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New Coupe shell needed
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Had a big problem with some trees.

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who_your_datty_1200
Posted: 2006/6/27 8:59  Updated: 2006/6/27 8:59
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 Re: New Coupe shell needed
Oh Bugga!!!!!!! Good to see that the cage did its job. I hope your recovery is speedy.

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Freak
Posted: 2006/6/27 9:21  Updated: 2006/6/27 9:21
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 Re: New Coupe shell needed
Geez mate not good at all. Good to see you came out of it with reasonably minor injuries.
Another 1200 to the tip

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B120dat
Posted: 2006/6/27 9:26  Updated: 2006/6/27 9:26
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 Re: New Coupe shell needed
Glad to hear your okay mate.. and able to walk away . Look at the roll bar! life saver's.

Get well soon mate

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killer1200
Posted: 2006/6/27 10:48  Updated: 2006/6/27 10:48
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 Re: New Coupe shell needed
The roll cage looks a little more crushed than I would like I guess if it was my car, but hey your alright and that the main thing.

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LAGWAGON
Posted: 2006/6/27 12:01  Updated: 2006/6/27 12:01
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 Re: New Coupe shell needed
are you serious??? that roll cage definatley saved his life! the car has bent in the middle and the wheel was ripped off, so it was no small stack AND the cage has barely moved!

glad to hear you're ok... and looking for another shell to do it all again!!!

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1200coupe
Posted: 2006/6/27 12:21  Updated: 2006/6/27 12:21
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 Re: New Coupe shell needed
Geeees - Sorry to here this has happened to you. Considering the placement of the tree you guys were pretty lucky to get out of it with only those injuries you mention. I hope you can find another good shell and your rebuild goes well.
Good luck and get well soon.

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rally1200
Posted: 2006/6/27 12:28  Updated: 2006/6/27 12:28
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Yeh, its the kind of accident you hope you never have. flying thought the air sideways hitting a tree roof first at ground level. the photos don't do it justice I go out to the shed and still can believe I am here. I have just posted a pic of the inside.

Cage Photo

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boofhead
Posted: 2006/6/27 12:36  Updated: 2006/6/27 12:36
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 Re: New Coupe shell needed
sorry to see the damage but glad you're still walking and ready to do it all again
.........scariest part of rallying ...... trees, don't mix well with speed and skating on loose dirt and stones

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dazzasute
Posted: 2006/6/27 13:45  Updated: 2006/6/27 13:45
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 Re: New Coupe shell needed
ouch that is super nasty....

I have a sedan shell thats rusty, but might suit your purpose...

sillls rusted to nothing (I have replacements) rust in rear quaters, and a few other spots. subframe etc. is in pretty good shape though.


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benddatsun
Posted: 2006/6/27 14:38  Updated: 2006/6/27 14:38
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DAMN that sucks. hope you have a speedy recovery!!!

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dat16
Posted: 2006/6/27 15:09  Updated: 2006/6/27 15:09
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 Re: New Coupe shell needed
Unlucky about the car, lucky for you that you didn't break you'r head...

Might I suuggest an extra bar in the next cage that "triangulates" the point where the front leg joins the main hoop. I f you do it right it wont infringe on access...I had one in my 1600...


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mperdue
Posted: 2006/6/27 16:51  Updated: 2006/6/27 16:51
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Seeing that makes me want to put a roll cage in my daily driver. Compared to new cars these have almost no protection agains side impacts.

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Posted: 2006/6/27 22:32  Updated: 2006/6/27 22:32
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 Re: New Coupe shell needed
Ouch Sorry to hear of the incident - but if you can walk away relatively unscathed then that is the best news you can get !!
Had a look at the cage pic - it certainly did its job!! Your impact was at THE worst point but still retained a lot of integrity. The only thing we do differently in our cages is to run a diagonal bar across the roof to triangulate the cabin roof area. This helps prevent the occupant area becoming a parallelogram in a hit. Your cage was well worth the money !!!!
And to all the wet weather drift specialists ..... telegraph poles are a close relative to forest trees
Cheers

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L18_B110
Posted: 2006/6/30 6:45  Updated: 2006/6/30 6:45
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 Re: New Coupe shell needed
looks like a huge impact! roll cage did a great job. always very nasty when a car headbuts a tree like that, but good to hear the injuries are fairly minor - if somewhat painful. broken collarbones are not much fun.

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Posted: 2006/6/27 9:25  Updated: 2006/6/27 9:25
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ouch! that sucks!
looks like it was a tidy well presented car. hope you find another tidy shell! in nz they are hard to get now.
right, I'm off to weld a few more bars in the rollcage...

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rally1200
Posted: 2006/6/27 7:08  Updated: 2006/6/27 7:08
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If anyone has a coupe shell please let me know..

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benny
Posted: 2006/6/27 8:44  Updated: 2006/6/27 8:44
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ouch !!!!!

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rally1200
Posted: 2006/6/27 8:53  Updated: 2006/6/27 8:53
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Yes, broken collar bone and badly bruised and cut foot (wheel tore off and came through the floor).

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LittleFireyOne
Posted: 2006/6/30 11:18  Updated: 2006/6/30 11:18
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 Re: New Coupe shell needed
Ian Oglvie has a 1200 coupe here he's willing to sell in pretty good nick too. It's a automatic model he was going to get ready for rego and use\sell as a runaround. You could fly over here and drive it back . I'll put some pics up too, I would have taken some interior ones but my camera went wierd on me again Pm me for his phone number




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Lemonhead
Posted: 2006/7/1 13:33  Updated: 2006/7/1 13:33
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 Re: New Coupe shell needed
Sorry to hear about this, how did it happen...to get yourself airbourne and hit roof first into a tree.