in the blink of an eye...

[3rdgenhatchDX]

Driving to my girlfriends and an auto-x event i came around a curve and an explorer was scraping down the side of another car sideways...

i couldn't avoid it...

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a116/3rdgenhatchdx/Wreck/117_0830.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a116/3rdgenhatchdx/Wreck/117_0829.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a116/3rdgenhatchdx/Wreck/117_0823.jpg

1 broken collarbone, the gashes on my head, shin/knee wound, and knuckle wounds... i'm alive though.

[Toneloc5145]

Holy s**t! I'm glad your ok, and its just a car. But dang. So this was caused by ice?

[LX-incredible]

Oh no, what a mess! Glad to hear that you are alright. Those crumple zones save lives.

[1ajs]

were your wereing your seat belt i don't see how you busted your color bone.....

[Pico]

Ouch..
glad to see you made it okay with no major injuries.

[SQ is the SQUAD]

time to get another 3g. i guess the worse part is the collar bone. i rember steve broke this and it took a while to heal.

[Vanilla Sky]

do those cars have breakaway motormounts? your hood is where your engine should be. if so, you should be thankful for that because that engine could have landed in your lap.

i'm glad to see that as a whole, you're ok. the gashes will heal up pretty quickly, but the collarbone won't be exactly fun.

one thing they don't tell you about seatbelts is that even if worn properly, they themselves can cause broken collarbones. while that makes you not want to wear one, wrecks like this are an example of why you should wear one.

[MessyHonda]

outch man.....100 buck car down the drain...

[MECM]

The part that struck me the hardest was the collar bone. OUCH. Hope you get through it fast and can get your hands on another reliable car like that.

[Catalyst]

Geez man, thats terrible, Im glad to see you're ok though.

[A20A1]

:( is that you in the pic?

Glad you're still alive.

[ZackieDarko]

TERRY!

glad to see you are still alive man

i saw those pictures and my jaw DROPED that doesnt look pretty at all

[3rdgenhatchDX]

thanks for all the good comments guys :D

Yeah that's me in the pic, the seatbelt did break my collar bone, the civic's getting apraised for $3000, and my loss of wages = $2400, plus pain and suffering, and medication, etc. big check coming my way :)

here's my fubar'd collar bone, i've broken my right one before...

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a116/3rdgenhatchdx/Wreck/117_0834.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a116/3rdgenhatchdx/Wreck/117_0832.jpg

thanks again for your thoughts! :D

[1ajs]

thank god for insureance

why not pic your self up another hatchie :P

[frantik]

fuuuuuck.. glad you're (mostly) ok man :)

[forrest89sei]

OMG!

Glad you made it through!

[ZackieDarko]

get a hatch terry :)

if not get a 240

[Cheeseburger]

glad ur still with us man! but dam! ur one ugly mofo :p

[ahmad89]

dam i've been in worse but lucky and only got scratches and soreness. Glad your alive.

[Toneloc5145]

glad ur still with us man! but dam! ur one ugly mofo :p

lmao:rofl: . The dude just wrecked his car and injured himself and you call him ugly. Only cheese!

[frantik]

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: cheese youre gangsta

[lostforawhile]

glad you are ok terry,could have been worse. I def don't miss ice,now you know why. now you can get a hatchie to put that exaust tip on i sent you. LOL

[snoopyloopy]

wow, that looks bad. but the important part is that you're alive.

[Tomisimo]

do those cars have breakaway motormounts? your hood is where your engine should be. if so, you should be thankful for that because that engine could have landed in your lap.
i'm glad to see that as a whole, you're ok. the gashes will heal up pretty quickly, but the collarbone won't be exactly fun.
one thing they don't tell you about seatbelts is that even if worn properly, they themselves can cause broken collarbones. while that makes you not want to wear one, wrecks like this are an example of why you should wear one.

No... The engine must go under the F*** car. not in the wind sheald.

Good thet you are alive 3rdgenhatchDX...

[MessyHonda]

damn that sucks...good thing your geting money...now get a 89 lx-i hatch...with a all black interior.

[Vanilla Sky]

No... The engine must go under the F*** car. not in the wind sheald.
Good thet you are alive 3rdgenhatchDX...

Umm, that's what breakaway motor mounts do. They break and your engine falls to the ground, that way it doesn't get pushed into your torso.

[lostforawhile]

they don't always break,the chassis is designed to bend a certain way to make the motor go down. the top of the frame rails are weaker in certain sections so the frame tends to go down and back. if they just broke the engine might still get shoved back,the frame actually bends and forces it down.

[3rdgenhatchDX]

K so i bought an 88 GMC S15, not as big as i wanted but couldn't pass up the price, i go back to work on monday, and my collarbone is healed except for the point almost poking thru the skin,....only hurts sometimes. but anyways all's well so far, and tim... i think i might put that tip on the truck :D

[ZackieDarko]

do you still have access to your car terry? ill take the clock if you do

[Acid X]

I wouldnt want anything from that car! lol might be cursed! jk jk..

[cubert]

dunno how i missd this thread before...but glad youre alright man...makes me feel better about driving my car...


about the s-15...4.3? 4wd? I smell an LT-1 swapped truck... :lol:

[Civic Accord Honda]

good to hear your ok ....sucks about the car tho...but most inporten your ok

[mushroom_toy]

That sucksd man, at least you're alright.

[mushroom_toy]

K so i bought an 88 GMC S15, not as big as i wanted but couldn't pass up the price, i go back to work on monday, and my collarbone is healed except for the point almost poking thru the skin,....only hurts sometimes. but anyways all's well so far, and tim... i think i might put that tip on the truck :D
Hey we have one of those, we have an 89. They are very reliable little trucks. We've replaced nothing major, but they do seem to have a problem with the windows coming off track a bit.

[3rdgenhatchDX]

Well no i don't have the ability to get anything off the civic, so no clock sorry zack :( but! they took my Vx wheels too, and ... i think the car is about this ____ tall now, in otherwords it's prolly crushed :(

The truck has a 2.8L V6, i'm thinking about a 350 swap soon, but the 4.3L looks decent aswell, i dunno the 350 is more complex but i'm just glad it gets me places, and safely :) it also has manual windows and door locks does your 89? My tailgate is off an S-10 :) so we joke around and call it the S15.0 or the S15/10 or the GMchevy...

I'll get pix later...

[cubert]

IMO 4.3 swap wouldnt even be worth it....with a decent 350 swap you dhave more power and get slightly worse MPG.

[mushroom_toy]

Well no i don't have the ability to get anything off the civic, so no clock sorry zack :( but! they took my Vx wheels too, and ... i think the car is about this ____ tall now, in otherwords it's prolly crushed :(
The truck has a 2.8L V6, i'm thinking about a 350 swap soon, but the 4.3L looks decent aswell, i dunno the 350 is more complex but i'm just glad it gets me places, and safely :) it also has manual windows and door locks does your 89? My tailgate is off an S-10 :) so we joke around and call it the S15.0 or the S15/10 or the GMchevy...
I'll get pix later...

Yeah the 89 has manual windows...it seems the tracks or actually the pieces holding the windows in place (plastic clips) seem to break extremely easily, and we've lost 1 complete window and had about 4 clips break since we've had the truck. So in about 1 and a half years. We have the 4 cyl version though, thats the only diff. A 350 is excellent in these little trucks, and you'll be burning rubber and blowind by the competition in no time. Plus they are pretty decently priced, so you won't break the bank. I don't know if you're into lowere truck, but I have a 91 Toyota Pickup, and the square bodystyle of the gmc/chevys s15/s10s appeal a little more to me with these trucks slammed.

[cubert]

Yeah the 89 has manual windows...it seems the tracks or actually the pieces holding the windows in place (plastic clips) seem to break extremely easily, and we've lost 1 complete window and had about 4 clips break since we've had the truck. So in about 1 and a half years. We have the 4 cyl version though, thats the only diff. A 350 is excellent in these little trucks, and you'll be burning rubber and blowind by the competition in no time. Plus they are pretty decently priced, so you won't break the bank. I don't know if you're into lowere truck, but I have a 91 Toyota Pickup, and the square bodystyle of the gmc/chevys s15/s10s appeal a little more to me with these trucks slammed.


You aint low unless youre laying frame :thumbup:

[3rdgenhatchDX]

Okay cool, yeah i'm thinking 350 anyways :) but i tried both windows yesterday even though it's freezing :( they work fine just when you roll the drivers side up it makes a crunch if you wind it too far, but i don't think it's gonna hurt anything, i'm looking into parts for the truck now, i also will be getting another check sometime within the next 6 months hopefully, then i'll prolly have a 3g thinking Lx-i hatch w/a K swap ;) lol j/k prolly B swap we'll see how much $ i get will depend on the swap really, but i'm not going to drive a small car on open roads, we're talking track car only :D