RSpeed

Before wreck...

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after wreck... front right . Other side is the same.

RSpeed

rear quaterpanel

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One more.

Formula4Speed

Ouch man that really sucks. What happened? If you need somewhere to keep your engine I'll be a nice guy and let you keep it under the hood of my car for a while...

reilly8282

man i loved your car, from a long time ago ive saved a picture...the first one youve posted...so what are the plans?

RSpeed

Using the good 91-92 style body parts and swapping drivetrain into an 84 Z ttop car.

MdFormula350

ouch good luck swapping the parts.

RSpeed

I am planning on doing a 4th gen f'bird interior because I want the triple vents on the dash for my gauges and the speaker/tweeter pods on the doorpanels. I am swapping in a t56 and adding bigger brakes and just better parts all around everywhere I can before I roll it out of the garage.

CaddiBird

Ouch getting in wrecks always sucks, but remember it could have been worse. Just the other day I saw a newer Ford Taurus that was hit by one of those big Penske box trucks and the whole passenger side of the car was crushed in pass the center line of the car.

camarogirl18

iTrader: (2)

wow that sucks! sorry but ummm dont mean to bring up those memories again but what happened?

MetalliCamaroRS

iTrader: (15)

That sucks, your car was always one of my favorites.

RSpeed

Got sandwiched between a car and a truck at about 50 mph on a busy road. People not paying attention and a lot of construction going on at the time, so the lanes and everything were confusing and stupidly laid out. And what sucks even worse, is that the person who caused it got away. Didn't even stop.
And to all those complimenting on the car- Thanks.

1bad91Z

iTrader: (1)

Was it totaled ?

How did you wreck it?

If it wasn't totaled, why dont you fix it?

It looks like it's just minor body damage. We need more pics.

RSpeed

Yea, it was totalled. Damage was more than what the Ins. co. would cover. They gave me $4500 for the car. Two doors,two fenders, front fascia, windshield, two rims, rear quarter panel, and the biggest concern.... bent front subframe. Not really too bad, just enough.
Oh well. I've got this straight 84 Z that I'm turning to a 91-92 bodystyle clone w/ a 4th gen interior and t56 .Hopefully I will have it running by the summer. And it will be better than the 91

tpiroc

Sounds cool about the new project, be sure to keep us posted on progress! As far as the car goes; that's terrible to see, at least you're ok, right? Not emotionally I assume, but you know what I mean

therckid

way off the topic but had to get it off my chest, what are those rims, i love them things. Tell me where you got them and what they are, what size i need them so bad.

Yeah and i feel your pain d00d with the wrecks, once the car is wrecked and then fixed its never fully the same is it?

BirdsofPray

I seriously feel your frustration, RSpeed. I totalled my RS Valentine's Day....I don't even want to think about it.

I hope you can get that car fixed and back on the road soon! I agree with the sentiments already expressed - you have a very nice 3rd gen!

RSpeed

The wheels are ROH Snypers, 17x9. A few people on the boards around here have them. I got them about two years ago and if I remember right, thay ran me about $218(?) ea. from www.groupawheels.com.

3.1EyeCandy

iTrader: (3)

I feel your pain man. I've been there. Bout the only bit of advice I can give is to not let it become too big of an issue. All good things come to an end, and ends mean new beginnings. Best of luck with your new/old car and I'm glad you came out of the wreck ok.

BirdsofPray

ShiftyCapone also has the ROH snypers, and I myself have ordered them.

grngryoutmyway

iTrader: (1)

Aww that sucks man. I totalled my first maro about a year and a half ago. I cried for like a week, it looked alot worse than your car did, got some pics at home try to scan em if i remember... I was waitin to find another one before I turned it into insurance so I could swap parts and such, and I had to look at it every day for like 5 months. I was also driving a giant church van at the time which didnt make matters any better. Good luck with the swap!

ShiftyCapone

iTrader: (7)

I feel your pain man. I decided not to have my car totaled and now it is my new project. My snypers were damaged pretty good. When the front tire went down it rubbed in the gravel and asphalt taking the lip down quite a bit. Did your snypers get damaged? I hit a concrete wall and bounced off it pretty hard in the rain. Now I get to learn body work......

RSpeed

Man, I can remember seeing pics of your car when it was nice. I didn't know you wrecked it (haven't been on the boards for a while). Sorry to see it happened to you too. One of my wheels got scraped up some on the lip, and the clearcoat started peeling. If it wasn't for the slight bend in the front subframe, I would have fixed it back up again. After the insurance company deemed it totalled,I bought it back from them for $500. I had plans to fix it back up, but the closer I looked, the more work I saw coming.It would have cost me more to fix it than to just swap the drivetrain, suspension parts,etc to my 84 Z. But, now I have a fresh start on the 84 to do what I was dreading to do to the 91 when the 91 was still intact (tearing it down to install t56,complete new brake system,new heads on motor, 4th gen int., then putting it back together again).

BirdsofPray

When did you wreck your car, Shifty? Man, it pains me to see that picture. Still, even damaged, your car looks quite clean!

That's precisely how I totalled my RS, I ran into a concrete railing on a bridge in the rain. I wasn't driving fast or reckless, there is an ill conceived uphill curve proceeding the bridge and the car hydroplaned at around thirty miles per hour.

Anyway, I hope both you and RSpeed can get your cars repaired and back on the road soon. We've lost far too many nice 3rd gens this year!

ShiftyCapone

iTrader: (7)

Well not to jump this thread but I wrecked the car in the rain in early may. Two dyas out of storage. I have had two quotes and it looks like it will cost over 7k to fix her. I tried to sell her but I just could not do it. I hydroplaned into a wall going a whoppin' 25 mph in a 45 zone. I did not get a ticket because the city is reviewing the onramp because of all the accidents. The whole thing stings pretty hard but she has become my new project. I had a little money to get the front end pulled out and to buy a new tire. I will be posting here in a few weeks of some progress pics. I think there is still a problem with the front end and I have a pic to take that I need some experts to look at. Also I have some SERIOUS rattles coming from up front somewhere. I decided to keep the car because it has every bolt on plus only has 34,500 miles on her. Now that she is not origonal anymore some serious motor plans are in the works. I graduate in May and plan to take off with the car. For now I will make the payments on my 1995 Z. It helps with the pain

One more shot of the front. You can see where the rivet on the wall ripped through the side of the car like a can opener.

3.1EyeCandy

iTrader: (3)

actually RS, if you're wanting to keep your 91.....I know an excellent bodyshop in SouthEast Texas that would do your car some justice.

My car went from this:



to this:



The guy's not afraid of frame work (mine spent 10+ hours on the puller) and this is the second car on these board's he's done that we know of. He's an f-body fanatic and the price was fantastic for me. If you want some more information, let me know.

For more progress pics - to show just where this car's been...goto the www button.

Sickness91Z28

iTrader: (1)

I feel your pain man.....hope you get everything worked out. I'm kind of scared to drive my car....I really never even drive my car anymore...and eyecandy...good save.....it's lookin great

RSpeed

EYECANDY - GTA's looking good after that horrific front end damage. Thanks for the info, but I think it's time to get rid of the RS. This will be the third time that it has been wrecked. Seems like it's just not meant to be Besides, my new project has ttops, which is one thing I miss about my 84 and 86 T/A's I used to have).
Oh well. Hopefully I'll have much better luckwith my new project.

Oh, and 84CUSTOMZ28 , that's a nice car you have there.