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Lost another t/c

http://wcpo.com/news/2005/local/11/23/fatalax.html



Send prayers and thoughts to this guys family.

Sad day in the T/C world :(
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1974 maverick lsx powered turbo car SOLD
1973 maverick Tijuana Taxi Tribute
1957 chevy LSX Turbo project (race car)
Owner of Joe Dirt Fabrication

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Reply #1
Hmmm... Not wearing a seatbelt and speeding on what looks to be a relatively small possibly crowded street.
Think about that... It's a shame but it's bound to happen when you're wreckless.

Even I've had a couple close wakeup calls, so I'm not saying by any means that I'm perfect.

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Reply #2
His family doesnt  need to be punished they need prayers and thoughts to get through the hard time to come.
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1974 maverick lsx powered turbo car SOLD
1973 maverick Tijuana Taxi Tribute
1957 chevy LSX Turbo project (race car)
Owner of Joe Dirt Fabrication

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Reply #3
Looks like it was a nice car. I wonder if it was somebody from one of the boards?
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

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Reply #4
Not that it matters at this point, but did anybody notice the skidmarks, meaning, that car was full sideways for a long way.  You can follow each mark right to the exact tire that made it.  How fast would he have had to be going to go into a sideways slide like that, without spinning out?  Man, that had to be a horrendous crash (and I'm not making reference to Roscoe P. Coltrane's famous quote)!  I'd say the passenger seat is where the driver's seat is supposed to be.  My wife saw the picture and said, "but it hit on the passenger side, how did it kill him?".  I told her, looking at the damage, that probably didn't matter.

Fordman3

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Reply #5
man i hate too see this stuff. its a shame though. your begging for it every time you stuff the go pedal, im no different. im sure the 37 year old knew that. fortunately no body else / innocent was involved or hurt. could have been kids wating for a bus or something. bless him and his family.
 
looks like it was a nice one as well. i was supprised it was a tcoupe rather than a dumper like you usually see. look how streight those skidmarks are...he was scootin.
:america: 1988 Thunderbird Sport, Former 4.6 DOHC T56 conversion project.

Rest of the country, Welcome to Massachusettes. Enjoy your stay.

 
Halfbreed... Mango Orange Y2K Mustang GT
FRPP complete 2000 Cobra engine swap, T56 n' junk...
~John~

 

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Reply #6
I don't mean any disrespect to him or his family. It is a tragic loss and I feel for his family. I can't imagine what they're going through. Surely they love him but at the same time I'm sure they are hating him for his actions. Same thing happened in my family when my dads cousin comitted suicide.

I just meant to use this as a lesson for everyone. Think twice or three times over before your adrenaline takes over and you lose your car or worse, your life.

My apologies if I came off too insensitive.

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Reply #7
Quote from: Thunder Chicken
Looks like it was a nice car. I wonder if it was somebody from one of the boards?


That was my first thought, when I saw the clean paint and Cobra R's.


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Reply #9
Turbo 88 is in Vancouver, so I doubt that's him. The guy that was killed's name is Brian Freeman
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

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Reply #10
i saw his name on the turbo board, i think i heard of him, but it could just be one of those names...

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Reply #11
that sucks. It is prolly fairly moddified too. Given the 5 lugs and all.
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
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Reply #12
wacked it in just about the worst place he could have being a fox. it looks bad but id be willing to bet he had some SFconnectors under there....
:america: 1988 Thunderbird Sport, Former 4.6 DOHC T56 conversion project.

Rest of the country, Welcome to Massachusettes. Enjoy your stay.

 
Halfbreed... Mango Orange Y2K Mustang GT
FRPP complete 2000 Cobra engine swap, T56 n' junk...
~John~

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Reply #13
Quote from: 88turbo
is turbo88 still here?  looks like his car.


naw it wasn't me, as far as i can see im still here ;) ... hate to see a guy lose his life like that, wonder what caused the car to lose control like that, like some of you mentioned earlier he must have been flying, if he was wearing his seatbelt it probably would have saved the guys life...
:birdsmily:

2.5" Cat Back Exhaust, CenterForce Stage 2 Dual Friction Clutch, B&M Ripper Shifter, T3/T4 Turbonetics 63 A/R Turbo, Rods Stainless Tubular Ceramic Coated Header, Boost Controller @ 15Psi, Kirban AFPR, 42lb Injectors, 190LPH Walbro Fuel pump, Ranger Roller Cam, 3" Aluminum Intake Tubing, K&N Cone,  KYB Struts, Koni Red Horizontals/Verticals, Eibach Sportline Springs, Racer Walsh C/C Plates, Polyurethane Bushings, 17x9 Cobra R Wheels

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Reply #14
Well seeing as he must have been coming out of a turn thats probably how he lost control look at the pics.