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s13silady · 11-10-2003, 05:11 AM

hey all hows it going... about 4:00AM here in the bay are.. just got home from the gas station... but i wasnt pumping gas... actually just got done towing my car off an island and off against a wall...
wasnt street racing, wasnt trying to drift, just making a usual left turn off a stoplight (rolling.. the light was already green)... the roads were wet... back end broke loose for no appearant reason, counter steered, next thing you know, my car was airborn sideways 3ft off the ground (friend was following me)...no serious damage to me thank God... but the car on the other hand, the left tire looked like it had a -40 offset.. the shock tower was ripped right out of the strut casing...im lucky to be untouched, and lucky there were no other cars around...i will post some pics first comes morning... i got before and after pics of the tree i took down.. ill post those up too...ill keep you all updated...looks like my SR is still intact...hhopefully...

please drive carefully in the rain...it wasnt even raining when this happened... the roads were wet like crazy though...

aaahh... sorry just mad and need to vent....

-ryan...

Zemus · 11-10-2003, 06:17 AM

Your lucky to be un hurt. A quick tip about rain guys..

The reason im almost sure it was super slippery was because of the newly released oil that the rain let loose on the roads. When it rains oils are released from the ground and make it very hard to gain traction.

GL, atleast your in socal, 240s are everywhere

CoasTek240 · 11-10-2003, 06:47 AM

that sux to hear man.. hope everything turns out well.

aznpoopy · 11-10-2003, 07:27 AM

sorry to hear that

good luck with whatever you plan on doing!

brokenben · 11-10-2003, 07:49 AM

aw that sucks.. new project with the old sr prolly?

I[E · 11-10-2003, 07:50 AM

good that you're ok, that's more important then the car.
similar thing happened to me with my 90. i was turning off campus in the rain into where they were doing road work and someone in a truck ran the red. i steered to dodge him and 540º later a back wheel hits a hole in the dirt and launch the car into the air for another ~270º and land in the median. only damage was a bent wheel and fucked up alignment, also landing stuck a hubcap about 4inches into the ground. sat there for about 15min trying to get my heart to slow down.

s13silady · 11-10-2003, 08:07 AM

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Originally posted by brokenben
aw that sucks.. new project with the old sr prolly?

yuhp... i dont want an SR to go to waste...

...
going into another fastback...(if this one doesnt get fixed)

from the looks of it its going to be total loss... but dont know for fact...

image below is a pic of before...just so you guys get the picture of the mayhem...oh and car was all original paint.. dentless...scratchless...garaged everyday of its life from first owner to me....

s13silady · 11-10-2003, 08:16 AM

another..

I[E · 11-10-2003, 10:06 AM

are those m-class side markers?

matlock · 11-10-2003, 10:51 AM

It's good to see that you weren't hurt at all or that, it sucks that your car was damaged though. It looked like a sweet ride in the first picture....it's really cool to see that you are already thinking of getting another one and transfering the motor

....good luck and its great to see you are alright.

wntrcoatblu240 · 11-10-2003, 10:56 AM

sorry to hear about your loss... but like eveyone said.. at least you're all right.. that's most important... glad you're still interested in keeping the project going.. GL with everyting..

Nissan240SX · 11-10-2003, 11:08 AM

Yeah glad you are ok. And good to hear you want to get back into a 240. Hey also same question are those M-class sidemarkers or are those from Clearcorners.com?

WilloW · 11-10-2003, 11:27 AM

Sorry for your lost, my s14 scared the crap out of me yesterday in the rain. Everytime I make a turn the rear end would step out a little bit no matter how hard I tried with the gas. Good luck finding another S13, and I'm from San Jose too.

s13silady · 11-10-2003, 05:44 PM

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Originally posted by Nissan240SX
Yeah glad you are ok. And good to hear you want to get back into a 240. Hey also same question are those M-class sidemarkers or are those from Clearcorners.com?

those are M-class side markers... 5 bucks each from benz dealership, and 10 minutes of filing...

willoW, what part of san jose are you from?

well besides from that... if anyone in the bay area knows anyone getting rid of a clean S13 chassis (non pig nose preferably)with blown motor for dirt cheap, let me know... because i cant make the claim until i have a stock motor in there or else they will take the car as is... or if there is an easier way to get more gain from my loss please let me know... thank you guys...

-ryan

edit...sorry just went back to check the pics.. and they are freaking humongous!.. so mods if you can please resize them for me id appreciate it... sorry bout that forgot to check the size before i posted...

andrave · 11-10-2003, 05:46 PM

my car has bald tires on the back, I'm surprised I haven't wrecked it in the rain yet.
maybe the big gay windsheld banners blocked your vision and contributed?

s13silady · 11-10-2003, 05:50 PM

Quote:

my car has bald tires on the back, I'm surprised I haven't wrecked it in the rain yet.

haha naw... that banner is completely out of the way... oh yah that pic was taken about a year ago... that botom decal has been long taken off... only the nismo one remains but it is way up there...

DRFT · 11-10-2003, 06:54 PM

Sucks to hear about your loss man. Hope you recover w/ a better car soon.

MY rear end broke out last week too. but this was due to bald tires, i too am glad that there was no one around too.

dvdevo · 11-10-2003, 06:59 PM

hey cool i'm sorta from sj too or at least goto school here. but anyways, i almost lost it when it was raining one night making a left turn, which was pretty sharp because it was from those 1 way streets =[. lost the back end almost. I was going very slow too =[ damn torque.. i wish i had a honda right about the rainy seasons

btw, since i got some kyb agx should i set it to very soft when it rains?

btw there's lots of s13s on craigslist right now , good luck man.

WilloW · 11-11-2003, 12:17 AM

S13silady, I'm in the south side of San Jose.

twitchy · 11-11-2003, 12:22 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Oni
Your lucky to be un hurt. A quick tip about rain guys..

The reason im almost sure it was super slippery was because of the newly released oil that the rain let loose on the roads. When it rains oils are released from the ground and make it very hard to gain traction.

GL, atleast your in socal, 240s are everywhere

very very true

did a science project on this once in high school. A little rain releases the oil and grime and it sits on top of the pavement, as opposed to after it actallly starts raining and rinses it away

my friend wrecked a Celice GTS like that, had it only 3 weeks

sucks about the car!

hondaguy · 11-11-2003, 12:46 AM

damn sorry to hear about your lost but,good luck find another 240,there really hard to find these days

twitchy · 11-11-2003, 12:49 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by hondaguy
damn sorry to hear about your lost but,good luck find another 240,there really hard to find these days

soon they will start to get expensive for nice factory original ones that have been babied like mine...I hope

andrave · 11-11-2003, 11:27 AM

VLSD stickers take 7,000 dollars off book value anyway.
I saw that on kelly blue book.

twitchy · 11-11-2003, 12:36 PM

OOOOOOOOOOOOH!

touche!

lets see your car?

KoukiS14 · 11-11-2003, 01:28 PM

It's interesting (and shitty) driving without VLSD. . oddly enough, my S13 has stock VLSD. . while my s14 doesn't haha

I notice it's a bit harder to slide around in the rain without it. . All I usually wind up with, unless I'm trying to do it, is the inside tire spinning.

Oh well. . I'll get a VLSD later on (sold the last one I bought lol)

twitchy · 11-11-2003, 03:06 PM

far better than wasting your power away through the back inside wheel. I find at the limit of handling on dry pavement, like say I feed it full throttle in the higher revs in second gear in a corner, that it will react more like a front wheel drive with understeer occuring first and mild oversteer if I really really get nasty with it.

andrave · 11-11-2003, 04:55 PM

my car is a piece of shit, didn't you read my sig?

www.sounddomain.com/id/andrave

if you don't want to take my word for it, you can verify it yourself.
Its a real piece of shit. I love it.

holisticbeatz · 11-11-2003, 07:11 PM

I got owned by the rain 2 weeks ago.

twitchy · 11-11-2003, 07:45 PM

what are we lookin at?

big mike · 11-11-2003, 07:52 PM

If you dont know I won't tell you.

We are more than likely looking forward from behind the drivers side LCA. the bent part is the outer tie rod end with ball joint.The bar with the two round "spots" on it, just forward of the bend, is the tension rod.

11-10-2003, 05:11 AM	#1
s13silady Nissanaholic! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Bay Area, San Jose Posts: 1,804 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	another lost s13... hey all hows it going... about 4:00AM here in the bay are.. just got home from the gas station... but i wasnt pumping gas... actually just got done towing my car off an island and off against a wall... wasnt street racing, wasnt trying to drift, just making a usual left turn off a stoplight (rolling.. the light was already green)... the roads were wet... back end broke loose for no appearant reason, counter steered, next thing you know, my car was airborn sideways 3ft off the ground (friend was following me)...no serious damage to me thank God... but the car on the other hand, the left tire looked like it had a -40 offset.. the shock tower was ripped right out of the strut casing...im lucky to be untouched, and lucky there were no other cars around...i will post some pics first comes morning... i got before and after pics of the tree i took down.. ill post those up too...ill keep you all updated...looks like my SR is still intact...hhopefully... please drive carefully in the rain...it wasnt even raining when this happened... the roads were wet like crazy though... aaahh... sorry just mad and need to vent.... -ryan... __________________

11-10-2003, 06:17 AM	#2
Zemus Nissanaholic! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minneapols Age: 40 Posts: 2,268 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: Zemus Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Your lucky to be un hurt. A quick tip about rain guys.. The reason im almost sure it was super slippery was because of the newly released oil that the rain let loose on the roads. When it rains oils are released from the ground and make it very hard to gain traction. GL, atleast your in socal, 240s are everywhere __________________ \|Ziptied.com\|Hybrid Z\|D-Town Forum\|Clubfr.net\|

11-10-2003, 08:16 AM	#8
s13silady Nissanaholic! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Bay Area, San Jose Posts: 1,804 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	another.. __________________

11-10-2003, 11:08 AM	#12
Nissan240SX Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Kansas Age: 42 Posts: 363 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Good Luck Yeah glad you are ok. And good to hear you want to get back into a 240. Hey also same question are those M-class sidemarkers or are those from Clearcorners.com? __________________ If Life is an Andrenaline rush, then why are Hondas so slow?

11-10-2003, 06:54 PM	#17
DRFT Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Pow Pow Age: 41 Posts: 3,744 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Sucks to hear about your loss man. Hope you recover w/ a better car soon. MY rear end broke out last week too. but this was due to bald tires, i too am glad that there was no one around too. __________________ ApexNetwork.Net Sacramento & Norcal Forum

11-10-2003, 06:47 AM	#3
CoasTek240 Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: VA Age: 40 Posts: 3,034 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	that sux to hear man.. hope everything turns out well.

11-10-2003, 07:27 AM	#4
aznpoopy Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: New Jersey Age: 44 Posts: 5,013 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	sorry to hear that good luck with whatever you plan on doing!

11-10-2003, 07:49 AM	#5
brokenben Zilvia Addict Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: San Francisco Age: 40 Posts: 718 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	aw that sucks.. new project with the old sr prolly?

11-10-2003, 07:50 AM	#6
I[E Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: ucf/orlando Age: 42 Posts: 24 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	good that you're ok, that's more important then the car. similar thing happened to me with my 90. i was turning off campus in the rain into where they were doing road work and someone in a truck ran the red. i steered to dodge him and 540º later a back wheel hits a hole in the dirt and launch the car into the air for another ~270º and land in the median. only damage was a bent wheel and fucked up alignment, also landing stuck a hubcap about 4inches into the ground. sat there for about 15min trying to get my heart to slow down.

11-10-2003, 10:06 AM	#9
I[E Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: ucf/orlando Age: 42 Posts: 24 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	are those m-class side markers?

11-10-2003, 10:51 AM	#10
matlock Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: California Age: 40 Posts: 1,169 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	It's good to see that you weren't hurt at all or that, it sucks that your car was damaged though. It looked like a sweet ride in the first picture....it's really cool to see that you are already thinking of getting another one and transfering the motor ....good luck and its great to see you are alright.

11-10-2003, 10:56 AM	#11
wntrcoatblu240 Zilvia Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: bay area Posts: 180 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	sorry to hear about your loss... but like eveyone said.. at least you're all right.. that's most important... glad you're still interested in keeping the project going.. GL with everyting..

11-10-2003, 11:27 AM	#13
WilloW Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: * ** Posts: 1,529 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Sorry for your lost, my s14 scared the crap out of me yesterday in the rain. Everytime I make a turn the rear end would step out a little bit no matter how hard I tried with the gas. Good luck finding another S13, and I'm from San Jose too.

11-10-2003, 05:46 PM	#15
andrave BANNED Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Burton WV Posts: 2,350 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	my car has bald tires on the back, I'm surprised I haven't wrecked it in the rain yet. maybe the big gay windsheld banners blocked your vision and contributed?

11-10-2003, 06:59 PM	#18
dvdevo Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: cali Posts: 1,469 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	hey cool i'm sorta from sj too or at least goto school here. but anyways, i almost lost it when it was raining one night making a left turn, which was pretty sharp because it was from those 1 way streets =[. lost the back end almost. I was going very slow too =[ damn torque.. i wish i had a honda right about the rainy seasons btw, since i got some kyb agx should i set it to very soft when it rains? btw there's lots of s13s on craigslist right now , good luck man.

11-11-2003, 12:17 AM	#19
WilloW Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: * ** Posts: 1,529 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	S13silady, I'm in the south side of San Jose.

11-11-2003, 12:46 AM	#21
hondaguy Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: salinas monterey seaside area Age: 40 Posts: 550 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	damn sorry to hear about your lost but,good luck find another 240,there really hard to find these days __________________ if i had a dollar for every dollar i put in my car.........i would have all my money back

11-11-2003, 11:27 AM	#23
andrave BANNED Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Burton WV Posts: 2,350 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	VLSD stickers take 7,000 dollars off book value anyway. I saw that on kelly blue book.

11-11-2003, 12:36 PM	#24
twitchy Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Ontario Posts: 1,579 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	OOOOOOOOOOOOH! touche! lets see your car? __________________ Who the hell needs a sig anyhow

11-11-2003, 01:28 PM	#25
KoukiS14 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Indiana Age: 47 Posts: 944 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	It's interesting (and shitty) driving without VLSD. . oddly enough, my S13 has stock VLSD. . while my s14 doesn't haha I notice it's a bit harder to slide around in the rain without it. . All I usually wind up with, unless I'm trying to do it, is the inside tire spinning. Oh well. . I'll get a VLSD later on (sold the last one I bought lol) __________________

11-11-2003, 03:06 PM	#26
twitchy Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Ontario Posts: 1,579 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	far better than wasting your power away through the back inside wheel. I find at the limit of handling on dry pavement, like say I feed it full throttle in the higher revs in second gear in a corner, that it will react more like a front wheel drive with understeer occuring first and mild oversteer if I really really get nasty with it. __________________ Who the hell needs a sig anyhow

11-11-2003, 04:55 PM	#27
andrave BANNED Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Burton WV Posts: 2,350 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	my car is a piece of shit, didn't you read my sig? www.sounddomain.com/id/andrave if you don't want to take my word for it, you can verify it yourself. Its a real piece of shit. I love it.

11-11-2003, 07:11 PM	#28
holisticbeatz Zilvia Addict Join Date: May 2003 Location: CALIFORNIA Posts: 988 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	I got owned by the rain 2 weeks ago. __________________ Trust and I don't mean GReddy.

11-11-2003, 07:45 PM	#29
twitchy Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Ontario Posts: 1,579 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	what are we lookin at? __________________ Who the hell needs a sig anyhow

11-11-2003, 07:52 PM	#30
big mike Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: charlotte, nc Age: 46 Posts: 19 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	If you dont know I won't tell you. We are more than likely looking forward from behind the drivers side LCA. the bent part is the outer tie rod end with ball joint.The bar with the two round "spots" on it, just forward of the bend, is the tension rod. __________________ Speed doesn't kill- rapid deceleration does.