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the turbo is dead

during my wife's trip to work this morning. she washiznit by a 20 yo kid. made a left turn while my wife was in the intersection. hit her just in front of the driver door. then sideswiped and spun her head on into a huge concrete light pole. here is the devistation the first picture is the initial impact. the second is the sideswipe.
louie  :birdsmily:
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Reply #1 –
sucks, car looks fixable from the pics just probly not in a practical sense.
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Reply #2 –
heres more
louie  :birdsmily:
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the turbo is dead

Reply #3 –
i hoped to fix it but the strut tower is pushed in a good three inches.  and theres about -15* of camber in the l/f heres more pics
louie  :birdsmily:
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My famous last words:
It seemed like a good idea at the time.        88TC R.I.P.      88 Sport build in progress

the turbo is dead

Reply #4 –
Man that sucks! hope you can fix it . I hate to see'm go to the boneyard. And i hope the wife ok.
 

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Reply #5 –
How's the wife?
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Reply #6 –
so the insurance company is giving us $2k and i keep the car .so i think there is project turbo sport. every thing i can salvage is going in the red sport. plus thank god that the car has a strong chassis. i'd hate to think if she was in a honda or something.
louie  :birdsmily:
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My famous last words:
It seemed like a good idea at the time.        88TC R.I.P.      88 Sport build in progress

the turbo is dead

Reply #7 –
the wife is fine a little shaken up thats it.
louie  :birdsmily:
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My famous last words:
It seemed like a good idea at the time.        88TC R.I.P.      88 Sport build in progress

the turbo is dead

Reply #8 –
well iguess it could of been worse.
louie  :birdsmily:
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My famous last words:
It seemed like a good idea at the time.        88TC R.I.P.      88 Sport build in progress

the turbo is dead

Reply #9 –
Happy to hear your wife is OK.
 
As much as we like these cars, they are just that, a car and can easily be replaced.

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Reply #10 –
i know they can be replaced. and i thank god my wife is ok. but i still feel sick. i feel as bad as when my dog of 15 yrs died last year.
louie  :birdsmily:
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My famous last words:
It seemed like a good idea at the time.        88TC R.I.P.      88 Sport build in progress

the turbo is dead

Reply #11 –
The wife is important. Glad to hear she's ok.
 
Salvage what you can of the car and build another even better one.

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Reply #12 –
that sux, man.  I'd say it's a good candidate for a parts car.
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Reply #13 –
I'm glad to hear she's okay, though it had to be terrifying. Getting hit by someone who isn't paying attention is one of my major fears. If it's any consolation, it looks like you should be able to salvage almost everything. If you can get your hands on a good destination car, you can transplant just about everything if you wish, or just what you want to keep and part out the rest. I guess it depends on what you're putting it into.
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Reply #14 –
That sucks man hope the wife feels better. Damm kid couldn’t wreck some other car he had to find the endangered turbo coupes.