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It looks like the upper strut mount was in it's death throes before the pot-hole finally finished it off. I'm guessing he never turns his radio down. Root Bear fucked around with this message at 04:46 on Jan 17, 2013 |
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kastein posted:Sure looks like a horrible mechanic failure to me. The upper end of that appears to have tapered threads and a perfectly square face, so I think the nut came off rather than the stud breaking. On a lowered BMW with basketweaves? Perish the thought!
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Jan 17, 2013 06:41
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Slavvy posted:On a lowered BMW with basketweaves? Perish the thought! loose nuts sink whips! Alright, that was a terrible pun even for me.
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Jan 17, 2013 06:44
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Crustashio posted:Some guy on a local site says he hit a pothole and broke his coilover. Hellaretarded.jpg I can't help but think of the guy who committed insurance fraud by re-installing his stock suspension and claiming that his Honda Jazz had just broken its own monocoque. IPCRESS fucked around with this message at 23:38 on Jan 17, 2013 |
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Jan 17, 2013 23:35
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But they're JOM coilovers! All the VW guys use them! I had to refrain from commenting because my only suggestion is to take them off and throw them in the garbage. Not pictured is the ridiculous amount of rust on the car.
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Jan 17, 2013 23:51
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Just saw this from my friend at RRE:  Cosworth piston that ran into some valves, guessing from an EVO.
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Jan 18, 2013 23:50
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You've got some ultra-low compression pistons there, I see.
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Jan 19, 2013 01:25
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So when something like that happens how knackered do the crankshaft journals and connecting rod bearings get. I imagine putting vent holes in pistons and possibly bending connecting rods can't be good for the crank.
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Jan 19, 2013 01:28
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Previa_fun posted:So when something like that happens how knackered do the crankshaft journals and connecting rod bearings get. I imagine putting vent holes in pistons and possibly bending connecting rods can't be good for the crank. That's not all that great, no. The new diet of metal chunks doesn't help either.
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Jan 19, 2013 01:29
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today was a fun day at the track. Got about 3/4 of the way through the first session and this happenned. Still curious which broke first. also hellaflush now 
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Jan 21, 2013 00:35
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What's that on the window track? Ohhhh... Well, the complementary vice grips were a nice touch.  Never buy a used Toyota from a Chevy dealership.
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Jan 21, 2013 01:11
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How long did that vise grips trick work? Seems to me that'd hit the glass during normal use as it slides past.
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Jan 21, 2013 01:35
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Seat Safety Switch posted:How long did that vise grips trick work?  It doesn't slide past, the vice grips holds the glass up (fixed in place).I did this on my coupe quattro when the window regulator went out and the part was a dealer-order item.
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Jan 21, 2013 01:51
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Seat Safety Switch posted:How long did that vise grips trick work? Well, my father bought the car in 2005 and I only pulled the door skin off six hours ago, so you do the math. Also yes, the glass was stuck in the up position.
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Jan 21, 2013 03:03
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gently caress.  Drill and tap my friends....drill and tap 
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Jan 23, 2013 21:11
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CommieGIR posted:gently caress. That's a loving mess. Good luck. At least you got the pulley off. 
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Jan 23, 2013 21:28
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meatpimp posted:That's a loving mess. Good luck. Oh, it did that itself. While driving.
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Jan 23, 2013 21:43
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CommieGIR posted:Oh, it did that itself. While driving. Who did the timing belt last?
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Jan 23, 2013 22:04
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Some carnage from an Elise gearbox I was tinkering with today. 3rd output gear has gone bye-bye.  And the mating input gear in the centre.  Box was pretty hosed in general, not sure if it's from a previous failure or this one but the inside of the casing is gouged to hell all around the crown wheel too.
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Jan 23, 2013 22:20
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meatpimp posted:Who did the timing belt last? Fine, I checked to make sure it wasn't going to try to wander without the pulleys and it didn't, so I drove it home. I'm in the process of taping and easy-out-ing the remains right now. 2 down, 2 to go.
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Jan 23, 2013 22:24
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jammyozzy posted:Some carnage from an Elise gearbox I was tinkering with today. 3rd output gear has gone bye-bye. Is that from a K-series elise or a toyota ZZ? Just curious.
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Jan 23, 2013 22:25
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To resolve the issue I previously posted: Bitches don't know about my Easy Out.
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Jan 23, 2013 22:36
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CommieGIR posted:To resolve the issue I previously posted: Next up, give us a clear picture of Bigfoot! Are you seriously telling me that you used an easy out successfully?
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Jan 23, 2013 22:38
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General_Failure posted:Next up, give us a clear picture of Bigfoot! This is the second or third time I have, check the Audi build thread to see me pull drive line Allen bolts with an easy out FROM AN ANGLE   I center tapped those broken bolts by hand too, scared the hell out of me I was worried about drilling into the threads. Nope. All clear. CommieGIR fucked around with this message at 22:45 on Jan 23, 2013 |
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Jan 23, 2013 22:39
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Slavvy posted:Is that from a K-series elise or a toyota ZZ? Just curious. It's a Toyota box, 6 speeds and has the little plastic-looking pads Toyota loves to put on their selector forks. Don't know any more back story on age or what it was being used for though, although it was probably circuit racing.
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Jan 23, 2013 22:48
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CommieGIR posted:This is the second or third time I have, check the Audi build thread to see me pull drive line Allen bolts with an easy out FROM AN ANGLE One of these days you'll use up the last of your ez-out luck and the entire garage will collapse. In the meantime though.. 
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CommieGIR posted:This is the second or third time I have, check the Audi build thread to see me pull drive line Allen bolts with an easy out FROM AN ANGLE In medieval times we'd have to burn you for witchcraft.
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Jan 23, 2013 23:48
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Sir Cornelius posted:In medieval times we'd have to burn you for witchcraft. Wait, we're not supposed to do that anymore?
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Beach Bum posted:Wait, we're not supposed to do that anymore? No, but you burn the remains of whatever bolt to make sure the others also do not attempt to mutiny.
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Jan 24, 2013 00:05
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Pics speak for themselves. Who can tell me why this car won't get written off despite the quote being well into five digits?    
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Jan 25, 2013 01:42
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Because it caused the accident? Because it wasn't in any accident?
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Jan 25, 2013 01:46
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Slavvy posted:Pics speak for themselves. Who can tell me why this car won't get written off despite the quote being well into five digits? Because a car being "written off" is a decision based on a percentage (usually around 85) that you insurer has for totaling a car......and none of us know what you car may be worth as we don't know what the hell is it or what condition it was in before,
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Jan 25, 2013 01:52
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Not a mechanical failure but I saw the price for a replacement front bumper on an 06 Elise today. Over 6k. 
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CommieGIR posted:This is the second or third time I have, check the Audi build thread to see me pull drive line Allen bolts with an easy out FROM AN ANGLE That's clearly a photoshop. No human being in existence has ever successfully used an easy out. *edit* my GTI was written off for this little number:  So I don't see why that one wouldn't be. Of course mine also had a hole in the passenger floor pan from the wheel being pushed back like that. It was big enough to stick your head through. Devyl fucked around with this message at 02:04 on Jan 25, 2013 |
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Jan 25, 2013 01:56
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Because it's uninsured.
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Bucephalus posted:Because it's uninsured. Yeah, that's gotta be it. I doubt they've got money to repair it though - it looks pretty done for.
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Jan 25, 2013 02:10
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It's a ruined Kia (which is redundant, I know), how can the damage possibly be into five digits when the drat thing wasn't worth that new?
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You try building a car out of a dealership part catalogue some time. I am curious how you'd even start rebuilding that. It doesn't look too bad, the floor pan and firewall seem mostly intact.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:You try building a car out of a dealership part catalogue some time. Bent A arm, bent control arm, bent steering knuckle, destroyed ball join, damaged CV half shaft for sure, who knows what sort of body damage. It'll be a list.
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CommieGIR posted:Bent A arm, bent control arm, bent steering knuckle, destroyed ball join, damaged CV half shaft for sure, who knows what sort of body damage. Also the control arm mounts are physically ripped out of the subframe. It's valued at $115,000 because it is a custom-made vehicle for a disabled person, so it has a wheelchair ramp and hand controls etc. It's made to commission by the accident compensation corporation (government accident insurance). He hit a traffic island at around 90km/h. A normal one new is worth roughly 50k.
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