Raccoon vs Z

wdkwang · 11-07-2011, 04:46 PM

So I'm going back from Miller's Ale House around 2AM (Levittown, Long Island) and getting onto the 2-lane Wantagh highway. Going down the strip on the right lane, I see a black little figure walking across the left lane towards the right. I realize it's a raccoon and figure I had 3 options: brake really really hard, brake hard and swing to the left lane, or just keep going down the right lane hoping it'll act like a squirrel and just stop and run off the opposite direction. I went with option #3 and shortly after regretted. I hear a nice loud :blunk:, then I was like

, then I hear a scrapping sound under my car so I was like

. I pull over thinking it's just the raccoon probably stuck under my car but there was no raccoon. I just see my fender liner ripped out and dragging under my wheel so I pull it out and throw it in the trunk. Then my friend that was riding with me let out a big

. Then I saw it, and I was like

.

So I was thinking m*****f******little****, now I need a new bumper. I just drove home and stared at it over 2 stoges. Since the fender liner was already ripped out, I just reached in and tried very hard to pop the bumper ding back out. What do you know, it worked. Minor paint flex that's not visible from more than a foot away but there's a 6inch crack on the side and the plastic under is bent out of shape. So onto my boy's shop for some JB Weld and...done.

Going to be using some Dr. ColorChip for the crack cover up and rockchips I got from all the construction that's been going on the highways.

I went back to Miller's again the next night. On the way back, I slowed down to make sure that lil prick was dead. Saw it motionless all the way on the left shoulder. My friend tells me it didn't react because it didn't have the instincts or field of vision like squirrels do, so chances are it may not have even seen me coming. Whatever, I'm glad it's dead.

RoshDawg · 11-07-2011, 06:40 PM

z - 1
racoon - 0

kenchan · 11-07-2011, 06:51 PM

wow, that was a hugegangeous racoon.

haitech · 11-07-2011, 07:50 PM

wow the bumper popped back out pretty nicely

I almost hit a raccoon also. Those things can't see anything coming. I had to swang the z out the way.

SPOHN · 11-07-2011, 08:49 PM

Poor Rocky, I mean Z.

370zproject · 11-07-2011, 09:24 PM

nice fix im glad i slammed on my brakes for the one i hit i watched it roll down the road... i was lucky it was late at night and the busy road was dead no damage ( aside from the truuck tire dent from about a yr ago
)

KillerBee370 · 11-07-2011, 11:30 PM

I pulled too far into a parking spot once in a parking structure and went up over the parking block. When I backed up I tore off half my front facia and twisted it like a pretzel (I didn't have skid plate on at the time). I was like

. Then I just kicked it back into place and viola! Good as new (almost)

That thing is pretty durable.

KillerBee370 · 11-07-2011, 11:32 PM

Thing not think.. .I'm friggin tired

WorkinMan · 11-08-2011, 06:16 AM

Yer one lucky ........

nismodreamr · 11-08-2011, 08:24 AM

good god, did you hit a raccoon or a full grown dalmation??

area3z · 11-08-2011, 08:51 AM

Pics of raccoon??

alb84z31t · 11-08-2011, 09:04 AM

I imagine it looked something like this...

nismodreamr · 11-08-2011, 10:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alb84z31t

I imagine it looked something like this...

only in about 15 pieces!!!

Mt Tam I am · 11-08-2011, 11:33 AM

I'm glad the mask wearing vandal is dead as well.

11-07-2011, 04:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
wdkwang Track Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: N/A Posts: 899 Drives: slidewayz Rep Power: 21	Raccoon vs Z So I'm going back from Miller's Ale House around 2AM (Levittown, Long Island) and getting onto the 2-lane Wantagh highway. Going down the strip on the right lane, I see a black little figure walking across the left lane towards the right. I realize it's a raccoon and figure I had 3 options: brake really really hard, brake hard and swing to the left lane, or just keep going down the right lane hoping it'll act like a squirrel and just stop and run off the opposite direction. I went with option #3 and shortly after regretted. I hear a nice loud :blunk:, then I was like , then I hear a scrapping sound under my car so I was like . I pull over thinking it's just the raccoon probably stuck under my car but there was no raccoon. I just see my fender liner ripped out and dragging under my wheel so I pull it out and throw it in the trunk. Then my friend that was riding with me let out a big . Then I saw it, and I was like . So I was thinking m***f**little, now I need a new bumper. I just drove home and stared at it over 2 stoges. Since the fender liner was already ripped out, I just reached in and tried very hard to pop the bumper ding back out. What do you know, it worked. Minor paint flex that's not visible from more than a foot away but there's a 6inch crack on the side and the plastic under is bent out of shape. So onto my boy's shop for some JB Weld and...done. Going to be using some Dr. ColorChip for the crack cover up and rockchips I got from all the construction that's been going on the highways. I went back to Miller's again the next night. On the way back, I slowed down to make sure that lil prick was dead. Saw it motionless all the way on the left shoulder. My friend tells me it didn't react because it didn't have the instincts or field of vision like squirrels do, so chances are it may not have even seen me coming. Whatever, I'm glad it's dead. __________________ Powerhouse Amuse \| K&N Typhoon Intakes \| MotorDyne ART Pipes \| Borla Catback Exhaust \| B&M Short Shifter \| Intake Ducts \| Ichiba 25mm F/R Spacers \| Carbon Fiber Interior Vinyl Wrap \| Tints \| 10000k HIDs \| Vtak, yo!**

11-07-2011, 06:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
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11-07-2011, 08:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
SPOHN A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Covington, GA Age: 46 Posts: 14,844 Drives: Waiting on next Z Rep Power: 221	Poor Rocky, I mean Z. __________________

11-07-2011, 09:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
370zproject A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Memphis Age: 35 Posts: 16,104 Drives: 09 A/T 370z blue Rep Power: 53	nice fix im glad i slammed on my brakes for the one i hit i watched it roll down the road... i was lucky it was late at night and the busy road was dead no damage ( aside from the truuck tire dent from about a yr ago ) __________________ Brake Upgrade Package ate blue, hawk hp ceramic pads, and slotted rotors

11-08-2011, 08:24 AM	#10 (permalink)
nismodreamr Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Des Moines Posts: 367 Drives: 11 Z34 MagB 6MT Rep Power: 14	good god, did you hit a raccoon or a full grown dalmation?? __________________ 2011 370z Touring+Sport Magnetic Black 6MT Michelin - HKS - Titek - BC Racing - Volk TE-37SL - Stillen - PWJDM - Seibon

11-07-2011, 06:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	wow, that was a hugegangeous racoon.

11-07-2011, 07:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
haitech Track Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Austin/Dallas Posts: 922 Drives: 11' 370z Magnetic M6 Rep Power: 15	wow the bumper popped back out pretty nicely I almost hit a raccoon also. Those things can't see anything coming. I had to swang the z out the way.

11-07-2011, 11:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
KillerBee370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: So Cal baby! Age: 51 Posts: 5,964 Drives: with passion Rep Power: 321	I pulled too far into a parking spot once in a parking structure and went up over the parking block. When I backed up I tore off half my front facia and twisted it like a pretzel (I didn't have skid plate on at the time). I was like . Then I just kicked it back into place and viola! Good as new (almost) That thing is pretty durable.

11-07-2011, 11:32 PM	#8 (permalink)
KillerBee370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: So Cal baby! Age: 51 Posts: 5,964 Drives: with passion Rep Power: 321	Thing not think.. .I'm friggin tired

11-08-2011, 06:16 AM	#9 (permalink)
WorkinMan Base Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: South Carolina Posts: 22 Drives: ARREST ME RED '13 MT Rep Power: 14	Yer one lucky ........

11-08-2011, 08:51 AM	#11 (permalink)
area3z Base Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: chicago Posts: 89 Drives: 09 370Z 6MT sptourin Rep Power: 15	Pics of raccoon??

11-08-2011, 11:33 AM	#14 (permalink)
Mt Tam I am A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: California Posts: 10,709 Drives: 370Z T/S/N 6MT & XKE Rep Power: 3843	I'm glad the mask wearing vandal is dead as well. __________________ "Does the carpet match the drapes? NO!!! I don't date bald women." Nissan Motorsports 34R Oil Cooler. Stillen CBE. Hotchkis Sport Sway Bars. KW Variant 3 Coilover System. Stillen Gen3 CAI. Michelin Pilot Super Sport. Stillen Brake Ducts. Carbotech™ XP10/XP8 Pads. Z1 Front Rotors. Z1 Stainless Brake Lines. Two degrees of camber

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