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Well, if it's an upper control arm (looks like it, but hard to tell due to the ART angled photos) there's not much weight being put through it, that all usually goes through the lower control arm. Still, one sharp turn at speed and that thing would have sheared right off. v welp v Fender Anarchist fucked around with this message at 20:14 on Sep 11, 2014 |
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It's definitely the lower control arm
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Sep 11, 2014 19:27
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That's a shoddy loving job no matter what. It's clearly attempted murder and best of all, if it was found relatively quickly there's no way they didn't leave evidence all over the tire, undercarriage, suspension, etc in the form of fingerprints, DNA, hair, and probably fibers from their clothes. I can think of probably five better ways to sabotage a car that would be difficult to prove were actually sabotage... that isn't one of them.
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atomicthumbs posted:the suspension is killing me How is this not getting any love
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T-Square posted:How is this not getting any love Because we're all  at what is, while incredibly ham-handed, an attempt at cold-blooded murder.The only revenge I ever considered was raw shrimp down the fresh air intake.
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I saw the pun and was quite amused by it  If someone wanted to kill a person, a paint scraper, few squares of toilet paper, a cotton ball, and a bit of battery acid applied properly to a steel brake line a few days before a rainstorm would be a far less traceable way to do it. People have no imagination. Also, this is why it is probably good I don't want to kill anyone.
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dietcokefiend posted:Come on guys, dude was just trying to remove his balljoint that was stuck in place. Love to hear the backstory on that one. Ive seen something similar in our shop once, culprit was a very hosed wheel bearing.
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Presented without commentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5cRYljuXJc Also bonus picture of something that isn't supposed to be bent: 
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Sep 12, 2014 05:20
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I really hate to do this, but I click on this thread to see horrible mechanical failures, not pages and pages of random chat that would probably be better in the chat thread?
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Booourns posted:I really hate to do this Then don't. Booourns posted:but I click on this thread to see horrible mechanical failures, not pages and pages of random chat that would probably be better in the chat thread? I agree, but I wish to expand this to state I want the original thread material to come back I wanna see bigass poo poo being hosed up  not "my car broke."  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLSkewGPNqY
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Dont be whiny it's not becoming. Is it really that hard to scroll past words? Is it that the buildup of cheeto dust on your scroll wheel makes it harder to use than a normal mouse. I didnt realize there wasnt a lets chat about post pictures of mechanical failures.
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PainterofCrap posted:Because we're all A lobster carcase above the transmission in the gearbox tunnel also works a treat.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't it be easiest to just put some wirecutters to the brakeline?
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SEKCobra posted:Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't it be easiest to just put some wirecutters to the brakeline? You're gonna notice you have no brakes pulling out of your driveway. Those cuts to the control arms will break only at speed.
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SEKCobra posted:Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't it be easiest to just put some wirecutters to the brakeline? I think that would be too noticeable, who doesn't use their brake until they're going +30? Maybe a couple holes in the top of the lines so the driver can get a couple stops in before there's a problem, but I think brakes cut are more of a movie thing since they can contrive a reason that the driver wouldn't brake until they're going fast
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I guess that's also true, I guess I'm just subconciously trying not to actually kill anyone, even in hypothetical assassinations.
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EKDS5k posted:Also bonus picture of something that isn't supposed to be bent: We used to use these to pick I-beams that were 24 inches tall, 104 lbs per inch, and 75~ ft long for building bridges, and that's not even the worst of it. A bent bar is entirely the operator's fault.
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The Door Frame posted:I think that would be too noticeable, who doesn't use their brake until they're going +30? Maybe a couple holes in the top of the lines so the driver can get a couple stops in before there's a problem, but I think brakes cut are more of a movie thing since they can contrive a reason that the driver wouldn't brake until they're going fast "I was just testing the brakes, eh? They felt a little soft."
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Reacon posted:We used to use these to pick I-beams that were 24 inches tall, 104 lbs per inch, and 75~ ft long for building bridges, and that's not even the worst of it. A bent bar is entirely the operator's fault. Actually, shouldn't the forklift fall over long before there's damage? Unless you weigh it down.
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SEKCobra posted:Actually, shouldn't the forklift fall over long before there's damage? Unless you weigh it down. We used large counterweights in the back, made them do many things they were never meant to. Using cranes in a relatively small yard is far from practical. Only time they broke or contorted was when some asinine jackass came in and treated the machine like it was invincible.
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SEKCobra posted:Actually, shouldn't the forklift fall over long before there's damage? Unless you weigh it down. They probably loaded it to capacity and then went tearing across a bumpy yard. Shocking it over and over could cause it to bend. That or they wrapped a chain around it and tried to pull something. I complain but the fact is that if everyone who rented our equipment took perfectly good care of it and didn't do anything stupid ever, I'd be out of a job.
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EKDS5k posted:They probably loaded it to capacity and then went tearing across a bumpy yard. Shocking it over and over could cause it to bend. That or they wrapped a chain around it and tried to pull something. Im pretty sure the load limit accounts for bumpy roads tho.
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SEKCobra posted:Im pretty sure the load limit accounts for bumpy roads tho. The load limit accounts for driving slowly over a bumpy road. Picking up 8000lbs and then flying across a construction site goes a little beyond that. Thinking about it a little more, I think it was more likely the chain thing, though. EKDS5k fucked around with this message at 19:19 on Sep 12, 2014 |
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I just watched this happen in real time at the track today (Zmax Dragway) http://youtu.be/m6R7w2ewnwI The pro stock guys have been complaining for awhile that NHRA isn't paying enough attention to anything past 1000 ft when prepping the tracks. (Every class out there runs 1320 except Top Fuel and Funny Car which run 1000ft) and the run right before this one the guy in the left lane got side-ways and was able to get it back. After they got the track cleaned up all the drivers stood around on the track trying to decide what to do (they were even looking over at the other two lanes wondering about running over there) when it started raining a little bit and NHRA called the entire race off. This was in the first round, fans are of course pissed. They are going to finish the rest of the pros next weekend at the Dallas race and the Sportsman guys (all the minor classes) will be determined later. I don't know what the problem is with Pro Stock and Zmax, this isn't the first time I've seen one on it's roof there (http://youtu.be/O7k-Y_OS7oo) But none of the other classes really have much trouble. I help out a alcohol funny car, we've been coming here for years, the pro-mods were running a half a second quicker than the pro-stocks and they weren't having much trouble either.
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You could just loosen a bleed nipple a bit, any tool marks would be solved by just coating the nipple with a little bit of mud or something.xzzy posted:"I was just testing the brakes, eh? They felt a little soft."
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At what point are the costs from scrubbing race days going to exceed what a roof would've cost?
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Javid posted:At what point are the costs from scrubbing race days going to exceed what a roof would've cost? Even for a huge multi day race event like gator nationals I'd imagine theyre lucky to bring in $5 million. (Figuring 100,000 attended and $45 average ticket) The enclosure would have to be: provably safe for the drivers and fans enclose the whole track, return road, etc. be well lit but not cause a glare or anything. not cause these extremely loud cars to be so loud they split ear drums I dont know poo poo about construction but those seem like nontrivial engineering challenges
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I think sound and heat would be the biggest challenges to overcome. Expecially if the jet cars are involved, being 50 yards behind those feel like standing right next to a bonfire
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Also the exhaust fumes. I guess big fans could help with that though.
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At the Norwalk Dragway they have a truck with a jet engine mounted to the back and the exhaust directed downwards through what looks like a giant vacuum cleaner nozzle, narrow and flat and about twelve feet wide. It drives up and down the track for a few minutes every time it rains and dries it out. I don't know if that's a common thing but it sure seems to work.
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That's what nascar uses https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFm6o-qB6T4
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I dont think i've ever seen so much dry chem powder used so badly- Don't they train those fire guys in "How to use a dry chem fire extinguisher"?
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What should they have done?
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Spent the weekend in Reno at the Air Races and came across a display of broken radial engine parts.   
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Kerosene19 posted:Spent the weekend in Reno at the Air Races and came across a display of broken radial engine parts. Air racing has the best failures.
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I always think of that famous air race video (posted here plenty) with the prop failure where the engine goes "VRIP!" after the prop disintegrates.
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MrSaturn posted:What should they have done? They weren't nearly close enough, they were dumping dry chem on sections that were already out, and were trying to fight a flowing fuel fire uphill (hint: go for the source first - the trailing stuff wasn't going to harm anything and would likely burn out by the time the source was extinguished).
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The trailing stuff was still flowing and could have potentially set the infield on fire. Isn't it more important to keep the fire from spreading? Even if you can't put it out, if you can contain it it'll burn out eventually, right? That's just my thought process as a rank amateur.
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You only have a few seconds of capability. Kill the source and go from there. If you don't have enough chemical or whatever to put it out, you certainly don't have enough to contain it long enough to make a difference.
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 That's fuel Stolen from Freiburger's facebook page. Apparently it didn't end in a fireball.
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