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Wrecked it
« on: July 29, 2023, 09:40:56 am »
Last Thursday my GF Janice burned herself while trying to light a fire in a fire pit. I went to the store in my yellow Fiero to get something she requested for that, and while on the way to her house, I hit a parked car on her street. It was night, and the car was black, and I just didn't see it (and I was hurrying). The right front wheel is now pointing in the wrong direction, and the car is not drive-able. I will post a picture later. It turns out that the car I hit (a 2002 Nissan) had an expired tag, and was therefore parked illegally.(You can't park an unregistered car on the street.) So the cop that showed up did not give me a citation, just his business card.
« Last Edit: July 29, 2023, 12:07:49 pm by TopNotch »
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Re: Wrecked it
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2023, 11:28:29 am »
Glad you are ok. Sucks about the car but should be able to be fixed just fine.

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Re: Wrecked it
« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2023, 01:31:27 pm »
Glad to hear you are OK.  And hopefully you can repair your car...

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Re: Wrecked it
« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2023, 04:03:43 pm »
Yes, glad you're OK.  There may be a problem getting the car fixed if the Nissan was unregistered.  This means there is probably no insurance on it, either.  I don't think Paul has any kind of body machine, but I'm pretty sure John Champagne does. 
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Re: Wrecked it
« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2023, 09:43:49 pm »
If it was just the fender, it wouldn't be too bad, but look at that wheel.

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Re: Wrecked it
« Reply #5 on: July 31, 2023, 10:54:20 am »
Ouch! But I'm happy that you didn't get injured. Hope Janice is okay, too.
John does indeed have access to a frame machine at his shop.
With a little bit of luck, maybe the control arms just folded up, and didn't hurt the front cradle/crossmember.
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« Reply #6 on: August 25, 2023, 11:05:45 pm »
I finally got the car home, and checked out the damage.
The upper control arm is smashed...

The lower control arm seems OK, but the rear mounting point is bent...

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Re: Wrecked it
« Reply #7 on: August 27, 2023, 06:10:17 pm »
I took the upper control arm out of the car. Now you can really see how smashed it is. The mount for it is undamaged. That's understandable since it is part of the spring socket, which bears the entire weight of that corner of the car, and is quite strong.

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Re: Wrecked it
« Reply #8 on: August 27, 2023, 07:00:47 pm »
Will it have to go on a frame machine to straighten the lower mounting point?
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« Reply #9 on: August 27, 2023, 08:27:26 pm »
Will it have to go on a frame machine to straighten the lower mounting point?
If I can't straighten it myself, which I intend to attempt.
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« Reply #10 on: August 29, 2023, 10:58:30 pm »
If you do try, do it very slowly.  Frame machines pull extremely slowly to prevent breaking the metal.  A fast pull or bend can weaken and or break metal. 
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