chesto "feel better card"
02-24-2001, 07:54 AM
#1
hey peeps, i just heard about chestbro's accident. WoW....made my think for a while....anyways, hope everything goes all well and thank god nothing happened to you dude. the moving salad bar gets plastic surgery!
02-24-2001, 08:31 AM
#3
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From Maximadriver.com:
"*Sigh* Today was not a good day.
It rained earlier this morning here in Los Angeles, and left the road slighty damp in the afternoon, and actually had drifted some gravel toward the edge of an S curve on Hilgard and Le Conte ave, here on the north east sector of UCLA's campus. I was coming home after lunch with my friend carl, and hit that patch of dust. The rear Yokos lost traction and the rear came out. Sliding more than 80+ feet, i slammed into the curb, and uplifted the front end of the car onto the curb, and started "curb riding" the edge for the entire duration of the skid. My passenger side Revo slammed into the curb, and was grinding on the edge and wearing it down nearly one inch of the aluminum alloy that TSW used to make the Revo. Thank god TSW makes strong rims, and the spoke stayed intake during the accident.
My Front lip was hurled UNDERNEATH the car, and was bent/inverted under the car, (still attached thanks to the two screws on either side) and was digging into the grass on the edge of the curb. As i was sliding, all i could think was: Counter steer and prevent flip over. I was really really scared, as all i could see was the on coming traffic, which was near by, and the jogger that my car was heading toward.
Result of the "love tap?" Flat spotted the front two tires, from the countersteer and sliding, and my rear tires have severe "chunking" from the massive rubber loss. The passenger side Steering Knuckle is completely demolished (split in two), the newly installed koni is OK, for now, but i have to check. The car idles slightly odd, it could be impact of the car onto the curb. The front bumper is slightly impaled with deep curb scratches, and the metal near the edge of the bumper has been bent severely, due to the severe bending of the front lip. The Revo is toast, along with the tire on it. (which now has a DEEEEEP groove in it. How deep? The letters AVS on the side wall now resembles: A. the V and S are completely erased.
The curb prevented a potential flip over, which i was glad, and after getting the car towed to my garage, i looked at the damage, by lifting the car with a jack, and checked underneath. *damn* My stupid Yoko Avs Intermediates were just rotated when i installed my konis..
I will probably go thru insurance for this, %$!@$!@"
That sucks man, sorry to hear that, hope everything works out for ya.
"*Sigh* Today was not a good day.
It rained earlier this morning here in Los Angeles, and left the road slighty damp in the afternoon, and actually had drifted some gravel toward the edge of an S curve on Hilgard and Le Conte ave, here on the north east sector of UCLA's campus. I was coming home after lunch with my friend carl, and hit that patch of dust. The rear Yokos lost traction and the rear came out. Sliding more than 80+ feet, i slammed into the curb, and uplifted the front end of the car onto the curb, and started "curb riding" the edge for the entire duration of the skid. My passenger side Revo slammed into the curb, and was grinding on the edge and wearing it down nearly one inch of the aluminum alloy that TSW used to make the Revo. Thank god TSW makes strong rims, and the spoke stayed intake during the accident.
My Front lip was hurled UNDERNEATH the car, and was bent/inverted under the car, (still attached thanks to the two screws on either side) and was digging into the grass on the edge of the curb. As i was sliding, all i could think was: Counter steer and prevent flip over. I was really really scared, as all i could see was the on coming traffic, which was near by, and the jogger that my car was heading toward.
Result of the "love tap?" Flat spotted the front two tires, from the countersteer and sliding, and my rear tires have severe "chunking" from the massive rubber loss. The passenger side Steering Knuckle is completely demolished (split in two), the newly installed koni is OK, for now, but i have to check. The car idles slightly odd, it could be impact of the car onto the curb. The front bumper is slightly impaled with deep curb scratches, and the metal near the edge of the bumper has been bent severely, due to the severe bending of the front lip. The Revo is toast, along with the tire on it. (which now has a DEEEEEP groove in it. How deep? The letters AVS on the side wall now resembles: A. the V and S are completely erased.
The curb prevented a potential flip over, which i was glad, and after getting the car towed to my garage, i looked at the damage, by lifting the car with a jack, and checked underneath. *damn* My stupid Yoko Avs Intermediates were just rotated when i installed my konis..
I will probably go thru insurance for this, %$!@$!@"
That sucks man, sorry to hear that, hope everything works out for ya.
i hope you get your max fixed.
02-24-2001, 11:45 AM
#9
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Posts: 1,391
Arg, it's the curse of the Koni. Seems like the same thing happened to me and someone else, right after we all had the Koni + Stillen sway bar setup. And when he talkes about his rear coming out, it comes FLYING out, too fast to catch. I ended up getting new sticky tires, which seemed to fix the loose rear problem, and I guess the message for everyone is, never overestimate your car. Even though you might have the latest suspension stuff, your tires are still keeping you on the road, so don't overestimate their grip.
Man, I'd be kissing my new tires everyday if they weren't so dirty for the stunts they let me pull to dodge other stupid drivers. I'm glad I didn't skimp on tires this time around, and I'd recommend that everyone else do the same.
And yes, you may quote me when I say "I love my RE730s"
Man, I'd be kissing my new tires everyday if they weren't so dirty for the stunts they let me pull to dodge other stupid drivers. I'm glad I didn't skimp on tires this time around, and I'd recommend that everyone else do the same.
And yes, you may quote me when I say "I love my RE730s"
02-24-2001, 12:29 PM
#10
WE grieve your pain..
Sorry to hear about that Cheston. The most important thing is that your okay. Best of all you remembered to BUCKLE UP! Cars are replaceable, but not you! 2 accidents in a week; DAle Earnhart, & Cheston.
02-24-2001, 12:59 PM
#11
DAMN man
I'm sorry man i feel you pain, i let my girl drive my car and that was scary enough. I can't believe how scary it would be to do that. Hope that everything is ok with your car and that the insurance covers your loss. That really sucks
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02-24-2001, 01:30 PM
#15
i am. ok. thanks alot for your concern.
i feel like an ***.
to some members of this board and in general...
sorry for my previous comments. i guess i deserved this.
insurance will be dealing with this.
this is what i think might be repaired:
front bumper (deep grooves: repaint needed),
front lip (ohhh.. hohohoh.. it's toast),
the passenger revo with tire,
steering knuckle,
CV boot (possibly),
steering arm ,
the front rotor,
and possibly my newly installed koni.
most damage is on the undercarriage from grinding the curb.
well. so much for Las Vegas motorspeedway. :P
thanks again for the comments,
#%!#@$2 Yokos..
arrgh.
--cheston
i feel like an ***.
to some members of this board and in general...
sorry for my previous comments. i guess i deserved this.
insurance will be dealing with this.
this is what i think might be repaired:
front bumper (deep grooves: repaint needed),
front lip (ohhh.. hohohoh.. it's toast),
the passenger revo with tire,
steering knuckle,
CV boot (possibly),
steering arm ,
the front rotor,
and possibly my newly installed koni.
most damage is on the undercarriage from grinding the curb.
well. so much for Las Vegas motorspeedway. :P
thanks again for the comments,
#%!#@$2 Yokos..
arrgh.
--cheston
02-24-2001, 01:58 PM
#16
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wow sorry to hear about the damage
but atleast you and your passenger are ok. good luck with everything. i know how much of a pain in the *** dealing with insurance and repair time can be, i just did twice within a year.
Jules
Jules
02-24-2001, 06:50 PM
#19
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Join Date: Sep 2000
Posts: 1,441
Read about it on md.com yesterday..
Sorry about what happened to your TIGHT car, Cheston, and I'm glad to see that you're not hurt! Hopefully you won't have any insurance problems.
One thing's for sure, I won't be playing in the rain as often...
Sorry about what happened to your TIGHT car, Cheston, and I'm glad to see that you're not hurt! Hopefully you won't have any insurance problems.
One thing's for sure, I won't be playing in the rain as often...
02-25-2001, 08:51 PM
#22
MANG!
cheston!
buddy, you probably don't know me, but i live down the street from you at 550. (i've seen your car around campus a little bit)... anyhow, dude... sux. i'm sorry about that, man. i was beginning to wonder why i haven't seen your car these days. hope everything goes well. if you need help, i know of a pretty good body shop guy in Culver City that does a good job for pretty cheap.
take care, dude....
buddy, you probably don't know me, but i live down the street from you at 550. (i've seen your car around campus a little bit)... anyhow, dude... sux. i'm sorry about that, man. i was beginning to wonder why i haven't seen your car these days. hope everything goes well. if you need help, i know of a pretty good body shop guy in Culver City that does a good job for pretty cheap.
take care, dude....
02-25-2001, 09:10 PM
#23
man salad pusher, so sorry to have read about your accident.. but i'm glad that you and your passenger are alright. good thinkig on trying to prevent the car to flip, i'm sure many would just freeze during a time like that. purhaps the kit saved you some speed since it dun into the ground. man... luckly u missed the jogger too.. i hope all things go well with you and your car. man i was planning to go down south next weekend for my sister's bday and i was hoping i could meet a few of you so cal people.. but either or the man is the one who made the car cool so if you have time maybe we can set up a mini meet. take care bro..
-daniel
-daniel
02-25-2001, 10:24 PM
#25
cross your fingers!
GohanMax is gonna be towed to M & S autobody on sawtelle blvd in santa monica tomorrow morning.
my main worry is the new konis i just put in .. arrrgh.
well. i reported it to NationWide insurance on saturday, and the adjuster will see it prolly tuesday...
i need to dig up receipts for all my front end mods... oiye!
GohanMax is gonna be towed to M & S autobody on sawtelle blvd in santa monica tomorrow morning.
my main worry is the new konis i just put in .. arrrgh.
well. i reported it to NationWide insurance on saturday, and the adjuster will see it prolly tuesday...
i need to dig up receipts for all my front end mods... oiye!
02-26-2001, 08:13 PM
#27
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ANOTHER GET WELL CARD FOR YA
Hope your not getting tired of reading all these Cheston, but you are a good example of how we all take for granted having our maxes in perfect shape everyday. GLAD YOUR OKAY!!! Email me, we'll do lunch.....oh wait i am on the other side of the county.
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