.....haha. Funny stuff.

Buddy of mine, at work, is looking for a Z06, or a FRC to buy right now. So, he's been searching alot lately.

He just calls me...and tells me that he thinks he found my old car...and that I should check it out.

So i did.... and here it is.

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...00&cardist=793

Price $10,900
Body Style Coupe
Mileage 98,000
Exterior Color White
Interior Color Black
Engine 8 Cylinder Gasoline
Transmission 6 Speed Manual
Drive Type 2 wheel drive - rear
Fuel Type Gasoline
Doors Two Door
Stock No. 18783
VIN 1G1YY12G8Y5101659

2000 CHEV CORVETTE COUPE,RECOVERED THEFT HAS NOT BEEN STARTED,5.7 LITER MOTOR,6 SPEED TRANS,WHITE IN COLOR,BLACK LEATHER INTERIOR,SALVAGE TITLE.

Theft recovery my ***.

lmao. Too funny.

 

That 'Vette has some issues.

Never saw nitrous eigther.

 

Never ever.

hehehee.

I bet I know why they haven't tried to start it....lmao....ahhahahaa

friggin bastard ******!

 

What really happened to the car?

 

A clutch failure....a SPEC clutch failure that is.


http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i8...h/Imag0142.jpg

 

SPEC huh?

Good things your legs didn't get shredded.

 

hahhaha... that BOMB **** is awesome.

We were all hanging out at a buddies house...jokeing, about my weird habbits with cars....when my buddie "sprayjunkie99" says "do you realize that, if you and Marco(my other buddy that had a spec pressure plate shatter the same exact way in his C6 about 1 month after mine blew up) were driving anything but a vette, i'd know TWO mother f'ers with one foot each"

We all laughed.....then stopped and thought about it,...and it really isn't funny when you think of it. Highly recommend shatter blankets or bullet proof bell housings for everyone that has a manual trans...and likes to bang bang bang bang awy those gears.

 

BUahahahahahahhahahaa omg too f'ing funny.

 

what version of SPEC's did you and your buddy have?

 

So the salvage title FRC is going for $10K? What all is messed up on the car?

 

I think the tailights are still good lmao, btw Jamie had a spec3 and the c6 had a spec 5

 

that car says its in London, KY if thats the case it is not to far from where i live. I could use a good project car like that lol.

 

Dude that car is in ALOT worse condition then the pics show.

 

How bad did the clutch breakage shred the car??? I'm really interested because I'm going to be needing a clutch in the near future and hearing this will most definitely impact my decision on what clutch to purchase.

 

Well the car was totaled so thats kinda a hint...

 

OMG dude!!!! I couldn't see the pictures from work. Just got home and dayum!!!! That's no joke.

What did Spec have to say about that???

 

....I could have bought it for 6500 bucks...or so "I" was told.

The car...needs...

cooling fans,heads(the ones on the car are empty,hehe), in needs a front cover, since the cam was cutout, thats right bitches, I cut my cam out, it needs a bellhousing, clutch,etc etc, torque tube, the trans is inside but, needs to be overhauled, the diff is good, it needs an engine harness, fuel lines, windshield, wiper motor assembly unless your makeing a race car,....what else.....ah..................a shifter........hmmm...an exhaust system, as I only have stock mufflers hanging on the car........hmmm...various sensors.

I'd say it would make a nice race car. If I had the money, I would have kept it but.....i did what I had to.

 

Decision should be simple,...don't buy a SPEC clutch. Being in the automotive industry, I have never badmouth'd any tuner/builder/parts supplier ever....except for them. They really do have a problem, and mine, is not the only case. The amount of emails and PM's has been overwelming over the past year(has it been that long)...wow... many people have had similar problems...fortunatly...no person I know of, has lost their legs.

 

OMG is right man. Try...if you can, to imagine...makeing a U turn, in first gear...somewhat slideing.....you stay in it......powershift 2nd gear...car is sliding but nicely pulling, and straighting itself out all by itself......powershift thrid gear......nice....car's pulling hard.....at around 5800rpm or soo....right around there....at roughly 104mph....BOOM.

For a split second, I truly thought I blew the motor, and no joke, a split second later...the words my fathers been telling me now for years about flywheels/clutchs coming through cars...became a reality.

It just happened. I didn't bug out, I didn't panic. I lost all power everything, brakes, controls...steering...etc etc....my car looked like the space shuttle taking off, with the BALL of smoke I had coming out of the cockpit and tail section. I was able to take a 20mph turn at 40mph.....and e brake it to a slow stop alongside my dealerships fire entrance.

Is was really fucked up man. I just looked at it and laughed. Coudln't belive it. Everyone thought I was in shock or something so they started feeling on my legs, and pulls up my paint legs to make sure I wasn't bleeding.

Honestly, the best way I can describe it, is like you just ran over a land mine....or a grenade or something. It realy was wack.

Honestly,...I think of that moment, everysingle time I go wide open throttle.

Every single time.

 

Jeezus man, that is amazing. Both in the fact that it happened and in the fact that you weren't injured.

Did Spec own up to a catastrophic failure of their components or claim it was "abusive driving" or some other junk? I was considering a Spec 3+ but now........I think I'm going to look for other options. That really sucks that it happened, your car was gorgeous man.