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| GaroldShaffer |
 Apr 30 2006, 08:31 PM
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You bought another 914?  Group: Benefactors Posts: 7,623 Joined: 27-June 03 From: Portage, IN Member No.: 865 Region Association: None 
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The bonehad award of the day goes to ME
Had our test & tune solo today.Nice 45 mph winds and rain (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thumb3d.gif) I'm the solo chairman for our region and with this being our first event I had my thoughts someplace else. I ran with my street tires today (bridgestone Potenzas) after 16 runs (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap56.gif) and about 2 miles from the solo site the front end starts to shimmy REAL bad. I quickly pull of the road just as my driver front tire falls off. Guess what dum shit forgot to do, yep check the lugbolt torque (IMG:style_emoticons/default/slap.gif) Chipped paint on lower fender, pulled the rolled fender lip out abit and put a nice marke on the tire also. I was SOOOOOO lucky another milre or so and I would been on the highway. What sucks the most is I run my street tires on minilites. I bought these from a fellow club member (hi Van) and he had minilites drilled with tappered bolt seat and the minilites lugbolts have a different tapper to them than Fuch lugbolts. So I lost two lugs bolts and f'd up a third. I had a spare set of Fuch bolts with me so I used them to get home with. I'm not sure what to do about the missing bolts. There is a place in the SCCA magazine that sells panosport (minilites) So I will see what they can do for lug bolts. I think I would be fine running with the fuchs bolts, but?????? Picture of teh small damage to front fender. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) Anyone got L20E touchup paint they don't need? Attached image(s) 
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