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Posted by: Gobstopper Feb 27 2005, 05:20 PM

Heres a few pictures from my runin with a telephone pole yesterday.

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Posted by: Gobstopper Feb 27 2005, 05:22 PM

How do I make pictures smaller, that one came out kinda large?

Posted by: ws91420 Feb 27 2005, 05:25 PM

I feel your pain. There is a free program to resize but I don't have the link, one of the guys here does.

Posted by: Rhodes71/914 Feb 27 2005, 05:29 PM

Man I'm sorry to see that.

There is one corner on my way to work that has a telephone pole just off the blacktop at the top of the turn, I don't want to see that pole like you did.

Gonna fix it?

On the pic you just need a photo editing program I think the windows guys like a free program called Irfanview or something like that. I just use iphoto on my mac.

Posted by: neo914-6 Feb 27 2005, 05:31 PM

Whichever program you open pics on your computer should have a way to resize. The free program link on this site requires XP.

Glad you are alive to post! Hope you fix the car, nothing a little sheetmetal grafting can't fix.

Posted by: ws91420 Feb 27 2005, 05:35 PM

Here is the link for XP users http://download.microsoft.com/download/whistler/Install/2/WXP/EN-US/ImageResizerPowertoySetup.exe

Posted by: Gobstopper Feb 27 2005, 05:43 PM

Im gonna try and fix her, but im waiting to see what the insurance company is gonna cover.

From the angle im at in my house I can't see the damage, so I just keep looking out the window at it, imagining that the damage isnt there, and I can go drive it whenever I want. The weather here is perfect today, if only I could go out there and drive my baby.

Posted by: redshift Feb 27 2005, 05:50 PM

wow... glad you are OK... sorry about the car, I have been there a time, or two.

M

Posted by: sixnotfour Feb 27 2005, 06:16 PM

Glad your OK ? Call Mark at Eurotech Bodywerkes 425-823-4282 Totem Lake , Kirkland ,WA.area

If thats the car Dan Root owned there should be some paperwork from them all ready for Hell Hole repair. He has done alot of 914 repairs,He owns 2 914's if that helps. He just got a new frame rack and some fancy sonar chassis alignment checking equipment.
Mark has my car on his frame rack right now, same hit not as hard though.

Posted by: Spoke Feb 27 2005, 06:27 PM

Real bummer. Good luck in fixing it. How bad is the suspension/body damage behind the front wheel? How did it happen?

You can resize in Paint that comes with windows. Go to Start>Programs>accessories>paint and Just load your pic, select image>stretch/skew and you can make it smaller, then resave as a new name so you don't step on the original.

Spoke

Posted by: Gobstopper Feb 27 2005, 06:34 PM

THis is the car Dan owned, Ill try and give eurotech a call. I was able to drive the car home after it happend, before any police cars drove by, and it drove fine, just doesnt look pretty.

Posted by: rezron Feb 27 2005, 06:43 PM

I use irfanview with my windows 98 and it works fine.
Sorry about your car- hope it goes well!

rezron

Posted by: Root_Werks Mar 1 2005, 03:32 PM

QUOTE (sixnotfour @ Feb 27 2005, 04:16 PM)
Glad your OK ? Call Mark at Eurotech Bodywerkes 425-823-4282 Totem Lake , Kirkland ,WA.area

If thats the car Dan Root owned there should be some paperwork from them all ready for Hell Hole repair. He has done alot of 914 repairs,He owns 2 914's if that helps. He just got a new frame rack and some fancy sonar chassis alignment checking equipment.
Mark has my car on his frame rack right now, same hit not as hard though.

Yep, that's the one! There should be reciepts for $2700+ for the battery tray, susp console, engine tray ect fix from EuroTech. Have them do an estimate to fix it. Don't let this car go Steve, it has reall SSI's, is a 73' 2.0 car ect. It is worth good money. Fight to get it fixed. Sad picture to say the least. It is a nice car. If you need anything, let me know.

Posted by: skline Mar 1 2005, 04:01 PM

You can still drive it. Co out and beat it out the best you can, If its too far gone, you can cut the fender off and still drive it. It just wont be pretty.

Posted by: GTeener Mar 1 2005, 04:26 PM

ouch...

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Posted by: Root_Werks Mar 1 2005, 04:30 PM

I have a really good hood and headlight brow. Fight to fix it if you can. They will try to total it.

Posted by: rick 918-S Mar 1 2005, 04:33 PM

Doood!

Posted by: rdauenhauer Mar 1 2005, 04:38 PM

QUOTE
Mark has my car on his frame rack right now, same hit not as hard though
What Jeff was it to the Yellow /6?
Hey GobStopper, I may have the Bucket steel that looks like youll require..that is if you repair it.

Posted by: Root_Werks Mar 1 2005, 04:43 PM

QUOTE (rdauenhauer @ Mar 1 2005, 02:38 PM)

QUOTE
Mark has my car on his frame rack right now, same hit not as hard though
What Jeff was it to the Yellow /6?
Hey GobStopper, I may have the Bucket steel that looks like youll require..that is if you repair it.

Not the yellow one. It was the primered flared one. It has been in some state of repair or build..... for a while now.

Posted by: dinomium Mar 1 2005, 04:47 PM

OUch!

Posted by: ablose58 Mar 1 2005, 05:33 PM

Ouchie Fix it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

Posted by: Toast Mar 1 2005, 05:36 PM

Maybe it was the 2001 tags that jinksed ya.

Sorry man.

Posted by: mack914 Mar 1 2005, 05:36 PM

I want to hear how this happened. Only because I don't want it to happen to me....

Posted by: jwalters Mar 1 2005, 05:38 PM

I am really glad to see your ok- --bad luck dude--I have had and continue to have my fair share of it- -but lets look at the good in all this---

I just purchased a front air dam just like yours--when I unpackaged it I was doubtful to its strength-

But after seeing those pics--I am glad to see it is as beefy as it really is

Now your are looking for another project car......no?.......

Posted by: sixnotfour Mar 1 2005, 05:46 PM

WaShington State only gives you a Tag for the rear,
since 2001,

Posted by: rhodyguy Mar 1 2005, 06:06 PM

don't let the ins co dick you around on the value for repairs

k

Posted by: dinomium Mar 1 2005, 06:53 PM

I have a fendes... still attached to the partz car...

Posted by: Gint Mar 1 2005, 07:09 PM

Youch!!!!

Posted by: BMartin914 Mar 1 2005, 07:35 PM

Save the car!!!

Your ins company is probably going to want to total it out (unlesss its collectors). They seem to want to do that to everything nowadays.

Fight for the teener!!!

Posted by: Brando Mar 1 2005, 07:57 PM

OUCH dood, g'luck with that and how'd it happen?

Posted by: Rob Ways Mar 1 2005, 08:52 PM

That's one pole position you'd rather not take...

Posted by: redshift Mar 1 2005, 08:58 PM

QUOTE (rhodyguy @ Mar 1 2005, 08:06 PM)
don't let the ins co dick you around on the value for repairs

k

Yeah, send them to AA's website!

M

Posted by: Gobstopper Mar 1 2005, 09:51 PM

Im gonna try as hard as I can to fix it, but it looks like its gonna be a tough to convince them that its worth it. The last thing I want is the guilt of sending a 914 to it's grave, but If I really have to the parts might continue to live on other cars. Anyways ill keep y'all updated on what ends up happening to the car.

Posted by: porsha916 Mar 1 2005, 10:09 PM

That was a bad day!!!!! Don't let the insurance company have the car!!
I have parts to help a 914 live again. Take Care!

Posted by: Qarl Mar 1 2005, 11:46 PM

Sorry dude!

Fix her, please.

How about a dancing banana to make you feel better...

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