slngsht Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Apparently sevens are not good at climbing curbs at 50 mph. Who knew? :leaving: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croc Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 ouch! How much damage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scannon Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Pictures, video, link??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croc Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 It would also be nice to confirm the driver is ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slngsht Posted March 5, 2011 Author Share Posted March 5, 2011 Yes. I'm fine. just got home, and waiting for my friend to bring a trailer so we can go pick up the remains. The entire front suspension and accompanying frame is destroyed. I had a bad feeling about the layout, and sure enough, nailed it on my last run. The car ran FANTASTIC though, so had a great day. A couple of different instructors got to drive it too, and loved how she handled, etc... It was very encouraging. No video... I do have one pic that I will upload shortly. At this point I'm not sure how extensive the damage to the rest of the frame is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slngsht Posted March 5, 2011 Author Share Posted March 5, 2011 here's the only pic... I hit the curb straight on... in this pic, we had already manually turned the car 90 degrees to get ready to roll it off the track. There are 6 islands in the lot, and the run goes through them.... very tight turn before the island to slow you down, but wide open on the other side. I got sideways while accelerating out, and decided to put both feet in and take the hit, rather than try to drive out of it and really take a monstrous hit. Anyway, leaving to go get it now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1Steve Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 (edited) Mazda, That sucks !!!!! Well I have your new front wheel. And I have access to other Vette bits that you may need. Edited March 5, 2011 by S1Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scannon Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Yikes! I didn't realize it was your car you were talking about in the first post. Glad to hear you are OK, I guess you and your nephew will be busy in the shop for awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancylad Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Glad that you are fine, cars can be fettled and put back as they were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjslutz Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Oh shit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHKflyer52 Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 OUCH...Glad your OK...cars are rebuildable as long as your OK. Did it eat the oil pan and radiator? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arya Ebrahimi Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 I'm anxious(the nervous kind) to see what all is damaged. I heard 2nd hand that the shifter is not where it used to be I'm hoping the engine/trans/driveline/etc didn't suffer any damage. You know, thinking back, the front end of the chassis was really all that was left from the original Rotus. I think the car just wanted to be 100% built by us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookwheel Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 That is too bad. Glad you're OK, I hope the damage is easily fixed. Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowss7 Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Glad you're ok Mazda. I'm sure you'll get it back together better than ever. Time for an LS7 up grade? Hope you get it back together in time for the June track day. Get cutting! Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanG Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Take it easy and watch for symptoms tomorrow. That kind of wack could catch up with you. After being rear ended I felt fine. The next day all I did was sleep. Hope all is OK with you. You have an opportunity to go even more insane with the rebuild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestTexasS2K Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Wow hope it's not as bad as it looks. I hope you can get up a running soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondo Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Yikes! Too bad you didn't have more time with it after that major rebuild... 3rd time's the charm;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxologist Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Sorry to hear about the day going all pear shaped. But the important thing is your ok. as others have said, hopefully ur ok tomorrow as well after ur body has rested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solder_guy Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 dang .. mazda .. well I wish I was there to help you pick up the Rotus bits ..I have a spare Tercel rack if you need it .. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slngsht Posted March 6, 2011 Author Share Posted March 6, 2011 hey guys, finally got the car home. Thanks for all the support. did a brief survey. As far as bent tubes, It looks like on the bottom of the car everything is good from the motor mounts back. On the top rail, everything looks good (naked eye) from a triangulation point in front of the passenger footwell. So, at least 3 tubes need to be replaced on each side, plus the whole suspension box, both Aarms, etc... I believe the engine did shift forward somehow, but I'm not quite sure how, so the damage could be more extensive. There is a one piece aluminum plate that covers the entire floor pan of the car from motor mounts back. That sheet is completely intact with all rivets, so I'm fairly certain all the floor tubes are OK. We're scheduled for some rain tomorrow, so I've just covered it up and going to not look at it for a couple of days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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