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Sat May 07, 2011 5:29 pm

^^^^
please explain? :shock:

Sat May 07, 2011 7:03 pm

tanner_122 wrote: ^^^^
please explain? :shock:

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Sat May 07, 2011 7:42 pm

Sat May 07, 2011 8:07 pm

This is a great thread..... :lol:
Not that there is a lot to see in these pic. but While I was building the Manx, I took my son's buggy (that here drives around the back yard) for a burn with the boys in the bush. This is what happend when we picked it up with a blow the engine... If looks could kill :lol: :? :shock:

Sat May 07, 2011 8:50 pm

tanner_122 wrote: ^^^^
please explain? :shock:
The Phil wrote: tanner_122 wrote: ^^^^
please explain? :shock:

X2

so at sand mountain I hit a dune and was told by 4 guys and my buddy I was about 12-15' high and over 70 walking steps far (which blew the coilover sliders)

In the desert across from sand mountain I hit some off set woops/a wash out at about 60mph and ended up nailing a rock about the size of tire which made a gash big enough for my hand to go through in the side wall

brake lights I have no idea what happened they somehow broke and were flopping by the wires, could have been when I slammed the back end on a rock could have shocked em :?

shock bolts and spindle probably from one of the above :lol:

and the collapsed torsion bar that ended my trip a little early. tried another dune jump (wasnt going fast enough a coworker said so did it a 2nd time) going plenty fast landed nicely but the right rear never came back up at all the bar just twisted.

Mon Jul 18, 2011 11:11 pm

how is that this thread died out? i thought more people would have stories.

i recently burned 80 bucks on blowing up my pertronix ignition. :roll:

Tue Jul 19, 2011 1:45 am

I opted to try and skip the one rain rut on the local trail as apposed to slamming the brakes. 3 days later, and one trip to Kymco, I'm the proud new owner of two new lower ball joints

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Tue Jul 19, 2011 11:17 am

I don't have any roll over picks but I have what I call my "Wall of Shame"
I have a sickness, I buy parts when I see them cheap. Now you might say whats wrong with that, well I'm unemployed right now and can not afford it. This is just part of my wall of shame [I should start selling some of it but then I wont have it any more]

theres 2 set of ICT's and a pair of Kadrons in the cabinet below all that.

Casey "the hoarder"

Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:00 pm

First trip. Stock car. No bumpstops or limit straps = broken balljoint.

Not a good thing when you're flat-towing to Rasor Road. Thanks to baja5, we found a place to DIY replace the balljoint in able to flat-tow back to San Diego.

Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:04 pm

Found out that you shouldn't mount your coil on the shroud...

Same trip, my rear cage hit my oil filter and put a hairline crack to spew oil.
My view on the way back to camp:

Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:09 pm

I hit a rock on the way up the hill smashing my front break caliper lost breaks didn't now it got all most over the top missed a shift in to 1st. hit breaks to stop from rolling back wards Nothan :shock: started rolling back could not get it in first or reverse to use the clutch to stop. :( then the next thing i know is we are upside down in the air toubling down a hill.

after math

Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:28 pm

KB...you need to put wheels on the roof! :lol:

Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:43 pm

How about a round "Exoskeleton" roll bar mounted just behind the doors?

Casey

Tue Jul 19, 2011 1:08 pm

earthquake wrote: How about a round "Exoskeleton" roll bar mounted just behind the doors?

Casey

Geez, that thing would start rolling and never stop.

Tue Jul 19, 2011 2:08 pm

joescoolcustoms wrote: earthquake wrote: How about a round "Exoskeleton" roll bar mounted just behind the doors?

Casey

Geez, that thing would start rolling and never stop.

it would be quite the spectacle

Tue Jul 19, 2011 3:18 pm

CopperBaja wrote: Found out that you shouldn't mount your coil on the shroud...

Same trip, my rear cage hit my oil filter and put a hairline crack to spew oil.
My view on the way back to camp:

why shouldn't you mount the coil on the shroud? isnt the shroud the factory location?

Tue Jul 19, 2011 3:26 pm

poomwah wrote: CopperBaja wrote: Found out that you shouldn't mount your coil on the shroud...

Same trip, my rear cage hit my oil filter and put a hairline crack to spew oil.
My view on the way back to camp:

why shouldn't you mount the coil on the shroud? isnt the shroud the factory location?

It is the factory location yes, but I am also wondering why.. :|

Tue Jul 19, 2011 4:02 pm

The coil is heavy, the shroud sheet metal is thin... jiggle it around enough off-road and the shroud cracks right around the coil mounts and your coil ends up hanging from the wires, or ends up on the trail.

Tue Jul 19, 2011 4:43 pm

sorry I don't have any pics of the mistake ,but after putting about 3k into my car I decided to cut the top off ,and it all went down hill from there.

Tue Jul 19, 2011 4:46 pm

allencoal1975 wrote: sorry I don't have any pics of the mistake ,but after putting about 3k into my car I decided to cut the top off ,and it all went down hill from there.

that what happened to me lol