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Well. After a weekend at Rausch Creek with a very rusty MJ, I have a few additions to post here in the next few days as I remove parts and take pictures... buckled one of my lower control arm mounts about 3/4" up into the frame, another spot on the frame buckled right under the bed where a large amount of it had rusted away (it looked all there, just flaky, then I whacked a big rock with the frame and all the rust fell out, now there is a hole about 2" wide) and another spot where one of the leaf spring brackets is disconnected from the frame rail halfway. 
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Ziploc posted:Nearly did the same this weekend at a track day. Don't remember hitting anything solid either, but I was chucking it around a lot.  RIP nice enkeis 
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Oct 24, 2011 14:37
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How likely is that to actually happen? I finally have the time to auto-x my miata and I don't want to worry about breaking one of my BBS-es(95M).
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Oct 24, 2011 21:13
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Unfortunately the phone on which I had pictures of the cracked block in my 89 Civic is now dead, so instead here's a completely different sort of cracked block: (Actually, I don't even know if that is a block.)
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Oct 25, 2011 00:09
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There was a bomb involved there, right? 
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Oct 25, 2011 00:13
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Sure looks like a former block, you can see half a piston bore. I4? maybe an I5?
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Oct 25, 2011 01:57
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At least the freeze plugs are still good.
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Oct 25, 2011 03:54
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Tactical Bonnet posted:How likely is that to actually happen? I finally have the time to auto-x my miata and I don't want to worry about breaking one of my BBS-es(95M). It's extremely rare. The internet exposes us to lots of one-off incidents like this and makes them seem more common than they really are. In 12 years of active autocrossing in multiple regions and tours, I've never seen a catastrophic wheel failure other than on the internet (but I've seen various breakages on many different cars, including my own. Part of stressing things hard I suppose).
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Oct 25, 2011 03:58
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BlackMK4 posted:There was a bomb involved there, right? Industrial shredder?
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Oct 25, 2011 06:48
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Oct 25, 2011 07:03
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insta posted:Industrial shredder? I get the feeling it was probably a hoist failure, or somebody tried to put it on a table that wasn't strong enough. I found it on a BMW engine-swapping page, but the only information I was able to find was that it was a dropped block, and the picture was "'stolen' from Rob Nicol".
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Oct 25, 2011 09:47
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I did not think blocks would shatter like that when dropped, but I honestly (honestly) don't know.
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Oct 25, 2011 09:52
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Tactical Bonnet posted:How likely is that to actually happen? I finally have the time to auto-x my miata and I don't want to worry about breaking one of my BBS-es(95M). I bought those wheels second-hand - don't know how old they are or what's been done to them. It could just be a manufacturing flaw, although it was the one taking the most load - left rear on a mr2 sw20 on a clockwise circuit. It was quite a bumpy surface but the rim has no buckles at all and didn't even feel weird to drive on it in that state. I read up a bit afterwards and some s2k forums report there may be a link between powder-coating and wheel failures on some of their stock wheels. Maybe the real lesson is keep your nice wheels for the street and don't take anything on track that you can't afford to break.
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Oct 25, 2011 11:35
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dubzee posted:What is going on here? What's that cable hanging off the back?
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Oct 25, 2011 12:41
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bolind posted:What is going on here? Looks like a lot of sadness.
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Oct 25, 2011 13:28
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EVERYWHERE 
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bolind posted:What is going on here? What's that cable hanging off the back? Winch cable from an off camera flatbed?
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Oct 25, 2011 14:38
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bolind posted:What is going on here? What's that cable hanging off the back? Someone thought it would be funny to recreate "American Graffiti" 
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Oct 25, 2011 14:43
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 Not particularly horrible compared to most of the stuff in this thread, but definitely catastrophic to my ears 
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Oct 26, 2011 19:13
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This happened to my Geo Metro.  That's the frame where the control arm bolts in. It will never ever go anywhere again. I just got $400 for the car though.
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Oct 26, 2011 20:27
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That happened to everyone's Geo Metro.* *if they didn't burn all the exhaust valves first
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Oct 26, 2011 22:02
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Bucephalus posted:That happened to everyone's Geo Metro.*
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Oct 27, 2011 01:11
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sandoz posted:
Looks like you need a new muffler bearing there.
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Oct 27, 2011 04:27
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tater_salad posted:Looks like you need a new muffler bearing there. See this wouldn't have happened if he'd been diligent in checking his muffler fluid every 3000 miles. Running it dry can throw out the bearing, and if that happens when you're at speed it might punch a hole in the tie-rod sump.
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Oct 27, 2011 21:42
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looks like the old man brought back another mower hmm not a runner, lets get that cover off  some quality workmanship we have here  something seems a little off  bingo  camtastic plastic  on the right we have a briggs and stratton head, the result of years of testing and refinement, on the left we have a coked up pre-detonatior.
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Oct 27, 2011 22:48
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I hear a 50/50 brake fluid/ATF mix makes a good replacement for muffler fluid as long as you're sure to make sure it's always topped right up.
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Oct 27, 2011 22:49
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The cam on the left looks like mowernutz(tm) or valvenutz(tm)
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Oct 27, 2011 23:39
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Oct 28, 2011 06:49
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General_Failure posted:I hear a 50/50 brake fluid/ATF mix makes a good replacement for muffler fluid as long as you're sure to make sure it's always topped right up. I prefer a mixture of headlight fluid and relative bearing grease.
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Oct 28, 2011 07:57
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Rujo King posted:See this wouldn't have happened if he'd been diligent in checking his muffler fluid every 3000 miles. Running it dry can throw out the bearing, and if that happens when you're at speed it might punch a hole in the tie-rod sump. True story, I've seen a young girl attempt to pump gas into an exhaust outlet.
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Oct 28, 2011 15:09
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VW thread, or mechanical failure thread, or you put what on your car thread. Stolen from reddit.
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Oct 28, 2011 19:01
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General_Failure posted:I hear a 50/50 brake fluid/ATF mix makes a good replacement for muffler fluid as long as you're sure to make sure it's always topped right up. I couldn't believe this, but the new Ford diesel pickups have exhaust fluid. True story.
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Oct 28, 2011 19:11
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meatpimp posted:VW thread, or mechanical failure thread, or you put what on your car thread. Stolen from reddit. One of the reasons why these exist for retarded people: http://www.amazon.com/Michelin-5100-Jumper-Cables-Protection/dp/B002RRZX06/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&qid=1319825873&sr=8-16 also is another reason why that no matter what I won't jump anyone's car unless they are close friends or family. I might have jumped one other persons car outside that list and it was "I'm putting these things on, stay the hell away and don't touch anything until I say you can"
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Oct 28, 2011 19:19
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meatpimp posted:VW thread, or mechanical failure thread, or you put what on your car thread. Stolen from reddit. Nobody gives a poo poo about it except for you. Make another thread about it so you can get laughed at.
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Oct 28, 2011 19:57
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RapeWhistle posted:Nobody gives a poo poo about it except for you. Make another thread about it so you can get laughed at. What am I missing here?
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Oct 28, 2011 20:01
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RapeWhistle posted:Nobody gives a poo poo about it except for you. Make another thread about it so you can get laughed at. Somebody has their panties in a bunch. I was saying it could go in any of them.  Although I do love me some stalkers.
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Oct 28, 2011 20:04
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MrZig posted:I couldn't believe this, but the new Ford diesel pickups have exhaust fluid. True story. Yeah I remember reading about this in the trucking thread way back; it's a reactant to lower emissions. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AdBlue 
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Oct 28, 2011 20:15
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dietcokefiend posted:also is another reason why that no matter what I won't jump anyone's car unless they are close friends or family. I might have jumped one other persons car outside that list and it was "I'm putting these things on, stay the hell away and don't touch anything until I say you can" I just have one of those battery-powered jumpstarters. Only two clamps means it's harder to gently caress it up.
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Oct 28, 2011 20:17
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Was it a case of "this is why you hook the negative cable to the frame" or "red is positive, dumbass"?
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Oct 28, 2011 20:25
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BonzoESC posted:I just have one of those battery-powered jumpstarters. Only two clamps means it's harder to gently caress it up. unless you connect red to black and black to red... and become a part of the landscape.
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Thats why I got one of these. Even if you screw up red/black, it has a button you press that will light up to let you know you've got it connected all right.
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