SNAFU thread.
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My SNAFU happened this morning. We have family visiting for a week and last night they parked their car in my driveway instead of using the guest parking. I took a quick glance in the rear view mirror and didn't see anything. As I was leaving the garage, I hear a crunch. :( I brushed against the side of their car with mine and messed up my quarter panel.
At least it was the beater miata.
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After some hardcore the other night. I heard a 'poof' and a 'bang' and a fireball. Oh ****! My car finally blew up. Diagnosing the **** while I drive I'm thinking vacuum leak. Its driving like **** but I get it to a friends house. Its dark we don't see anything wrong, cars not overheated no holes in block no leaking fluids etc...
Still drives like **** but I get it to another friends house. I'm like everything's cool so I'll watch Restrepo. (2 hours later) I go inspect Valerie with better lighting.
1 damn vacuum line!
3rd time this has happened but I always expect the worst at first.
Still drives like **** but I get it to another friends house. I'm like everything's cool so I'll watch Restrepo. (2 hours later) I go inspect Valerie with better lighting.
1 damn vacuum line!
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was installing my new motor mounts and cross threaded the hole in the block. God bless tap and die sets.
As ALWAYS a 30 min project turns into a hour and half ordeal
Only good thing about it is i had removed the radiator, fans, bumper, etc to do my front main seal... now my cam seals need to be replaced and i have a race this friday.
As ALWAYS a 30 min project turns into a hour and half ordeal
Only good thing about it is i had removed the radiator, fans, bumper, etc to do my front main seal... now my cam seals need to be replaced and i have a race this friday.
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I can sweeten the deal with the oldest child taking the opportunity to move out, without notice, less than 12 hours before I departed for the trip and getting a "dear john" eMail from the girl I was dating while on the trip.
Otherwise, it just falls into the normal "cost of home ownership" category...
- L
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Well I have one that has my car in pieces and waiting on parts. With 220k on the clock, I knew the 1.6 was getting close to the end of days, but was trying to hold out for more funds. Well I go in for an interview at a new job and on my way home the water pump bearing decides to let loose while at the same time 2 days before I heard a strange noise coming from the bottom end. So I decide to look for a new engine since rebuilding mine won't be cost effective, found a good deal on a 1.8 and decide to do the swap. I order all my parts from Flyinmiata, then get an email saying the throttle cable bracket is on back order, so now I sit and wait with the car in pieces.
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I am helping a friend put a 20v 4AG in his AE86 Corolla and the whole thing is a SNAFU. The pulley kit he ordered doesn't appear to line up correctly. Then I screwed up the pilot bearing while installing it, so now I have to remove and replace it. With the new water routing kit installed there is no easy way to attach it to the hoist using 2 points. Hopefully the wiring goes smoothly.
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I had an awesome SNAFU last night.
I swapped my Traqmate over from my '99 to my '95 in preparation for Road Atlanta this weekend. I had to unlatch the hardtop (which I never do) to run the antenna from the cabin to the rear deck. I also put in new brake pads, then went out for a test drive to bed the new pads. I must have forgotten to latch the top. I was pulling onto the interstate, probably about 50-60 mph, when the car very suddenly became a convertible! Doh!
I'm surprised it isn't worse than it is. Luckily nobody got hurt either - there was a car behind me that dodged the top (thankfully), but obviously the rear glass will need to be replaced (as well as some fiberglass repair and a repaint). Could have been worse!
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Looks like I'll be reading up on making a Lexan rear window today.
I swapped my Traqmate over from my '99 to my '95 in preparation for Road Atlanta this weekend. I had to unlatch the hardtop (which I never do) to run the antenna from the cabin to the rear deck. I also put in new brake pads, then went out for a test drive to bed the new pads. I must have forgotten to latch the top. I was pulling onto the interstate, probably about 50-60 mph, when the car very suddenly became a convertible! Doh!
I'm surprised it isn't worse than it is. Luckily nobody got hurt either - there was a car behind me that dodged the top (thankfully), but obviously the rear glass will need to be replaced (as well as some fiberglass repair and a repaint). Could have been worse!
Looks like I'll be reading up on making a Lexan rear window today.
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Sure was - kind of a nice surprise after the hardtop fiasco last night. Here's the link: https://www.facebook.com/grassrootsmotorsports?sk=wall
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Yesterday I changed out my RMS. I put my trans back in and my friend was putting in the starter. I being lazy and stupid did not unhook my battery before we all started. He accident touched the back of the starter to a metal object and there was a giant spark. We put went ahead and hooked it up. Tried to start and car and it just made a clicking noise. So I killed my starter, on a positive note I already have one on the way to me from Steve@Panic Motorsports.