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Old May 15, 2007 | 05:15 PM
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Operation Z Rebuild

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Old May 15, 2007 | 05:20 PM
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Doh! and the explanation????
Old May 15, 2007 | 05:21 PM
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contruction+people liking to stop in an instant=that.
Old May 15, 2007 | 05:26 PM
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Was it your fault?
Old May 15, 2007 | 05:31 PM
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Thats what the cops say...I had no time to react to the guy that slammed on his brakes in front of me
Old May 15, 2007 | 05:35 PM
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yeah... they always blame the driver in back. So is the steering damaged at all? If not it won't be too bad to fix.
Old May 15, 2007 | 05:40 PM
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No damage to anything but the fender and bucket. I am really glad about that. Off to the junkyard to get my parts!
Old May 15, 2007 | 06:29 PM
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That is called unsafe stopping distance, following too closely, tailgating...whatever you prefer. Yeah the cops will almost always blame the person to the rear. These things happen...hope you can find the parts you need. Could have been worse...could have hit a water buffalo!!
Old May 15, 2007 | 06:53 PM
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just what i was gonna say ^^^^ and add, you damn punk. lol, thats why you dont take risks with Z's, well, unless its highspeed cornering cause thats what they are all about, but you always make sure the setup is safe. just get a frame puller that or a truck and some tie down straps and pull it straight if the support got bent some then fender and bucket and replace, and you just got that car painted not even a full year ago.

you know those orange caution signs that warn you of construction zones, yeah thats why they are there, lol, you can join the bardabe club now of crashing because of construction and cars.
Old May 15, 2007 | 07:01 PM
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um kay... I think he got the whole "stopping distance" thing now...
Old May 15, 2007 | 07:08 PM
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dude.................
Old May 15, 2007 | 07:16 PM
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There are no construction signs. The car I hit was probably a good 20 feet in front of me. Nobody is perfect.
Old May 15, 2007 | 07:23 PM
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Daaaaaaamnnnnnn Geena!!! At least you are ok and the Z is totaly repairable.
Old May 15, 2007 | 07:24 PM
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There are no construction signs. The car I hit was probably a good 20 feet in front of me. Nobody is perfect.
Don't get down on yourself......could have hit a Moose...no wait that would be Shady...damn neighbors to the north and their free roaming animals

Look at it this way, the car runs, and now you have a project...do some thinking, maybe you can take this and do something cool to the car.
Old May 15, 2007 | 07:26 PM
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do some thinking, maybe you can take this and do something cool to the car.
GET RID OF THOSE DAMN CORNER LIGHTS!!!
Old May 15, 2007 | 07:27 PM
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yup there are moose, bear, deer, and anything else big on the road around here. even the road on my cruise are suspect to vermin.
Old May 15, 2007 | 07:44 PM
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Stock N Low.

Here's it what I am thinking about doing. Maybe?
Old May 15, 2007 | 07:46 PM
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Dont you have a nice lil MSA kit you just had painted not that long ago?
Old May 15, 2007 | 07:48 PM
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Along with everyone else. lol
Old May 15, 2007 | 07:53 PM
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touche. . .
Old May 15, 2007 | 07:54 PM
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Stock N Low.

Here's it what I am thinking about doing. Maybe?

Ya know...that car makes me a little mad....nice and low but the rear camber is all fubared and the tires are too narrow for those rims....fix the rear camber and put a 215 on those rims and it would look decent.
Old May 15, 2007 | 08:07 PM
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DUDE! to narrow, the tires fit the rims cause teh rims are freakin fat as **** and that low he cant fix the camber without insane flares, thats why they camber teh tires in, doesnt do anything negative other than shitty tire wear. its drifter style lol, but that car is almost tooo low


pffff like there is such a thing.
Old May 16, 2007 | 06:55 AM
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i agree proper sized rims should be installed at that point. its no fun wearing tires out every 3 months. even stock rims are better.
Old May 16, 2007 | 09:24 AM
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Who cares about the tires...


The damned Steering Wheel is on the WRONG SIDE!!!!!!!!!!



Rod.
Old May 16, 2007 | 01:45 PM
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^^^ what he said! hahahaha
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