Steelblue E36 Build Thread

[Rekpoint]

Well. I was trying to get the silver ring around the shift knob off. Heat wasn't working. Nail-polish remover didn't work either. Soaked it in acetone and the acetone ate through the plastic clips before the glue. Guess I have a zhp paperweight now

[YoungCR]

Sorry to hear about the accident, hope he has a quick recovery

[Rekpoint]

Bumper, lip and fog deletes completely sanded. Hopefully paint gets it this week. If not nextweek is OK too! & Yes. My dinan exhaust is waiting patiently to get put on.

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[basedspider]

Hey all, just popped in to check in on this thread and kinda wanted to give an update of everything that happened.

So my friend and I went to go pick up my new Miata on Monday the 19th, and once we got about 15 minutes away from the car, the lady struck the rear corner of the semi with the side of her SUV and hit us head on. We were in a 2002 Camry doing about 45-50, and she was in a newer Equinox doing about 60. The crash ended up pushing our car back some even. I ended up flying over the airbag and smashing my head on the windshield so I had a super bad concussion. I had internal bleeding from tears in my smaller and larger intestine, and I fractured my L2 lumbar in my spine. I cant feel part of my leg but I still have full strength. I wasnt able to eat or drink for about 10 days when I was in the hospital, and I finally got home last wednesday on the 28th. Im getting a lot better at walking and functioning normally, and I even started driving again yesterday. The lady who hit us has no idea what happened, and she got the worst injuries out of all 3 of us involved. My friend who was driving just has a back brace for 6 weeks, then he is gonna be back to 100% after he gets that off. I have another surgery scheduled on my back next January to get the 6 screws and 2 titanium rods taken out of my spine, but after then I will be back to normal 100%! Thanks for the support!

Heres the camry after the accident. You can see where I went over the airbag and hit the windshield.

I also did end up with the miata. My dad and brother got the money and bought it when I was in the hospital. I love it so far.

EDIT: Glad to see that bumper going to good use ;D

[GunMetalGrey]

Wow, that thing took a hit for sure. 
It sucks that you were doing nothing wrong and got hit like that, never a great situation. I'm glad to hear you're doing okay though! 

I gotta ask, due to the head on the windshield, were you wearing a seat belt?

[basedspider]

GunMetalGrey said:

Wow, that thing took a hit for sure. 
It sucks that you were doing nothing wrong and got hit like that, never a great situation. I'm glad to hear you're doing okay though! 

I gotta ask, due to the head on the windshield, were you wearing a seat belt?

Yup! The seatbelt was actually the cause for my broken back and the internal bleeding. Im 6'4" and when we got in the accident I was sitting pretty relaxed which caused me to have a bunch of movement.

[Earl]

That is awful and I am glad that you're doing well. Looks like you will probably have a good bit of money for mods to the miata after this. You know even though it isn't a BMW, you don't have to leave the forum=)

[suspenceful]

Dang, that's quite an accident. Glad you all pulled through. Unfortunate for everyone.

Keep us in the loop. I had a turbo Miata (loved it), and Kaiser loves Miatas as well.

[GunMetalGrey]

suspenceful said:

Keep us in the loop. I had a turbo Miata (loved it), and @KaiserRolls is forced to love Miatas as well.

Fixed

[Rekpoint]

Bought some base coat last night ^.^

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[Rekpoint]

All primed up ready to go to the painter Tuesday or Wednesday! For anyone wondering I used 2 cans of ProXL Pro Ultra build primer. 13$ a pop but that was what I was told to use. He will spray another layer of primer the base then clear.

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[B C]

Where did you find that primer at

[Rekpoint]

I also made the mistake of buying a set of "mint" Depo headlights. Needless to say the mechanic who took them off broke one and the guy who sent them out didn't check before sending. He refunded me 50$ and I am selling them for 110 today.

Buying zkws or Boschs from Earl's friend sometime this weekend.

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[Rekpoint]

snap said:

Where did you find that primer at 

I bought it at Auto Value. But I'm sure any auto paint store will have it.

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[Jdesign]

Damn thats one hell of a wreck, glad you are doing better. I have also owned a numerous amount of miatas.

[Rekpoint]

Jdesign said:

Damn thats one hell of a wreck, glad you are doing better. I have also owned a numerous amount of miatas.

He actually just bought an ND Miata

[KaiserRolls]

Rekpoint said:

I bought it at Auto Value. But I'm sure any auto paint store will have it.

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How the hell does he fit???

[basedspider]

KaiserRolls said:

How the hell does he fit???

i actually fit pretty well. even had to put the seat up a little to be comfortable.

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[KaiserRolls]

basedspider said:

i actually fit pretty well. even had to put the seat up a little to be comfortable.

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I don’t believe it

Nice club though

[Rekpoint]

Slight update. Bumper is at my buddy shop for paint. Wheels are getting Re-Powdercoated Kingsport Grey. Also by the end of next weekend Ill have a 95 m3 parts car for some goodies unless he flakes on me stuff will be forsale.