God i miss my 14 :-/

[ridesnowx4]

So this was the second and last event i got to do with this car, right after i finished it and then 2 months later back home from tour i got in my accident...

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and this is what it looks like on July 13th

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i103/ridesnowx4/_MG_4095.jpg

and Hampton gave me a new chassis we started on couple years ago but left it sitting around, its already caged and stitch welded!!! :-D

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i103/ridesnowx4/_MG_4327.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i103/ridesnowx4/_MG_4325.jpg

and my brother Chip and I put the RB in, but now were waiting on my D-max stuff to come in so we can send the car to paint!

It feels good to get things rollin again after what ive been through this summer

anyways, Merry Christmas everyone!!

PS: im on OC's for pain and they kinda make me all happy in the head hahahahahahahahaha

[EDacIouSX]

wtf did that to your car?

[azndoc]

At first I was like damn sucks for the s13 vert.

Then I realize it was actually a 14.

Damn.....

The other project looks dope.

[240love]

holly crap! more details on totaled car please

[sidewayzsx]

pole 1 - car 0??

well glad your ok haha that looks really bad... i guess they cut roof out to take you out hu??

what did you hit lol?

[razmus]

holy shit at least your ok. more info on the wreck!

[Veetak]

Man, I seen cars hit by a train look better...

[S14Cuhh]

man, thats intense. details pls im curious

[ridesnowx4]

alright... lol.. i guess i'll explain

i came home from a Tour i was on this summer in the East Coast for Infinity and decided to take out the 14 and go fill it up. My buddy kept on bugging me for a ride in it since he bought my first s14 and also put an RB in it but didnt quite finalize it.

so im leaving my aprtment complex in Gilbert Arizona and go down the side street and make a right, i start ripping through first and shift to second then the car was driving straight but with the rear end walking a little bit do to the Cusco diff id just put in a month before. then it starts sprinkling and a car pulls out of a parking lot and onto the road i was on.

i see the car, realize i was doing about 65mph in top of 2nd and started making quick decisions as i only had about 20 feet to react. i hit the brakes and swerve around the car and the rear end starts to slip, i correct it and try to slow the car down but the angle and speed i was at caused me to head towards the curb, and of course it happened to be on a section of curb that goes down and level with the street to drive enter a complex.

at that moment my passenger side is about to slide up the driveway and i saw the pole and knew that if i hit the passenger side my friend would be done for since he isn't very strong and only weighs about 135 lbs, so i steer the car as quickly as i can so the car would hit the light pole on my side!

we hit it at about 50mph, and i broke my femur, my pelvis in 9 places, my hip is now plastic, and my bladder was sliced in half from the left pelvis plate getting pushed 90 degrees and forward.

on top of all this the pole obviously broke my A to B pillar and put me in and out of a coma for about a week

hospital for 1month, wheel chair for 4, tubes everywhwere for 4 months, and i now have titanium replacing the bone marrow in my left femur, a Ti rod across my lower back, and a total of 18 screws in my pelvis and knee

glad to say i did my job in saving my friend and whoever i could have T-boned!

im walkin fine minus the pain from wet and cold weather and should have my new car done pretty soon once i finish the not so Painless wiring and get the car painted once my D-max order comes in!


hope to see some of you at a FD license qualifier in spring :-P

[MTalon]

damn, what a trooper you are, thats a handfull of surgeries... Yikes

[waynehead05]

Dude... you're hardcore

[driven_]

yikes at least you made a good decision.

[Om1kron]

dude you need to make a build thread on yourself man! that's hardcore lol.

[ridesnowx4]

lol, thanks guys, i should have made a build thread on myself, but im pretty much all healed!! 8-)

my femur is 100% healed, pelvis is about 90%, bladder is uhhhh 65% (fuckin takes forever to pee cuz theres no pressure) and my vision is close to being back to normal

other than that im learning how to deal with the pain in my lower back from the rod and my hip pops a lot and clicks here and there like when you crack your knuckles.

I just wanna get my car done, it'll be my first S13 so im pretty stoked!

[Apathic]

I just wanna get my car done, it'll be my first S13 so im pretty stoked!

and you wanna jump right into another 240??? lol ur a brave soul.

[HyperTek]

dam that was a crazy story.. i bet later you where thinking "dammit why did i have to go and try to impress my friend?" lol


glad to see your still kickin and still planing to make another one.

[juice.def]

damn thats some heavy shit!

[nismo 240sx]

dang dude that must of been on hell of a summer..lol..glad to hear your doing good..and if your old car was looking like that then i know this one will be a good one to!

[MisawaJason]

wow bro. Car looks like there shouldn't have been a survivor

[Slammed Assassin]

shit. mad props for getting back up and driving again..

[ridesnowx4]

thank you all of you!

yeah a couple cops eventially saw the car when we towed it to my shop and they said theyve seen fatalities in cars a fraction of the damage.

today im workin on the 180, gotta put S14 ebrake cables, mirror delete plates i made for my little F1 style mirrors, put the gas tank in, my XD9's up front and put the drive shaft in, also going to look for a good place to wrap my retardedly cracked dash lol

[murda-c]

now you can learn to drive on the next one eh?

[Ceepo]

Gotta give you props for taking it and not letting your freind get seriously injured, gl with the car bro, it looks sick!!!!

[ridesnowx4]

now you can learn to drive on the next one eh?

lol what's that supposed to mean????

if i didn't know what i was doing i would have t-boned the car that pulled out!! :-P

[IntensePower]

now you can learn to drive on the next one eh?

You really should stfu.

Had Marc not been professionally trained by the likes of Ryan Hampton and others, coupled with lightning fast reflexes, his passenger would be past tense. The result of his selfless act cost him months in the hospital, countless surgeries and chronic pain that he will endure for the rest of his life.

Next time you have something fuking retarded to say, say it to yourself.

[murda-c]

I'm sorry i didn't realize that they put parking lots with exits onto freeways.

Speed kills.

[IntensePower]

Who died?
Everyone chime in who's never driven 65 on the street...























































...........................

That's what I thought. K, go troll somewhere else.

[murda-c]

yeah so this accident was caused by him speeding.

im just saying dont deify the guy as a driving god when he was the one who crashed the car in the first place.

ive driven 65 before, but if i had totaled my car and almost killed myself and at least two others i'd expect to get chewed out about it. Its a stupid thing to do.

[d3m14n]

way to be a c0ckbag about the situation. its unfortunate that it had to happen yet he's sharing it with all of us. instead of wishing a speedy recovery and all the best on his future plans with driving, you're gonna sit there on your f'n high horse chew him up about the unfortunate event... good job. pat yourself on the back you downer d1ck.

[ridesnowx4]

Thank you to all who have chimed in with pleasant regards!

as for Murda-c, what in gods great earth are you smoking man? So you mean to tell me BECAUSE i was driving fast for the few times that i actually drive my car fast on an empty open street, that there will always be a car pulling out in front of me wth half a second to make a LIFE saving decision? seriously man, you'd better be a fucking perfect, law biding, never wrong doer individual in order to put me in the wrong here. Don't act like you've never once in your life drove over a posted speed limit because i guarrantee not a soul on this forum will believe you!

anyways even deciding to drive fast on an empty, non-traffic filled street you should all still not put your foot down more than 1/4 throttle with 310whp an 4.363 final drive, cuz the car did accel very quick which is why when i got to top of 2nd i let off at coincidentally the same time the car pulled out from the parking lot onto the "non highway" industrial street

but ok enough about it all, kinda sux there always has to be someone to shit on a thread lol

Cheers

[tricky_ab]

Meh...there will always be haters out there...No big deal. Glad you are okay, and good luck with the new build!

[ridesnowx4]

true story! and thank you!

[Chad4061]

man that sucks but at least your build is coming along well...im in the same boat. I wrecked my s14 like three days after a show I went to and im looking at 3-4k to get her running again (with some extras :) ) and my wreck was only a minor fender bender but mine took all the damage

[MikeisNissan]

you had a real nice car..

[murda-c]

ok fine i'm sorry.

[MikeisNissan]

internet is cereal business

[unlegendary]

not many people can make lightning fast decisions and think about others in that dire moment, congrats on your experience as a driver.

honestly i think the guy that pulled out had bad judgment about what speed you were going, unless he/she didnt see you at all.

gl with the next project

[ATLspeed]

...u better get ur D1 license, win every event, make a world record for the longest single drift around the world, and change ur nick-name to RoboDrifter so i can make a movie of your life lol

[Bebop00]

I just read everything man! I'm soo sorry you had to go through all that SH1T! When I saw the picture of the car after the accident and saw the driver door going inward towards the cabin that far, not to mention the mangled mess that was a S14, I got goose bumps. I hope you and your new car both are as close to 100% as you both can get soon! Dang that S14 was soo hot too! :( I miss my 97 Kouki as well... only I was just stupid and sold it, I regret it every day. I'll get another one soon though, the key is to think possitive! Take it easy!

[Lr308]

titanium member now!

[gosu22]

i lol'ed at 65% bladder dude, i am sorry.

[ridesnowx4]

hahaha yeah the 65% bladder should be close to about uhhhh 80% on tuesday cuz im going in for surgery, it'll be the 16th time under anesthesia in 6 months, and im pretty sure that can't be good for my head lol

LOL at Titanium member! hahahahaha rofl

ATLspeed that would be a rediculous movie, crazy french kid that almost dies and figures out how to drift the globe hahaha.... i wish, but I'll try. well the Licensing part that is

And yes everyday i miss that car, I had all kinds of money saved up when i got home from tour and planned to cage the car, slap my 35R on it, and paint the car but all that money went into that damn accident.... oh well im sure this car will be better anyway!

cheers everyone and happy new year!

[IntensePower]

Happy Birthday Frenchie!:w00t:

[TekuDrifter18]

dude that sucks glad your ok. and that was a nice ass S14. but im sure your new car will ba just as awsome. And look at the accident in a possitive was. plastic and titanium is deff weight reduction in my book. can't wait to see the finished product.

[kuroichiyon]

I'm sorry to see anyone lose a car that they really love. It's great to hear that those involved were not killed and were or are able to make recoveries. As for racing down any public road, all the op has to do is keep pictures of the aftermath to his last pride and joy around. That will undoubdtable be enough to prevent this from happening again.
Good luck with be safe in the future.

[Lite it up]

dude that sucks glad your ok. and that was a nice ass S14. but im sure your new car will ba just as awsome. And look at the accident in a possitive was. plastic and titanium is deff weight reduction in my book. can't wait to see the finished product.

+1 at the weight reduction. lmao

[RastaS14]

sucks what happened to you and your car, but GG on saving your friend and making a complete recovery. the new build looks to be coming along nicely, im in for updates!

[J90lude]

DAmn your lucky dude..hope dat build comes along well. You Nissan 240 guy you;) haha

Just like kuroichiyon said, I'm sorry to see anyone lose a car that they really love.

[ridesnowx4]

sooooo here's an update on my bones..... everything's healed believe it or not lol, but the lowest part of my spine where the tail bone is was split in half and thats why there's a rod across my back lol

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i103/ridesnowx4/femur1.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i103/ridesnowx4/femurandknee.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i103/ridesnowx4/pelvisandupperfemur.jpg

[gripstr]

Man, you have real love for the sport dont ya?

mad props! most people would have quit before they even left the hospital!

like they say, get busy living or get busy dying!

[ridesnowx4]

ohhhhhhh yes!!!

i need to start a build thread on my 180!

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i103/ridesnowx4/180.jpg

[The Chad]

Phuck me sideways!!! You're like those surfers that get their legs bitten in half by a shark...get stitched up, buy a new board, and are back surfing in no time...haha. Props to you sir. :)

[onepuff]

Man that shit is gonna hurt even more when you get old. I'm an x-ray tech so i've seen some bad ones. Looks like they did a pretty good job putting you back together. Here's a pic that will make the pain go away. Just take a guess where this thing is.

8 year old having trouble urinating.

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t23/bahtenduh/BobbyPinPenis.jpg

Yes that's a bobby pin. Docs found a straw from a broom peeking out the tip. We took x-rays and found this! Kid was MR/DD so it was pretty sad actually. Not really sure if he did it to himself or not. I hope nobody in their right mind is that sick to do it to him.

[ridesnowx4]

holy shit that would suck... and i thought catheters sucked, i cant imagine anything that "abrasive" in there lol

[Alpha Residence]

Thats quite the story, and while I applaud your bravery and sacrifice, I hope this comes as a lesson to everyone that shit can happen anywhere at anytime regardless of how careful we are or how safe we believe we are being. I can't say that i'm a perfect law abiding citizen as i'm sure we all have the urge to slam that pedal down now and again. I believe you were being as safe and careful as possible, it just sucks that you were in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Anyways glad to see this experience hasn't affected your motivation, and good luck with your new build it looks great so far!

[Couped_up'd]

Man, I seen cars hit by a train look better...


Word ^.^

That was horible. Glad to see your okish now. lol

[jilo]

hope you recover well. i had the same type of accident, someone pulled out with no time. and i had a s14 too.
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e223/jilo860/wreck5.jpg

good luck with the s13 andmake sure to get some good padding for the cage!

[ridesnowx4]

damn, hope you can salvage the motor and as much else as you can

and yes we made sure the cage has tons of clearance along with my bride zeta 2 is super low so no issues there! stoked, should be done next month....

[240bch]

DAMN DUDE your a fuckin soldier, glad to see ya still alive and into cars and the s13 (IN BORAT VOICE) very nice IIIII like lol

[s142jzkillav10]

dame bro. I just read you story. Glad your still here enjoying what you Love. ++

[mtx450]

Thats quite the story, and while I applaud your bravery and sacrifice, I hope this comes as a lesson to everyone that shit can happen anywhere at anytime regardless of how careful we are or how safe we believe we are being. I can't say that i'm a perfect law abiding citizen as i'm sure we all have the urge to slam that pedal down now and again. I believe you were being as safe and careful as possible, it just sucks that you were in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Anyways glad to see this experience hasn't affected your motivation, and good luck with your new build it looks great so far!

Word.

I hate hearing stuff like this, because it then becomes very real. Up until this point, it's a video game no matter what you say haha.

Good luck and god speed with your recovery.

[blakeZX]

You upgraded to a titanium crossmember?

I don't even have to tell you how baller JDM that sounds :bowrofl:

GL with the build, clean lookin' RB. Puts mine to shame

edit: holy crap, I never knew they made an engine torque damper for an RB in an S-chassis. More info on that plz! Is it just a Skyline version?

[ryceboy_124]

You upgraded to a titanium crossmember?

I don't even have to tell you how baller JDM that sounds :bowrofl:

GL with the build, clean lookin' RB. Puts mine to shame

edit: holy crap, I never knew they made an engine torque damper for an RB in an S-chassis. More info on that plz! Is it just a Skyline version?


Blake...from the looks of it...its a Vertex Engine Torque dampener with probably a custom made bracket to attach to the RB. Hit Dat up at Vertex-USA then talk to Matin at PSM...he can prob fab a bracket up for you.

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i103/ridesnowx4/_MG_4327.jpg

[rvaquino]

Wow, you sir are an encouragement! I think im gonna go ahead and put a cage in now for safety!