Thrasher

I was just fuckiong around and I slid out and hit the curb!! pushed my left front tire back into the fender and bent the lower a arm and bent the rod for the steering (thats all I can see) and I poped the rear tire

Hopefully thats all I fucked up ?!!

what do you think it would cost me to fix this?

**** I am fucked!!

Cheers!

when i first started driving i did the same... i took a corner that was posed to be 40 at 100 or so... (KPH)

spun,... almost 270 to 300 degress... the front hit the curb after i locked the brakes to scrub as much speed as possible. blew both front tires and bent the rims... knocked the engine off the mount.... and bent one tie rod i think... and messed the alignment of the car so bad it took the dealership's best technician 3/4 of a day to get it aligned properly.


cost 800 canadian at honda dealership (I had a 94 accord back then)

all values in S.I. units and canadian dollars

GothicBlade

Damn... that sucks. At least she's pretty far from a total. Do you have collision insurance? Or are you going to have to pay out of pocket? How fast were you going, just out of curiousity?

Thrasher

I was going ~35 MPH it has full insurance but I don't want to have my insurance be raised

MaxRX7

sucks, yesterday I was doing some powerslides and donuts, I came close to a curb but just slid away, whew !

fcturbo2

god i love real wheel drives!

Thrasher

well here is an update:

Les Scwabe called me and said it was going to be $1800.00 US to fix it, and that the parts were 5 days out I got the car for $3800.00 so what do you guys think I should do

here is what is damaged:

left front control arm
left front srtut
left front control rod
left front rubber something? like 80.00 bucks he said
a few other somall things
realignment
and almost 500.00 bucks in labor

so anybody got any suggestions?

zyounker

Replace the parts yourself & pay someone to do an alignment.. This way it will only cost you max=500.. as long as there is no body damage..

If there is go buy a new fender at a junkyard & have it painted...



The dealership parts are way to expensive, check just part shops to reference..


-Zach

Thrasher

Yeah I herd about that but I don't have a spring compresser to take off the struts and ****

zyounker

Go rent one at your local auto parts store.. They usually will let you use them for free. with a deposit..


-Zach

SpeedRacer

You don't need'em. I used bailing wire. Just wrapped it between several sets of the coils, and used a screwdriver to wind up the wire to make it tight. Worked fine, cost me $0.

Thrasher

ok I called the shop up and got the list of crap that needs to be fixed

Left lower control arm
Engine Craddle
Left end link for the sway bar
Left Upper Strut mount
Left strut

I am really considering going to u pull it to grap these parts but the other problem is I dont have a garage to work on it at?!?!

so now what do I do?

he speed racer I see that you live in portland hehe
wanna help some one on a project ?

-Zach

zyounker

Also, if you are gonna replace parts.. think about upgrades...


Maybe some new struts/springs?? New swaybar??


This might be a good time to do this stuff..


-Zach

defylogik

not only is that dangerous... but you will never work on my car even if you work for free....lol

get a free compressor at autozone or murrays with a locking safety so you dont loose fingers or arms or blow a hold thru your moms windows or garage door.

scott

gnx7

iTrader: (10)

Thrasher (Zack)- kind of an appropriate name now... j/k

I have a 67K mile powersteering rack with good boots from an '87 GXL. $50 plus shipping

Used lower control arms can be ordered from here and any other part you may need:
http://www.mazdarecycling.com/ and yes you can haggle a little

You can get coil spring compressors new from Grand Auto/Kragen/Schucks and I believe that they rent them as well. Bailing wire..... classic. That spring pops out of there and you won't have a head that has a working brain inside.....

Fix it yourself and then get it aligned at a shop.

If you want the rack let me know gnx7@hotmail.com

GNX7

Cwaters

HOLY CRAP!
next you'll be saying that it's cool to wear a tie and work on the fan belt with the motor running .....and jack stands are for wusses.....and it's no problem to jack the car up on a steep hill and why not take that test drive with only one lug nut on each wheel....

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do not give out dangerous advice! It may have worked for you but how would you feel if the guy you advised killed himself? And yes, the kinetic energy in a compressed spring CAN do that.

Cory Waters

Thrasher

hey guys, what the hell is the engine craddle? the guy said it was connected to the lower control arm... is that what the PS rack is?

thx

Zach

BhamBill

Who said there was a working brain in there to begin with?

InfiniIIIREX

I remember doing donuts with my first car ( 1988 N/A ) in a parking lot and hitting a lamp post. My rear panel was destroyed so I ripped it off for some stylish weight reduction man.

gnx7

iTrader: (10)

The engine cradle is the crossmember that spans between the frame rails that the engine mounts attach to, the lower A-arms, steering rack, sway bar etc. This can be purchased used as well. I paid $60 for mine from the link I gave you. Buy a bunch of parts and they will cut you some form of deal.

To replace the engine cradle is a lot of work.

GNX7

rx7_ragtop

It's the crossmember... it's held to the unibody frame rails with 4 big bolts... and it supports the motor, the motormounts bolt to it IIRC. You could get all those parts used in a salvage yard for $100 or so.

Brad