another lost s13...

[s13silady]

hey all hows it going... about 4:00AM here in the bay are.. just got home from the gas station... but i wasnt pumping gas... actually just got done towing my car off an island and off against a wall...
wasnt street racing, wasnt trying to drift, just making a usual left turn off a stoplight (rolling.. the light was already green)... the roads were wet... back end broke loose for no appearant reason, counter steered, next thing you know, my car was airborn sideways 3ft off the ground (friend was following me)...no serious damage to me thank God... but the car on the other hand, the left tire looked like it had a -40 offset.. the shock tower was ripped right out of the strut casing...im lucky to be untouched, and lucky there were no other cars around...i will post some pics first comes morning... i got before and after pics of the tree i took down.. ill post those up too...ill keep you all updated...looks like my SR is still intact...hhopefully...

please drive carefully in the rain...it wasnt even raining when this happened... the roads were wet like crazy though...

aaahh... sorry just mad and need to vent....

-ryan...

[Zemus]

Your lucky to be un hurt. A quick tip about rain guys..

The reason im almost sure it was super slippery was because of the newly released oil that the rain let loose on the roads. When it rains oils are released from the ground and make it very hard to gain traction.

GL, atleast your in socal, 240s are everywhere

[CoasTek240]

that sux to hear man.. hope everything turns out well.

[aznpoopy]

sorry to hear that :(

good luck with whatever you plan on doing!

[brokenben]

aw that sucks.. new project with the old sr prolly?

[I[E]

good that you're ok, that's more important then the car.
similar thing happened to me with my 90. i was turning off campus in the rain into where they were doing road work and someone in a truck ran the red. i steered to dodge him and 540º later a back wheel hits a hole in the dirt and launch the car into the air for another ~270º and land in the median. only damage was a bent wheel and fucked up alignment, also landing stuck a hubcap about 4inches into the ground. sat there for about 15min trying to get my heart to slow down.

[s13silady]

Originally posted by brokenben
aw that sucks.. new project with the old sr prolly?

yuhp... i dont want an SR to go to waste... :D ...
going into another fastback...(if this one doesnt get fixed)

from the looks of it its going to be total loss... but dont know for fact...

image below is a pic of before...just so you guys get the picture of the mayhem...oh and car was all original paint.. dentless...scratchless...garaged everyday of its life from first owner to me....

[s13silady]

another..

[I[E]

are those m-class side markers?

[matlock]

It's good to see that you weren't hurt at all or that, it sucks that your car was damaged though. It looked like a sweet ride in the first picture....it's really cool to see that you are already thinking of getting another one and transfering the motor :D....good luck and its great to see you are alright.

[wntrcoatblu240]

sorry to hear about your loss... but like eveyone said.. at least you're all right.. that's most important... glad you're still interested in keeping the project going.. GL with everyting..

[Nissan240SX]

Yeah glad you are ok. And good to hear you want to get back into a 240. Hey also same question are those M-class sidemarkers or are those from Clearcorners.com?

[WilloW]

Sorry for your lost, my s14 scared the crap out of me yesterday in the rain. Everytime I make a turn the rear end would step out a little bit no matter how hard I tried with the gas. Good luck finding another S13, and I'm from San Jose too.

[s13silady]

Originally posted by Nissan240SX
Yeah glad you are ok. And good to hear you want to get back into a 240. Hey also same question are those M-class sidemarkers or are those from Clearcorners.com?

those are M-class side markers... 5 bucks each from benz dealership, and 10 minutes of filing...

willoW, what part of san jose are you from?

well besides from that... if anyone in the bay area knows anyone getting rid of a clean S13 chassis (non pig nose preferably)with blown motor for dirt cheap, let me know... because i cant make the claim until i have a stock motor in there or else they will take the car as is... or if there is an easier way to get more gain from my loss please let me know... thank you guys...

-ryan

edit...sorry just went back to check the pics.. and they are freaking humongous!.. so mods if you can please resize them for me id appreciate it... sorry bout that forgot to check the size before i posted...

[andrave]

my car has bald tires on the back, I'm surprised I haven't wrecked it in the rain yet.
maybe the big gay windsheld banners blocked your vision and contributed?

[s13silady]

my car has bald tires on the back, I'm surprised I haven't wrecked it in the rain yet.

haha naw... that banner is completely out of the way... oh yah that pic was taken about a year ago... that botom decal has been long taken off... only the nismo one remains but it is way up there...

[DRFT]

Sucks to hear about your loss man. Hope you recover w/ a better car soon.

MY rear end broke out last week too. but this was due to bald tires, i too am glad that there was no one around too.

[dvdevo]

hey cool i'm sorta from sj too or at least goto school here. but anyways, i almost lost it when it was raining one night making a left turn, which was pretty sharp because it was from those 1 way streets =[. lost the back end almost. I was going very slow too =[ damn torque.. i wish i had a honda right about the rainy seasons :( btw, since i got some kyb agx should i set it to very soft when it rains?

btw there's lots of s13s on craigslist right now , good luck man.

[WilloW]

S13silady, I'm in the south side of San Jose.

[twitchy]

Originally posted by Oni
Your lucky to be un hurt. A quick tip about rain guys..

The reason im almost sure it was super slippery was because of the newly released oil that the rain let loose on the roads. When it rains oils are released from the ground and make it very hard to gain traction.

GL, atleast your in socal, 240s are everywhere

very very true

did a science project on this once in high school. A little rain releases the oil and grime and it sits on top of the pavement, as opposed to after it actallly starts raining and rinses it away

my friend wrecked a Celice GTS like that, had it only 3 weeks


sucks about the car!

[hondaguy]

damn sorry to hear about your lost but,good luck find another 240,there really hard to find these days

[twitchy]

Originally posted by hondaguy
damn sorry to hear about your lost but,good luck find another 240,there really hard to find these days

soon they will start to get expensive for nice factory original ones that have been babied like mine...I hope

[andrave]

VLSD stickers take 7,000 dollars off book value anyway.
I saw that on kelly blue book.

[twitchy]

OOOOOOOOOOOOH!

touche!

lets see your car?

[KoukiS14]

It's interesting (and shitty) driving without VLSD. . oddly enough, my S13 has stock VLSD. . while my s14 doesn't haha

I notice it's a bit harder to slide around in the rain without it. . All I usually wind up with, unless I'm trying to do it, is the inside tire spinning.

Oh well. . I'll get a VLSD later on (sold the last one I bought lol)

[twitchy]

far better than wasting your power away through the back inside wheel. I find at the limit of handling on dry pavement, like say I feed it full throttle in the higher revs in second gear in a corner, that it will react more like a front wheel drive with understeer occuring first and mild oversteer if I really really get nasty with it.

[andrave]

my car is a piece of shit, didn't you read my sig?

www.sounddomain.com/id/andrave

if you don't want to take my word for it, you can verify it yourself.
Its a real piece of shit. I love it.

[holisticbeatz]

I got owned by the rain 2 weeks ago.

http://www.eniety.com/pichost/pic/bent_suspension01.jpg

[twitchy]

what are we lookin at?

[big mike]

If you dont know I won't tell you.:rolleyes:

We are more than likely looking forward from behind the drivers side LCA. the bent part is the outer tie rod end with ball joint.The bar with the two round "spots" on it, just forward of the bend, is the tension rod.

[Megadang]

Yo ryan, Dont worry man.. we'll find you a cherry ass rolling fastback, dump your sr in there, and insurance will pay for the vertex body kit and brand new f***ing work wheels, Shit will be siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiick.