wrecked the car near fort bragg last night...

[dhirocz]

Son of a bitch, it was almost done too. Just needed paint and was waiting for a motor I just finished building for it. I went into a corner that had a dip and the car started getting loose, the LR tire blew and I went sideways, and somehow got on the gas in second instead of the brake...caught dirt, flipped it and went along for the ride. Amazing thing is I walked away. On the first impact I smashed out the driver's window with my head, the second I smashed my head on the ground, but I was trying to hold myself away from the window the whole time with the steering wheel. Damn near crushed my arm as it hung out the window before the second impact, but I pulled it back in just in time. The car's body is a total loss. I left with a couple bumps on the head and a cut and seatbelt marks. The bags didn't pop. Amazingly, the tops are the only body part that didn't break.

My LR wheel went down in the street and sometime during the roll my wheel was torn off along with the brakes. I found a brake pad in the lawn. I left the street when I hit the gas and actually rolled between a house and a tree which was 10 feet away. I landed next to the driveway. I put a few ruts in the dead lawn, took out the top of a cable box, and a side railing for a set of porch stairs. I didn't have collision insurance. Fortunately I have another '94 Z28 body at home needing a motor and tranny.

Why does this $hit happen to me? I was about done with it! :mad:

[slowLX]

sorry to hear that man. how fast were you going around that corner?

[dhirocz]

dont really remember. I wasn't looking at the speedo when the tire went, I was trying to save it. Right about then, the road dropped off and I started sliding. Hit the gas instead of the brake and I was just along for the ride. The rest is history.

My insurance isn't covering anything except the damage to the guy's yard, which was minimal. My car, however, is a loss. Insurance wont cover it. Glad I have a body at home I can swap parts into. I'm curious to find out tomorrow how much it'll cost to get the car out of the boneyard.

My fuckin head hurts. Suprised I didn't break my neck.

[4348rd]

sorry to here that get it out of the tow yard bring it home get it done i have one in my tow yard that i need a shell to use my parts on and build another one with be glad you are ok chevrolet has built many z-28 your mama built one of you

[StateRoad20]

sorry to hear man...ive been in a situation where ive wrecked my project...it sucked ass...glad to hear your alright

[Osceola16]

sorry to hear that, at least ya still live and kicking. Cars are replaceable...

[ju015dd]

damn, close call

[slowLX]

damn, close call
a close call would have been if he had missed a pole by inches. this is the opposite of "close call"

[Patrick]

a close call would have been if he had missed a pole by inches. this is the opposite of "close call"

I think he meant with his life :mrgreen:

[DerekFSU]

Sorry about the car, congrats on living.

[slmdLS1]

sorry to hear about a long awaited project being taken away. i dont know what i'd do if/when god forbid i lost my truck like that.

[dhirocz]

I know what I'm going to do. I have another '94 Z28 shell that I'm going to build up. I'm taking a couple weeks off and that's how long I hav to strip one car and build up another.

[sstony]

i'm glad you are ok. sounds like the your wallet and pride will suffer the most.

[coonbottom]

this might be a dumb thing to ask, but have you gone to the doctor yet?

[dhirocz]

Yeah. Other than having a cut, a couple bumps, marks from the belt and a bruised lung, I'm ok. Walkin and talkin like normal, even the swelling's gone already.

[coonbottom]

it would prob still be a good idea to go. Just to be safe
Make sure there are no hair line fractures in your ribs and there is no neck/head damage.

[JD]

WOW. Sounds like it was a hell of a ride. My GF's ex died in a head-on last night. Now her kid doesn't have a dad. Count your blessings and don't worry about the car. Glad to hear you're OK.

[Patrick]

WOW. Sounds like it was a hell of a ride. My GF's ex died in a head-on last night. Now her kid doesn't have a dad. Count your blessings and don't worry about the car. Glad to hear you're OK.

Sorry to hear that

[dhirocz]

I took a closer look at it today. The LR wheel had a hole in it, the LF busted the bead but is otherwise OK, and the panhard rod was completely torn off. not to mention the LF fender is completely gone, the radiator support shifted over to the driver's side 2" and down 2", the driver's door skin popped off and the window shattered, the hatch also shattered, the roof shifted over to the driver's side 1-2", the LR quarter is crushed inwards and down, the whole rear of the car behind the rear wheels is offset downwards, and the mirrors are gone. Sucks ass, but I'm going to start planning the swap to the other chassis now.

[93zm6tally]

Holy Shiite. Glad to hear you're O.K. Could have been way worse. Look at it as a good excuse to start over.

[dhirocz]

Finally got all my shit together for swapping into my other car. My current one is completely stripped except for the engine. Looking forward to coming home this weekend and dropping in my new 382ci LT1 :wicked:

[slowLX]

good to hear

my new 382ci LT1 :wicked:
why is it short a ci? 383?

[brandboZ28]

good to hear

why is it short a ci? 383?
Different combo. Pretty much the same thing though.

[dhirocz]

3.8" stroke, std. bore, 5.7 rods. Should be interesting. Cant wait to see what it runs like!