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Old Aug 18, 2002 | 01:43 PM
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I finally got some pics of the motor. Looks pretty damn bad.

http://community.webshots.com/album/46623849Grqdyo
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Old Aug 18, 2002 | 01:45 PM
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OUCH <img border="0" title="" alt="[Sad]" src="gr_sad.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Sad]" src="gr_sad.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[Banging Head]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_banghead.gif" />
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Old Aug 18, 2002 | 03:23 PM
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Ouch!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Sad]" src="gr_sad.gif" />

What happened? It looked like a rod went bye-bye, cracked the block, got the crank, and all other sorts of fun stuff. What was the engine doing when it happened?
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Old Aug 18, 2002 | 04:39 PM
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<img border="0" title="" alt="[Sad]" src="gr_sad.gif" />
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Old Aug 18, 2002 | 05:22 PM
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You blew the engine. I trashed the chassis. We should get together.

Seriously, I'm looking for a rolling chassis. Email if you consider not rebuilding.
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Old Aug 18, 2002 | 05:31 PM
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That makes me feel sick inside...

Do you know what caused it...??
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Old Aug 18, 2002 | 05:40 PM
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Holly crap <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" />
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Old Aug 18, 2002 | 07:26 PM
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Figuring that one picture is of a snapped rod bolt...I'm guessing the rod bolt let go causing the piston hit the head, snapping the rod then going thru the side of the block (not necessarily in that order) but the rod bolt let go first I think. Its not the first instance of a snapped rodbolt I've heard of...
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Yuck <img border="0" title="" alt="[Sad]" src="gr_sad.gif" /> I feel for ya man. Performed a similar feat with a rocket 350.
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Old Aug 18, 2002 | 07:46 PM
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Good LAWD!!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Sad]" src="gr_sad.gif" />
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Old Aug 18, 2002 | 08:12 PM
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You got off easy ALbert. At lewast you car didn't catch on fire like George's car did <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />

Those pic's make me sick man <img border="0" alt="[barf]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_barf.gif" />
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Old Aug 18, 2002 | 11:38 PM
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I think what fireball said is what happened. I have a feeling the motor didnt like the high shift points and let go. The sad thing was the motor only had 10k miles on it. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Sad]" src="gr_sad.gif" />

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The good thing is its already up and running after a 6 month wait. Man it sucks being young and broke
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Old Aug 19, 2002 | 03:55 AM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by wicked 98z:
<strong>I think what fireball said is what happened. I have a feeling the motor didnt like the high shift points and let go. The sad thing was the motor only had 10k miles on it. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Sad]" src="gr_sad.gif" />

Albert

The good thing is its already up and running after a 6 month wait. Man it sucks being young and broke</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I hear you on that.The broke part that is.
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Old Aug 19, 2002 | 11:52 AM
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wicked, sorry to see it, i know how you feel, pictures look identical to mine

since that wasnt the origina motor may i ask who built it? or was it just a low miles car?

were all of the crank bearings burnt up or just the ones that went wrong.. could have been the oiling
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Old Aug 19, 2002 | 02:34 PM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by MIGHTYMOUSE:
<strong>wicked, sorry to see it, i know how you feel, pictures look identical to mine

since that wasnt the origina motor may i ask who built it? or was it just a low miles car?

were all of the crank bearings burnt up or just the ones that went wrong.. could have been the oiling</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">The motor was replaced by GM under warrenty. It was the secound one in the car.

I havent took the main caps off I just wanted to take the oil pan off to see what went wrong. Im pretty sure it was the rod bolt.

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Old Aug 20, 2002 | 03:08 PM
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Here is another link to some more pics

http://community.webshots.com/album/35450628kTsRbW
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Old Aug 20, 2002 | 06:38 PM
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cam bearings look nice, and coppery
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Old Aug 21, 2002 | 09:22 PM
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<img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" /> Tacoed! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" />
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