Thanks CR!

fxbill · #1 (**permalink**) 08-21-2003, 12:54 AM

I got tagged tonight in the rear... I was leaving a stoplight headed to dinner and a kid in a new Mustang apparently wanted to get a closer look....he did! After the lights came back on in my head and I realized what had just happened I pulled over to the side of the road to gather my thoughts and see just how much of the back end was left in the middle of the street. Fortunately the kid pulled over too and in his own words.." the last car in the world I'd ever want to hit would be one of these!!" he was rather upset..
Anyway.. to make a long story short....There was absolutely NO damage to the fiberglass. The Mustang's bumper never touched the body. The only visible damage I could see was that 1 bumper was bent up to within 1/8" from the body. The Mustang bumper had a hole completely through it the size of my fist!
I ached pretty badly by the time I got home so I went right to bed and slept in this morning. When I got up I went out to survey the damage a little closer. The bumper actually hasn't bent at all. The impact tore the weld on the upright support that the bumper bolts to. The front edge weld is the only thing left holding it so I can bend it back in place and reweld it. The worst thing that happened was that the upright was driven into the underside of the body and drove the body up on that side about an inch and a half tearing out the rivets that hold the body to the angle iron that bolts to the frame. I think some oversized backing washers for the new rivets will take care of this easily.
Thanks Classic Roadsters for making a much stronger bumper than I ever would have imagined!

Keep makin em this way Don!

dscott · #2 (**permalink**) 08-21-2003, 11:12 AM

fxbill, glad to hear your not hurt. One of the things I always liked about the CR cars was the engineering of the frame and the thick body. I have seen several CR cars wrecked and most sustain minor damage even in some pretty bad wrecks. The people in the cars also seem to make it through without any major injuries. The worst one I saw was at Run&Gun back in 96 or 97. It was in Phoenix. A Sebring was running down the strip and blew the engine at 90mph. He oiled the tires and bounced off both sides of the retaining wall. I thought for sure he was hurt but he wasn't. The car needed a new nose, bumper and lights. Very minor considering the speed. I'm glad your car is ok.
Don

Double Venom · #3 (**permalink**) 08-21-2003, 03:51 PM

FX...darn, if we would have got all the way through that traction problem you cold have out run him!

Big guy...tell the Boss I said it is OK to take a couple of days off. I'm sure your snake needs an ice bag on it's butt and some gentle soothing words.

DV...some times there just isn't enough room!

Jack21 · #4 (**permalink**) 08-24-2003, 05:28 PM

These CR frames will put your F150 pickup to shame. Before I installed the engine, it was impossible to support the front of the car equally with two jack stands. The frame was so rigid, it would rest on only one jack stand. The other needed to be moved or adjusted with shims.