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10-02-2008, 08:01 AM
Well it is with much sadness that I bring this post to you all. :( This past Monday I got an e-mail from the owner of my (old) ZX3 informing me that it had been totaled. Luckily, the owner was okay although he did suffer some minor injuries.
I don`t know all of the `details` other than I can tell you that the insurance company is totaling it out and the owner does not have the option to buy it back.
Nevertheless, I asked the owner if they`d mind me sharing the last pics of it after the accident and they were okay with it. I also thought I`d post up some pics of the car while I owned it as it progressed over the years one last time.
I thought it was a sad day watching it leave the driveway the day I sold her but it was indeed more sad to see my baby rear-ended like this.
Anyway, here are the pics of it now...
http://www.satanclauz.com/mynot/Z_wrecked_1.jpg
http://www.satanclauz.com/mynot/Z_wrecked_2.jpg
http://www.satanclauz.com/mynot/Z_wrecked_3.jpg
http://www.satanclauz.com/mynot/Z_wrecked_4.jpg
And for a bit of a tribute...one last time...here it is through the years I owned it up until 2 years ago when I sold her...
Shortly after I bought it I ordered a set of gun-metal 17 x 7.5" Motegi MR12`s on 205/40 Sumitomo rubber. My bro helped me to drop it 2.5" on SC Racing springs and from that point I was in love.
I added a Fiber Images hood as well as a Kaminari lip...
http://www.satanclauz.com/mynot/zx3_front_before_paint.jpg
http://www.satanclauz.com/mynot/zx3_rear_before_paint.jpg
After that came an upgrade to the H&R Cup Kit suspension and a slew of other goodies, I decided I needed to step it up, so I designed my own paint scheme for it and set out to paint it...my first paint job ever after a 14 week class. The results came out phenomenol (in my opinion) and I won a number of trophies with it.
Here are a few shots of me painting it with the help of my Dad...
http://www.satanclauz.com/mynot/Z_sprayin_grey.jpg
http://www.satanclauz.com/mynot/Z_ready_for_grey.jpg
Almost complete...
http://www.satanclauz.com/mynot/Z_paint_before_striping.jpg
and a bit of wild pinstriping to `set-it-off`...
http://www.satanclauz.com/mynot/Z_flake_closeup.jpg
So with this final parting shot I say so long to my beloved ZX3. After I sold her, the buyer was very excited to take ownership and I know that he and his family thoroughly enjoyed it. Long live the `LOW ZX3`...
http://www.satanclauz.com/mynot/804_10_rear.jpg
Thanks for letting me post this up for one last `hoorah` before she`s off to the scrapyard. This car was awesome to drive and a fun one to tinker on. Hopefully someday I`ll have another `fun` car.
I don`t know all of the `details` other than I can tell you that the insurance company is totaling it out and the owner does not have the option to buy it back.
Nevertheless, I asked the owner if they`d mind me sharing the last pics of it after the accident and they were okay with it. I also thought I`d post up some pics of the car while I owned it as it progressed over the years one last time.
I thought it was a sad day watching it leave the driveway the day I sold her but it was indeed more sad to see my baby rear-ended like this.
Anyway, here are the pics of it now...
http://www.satanclauz.com/mynot/Z_wrecked_1.jpg
http://www.satanclauz.com/mynot/Z_wrecked_2.jpg
http://www.satanclauz.com/mynot/Z_wrecked_3.jpg
http://www.satanclauz.com/mynot/Z_wrecked_4.jpg
And for a bit of a tribute...one last time...here it is through the years I owned it up until 2 years ago when I sold her...
Shortly after I bought it I ordered a set of gun-metal 17 x 7.5" Motegi MR12`s on 205/40 Sumitomo rubber. My bro helped me to drop it 2.5" on SC Racing springs and from that point I was in love.
I added a Fiber Images hood as well as a Kaminari lip...
http://www.satanclauz.com/mynot/zx3_front_before_paint.jpg
http://www.satanclauz.com/mynot/zx3_rear_before_paint.jpg
After that came an upgrade to the H&R Cup Kit suspension and a slew of other goodies, I decided I needed to step it up, so I designed my own paint scheme for it and set out to paint it...my first paint job ever after a 14 week class. The results came out phenomenol (in my opinion) and I won a number of trophies with it.
Here are a few shots of me painting it with the help of my Dad...
http://www.satanclauz.com/mynot/Z_sprayin_grey.jpg
http://www.satanclauz.com/mynot/Z_ready_for_grey.jpg
Almost complete...
http://www.satanclauz.com/mynot/Z_paint_before_striping.jpg
and a bit of wild pinstriping to `set-it-off`...
http://www.satanclauz.com/mynot/Z_flake_closeup.jpg
So with this final parting shot I say so long to my beloved ZX3. After I sold her, the buyer was very excited to take ownership and I know that he and his family thoroughly enjoyed it. Long live the `LOW ZX3`...
http://www.satanclauz.com/mynot/804_10_rear.jpg
Thanks for letting me post this up for one last `hoorah` before she`s off to the scrapyard. This car was awesome to drive and a fun one to tinker on. Hopefully someday I`ll have another `fun` car.