Um...uh...this can't be good...., ...anyone wanna see my crack? |
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Um...uh...this can't be good...., ...anyone wanna see my crack? |
naro914 |
Dec 16 2011, 03:01 PM
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Losing my mind... Group: Members Posts: 2,476 Joined: 26-May 06 From: Charlotte, NC Member No.: 6,073 Region Association: South East States |
So I was having braking issues at our last PCA Club Race - boild the fluid issues. I think the problem was that the front calipers were not releasing from the rotors so it was like dragging the brakes all the time. It's been a long time (never??) since the calipers were rebuilt, and forever for the master cylinder so I decided to do a full brake system overhaul: rebuild all 4 calipers, new MC, new rotors, and new braided SS lines. Other than the caliper rebuild kits, I had all of the other parts already in my spares box, so this was a very cheap, easy winter project.
All that went perfect. So...silly me, I decide to start scraping the undercoating off of the inside of the wheel wells with the idea I'm going to paint them (the old 'While I'm here' conversation we all have in our heads). As I was scraping, I came upon what I thought was a small crack... Nah, can't be, just surface paint crack, right? So I investigated further, and... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/yikes.gif) So...looks like Papa Smurf is getting some welding done (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif) and a new stiffening kit for Christmas! |
charliew |
Jan 8 2012, 07:11 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,363 Joined: 31-July 07 From: Crawford, TX. Member No.: 7,958 |
When I bought my 86 v6 auto gt fiero it was obvious it had been treated to some cone racing by the looks of all four corners and the wheels. I tried it out before buying it and under wot throttle shifting it would change lanes. I let my son ride in it and my vette friend and they both grabbed for something to hold on to when it shifted. I discussed this with the seller and he just shrugged. When I got it home the rear a arm was cracked 2/3 of the way across it's width. I drove that car over 100 at least twice.
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