Trip to Cordova, popped head gasket at 115mph

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05-10-2008, 06:06 PM

ONEBADWS6

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Trip to Cordova, popped head gasket at 115mph

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhvrjegfbUo

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05-10-2008, 06:27 PM

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last time I was at Cordova. . .they had a bunch of plywood advertising on the back wall there. How's the car?

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05-10-2008, 06:34 PM

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Not to bad, bumper, and the two pieces bolting it to the core support are toast.

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05-10-2008, 08:54 PM

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Good driving. Looks like you saved it about as much as anyone could have given the conditions. Good to here the car isn't to badly damaged.

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05-10-2008, 09:03 PM

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Nice job keeping it under control. Glad it's not to bad and you didn't get hurt.

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05-10-2008, 09:08 PM

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Nice save Bill!!!!

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05-10-2008, 10:36 PM

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great recovery. it could have gone real bad!

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05-10-2008, 11:46 PM

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Again Bill, great save. Thanks for giving me a heart attack; I'm still recovering. She'll be back out in no time.

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05-11-2008, 12:08 AM

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WOW!!! That could have been way worse, hell of a save.

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05-11-2008, 09:05 AM

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Wow!

Way to go man! That looked scary!

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05-11-2008, 10:14 AM

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Well at least the car is in the July issue of Car Craft readers rides!!!

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05-11-2008, 11:02 AM

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Wow, that was one helluva driving job and could have been much worse! Nice job keeping it shiney side up! And whats with Car Craft thinking you are in Afgahnistan?

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05-11-2008, 11:12 AM

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Nice recovery, could have been a lot worse.

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05-11-2008, 01:40 PM

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That's one hell of a save.....glad you are ok.

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05-11-2008, 01:57 PM

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good save buddy and glad to hear you are o.k

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05-11-2008, 07:54 PM

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Thanks guys. I think rod stretch sent the piston into the head as i was turning 8k rpm. My vacuum pump breather rag was full of oil and water but I could not find it anywhere else. Except for the track that is lol. Car was on a run too, despite a F***#%$^# trans I foot braked it to a 1.39 60ft and went 6.34@109 in the 1/8 through the mufflers. This was my first time to the track after many changes too.

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