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Old Apr 12, 2008 | 12:21 AM
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This is something you don't see every day. A picture taken just as the drive shaft and rear end take a dump! The specs on the picture are actually from the gear oil that sprayed out onto the camera lens! The first two pictures are compliments of texasdragracing.com. The last one is from southtexasracing.com. Enjoy the carnage!





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Old Apr 12, 2008 | 01:17 AM
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Originally Posted by BirdofPreyBandit
This is something you don't see every day.
That's for sure! Kind of crazy that the timing was exactly right...or wrong.
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Old Apr 12, 2008 | 01:24 AM
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the pix of the rear end...is it broken?????
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Old Apr 12, 2008 | 01:37 AM
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Originally Posted by comanten123
the pix of the rear end...is it broken?????
Nothing a little JB Weld won't fix.
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Old Apr 12, 2008 | 02:22 AM
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Originally Posted by comanten123
the pix of the rear end...is it broken?????


Based on this, I'd have to say yes... lol
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Old Apr 12, 2008 | 02:28 AM
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Ouch!

SO much for the snow going away hahaha!
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Old Apr 12, 2008 | 02:29 AM
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saorry didnt mean to laugh......Just everyone is getting their car on the track and breaking everything they got quick
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Its what happens when you run a stock 9" case as some power with sticky tires.
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I've never seen the pinion come out still attached to the drive shaft before.
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Originally Posted by BirdofPreyBandit
I've never seen the pinion come out still attached to the drive shaft before.
on a stock 3rd member 9" this is very common with alot of power. It breaks it and shoots the pinion support forward.
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whelp, cool shot but that sucks lol
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badass!
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those are some crazy pics
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The rear is prolly still fine. Just need a new center section!! That is the weak part!

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Nobody noticed the LCA in that pic? Looks like it's bent pretty bad.
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Thats a nice picture and some serious carnage.
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There was nothing wrong with the driveshaft that was all center section related.
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Wow thats crazy!
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Seeing that makes me think of those VW commercials where he goes 'Oh Snap'....lol
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HELL YEA!! that's a badass shot man, you popped your trucks cherry!!
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