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SleepR 240sx

06-04-2008, 09:58 AM

So I was going down 85 southbound here in Greenville, about to merge on to 385 to go to graduation practice, in the right hand lane when the guy in front of me got really badly cut off by another car and had to brake hard. Well I immediately braked and tried to swerve off the road, but my brakes locked up and the rear end just king of did a little fishtail and I slammed into the guy in front of me. His car of course had absolutely no damage whatsoever. I'm talking not even a nick or scratch. And of course my baby got f'ed the heck up. At first I thought there was no damage to my SR, it wasn't leaking radiator looked fine. However when my dad was driving it home (I had to go to graduation practice or I wouldn't be able to walk tomorrow) he said he couldn't get it fast enough to get out of first and black smoke was coming out the exhaust. Oh and of course I got a ticket because it's technically my fault. Cops were real nice though and said they would have done something to the guy who cut us off if they could find him but no chance of that. Made the ticket only $75. So all in all I would really appreciate your guy's prayers as I really don't have the money to pay for increased insurance as I believe the car will be declared totaled and I will get very little for it, that's my fear right now. Anyways body damage is: front bumper smashed, radiator support bent, right hand fender bent, and hopefully that's it. So far I've no idea what's wrong with my engine. Again guys I'd appreciate your prayers right now: PICS

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louisdaboois

06-04-2008, 10:06 AM

sorry to hear...that sucks man... i guess time for a silvia front?

CrimsonRockett

06-04-2008, 10:07 AM

That's it?

New rad support, new front bumper, new hood, done.

That's totally fixable.

SleepR 240sx

06-04-2008, 10:08 AM

Lol I wish. Could be possible but I doubt it I just need to see what insurance will give me for it first.

That's it?

New rad support, new front bumper, new hood, done.

That's totally fixable.

Yeah hopefully that's it, I'm more concerned about the motor than anything else. I'd prefer not to have to pull it but If I do I do.

exitspeed

06-04-2008, 10:08 AM

sorry to hear...that sucks man... i guess time for a silvia front?

Yep.

Sucks though. GL fixing it up. At least you weren't being a d-bag racing or something.

Sileighty_85

06-04-2008, 10:10 AM

yeah that suck, as far as the black smoke goes, More than likely a vacuume leak check inntercooler and piping for cracks/leaks

SleepR 240sx

06-04-2008, 10:14 AM

At least you weren't being a d-bag racing (http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=196102#) or something.

Yeah I was doing 55 in a 60 lol. The guy I hit was a good sport about it prolly because he'll get a little bit of money from insurance and there's nothing wrong with his car, but anyways when we were waiting for the cops he was checking out my engine and asking about what I had done to it lol.

renegade_ewok

06-04-2008, 10:18 AM

Black smoke = most likely fuel. Maybe something was jarred loose, I would just systematically walk through the engine bay and make sure everything is tight.

tanks13

06-04-2008, 10:21 AM

quick fix man same thing happend to me same way but i was seriously going like 10 mph nothing happend to the car the car didnt have insurence i just poped a 180sx kit all around good luck hope you get your ride fixed

ROUGE180

06-04-2008, 10:23 AM

I got $2500 total for my car when I got in a accident. I got broad sided by a Honda Odessy on the hwy. Pass fender was jacked and scraped the entire side of the car and put a dent in the door. Paid $200 to insurance to get it back. They totaled my car but it was still road worthy. I faxed all the reciepts (motor, coils, FMIC, everything adds value to the car) I had to the agent who took care of everything. I'm pretty sure they are going to total your car. My car is an 89' and even with 180K on the odo it was still worth $1400 and I got the extra $1100 because of my reciepts. Don't know how high your deduct is. They will take that too.

Insurance told me to drop my coverage to liability only. Fix the car, keep the reciepts. When the car is back to normal go get it appraised and then show that # to your local insurance agent. That way, god forbid you get in another accident, you'll get some money back a 2nd time.
GL bro. I'm sure everything will work out. YOU'RE ALIVE. That's all that really matters.

SleepR 240sx

06-04-2008, 10:25 AM

Yeah that was my first thought too, I'm getting ready to go take a good look at everything.

racepar1

06-04-2008, 10:29 AM

That's it?

New rad support, new front bumper, new hood, done.

That's totally fixable.

Just have the core support pulled, it's not damaged that bad. Use this as an excuse to go with the silvia front. It is good that nobody was hurt and the car is fixable. Sorry to hear, but it'll be alright in the end.

SleepR 240sx

06-04-2008, 10:36 AM

As far as receipts I have literally everything done to the car, including like nuts and bolts. Appraiser is on his way to my house so I'll let you know what happens.

ROUGE180

06-04-2008, 10:40 AM

As far as receipts I have literally everything done to the car, including like nuts and bolts. Appraiser is on his way to my house so I'll let you know what happens.

Good GOOD!!.... You should be fine then. (crossing fingers):bigok:

PhAtXSuMo

06-04-2008, 10:41 AM

dude that sucks... my engine blew 3 weeks ago and my graduation ceremony is next wednesday =D

but i have so much work to make up for my english class in order to graduate... yay 08

an_orange_s2k

06-04-2008, 11:14 AM

sorry to hear.. this actually happened to me last week, but the guy hit me instead, and all i ended up with was a scuff

slider2828

06-04-2008, 11:19 AM

Its blowing black smoke because there is a leak in the intercooler most likely, therefore the car runs pig rich now.... Its no big dead, your engine doesn't looked touched.... If might be a good idea to ask your insurance company about your potential hike from there, it might be a big deal if you have all state or something... Better to just ask

SleepR 240sx

06-04-2008, 11:32 AM

So he's putting all the numbers into the computer now...of course it was totaled. So more than likely what i'm looking at is buying it back and buying a new 240 shell (this car has a lot of unrelated problems) and swapping all my stuff over and getting to keep the extra money. So it looks like I might come out of this pretty good.

!Zar!

06-04-2008, 12:01 PM

Maybe you can invest in some better tires now.

At least it's not that bad of damage.

SleepR 240sx

06-04-2008, 12:25 PM

Maybe you can invest in some better tires now.

LOL yeah I guess so.

kyoru

06-04-2008, 12:29 PM

sucks to hear man, I'm curious what would you get a ticket for? In my city we don't get tickets for hitting someone unless it is really bad, then we get a reckless driving ticket

SleepR 240sx

06-04-2008, 12:35 PM

By South Carolina law pretty much if you rear end someone except under VERY extreme circumstances you will get a ticket for "driving too fast for conditions." I'm more worried about the points than I am my car.

silviaguy240

06-04-2008, 12:38 PM

any rear end accident in america warrants a ticket, but depending on the severity the cost is different. its only likely 2 points at most. may get away with one.

!Zar!

06-04-2008, 12:42 PM

Traffic school can whisk one point away.

Unless you haven't been good for eighteen months.

JDMwannaBE

06-04-2008, 12:49 PM

sucks man, really sorry. glad your ok though, could have been alot worse. GL with the repair!

SleepR 240sx

06-04-2008, 12:52 PM

It was a 2 point ticket. It looks like i'm going to get around 1600 total for the car. I showed him all my receipts but he said the way the company works is that if he factors all that in, whatever I get for it would simple raise the buy back value by the same amount. So ultimately he ran my car as a regular old 91 240sx, in better condition than the car truly is. I think this is prolly the best I'm going to get however I'm going to review the offer and then decide.

Oh and Just talked to a friend and he said he has a really clean hatch he would sell me for $600 so I'm considering just swapping my motor/other stuff in it and keeping the rest of the money.

S13NismoStyle

06-04-2008, 03:18 PM

wow that sucks man. I live in easley sc and drive around greenville all the time. I dont think ive ever seen your car before. so are you going to try to fix it? or just look for another shell to swap everything over. If you need help finding parts, just send me a pm.

SleepR 240sx

06-04-2008, 05:45 PM

Yeah I'm in the Greer area so you prolly haven't seen me before. I'm up at sonic on the weekends all the time though.

calico

06-04-2008, 06:14 PM

im just curious, what insurance company do you have?

eds13

06-04-2008, 06:18 PM

sucks dude, looks salvageable tho...

zavala

06-04-2008, 08:18 PM

your car is almost a mirror image of what mine looked like after a drunk driver pulled out in front of me, it sucks i know:wtc:. you'll probily have to find a salvage yard and cut/reweld a new radiator support in then pound the rest. then like bobafreak said new hood, bumper, and fenders. but also once you get inside you'll see that you need new head light buckets and covers, and those support brackets that go from the bottom of the front frame to the radiator support. suck i know, but still very fixable. oh, and i wouldn't wait for the insurance company to give you a offer, it's a S13 they'll probily only offer $2500-3000 on the high end of things. best of luck

LongGrain

06-04-2008, 08:24 PM

it sounds like you just popped an intercooler pipe

Ineedparts

06-04-2008, 11:48 PM

So did you have the big bumper support in? I am rolling without mine because I do not have a tool beefy enough to cut it out for the front mount, makes me nervous.. I wish you the best of luck and you should deff. rebuild this one

beeracing s14

06-04-2008, 11:59 PM

i love the look of the car sooo stock looking with sr inside. you can easily bypass any checkpoint in cali with that down to earth look. sorry to hear about your car. i hope repair wont be too much for ya.

MikeisNissan

06-05-2008, 12:05 AM

wow this same exact thing happened to me a loooong time ago when I still had my rsx type-s, but damage wasn't as bad as yours though.. Sorry about your car, I hope everything works out for you and congrats on graduating, that's something I skipped in life. (but I have a diploma)

240XTC

06-05-2008, 12:19 AM

Aww Man...just Finishin Up Skool And Ur Going To Need Ur Car.....i Feel/ Felt Ur Pain Bro.....been There......looks Like Bumper And Support Absorbed Most Of The Damage.....u Can Save It.....keep Ur Head Up Gee........

Pho Man

06-05-2008, 11:24 AM

Definitely Sorry to hear about the 240. The most important thing is that nobody was hurt. Like alot of other people said, either swap over your stuff to that sell or buy the JDM front end.

www.pandagarage.com (http://www.pandagarage.com)

sells complete front end kits with minor scuffs for $900.00

Best of Luck

RurouniMidnight

06-05-2008, 11:41 AM

It sucks your car getting all smashed up going to grad practice but im sure it will all work out better for you in the end either fixing this shell or buying a new one to swap your very nice looking sr into, just keep you head up and stay positive man goodluck.

SleepR 240sx

06-05-2008, 01:01 PM

Ok so here's the deal with what's going on right now. I'm looking at getting around $1200 total for the car. So instead of going through the hassle of swapping everything else over to a new shell (would be fun though) I'm going to get the radiator support fixed by a shop, and then plop on a silvia front end. That's about 95% sure right now. Also, I replaced a broken coupler today thinking that was all the damage, took it out for a ride and it was stalling out on me everywhere. Got it back took off the intercooler and found this a pretty good sized gash. Not even a five month old intercooler RIP. Here's some pics I took today:

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/Jester236/damageintercooler005.jpg
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/Jester236/damageintercooler001.jpg
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/Jester236/damageintercooler002.jpg
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/Jester236/damageintercooler003.jpg

Antihero983

06-05-2008, 01:32 PM

please god do not put a silvia front on it....

just fix the rad support and put stock stuff back on it.

undercoverdjay

06-05-2008, 02:38 PM

You wanna see something funny?

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a305/RPS1392/S13/2008%20180SX%20Work/smash2.jpg

amounted to....

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a305/RPS1392/S13/2008%20180SX%20Work/support.jpg

in not bolt on damage. And thats very fixable. The rest is remove old stuff, bolt new on. It's simple.

My convertible is another example.....

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a305/RPS1392/S13%20Convertible/Wreck-front.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a305/RPS1392/S13%20Convertible/bodyshop4.jpg

Look Familiar???

Then to..........

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a305/RPS1392/S13%20Convertible/DSC02477.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a305/RPS1392/S13%20Convertible/DSC02411.jpg

It's seriously not half as bad as you think. Chances are your old core support had some rust on it anyway. Great time to change it. If you dont want to mess with it, I'd love to take the shell off your hands. As you can see....I do this kind of stuff a lot.

SleepR 240sx

06-06-2008, 06:35 PM

Alright so I made a fair amount of progress today, welded my intercooler's gash which was the cause of the vacuum leak. Also worked a little on my front bumper and it looks pretty good now. More than likely going back to the stock look for now due to money constraints.

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/Jester236/intercoolerfixedc001.jpg
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http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/Jester236/intercoolerfixedc003.jpg

SleepR 240sx

06-27-2008, 12:13 PM

Just an update about my car: In the process of repainting it/fixing it. Here are some pics of the progress:

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/Jester236/IMG_0085.jpg

Glass taken out of the hatch and side windows:

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/Jester236/IMG_0087.jpg
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/Jester236/Repainted005.jpg

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http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/Jester236/Repainted004.jpg
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Took hatch off to fix dents/paint:

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/Jester236/Repainted008.jpg

A little time on the puller machine and some other work transformed the front end:

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/Jester236/xbox360004-1.jpg

NOW:

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/Jester236/Repainted010.jpg
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/Jester236/Repainted011.jpg

Base Coat going down, waiting for more paint now:

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/Jester236/Repainted012.jpg

I need both molding's that go here on the fender where the bumper and fender meet, mine were damaged in the wreck if anyone has them please let me know.

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/Jester236/Repainted009.jpg

I'll keep ya updated.

gerson408

06-28-2008, 07:41 PM

wow man and i though my damage to my car was bad my frame rails have alot of dents on em ill take photos of mine but dam man sorry to hear bout that

WangonwWarrior

06-28-2008, 07:56 PM

Your car is clean as hell, keep the chuki front end for sure

gerson408

06-28-2008, 08:07 PM

whos car are you talking about??

WangonwWarrior

06-28-2008, 08:10 PM

whos car are you talking about??

The thread starter

ROUGE180

06-28-2008, 08:11 PM

Great progress condsidering what happened!! Glad you're motivated and taking care of business.

an_orange_s2k

06-28-2008, 08:13 PM

keep the chuki front end for sure
man i miss my pop up's

TanaMU

06-28-2008, 08:35 PM

man it took me about 3 seconds to conclude that you had a leak in your fmic core/piping and that was causing the issues..

SleepR 240sx

06-28-2008, 11:05 PM

Great progress condsidering what happened!! Glad you're motivated and taking care of business.

Thanks man, I should be done with her by Thursday or Friday. She will look like it came just from the factory, can't wait to get out and drive her again. I'll post some more pics when I have time.

man it took me about 3 seconds to conclude that you had a leak in your fmic core/piping and that was causing the issues..

It took me about 3 seconds to find it after I took my bumper off lol. Fortunately all is good now.

bejota180sx

06-28-2008, 11:24 PM

nice work on the stuff...
hope you finish it soon...
the crash remembered me of when a friend of mine hit a wall at who knows what speed, did way much more damage but well... live and learn (do not do stupid stuff in cars...)

hope everything turns out great...

mifesto

06-29-2008, 08:34 AM

yeah that suck, as far as the black smoke goes, More than likely a vacuume leak check inntercooler and piping for cracks/leaks

that was what i was thinking. if the radiator isnt even leaking then damage didnt even reach to your engine for sure. either IC piping or the IC itself is leaking badly. but just incase i'd get a leakdown test on the SR (if it was relatively a hard hit)

Clutchkick_Sideways671

06-29-2008, 08:48 AM

:hsdance: i hear a sil80 conversion.:naughty:

SleepR 240sx

06-29-2008, 10:19 AM

that was what i was thinking. if the radiator isnt even leaking then damage didnt even reach to your engine for sure. either IC piping or the IC itself is leaking badly. but just incase i'd get a leakdown test on the SR (if it was relatively a hard hit)

If you didn't see, I already found the leak, there was a gash in my intercooler, which I welded, problem solved. Look above for pics.

i hear a sil80 conversion

Nah, she's staying stock for now with new paint.

Slammed180

06-29-2008, 12:14 PM

Nah, she's staying stock for now with new paint.

Sweet! there is a god! I can't stand sil80's. Nice progress on the car! Looks like it'll be one clean ride when you're done.

pr0tus

06-29-2008, 12:50 PM

the body work looks pretty well done. I would say your doing a good job, or found a good shop anyway.

gerson408

06-29-2008, 12:52 PM

how is it you guys manage to buy all the stuff you need for your car in like 1 day like you crash your car one day then the next you post and say just got my new front end?? lol im broke i cant do that at all

CrimsonRockett

06-29-2008, 12:55 PM

We have what people refer to as a JOB.

You know, what pays for our wants and needs.

Nice job with the body work.

Can't wait to see the outcome.

gerson408

06-29-2008, 12:56 PM

well i got a job to but not as good as all you guys i work for a grocery store 500 bucks a month

Slammed180

06-29-2008, 12:58 PM

well i got a job to but not as good as all you guys i work for a grocery store 500 bucks a month
lol, serious? I make that in 2.5 days after taxes.

But enough off topic crap. I'm pumped to see this car getting fixed properly.

SleepR 240sx

06-29-2008, 01:31 PM

Nice job with the body work.

Can't wait to see the outcome.Thanks man, I really appreciate it.

how is it you guys manage to buy all the stuff you need for your car in like 1 day like you crash your car one day then the next you post and say just got my new front end?? lol im broke i cant do that at all

i work for a grocery store 500 bucks a monthI work in fast food, and don't make too much more than that either. And I didn't have to buy all that much for the repair either. Pretty much most 240 owners here in SC know each other and lend helping hands to each other. I got the fender for free, and the hood and light for very cheap. Didn't need a new radiator support, just had to pull it out and make sure everything was aligned to spec.

I'm hoping to get her on the road Thurs-Fri. We'll see.

SleepR 240sx

07-04-2008, 03:33 PM

Just finished painting her:

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/Jester236/Repainted001-1.jpg
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/Jester236/Repainted002-1.jpg
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http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/Jester236/Repainted008-1.jpg
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/Jester236/Repainted009-1.jpg
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/Jester236/Repainted011-1.jpg
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/Jester236/Repainted012-1.jpg
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/Jester236/Repainted016.jpg
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/Jester236/Repainted019.jpg
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/Jester236/lowered016.jpg