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`Nemesis posted:Despite the appearance, that is a rural road. My understanding is that it developed a ridge which led to Wisc DOT putting out those ridge signs. Later on as it got hotter the road actually buckled causing that accident. We're not used to heat like this in Wisconsin.... HWY 29 is not a rural road. It's the only four lane road that connects eastern to western wisconsin besides I94.
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Godholio posted:At first glance I thought it was an interior door panel. Me too. I can smell the cancer though the monitor.
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This happened to my friend this spring.
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Lowclock posted:Is... is that why the sti badge is pink? It's not "pink" it's Cherry Blossom Red. 
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Mar 22, 2013 16:12
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I have a friend who went to Road America this weekend for a lapping day. This happened to his RX-7.    "Blame Canada corner."
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May 6, 2013 17:37
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Luckily for my friend he was only going 45-50mph into Canada corner at the time of the failure and wound up in the gravel. In some other spots around Road America it might have gotten ugly.
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May 6, 2013 18:52
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I just finished reading the $250k GT-R and holy poo poo that's bad.
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May 10, 2013 01:23
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CommieGIR posted:$250k you could easily contract the work out to someone else and still make a profit. They charged the dude $5,000 just for a mid-pipe not including labor. 
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May 10, 2013 02:09
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I think we have all learned that Ulimateforce needs to get in the R35 GTR business.
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May 10, 2013 02:19
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Looks like the shop owner posted and gave the typical excuse of "Someone else did it and they aren't with the company any more." Apparently this is the second time he has used that exact excuse. You see that excuse all the time in stories like this.
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May 10, 2013 22:35
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I don't think this should have happened.
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May 12, 2013 04:01
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jamal posted:If the conical washer gets left out, it's actually pretty likely. Well, I'm going to need new stuff for my STi.
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May 12, 2013 04:09
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jamal posted:I can help with that. Send me a PM or email (peter at functionauto) I sent you a PM.
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May 12, 2013 04:42
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Conical washers? You don't need those! Oh, the steering feels weird? Don't worry about it! 
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May 22, 2013 13:56
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That looks like that would be a pretty lovely day at work.
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Jun 11, 2013 06:11
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I had a rear axle nut decide to want to be free when I was driving home sunday night. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-Imt8PyBss
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Jun 25, 2013 05:14
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Motronic posted:That video actually made me say "OOOOhh....poo poo" out loud. I took off the rim and saw this. 
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Jun 25, 2013 06:30
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Apparently according to the stream I was listening to that it's pretty common for racecars to attach their alternators to the transmission and differential.
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Jun 25, 2013 18:06
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Looks like the RS200 just crashed as well. http://jalopnik.com/pat-doran-father-of-liam-doran-went-off-at-pikes-peak-575232114
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Jun 25, 2013 20:40
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Adiabatic posted:Saw this being built over Facebook. That "before" picture was literally the day before If I had a dollar for every time I see someone bring out a race car untested to a (timed) track day. I'd have my own untested race car.
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Jun 25, 2013 21:34
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Fucknag posted:Almost looks like the fiber mats were stretched over a wireframe as opposed to being laid in a mold, might have something to do with it. Those front fenders look wrinkly as gently caress.  It does look really bad.
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BlackMK4 posted:"It'll never happen to me" "I'm going to bring a untested race car that I just finished a day before I have to go to loving Pikes Peak. What could possibly go wrong?" You would think after last year people would think twice about this stuff. G-Mach fucked around with this message at 07:04 on Jun 26, 2013 |
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Jun 26, 2013 07:01
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HOLY poo poo!  How old is the car?
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Jun 28, 2013 20:00
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CarForumPoster posted:The blowing plugs thing seems like one of those massively overstated internet jokes to me. Look at the number of 500+HP stock headed 4.6 DOHCs running around. My stock 320HP Cobra decided to randomly poo poo out a plug one day. It was six months after I bought the car.
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Jul 5, 2013 03:50
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I'm convinced there is nothing as bad as a second hand DSM. Edit: Holy poo poo my tables.
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Jul 9, 2013 05:38
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Holy gently caress. How long was the last time the oil got changed in that? To kill a cummings like that is impressive.
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Jul 24, 2013 05:55
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BraveUlysses posted:Its just common for this industry to design for the absolute worst case scenario. Is that a rubber ducky on the wing?
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Fucknag posted:I'm trying to parse how that accident happened. Was the Vette going through the intersection and got hit by the... Towncar? so hard it got shoved past the crosswalk? It's pretty possible. Depending upon the Towncar's speed and considering it's raining pretty well that sounds like the likely scenario.
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Aug 4, 2013 01:42
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I'm not supposed to be pouring gallons of toluene into my car's gas tank as octane booster? Way to take all of the fun out of it guys.
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Oct 21, 2013 18:00
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You can always make your own studded tires.
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Mar 26, 2014 17:55
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Seat Safety Switch posted:That's basically what you do for tubed tires, why should tubeless be any different? Those tires only lose around 1 psi after a whole day out on the ice. 
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Mar 26, 2014 18:32
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They are in pretty high spirits considering the probable cost of that engine.
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Jun 11, 2014 05:12
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This is more of a horrible electrical failure than mechanical. I just love mopar products. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZAJfgqTtWM
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Seat Safety Switch posted:That's one way to raise your compression, I guess.  My 94 Audi 100 has been in the upper midwest it's entire life and I've never seen a car with it's age and mileage be so rust free underneath. It feels like I'm driving a Panzer the steel is so drat thick.
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Nov 15, 2014 04:03
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Looks like someone forgot to install conical washers.
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Dec 27, 2014 06:06
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Splizwarf posted:What about Nissan, or Subaru? Can't forget BMW.
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Exit Strategy posted:I had a top-spec '98 Park Avenue with the supercharged 3800-II. It was pretty much my favorite car, and I drove that thing until the engine violently disconnected itself from its mounts and ground against highway surface for half a mile before I was able to safely pull over. The block was too badly damaged to recover. Car was at 213,000 miles. I had a friend whose daughter had this happen to her. It was only a couple blocks from their house so she just drove it home.
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nmfree posted:Fixed that for Wisconsin. True story. As long as you have winter tires you should be ok and if you have a lake nearby you can have fun ice racing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI-t1nb7Zeo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxGx2gB6Go0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kptTagl39C0 Sometimes it goes a bit wrong however. (You don't want to hit snowbanks.)  for language.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFc1P4k_Pks I've found that screwing around on frozen lakes has made me a much better driver. G-Mach fucked around with this message at 21:13 on Apr 3, 2015 |
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 Well my 05 Sti's transmission decided to explode.
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I had to helicoil my 99 Cobra when it blew a spark plug like that. I still have the kit.
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