So last night my dad and I finish the rebuild of my car. What a hell of a project. In hindsight it would have been easier and maybe less expensive to have someone else do it but I learned a hell of a lot and all in all it was a great experience.
The car is now quiet, no more annoying diesel sound. And it feels a lot stronger. Of course I haven't gotten into it yet but I can just tell its so much better then it was before; smoother, quieter (no diesel!) with a great tone to it. I put new Mahle pistons in it, JBA headers, cobra tank/pump, etc.
Anyway, the point of this post is what happened after I got the car back together. I rebuild the car in a family cabin in the San Bernardino mountains and was driving it back home. I had just gotten on the 10 freeway when the semi beside me decided he wanted to be in my lane. With no warning and no shoulder, he hit me and I hit the guard rail. I stopped, he kept driving. Wonderful.
My parents saw the whole thing since they were driving right behind me. They followed the truck, tried to get his attention to get him to stop but he wouldn't. They got a plate number so we'll see what happens.
I've attached a couple of pictures of the damage. The passenger side has dents and scratchs down the length of the car frpm the guardrail and the drivers side got some semi rim reworking. My poor car.
If nothing else, I get pretty much a new paint job, new finder and door. There has to be something good out of this BS I guess.
Anybody know a good body shop in Orange County?
The car is now quiet, no more annoying diesel sound. And it feels a lot stronger. Of course I haven't gotten into it yet but I can just tell its so much better then it was before; smoother, quieter (no diesel!) with a great tone to it. I put new Mahle pistons in it, JBA headers, cobra tank/pump, etc.
Anyway, the point of this post is what happened after I got the car back together. I rebuild the car in a family cabin in the San Bernardino mountains and was driving it back home. I had just gotten on the 10 freeway when the semi beside me decided he wanted to be in my lane. With no warning and no shoulder, he hit me and I hit the guard rail. I stopped, he kept driving. Wonderful.
My parents saw the whole thing since they were driving right behind me. They followed the truck, tried to get his attention to get him to stop but he wouldn't. They got a plate number so we'll see what happens.
I've attached a couple of pictures of the damage. The passenger side has dents and scratchs down the length of the car frpm the guardrail and the drivers side got some semi rim reworking. My poor car.
If nothing else, I get pretty much a new paint job, new finder and door. There has to be something good out of this BS I guess.
Anybody know a good body shop in Orange County?