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drez
03-05-2005, 06:52 PM
hows it going people..... i got a few questions for you all..... we were out with a group of people last night and came into so trouble...... longs story short...... first cars locks wheels and hits a gaurd rail , 2nd car (me) locks up and hits curb, but 3rd car rear ends the $hit out of me......... now no biggy.... only damage in the rear is some body work and the frount its the stearing..... now i read and searched and i see people with broke tierods and stuff but mine arent broken.... see i took the wheel off and adjusted the tie rod some and its goes str8er then before far from perfect though.... my question is though how much is a new LCA.... and i asume that ill need a new tie rod... also if you guys can help me out i got no idea how to take off my rear bumper.... i see theres 3 bolts in the trunk but thats it..... its a s13 180sx......sr20 det......
mrmephistopheles
03-05-2005, 07:03 PM
there's 4 bolts for the bumper support and 5 (i think) on each side where the bumper skin attaches to the body.

Out of curiosity how do you have a 180sx in FL?
DocTaDrifT
03-05-2005, 07:56 PM
wow you really sound cool when you call it a 180sx :fruit:



hmmmm unless it is one :bowdown:
Rownan
03-05-2005, 08:02 PM
Wow are we still calling people out on names, you figure that would have gotten old like 2 years ago... guess not.

Let him call it what he wants. :ugh:
wootwoot
03-05-2005, 09:42 PM
Well in that case....My cars a Ferrari!
kazuo
03-06-2005, 12:38 AM
Well in that case....My cars a Ferrari!

Ok, that was just homosexual. You suck at making a point.

Anyway, meph, its entirely possible he has a "real" 180sx. FL is king of illegally-imported cars, yanno.

Back on topic... yeah. Take your car to a suspension shop and have them take a look and tell you what needs to be fixed. Then, go home and fix it yourself.

Good luck
mrmephistopheles
03-06-2005, 02:49 AM
Anyway, meph, its entirely possible he has a "real" 180sx. FL is king of illegally-imported cars, yanno.

Good luck

I know. I'm just curious. I was never disputing the veracity of his claim.
drez
03-06-2005, 07:22 AM
no i got a real 180.... sorry to break it to you all but i grew up in florida and live there but i am in the marines and am stationed in okinawa..... there fore i have a true 180.... right hand drive sr20 det powered..... i got the rear bumper off and banged what i could..... i took a s13 silvia tie rod, control arm and tension rod.... seems to work fine..... just got to get it aligned.... if you guys want to see some pics of the 180 let me know ill email them to you all.....
Phlip
03-06-2005, 07:52 AM
So what you're saying is that you are not PHYSICALLY in Florida, you are ACTUALLY in Japan, and that you are calling JAPAN paradise? Now, I could see why one would call Miami "paradise," but that is purely subjective, as would be calling Japan "paradise," but this is where one's opinion differs from my own.
mrmephistopheles
03-06-2005, 08:22 AM
no need of 180 pics for me. I can look outside at mine if I want to look at a 180.
Sidenote: I used to be a Marine stationed on Okinawa.
2nd sidenote: Funny how everybody got on their 'Jump To Conclusions' Mat and flamed the guy. Not very nice, folks... not very nice. Even your resident asshole didn't do that.
drez
03-06-2005, 02:51 PM
miami is paradise to me but when i can walk down the street and pick up any sr part i might ever need its awesome....
NakayamaKiyoshi
03-07-2005, 08:48 AM
japan is home
dont know what i would call florida...far