crunch!!!!!!

[rassan]

hi all............

i hope know one is having the kind of luck i'm having

all bad


dont want to talk alot about it right now so i'll just give up the meaty parts.

1.rt front brake locked up.
2.telephone pole
3.no coverage

 

[mike weyman]

ouch!!is that you in the picture?looks like someone kissing a loved one goodbye at the fruneral home.

hope it's fixable.mike

 

[smook]

Time for a new vette?


Good luck with it.
-Bill.

 

[Yoda]

RK,

Oh man, This HURTS.. it looks like Rare's twin, 84/152 :cry

I hope and pray you can get it fixed. How did the radiator and engine fair? The meet and beef of the frame is right there in the middle, with the skid plate and all... ohh man this is sad :cry

RK I hope you made it through with minor or no injury's... Good luck my friend and if we can help let us know... There are a lot of great folks here at the Action Center and at the L81 VetteRegistry

Bud

 

[ArkShark]

Very sorry to see that.
Glad you're ok.

No coverage stinks. There's always the possibility of parting it out, then taking that money for the next vette....

Hope it comes out OK.

 

[Fishman]

Take care rk!

I don't know how I would feel if this happened to me, but I am sure it wouldn't be good.

Just as an FYI to the rest of us, what would cause a brake to lock up like that? Perhaps this may serve as a reminder to some of us to make sure we perform routine maintenance.

Good luck... Brian

 

[caninelver]

Congratulations on being alive. You are very fortunate. I see you are a firefighter and I'm guessing your seatbelts worked. Forget the car, you lived, thats all that counts. My son-in law was not wearing his seat belt 5 wks ago and hit a tree on his 22nd birthday. He was in New York when it happened. It took the police 3 days to bother notifiying us. We think he fell asleep. We still cant deal with it. Thank God you lived. That car can be replaced in time. Good luck.

 

[Chas]

I know bad luck,

you got it ...no coverage? is the guy in the pic barfin?
i hope you can rescue this lady.
Good luck , and let us know how you do.
Chas

 

[tlong]

Know the feeling with no ABS and an oak tree. We are lucky to be still kickin'. Get another car with good MOJO. Every crisis is an opportunity in disguise. Head up soldier.

 

[81 Corvette]

dude.....words can not describe how you must feel. what part of Ohio are you in?

 

[Eric]

Geez man! It hurts to look at that. As has already been said, I hope it can be fixed and, most of all, hope you're ok.

- Eric

 

[Pa Goose]

Enough to cause tears in my eyes. So very sorry for your loss. Hope you can get it back to 100%.

 

[Thumper]

Ouch! It sure looks like it was a nice one too. Hang in there.

 

[Ken]

... it looks like Rare's twin

I had to do a double-check on the post's author because that was the same reaction I had when I first saw it. :eek

And you're right Bud, that hurts!

But, they can be repaired...​

 

[jclit]

Makes me feel bad. Hope your OK, let us know. With luck you will be able to fix it.

Jim

 

[black_81_vette]

Even with insurance it still sucks

 

[vee93]

Glad you're ok. I know that all you can think about is the car. I know how sick you're feeling. Two years ago, some young men in a mid-sized U-haul type truck decided to go thru me to get to a KFC across the street. I had insurance though. And let my insurance company duke it out in a law suit with the guilty party-- it ended up costing them nearly 10 Gs + court costs for trying to weasle outta paying. The young men were from outta town in a company truck w/out personal or company insurance on them. THAT didn't go over very well in court either. I think they thought since they were from so far outta town, that the matter wouldn't be pursued. Wrong.
Is there any way you can pay in installments or something as the repair work gets done? Can you do some of it yourself? If the damage is central to the front end w/ no engine or frame damage past the front end..., anybody out there got a front end to help Rassan out?

 

[rassan]

feeling better...........

its been a few weeks but i think i'm going to be ok........

for a while there i thought it was a bad dream that i just could not wake up from. i have had bad things happen to me before , but for some reason this feels different like how could i let this happen.

no that's not me in the pic, its a friend of mine who helped me build 3 or 4 of my monte's. he says we can fix it.. that should be me barfin but i got the camera..

take a look at these pics & tell me what everyone thinks i'm still a little dazed and confused.

hey mike i did'nt kiss it goodbye but i gave it a big hug:cry

i would very much like to thank everyone for their concerns about my health and the very nice positive things that u have put in your replys....

i am very down but not out

denny u are so right on being thankful to have lived & not have anything worse than a hurt elbow that i did not notice for 2 days, will send up a prayer for u and your daughter.

yo 81 corvette i'm in akron, thats not to far away from toledo and your right - words cannot describe the feeling.

i guess it would be alright to to tell u guys that i had to keep from tearing up when the tow truck driver said " i guess u wont be fixing this":cry

ken i never thought that the site of a cracked up vette would make me fell better but the before & after shots let me know there is light when all u can feel is darkness

i did have insurance but it was only to cover me if i hit someone, which i thank god i did'nt.


bud, what can i say, i feel like i let u down... when i saw a pic of rare81 i liked it so much that i stopped looking at other vettes and decided on buying the one that looked alot like yours, i was proud to be in the club, now i feel like i let u guys down by not takeing care of the one thing that lets everyone know i'm a proud corvette owner....

again let me thank everyone for making me feel better


i could tell u the story of the road kill , wet leaves , streetsign , telephonepole if anyone is intersted........

 

[Ken]

i did have insurance but it was only to cover me if i hit someone ...

Ouch, that hurts too, sometimes worse. But I'm in the same boat there too - liability only. It's crazy I know, but I simply cannot afford full coverage. Besides, how could I place a value on it anyway; I did all the work, the parts are negligible in comparison.

Ya wanna see more pictures of my crash? Look HERE.

Hang in there dude, it'll get better. It may take time, but it'll get better.

 

[Yoda]

its been a few weeks but i think i'm going to be ok........

bud, what can i say, i feel like i let u down... when i saw a pic of rare81 i liked it so much that i stopped looking at other vettes and decided on buying the one that looked alot like yours, i was proud to be in the club, now i feel like i let u guys down by not takeing care of the one thing that lets everyone know i'm a proud corvette owner....

again let me thank everyone for making me feel better


i could tell u the story of the road kill , wet leaves , streetsign , telephonepole if anyone is intersted........

As many here have said, YOUR health and well being is more important, you can restore your baby, determination and little help you will be amazed at what can be accomplished

I'm honored that you like Rare so much and found her twin. You ARE still part of the Registry and if there is something we can do to help, let us know... and you can change "i was proud to be in the club" to say "I am proud to be in the Club" and we are Proud to have you in the Registry.

If you need a bit of inspiration check out Kens site and take a look at 67HEAVEN being reborn Never say Never

Just think if you had been driving a GEO Metro Your 1981 took the impact and you walked away with minimal injury and moderate damage to your '81.

Keep the faith RK

Bud