indyian
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| posted on 25/11/08 at 11:01 PM |
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bugger just crashed my indy
i have just crashed the idny into a hedge well if you can call it a crash i went straight ahead on a coorner on fu**ing salt and hit a country
hedge/bank not very hard but seem to have done a lot of damage its bent top and bottom wishbone and snaped the end off of the shock bit gutted cant
afford the parts to fix it as money a bit tight 
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indyian
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| posted on 25/11/08 at 11:03 PM |
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more pic
ouch
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indyian
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| posted on 25/11/08 at 11:04 PM |
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more pics
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graememk
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| posted on 25/11/08 at 11:05 PM |
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oh man bugger, dosnt look to bad though.
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blakep82
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| posted on 25/11/08 at 11:06 PM |
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mate, gutted, but could have been much worse. as long as you're fine 
also as long as its only wishbones and a shock, its not toooooo bad. remember
how much you enjoyed building the car? you can re-live some of that again 
sorry
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mookaloid
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| posted on 25/11/08 at 11:07 PM |
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I did something similar in mine on a hill climb.
Good news was I replaced the wishbones and checked the geometry and it required no adjustment - the chassis was totally as before.
fingers crossed for you
Cheers
mark
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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l0rd
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| posted on 25/11/08 at 11:12 PM |
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Sorry to hear that m8. At least you are fine.
It is winter which gives you plenty of time to fix till summer when there isn't any salt on the roads.
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indyian
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| posted on 25/11/08 at 11:15 PM |
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yes true i should not of taken it out untill summer i just got the new engine in so could not help my self lol
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RK
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| posted on 25/11/08 at 11:51 PM |
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As long as you're walking, talking and chewing gum, you're ok. The car is repairable!!! I'm sure some nice soul will help you out
with some spare parts.
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omega0684
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| posted on 26/11/08 at 02:37 AM |
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were you far from your house? glad to hear that ur ok, as already said there car is repairable
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antonio
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| posted on 26/11/08 at 06:02 AM |
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gutted for you mate.
i know how you feel, but doesn't look too bad.after crashing mine, i fully stipped my car to get a profesional check of my chassis and things
appear to be better as i thought first, so be confident!
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 26/11/08 at 07:54 AM |
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Sorry to hear about your car. There have been some much worse crashes on here. At least yours should be a fairly easy repair
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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coozer
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| posted on 26/11/08 at 08:51 AM |
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Ouch, my feelings go out to you, looks very similar to the damage I enflicted on my car this summer. I'm just about over it...
Not claiming on your insurance??
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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nick205
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| posted on 26/11/08 at 09:02 AM |
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Did exactly the same back in Feb this year.
No one's hurt that's the start point
The anger and disapointment does fade - trust me
I'm in the process of (slowly) rebuilding mine by replacing a front lower wishbone. The downside is I went further than planned and have now
stripped all of the suspension for powder coating, replaced the headlights and started fitting an oil catch tank.
It's all part of the kit car experience in my book 
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bimbleuk
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| posted on 26/11/08 at 09:34 AM |
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Yep you'll feel gutted for a while and keep going over what you might have done to avoid it.
I had an off on the my last track day in December 06. I basically ripped the front wheel off the drivers side and it looked quite bad on the day. I
could have just replaced the wheel, wishbones, brake line and front wing. However I actually used it as an excuse to "upgrade" the whole
Sierra front suspension to Capri uprights, alloy hubs, matching wishbones and lighter front wings!
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wilkingj
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| posted on 26/11/08 at 11:48 AM |
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Main thing is you are OK, and no one else hurt either.
Looks like the car did what its designed to do.
There is NO crumple zone on a Se7en.
The Wishbones collapsed and disipated some of the energy. Its what happens.
As long as the chassis is undamaged, its just a couple of wishbones.
Thats something that you can fix over the winter fairly easily.
Its that time of the year where the roads are greasy, covered in wet leaves, and generally crappy.
Put it behind you, plan the repair, save the cash, and execute the plan. You have several months before next Summer.
At least you wont have gained an insurance black mark, and the increased costs from having a claim.
Put it down to experience and remember for next time wne you are out on a less than dry clean road.
Main thing no one has bee injured.
Good luck with the repair. Shouldnt be too difficult.
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 26/11/08 at 05:46 PM |
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Macs there done that twice
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=J_3bKbGjMR0.
Its a cheap fix
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jabbahutt
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| posted on 1/12/08 at 07:57 AM |
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Gutted for you, but as all the above at least you're okay.
Nigel
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