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Old 03-03-2011, 08:34 PM
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Track was sticky. We finally got my car to hook up. The result was . . . My driveshaft now looks like a pretzel lmao. Will post picks tomorrow when I get it out.
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Old 03-03-2011, 09:03 PM
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Bummer man, I was sitting there they said to shut it off. Glad its only the driveshaft man.
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Ahhh I didn't go because it rained this morning...lame..
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Old 03-03-2011, 11:33 PM
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Tow truck just dropped it off taking it off right now
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adam i really enjoyed your "stockish" looking camaro dissapointing the **** out of people. lol. you shouldve seen the look on that supra owners face when he passed by on the return road, priceless. and i love that fifth gen owner getting pissed and parking his car.
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"too sticky"... never heard that one before.
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"too sticky"... never heard that one before.
when did anyone say that?
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so this is what happened lol
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That bites. Easy enough of a fix though. It didn't take out anything else did it?
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Na. That's were it tore in half, didn leak no fluid not even a piece of it was on the floor. Gonna put an iron one in from an lt1 in it for nxt week.
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so this is what happened lol
You're lucky. The last time I had a driveshaft break, it put a huge dent in the back seat floor board.
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Originally Posted by 98V8gorilla
Na. That's were it tore in half, didn leak no fluid not even a piece of it was on the floor. Gonna put an iron one in from an lt1 in it for nxt week.
i have seen an iron break too..... just ask raptorws6....
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Originally Posted by Ryne @ CMS
i have seen an iron break too..... just ask raptorws6....
that was a bad night
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I dont have much cash and its free
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as i was pulling in i saw a lonesome camaro with its dick laying on the floor . lol
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cast iron driveshafts eh?
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Lookin for one turns out the one in the lt1 was aluminum as well
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Wow much power ?
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lol cast iron... he means the steel ones from certain f bodies
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Originally Posted by Ryne @ CMS
i have seen an iron break too..... just ask raptorws6....
lmao

yeah i remember that night... scared the **** out of me when it revved up so fast after the bang
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