ross Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 ok heres the story, engine mount snapped on sunday night, engine dropped onto the driveshafts, and because of my bumper and FMIC being in the way, the only way i could tow it was off the slam panel (sounds stupid i know) so i did, got home fine, no damage!so thursday comes, so does my engine mount, so i need to tow it somewhere with ramps, friends dads' garage, perfect!! my mate comes up in his dads 17.TD Cavalier to tow me, hooked in round slam panel once again, off we go.....about a mile down the road, my mate pull off a little to quick and this happens I CRIED! never mind, starlet is going to change big time now, after i get a new headlight, indicator, slam panel, inner wing, repair the two front arches and get a new bumper ;) but she will look TOTALLY different next time you see her Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Idrees Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 OH my god i think ive just cried more than you mate ;) But as they say, when you bump a car its an easy path to modify it even more.Wish you the best of luck with sorting her out, can't wait to see it done! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ross Posted December 15, 2006 Author Share Posted December 15, 2006 who new a cavalier could pull the front end off a starlet?? mind you, it was all fibreglass ! lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nanglebadger Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 holy good SHIT!!!! awwww man that blows big baby chunks seriously!!!!!!!!All the best with patchin her up!!!!!!!!!Phil. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SiCaln Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 blimey mate, ouch, i see what u mean by slam panel now dude all that stuff we mentioned before is crap, we mean cooling panel otherwise known as slam panel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Enzo Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 ahh no man.thats a shitter ;)your not having any luck at all are you Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ross Posted December 15, 2006 Author Share Posted December 15, 2006 plans are secret lol gonna be a totally different car when she done ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ross Posted December 15, 2006 Author Share Posted December 15, 2006 confused!! explain more please lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dave_bristol Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Ouch, sorry to hear this mate, lets hope 2007 is a better year 4 youDave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
whitestarlet Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 not so good at all!! hope you get it repaired!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ecksjay Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 why didnt you take the bloody bumper off you muppet ! ;)hahaha, unlucky mate, but its cool you've taken it in good humour, because it is a bit silly, if a little messy! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paul w Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Ooopsy,is he contributing to the repair? Woulda bin cheaper to get a tow truck! Next time maybe include a towing eye in the list of mods! ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mikey Jay Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Ouch, good luck getting it sorted Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ross Posted December 15, 2006 Author Share Posted December 15, 2006 yeah he doing the repairs aswell, it wouldnt go on a tow truck, being less than an inch from the floor ;) lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alena Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 ouch! not much i can say except repeat what everyone else said, i.e. what a shame and i hope you get it sorted out! suppose it's a stimulus to do more to it and change little bits ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mart Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 ;) Oh man thats a right killer. Sorry to see that. Looks like it had a frontal wack...Good luck fixing it... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jozinobi Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 All the best getting her sorted Ross!Looking forward to this new look...Joz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ross Posted December 16, 2006 Author Share Posted December 16, 2006 jus need to get hold of bonnet slam panel if anyone got one layin around?? ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AaronW Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 thats ashame when you were trien to sell it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 may have a bonnet for sale if you still need one ands its only in pontypool ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shelly_star Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 Such a shame sorry to hear. whats the progress now? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JigSaw Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 they say bad things come in three's.... so stay in the house can imagine how you feel. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ross Posted December 24, 2006 Author Share Posted December 24, 2006 Sparky, the bonnet? is it off the other turbo converted SR?? the one that people keep thinking mine is the same one?? its blown up at the moment?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 no its on my car at the minute. jeez how many turbo sr's are there in cwmbran/pontypool Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ross Posted December 25, 2006 Author Share Posted December 25, 2006 ummm mine and some other guys from griff! its dead though, he stopped me at the cardiff bay cruise n was asking me loadsa q's, his is white too, similar wheels to mine wit a scooby vent on the bonnet! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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