Looks like I'm gonna need a new shell now...

93forestpearl · Post by **93forestpearl** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 2:11 pm

Got kinda T-boned by a woman who didn't look before she pulled a U-turn. Chassis is done. If I would not have swerved, it would have been an offset front hit, and I would have really flipped out. Shit happens, but god damn. I was out tuning my injectors I put in the night before.

BXSS · Post by **BXSS** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 2:28 pm

Sorry about the accident, but it would have been much worse if it was a frontal collision...

g20sleeperjdm · Post by **g20sleeperjdm** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 4:18 pm

what the fuck man.. glad to here your ok tho

evolutionmovement · Post by **evolutionmovement** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 4:38 pm

Women's brains generally cannot process information fast enough to drive. They can, however, store lots more shit in them than men. Therefore, they should be record-keepers, not drivers. Maybe there should be a part of the driving test that takes into account the processor speed of the person's brain.

Dusty B · Post by **Dusty B** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 4:55 pm

Sorry to hear about the accident man. Her insurance covering anything. Looks like she realyl wasn't paying attention. That first photo looks like there is looooots of open space.

93forestpearl · Post by **93forestpearl** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 5:06 pm

There is a hill to the right, so she must have looked in her mirror after cresting the hill and saw there was nobody behind her. Unfortunately I was a couple hundred yards behind, below the crest when she looked. She obviously didn't look again before pulling out.

Her adjuster will total the car. Its jsut a matter of what they want to give me for it. The car will not leave my driveway nor will they get their grubby hands on the title. I've got about $25k into the car and would completely loose my ass.

If they give me a decent amount to replace a 1993 Legacy L and cover the wheel and possibly bent coilover, I'd be happy.

kleinkid · Post by **kleinkid** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 5:10 pm

That is really bad news for you. Good you are not injured. I know there are a lot of negative emotions you are feeling because of this. It will pass, the rest of your life goes on. Not that you wanted a new project, but now you have one! Take care.

HomeSlice · Post by **HomeSlice** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 5:20 pm

ouch...sorry to see leggy like that. long as you ok.. my ex girl did sumtin like that to my 93 but i was able to hang new doors.....you sure you cant?

93forestpearl · Post by **93forestpearl** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 5:48 pm

The whole chassis is tweaked. It definately doesn't drive like it did right before the accident.

Also, there is damage to the B-pillar and possibly the rocker. Without getting the doors off there is no way to really tell. It would have to get on a frame rack to see how straight the car is. The front of the car(forward of the crossmember) was already tweaked a bit from a previous incident involving a deer, and another incident involving a field entrance. It's just not worth messing with this shell anymore.

Post by **Legacy777** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 6:39 pm

Damn Dan!

That sucks big time. Glad to hear you're ok, and that it looks like all your performance goodies are in tact, and ready for swapping to another car.

93forestpearl · Post by **93forestpearl** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 6:49 pm

Yeah, definitely a bummer. I was debating wether or not to get a new shell, and it looks like this incident made that decision for me, lol. Its too bad though. That color was only sprayed in '93 and I've never seen another on the road.

The only goodies that were damaged was that wheel obviously and possibly my coilover on that corner. I have another coilover with a rebuilt dampner ready to go, but her insurance company doesn't know that.

As far as a shell goes, an Impreza would be fun from a performance standpoint, but the day to day would suck. The Legacy is a nicer car for sure. Its 400lbs though.....

jake15 · Post by **jake15** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 7:42 pm

i'm going to go with you coilover is def bent. i got hit in almost the same spot and it bent my agx.

my little bro has a 91 ss shell that he'd let go for super cheap.... you'd just have to come and pick it up

BXSS · Post by **BXSS** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:14 pm

Now may be the time to get a clean OBDI Impreza shell & swap all of your stuff onto it....
My Impreza Wagon is over 350lbs lighter than my Legacy....
? how much lighter a Impreza Coupe would be....

Adam West · Post by **Adam West** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:27 pm

Condolences man, that sucks! Loved what you had going there. That just makes it that much harder...

93forestpearl · Post by **93forestpearl** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:29 pm

I see what you're saying Carlos, but I don't know if I can put up with driving an Impreza.

Adam West · Post by **Adam West** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:35 pm

What car hit you? The Forester???

93forestpearl · Post by **93forestpearl** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:49 pm

The Camry hit me. The Forester is my mom's. I called her to bring a camera to take pics of the scene.

Post by **Legacy777** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 9:48 pm

I'm with you Dan. Driving my impreza is tolerable, but the Legacy is a much more refined car, all the way around.

93forestpearl · Post by **93forestpearl** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 9:53 pm

Truf. The Legacy has always been the flagship. Yes the Impreza is lighter and has nicer turn-in from being shorter, but it is smaller and not put together like the Legacy. Besides, I can't fit my intercooler behind the headlights on an impreza

greg donovan · Post by **greg donovan** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 3:03 am

saw this over on MNSUbaru. didnt realize that was you.

glad you are OK.

i would be interested in buying the front fenders if you ever part it out and they arent rusty.

93forestpearl · Post by **93forestpearl** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 3:15 am

Apparently there is a '97 or '98 Legacy with a bum motor on CL for $500. I need this to get sorted out quick. Hmmmm? I just wish the door card wasn't so lame with the joke of an armrest and the almost vertical window switches. Maybe I could make the old ones work?

93forestpearl · Post by **93forestpearl** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 3:25 am

greg donovan wrote:saw this over on MNSUbaru. didnt realize that was you.

glad you are OK.

i would be interested in buying the front fenders if you ever part it out and they arent rusty.

We'll see what happens and what I decide to go with. Ultimately it'll come down to what comes up for the right price. It's getting really hard fine clean examples of the 1sy gens.

TheSubaruJunkie · Post by **TheSubaruJunkie** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 3:30 am

Are the cops there because you beat the Camry driver to a bloody pulp? I would have. A buddy of mine got hit the same exact way you did. What the fuck are people thinking? How can you NOT see a car as its passing your front fender??

Whenever I see a car pull to the side of the road, I always wonder if he's about to pull an illegal U turn, and try to give him as much space as possible.

Really sucks man

Sorry to hear and see it.

Fkyx · Post by **Fkyx** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 4:59 am

Man... after all the work you put it making it look somewhat presentable.

93forestpearl · Post by **93forestpearl** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 5:08 am

evolutionmovement wrote:Women's brains generally cannot process information fast enough to drive. They can, however, store lots more shit in them than men. Therefore, they should be record-keepers, not drivers. Maybe there should be a part of the driving test that takes into account the processor speed of the person's brain.

Well, women's brains are smaller. Its science...

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Looks like I'm gonna need a new shell now...

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