Horrible Mechanical Failures: Looks Like the Tin Man's Undies After Taco Tuesday

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You Am I: May 20, 2001; Me @ your poasting

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:

would that only happen when you were winding the gently caress out of it? or if it was supercharged? or just high mileage or?

Poor metallurgy back then. Metal strengths have changed over the years. These days you can have thin sheets of metal that has the strength of thicker sheets back in the 30s and 40s.

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# ¿ Apr 18, 2024 03:45

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BIG HORNY COW posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOFIt9iw1Fs

Umm, that's a VB or VC Holden Commodore. Built in Australia in the late 70s.

I am not surprised surprised it crushed like that, they were pieces of poo poo those old Commodores.

# ¿ Nov 13, 2009 22:57

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Skier posted:

Helping up the picture content with a poor '89 Toyota Camry 3S-FE motor that didn't like to rev after ~260,000 miles. It lets you know this by going BANG.

Edge smooshed out like a putty knife:

Wow, those Camry motors actually die? :aaa:

# ¿ Nov 18, 2009 22:31

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InitialDave posted:

Is it related to the AWD versions of the RS2000 we got in the UK in the 90s?

No. The Euro Escort AWD was based off a shortened Sierra AWD chassis. The US Escort is based off the Mazda 323 platform.

# ¿ Nov 19, 2009 22:26

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Prelude Gundam posted:

Hella Flush :c00l:

# ¿ Nov 20, 2009 07:39

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BigKOfJustice posted:

Here's another user failure:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcHrkhHXoHo

This was last year in Azusa Canyon I think.

Hmm, yes, let's not dig around the Jeep so it isn't so bogged in, let's just get our big pickup to rip the body off it. Ah well, I guess if the dude wanted to do some work on the chassis, he now has a chance...

# ¿ Nov 29, 2009 04:33

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rocket_350 posted:

My great-grandfather's Case traction engine exploded in the 20's.

The exact circumstances of this accident aren't known, but it is said that no one was hurt.

That looks like a Mechanical Cthulu reach out from the ground

# ¿ Feb 1, 2010 03:35

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VikingSkull posted:

My favorite part of the thread is the guys wrangling over whether or not Nissan techs can detect a tune in the black box.

"Gee guys I heard it only stores 36 hours of data, I mean it's just a little box right?"

"Yeah just remove the tune, they can't prove you did anything."

Or "put it into a microwave"

# ¿ Feb 2, 2010 02:26

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Doctor Zero posted:

What the gently caress happened here?

Taking a guess, it got too close to the edge and fell.

# ¿ Feb 12, 2010 04:50

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ijustam posted:

Big fail, indeed.

http://www.todaysbigfail.com/view/20100215

I'm not too sure whether that was a fail or whether the owner was doing that on purpose. The plastic bag taped over the broken front passenger window seems to point to the car being a piece of poo poo before getting thrashed like that. Plus there was a lack of "OH gently caress OH poo poo MAN YOUR DAD IS GOING TO BE PISSED" from the video.

# ¿ Feb 15, 2010 22:35

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Slack3r posted:

You can't run small 4-strokes on steep hills for very long. The oil sloshes to one end of the crankcase and you get lube failure. I remember buying a LawnBoy lawnmower (2 stroke) as our old house had a steep front yard that claimed many 4 strokes.

You must have a place that even mountain goats find hard, cos I live on the side of a hill, on a slope, and only used 4 strokes. The reason they have usually died is rust in the base plates or snapping handles.

# ¿ May 12, 2010 01:17

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Godholio posted:

That looks like something from a movie, seriously.

Edit: Probably a Final Destination movie, or something with Bruce Willis.

War of the Worlds

# ¿ May 12, 2010 03:23

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jammyozzy posted:

*Ahem*

OCD detailer's VXR 'Ring Edition

Same model, I can't imagine his face if that was his exact car.

VV Seriously all flicking through that thread has done is make me realise that my monitor is filthy.

Thank God I don't own a white car anymore. They were a bastard when it came to stains in the paintwork and yellowing.

# ¿ May 12, 2010 23:55

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14 INCH DICK TURBO posted:

Hey so just crossposting this, tried to start my parts car up. Taking all bets.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yYhtmJWe7E

In your case? Crankcase full of spiders

# ¿ Jun 13, 2010 02:24

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akeidolon posted:

Fun fact: The vehicle this came out of came into the shop under its own power. Didn't sound that bad either, all things considered.

It must have been a non interference motor

# ¿ Jul 8, 2010 12:50

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Awful crash in the Super League racing during the weekend. Driver is alive...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=je71qzTdzx0

# ¿ Aug 2, 2010 00:20

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MonkeyNutZ posted:

Good thing Australia is right hand drive, right?

dissss posted:

You probably shouldn't GIS 'guardrail crash' then (although it doesn't actually find the incident I was looking for where a Commodore wagon hit the end of a guard rail sideways right through the back seat knocking the occupants out amazingly without killing anyone)

'commodore crash' also has some shockers

That was a Falcon. How dare you call it a Commodore :mad:

# ¿ Sep 17, 2010 00:05

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Baby Hitler posted:

I had some hilarious iibbmm thread someone archived but just started clearing out old unfunny poo poo and it was first to go!

I do remember when he sold his Insight, that was funny.

Zordon and his "DeLorean"

# ¿ Sep 18, 2010 03:58

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IOwnCalculus posted:

M3 axle diagram: POWAAAAA in, diff clutches out.

Also it sounds like there should probably be a lot of people drawing up plans for engine swaps in the Freelander, or is the chassis not even worth it?

I think the BMW diesel they used in some of the models made it reliable mechanically, but then you have to deal with the interior electrics and suspension...

# ¿ Sep 22, 2010 23:48

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LobsterboyX posted:

are you making fun of me?

That's it! You, me, car park, NOW!

# ¿ Sep 25, 2010 01:12

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MrDeSaussure posted:

A video documenting what happens when allthe redundant brake systems are disabled on a ski lift, while loaded.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8rXiN_Oys4

That's some good quality destruction

# ¿ Jan 4, 2011 22:39

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Ola posted:

Aerated ice cream expanding, certainly. Chip bags which you can pop open with one hand anyway, no problem seeing that. Aluminum soda cans, no.

Some pressure differential content!

This is a familiar sight to many, the Aloha convertible.

Metal fatigue weakened skin, one stewardess got sucked out. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloha_Airlines_Flight_243

I remember watching the "Air Crash Investigations" episode on this flight, it was amazing they were still able to land the plane with so much of the hull ripped out of it and there was only one death

# ¿ Jan 29, 2011 00:11

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B4Ctom1 posted:

railroad fun!

Train Goatse!

# ¿ Mar 14, 2011 00:13

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14 INCH DICK TURBO posted:

Hey, it is the Chrysler Pentastar :v:

# ¿ Apr 18, 2011 03:45

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extreme_accordion posted:

Ok after following a few links off the one from earlier....
http://youtu.be/kAn4ppQ_fQo

The best part to me was the engineer from Cosworth explaining the angled headbolts and the fact that it was a drawing and not a computer that this thinking was done with.

That was pretty interesting. I wish the doco makers who put huge amount of effort into Hitler's favourite sundae would do something like this with cars/racing a little more often.

# ¿ Apr 21, 2011 00:01

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Two Finger posted:

I've seen that photo in one of my lectures... I believe it was hosed up on a testbed. I want to say hydrolocking did that, let me see if I can dig up the link.

Got it:

http://www.marinediesels.info/Horror%20Stories/testbed_smash.htm

If it doesn't go direct to the page, go to Horror Stories on the left, scroll down and find Test Bed Smash.

While you're there, read the other horror stories - Cert of Incompetence in particular is a good'un.

I don't think that engine was destined for a passenger ship, as a point of interest - they tend to use smaller 4 strokers rather than the big 2 strokes that container ships use.

Wow, that site is a flash back to the late 90s

# ¿ May 11, 2011 09:22

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B4Ctom1 posted:

Pretty awesome burnout done by the train bro :v:

# ¿ May 12, 2011 06:32

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My mum punishes her fairly expensive Honda mower like that. So sad to see, it is a great mower, but some people have no mechanical sympathy.

# ¿ May 19, 2011 05:38

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b0nes posted:

"Ah poo poo, not again!"

# ¿ May 26, 2011 23:42

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# ¿ Jul 17, 2011 04:02

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destructo posted:

I guess there is not much of a cylinder head left

# ¿ Aug 1, 2011 02:06

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While I can see shocks blowing out on a leaf sprung vehicle not being too much of an issue off road, on a coil spring setup it would get very loving annoying very quickly, especially if there is quite a bit of weight in the back of them.

# ¿ Aug 8, 2011 02:13

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tobu posted:

Does this count? Airbag goes off under hard driving.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpL4VwhYSE8&feature=player_embedded

That dude was doing some pretty poo poo donuts there. Must have been a V6.

# ¿ Aug 15, 2011 02:49

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The response from the emergency crew of that drag strip is a little slow. I'd thought that marshalls would be jumping over the fence to shut that car down.

Plus pretty lovely work that the driver has no emergency shutdowns for the engine.

# ¿ Nov 23, 2011 22:42

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Boat posted:

How is it you all live in a country founded as a penal colony wherein every single living thing can murder you outright, yet you can't do anything remotely dangerous? Goddamnit, I'm derailing the derail.

I guess with AC stuff, stop loving idiots in the Australian community being bigger loving idiots, but makes it hard if you want to do a quick refill of your AC system.

# ¿ Dec 4, 2011 01:18

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General_Failure posted:

Last time I had it refilled they had it on their pressure testing machine for ages and it registered no leaks. He seemed to think the r134a system had been worked on by someone else in the past because it was a hot day and it got the cabin down to 8*C in the sun. I can't help but wonder what a less lovely refrigerant could achieve.

I know with the old stuff (R13?) the AC repairer told me he could get my previous car down to 5C, 4C if I got some extra work done.

# ¿ Dec 4, 2011 22:32

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Philip J Fry posted:

So, uhm, don't drive around with leaky acetylene tanks in your FJ. Or something.

http://www.fjcruiserforums.com/forums/general-discussion/139018-i-blew-up-my-fj-literally.html

I remember a couple of years back a van in a Melbourne suburb blew up due to a leaky acetylene tank. Luckily the driver wasn't in the vehicle when it did blow up. The explosion happened when his apprentice used the remote for the door locks on the van. They found parts of the van blocks away from the incident.

# ¿ Dec 6, 2011 22:48

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jamal posted:

maybe it's not such a good idea to use cheap knock-off suspension and steering parts:

Zing indeed. What was it, I can't make out the brand/model?

# ¿ Apr 8, 2012 01:44

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Puddin posted:

I'm sure this thread is an elaborate troll, but if not this guy needs some serious parking practice. http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=1908933

It's amazing how many university students' cars are parked like that at my work.

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# ¿ Apr 18, 2024 03:45

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obso posted:

I drove this one home last night after a friend rolled it.

Hard to tell from the picture the A-pillar is shoved in about 6". It came to rest with the back bumper on the pavement and the front end pointing to the sky. Wrecker flipped it back onto 4 wheels and it started right up and drove fine (A/C doesn't work anymore).

Why the gently caress did you do that for, other than trying out insurance fraud?

# ¿ May 16, 2012 23:54

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