though - pretent they got obliterated in the accident ).

foreigneRS

sorry to see it....

i hope that you've informed the council so that the oil can be properly cleaned up - wouldn't be nice if a biker hit it in the wet

R4N SS

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fook - that is lucky.

I did a similar thing but managed to get away with it - just gotta be careful