BRII Mishaps

[lutzdog]

I want to start a new thread on the mishaps and stuff you have to replace because of the way home. After avoiding numerous near misses due to animal life I caught a road gator on the hood and have to paint my hood again. Left a penny size ding to the primer I have to repaint.

[HeatherO]

I had no mishaps with my vehicle, thank god :lol: all my pics got deleted though

[PortDawg]

1. Overheating
2. Flat Tire (New Tire Required)
3. Hit a Road Gator
4. Almost got killed by a deer.
5. Had a Coyote walk out in front of me.

I guess I ought to buy a lottery ticket.

[DAB]

only thing i hit was about 10 bazillion bugs. nearly fell asleep a few times. thank God for buzz strips.

[kylebuck]

My c4 survived. Though it appeared for this trip the c5s had become the new c4s ....:leaving:

[HeatherO]

only thing i hit was about 10 bazillion bugs. nearly fell asleep a few times. thank God for buzz strips.

those are actually called "oh shit strips" :D

[DJ_Critterus]

So, nobody pulled a "trunk Monkey?"

[DAB]

those are actually called "oh shit strips" :D

they work too!! both left and right. :willy:

i'm still tired today, so taking it slow. all y'all wipe me out.

[Rob]

Knocked a hole in the tailgate of my truck while backing the smoker back up onto my patio.

I did not realize it was turned as much as it was and when I gunned it to pop it up the curb and on the patio, it turned just enough to catch the tailgate of my truck and knocked a nice hole in it.

:slap:

Oh well...it is just a truck.

[simpleman68]

Fortunately, we had an uneventful trip home with Jack at the helm :D
Scott

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[Stangkiller]

awww man that sucks, you have a beautiful paintjob on that thing too!

[simpleman68]

Knocked a hole in the tailgate of my truck while backing the smoker back up onto my patio.

I did not realize it was turned as much as it was and when I gunned it to pop it up the curb and on the patio, it turned just enough to catch the tailgate of my truck and knocked a nice hole in it.

:slap:

Oh well...it is just a truck.

Bummer.... I hate when I mess something up especially when I'm trying to be careful. :(
Scott

[Gina]

My air conditioner only worked when it wanted to on the way home. Picked up an electrical gremlin on the way home.:sadangel:

[DAB]

Fortunately, we had an uneventful trip home with Jack at the helm :D
Scott

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looks like he really needs a potty break, and had a few too many sliders (wide eyes).

[VatorMan]

My air conditioner only worked when it wanted to on the way home. Picked up an electrical gremlin on the way home.:sadangel:

Lucas electronics strikes again !!! :lol:

[simpleman68]

looks like he really needs a potty break, and had a few too many sliders (wide eyes).

The little mofo was speedballin' when we weren't lookin'. He did get us home safely though. :lol:

Glad you got back on one piece. That was a hell of a drive man.
Scott

[tshirts and jeans]

sorry to hear that phil.....beautiful paint job and i am sure it will be lookn great again soon......next time autocross tho...:yesnod:

[DAB]

The little mofo was speedballin' when we weren't lookin'. He did get us home safely though. :lol:

Glad you got back on one piece. That was a hell of a drive man.
Scott

many moons ago, i could have done that in one long day. time takes it's toll.

i once drove from Toledo, OH to Rapid City, SD in one long day in my 98 vette. no more. that was about 1100+ IIRC.

geezer travel: max of 450 miles/day. eh, what's that sonny? we gotta stop, it's 330pm, time for early feeding...

[simpleman68]

many moons ago, i could have done that in one long day. time takes it's toll.

i once drove from Toledo, OH to Rapid City, SD in one long day in my 98 vette. no more. that was about 1100+ IIRC.

geezer travel: max of 450 miles/day. eh, what's that sonny? we gotta stop, it's 330pm, time for early feeding...

I hear that. We split the trip up into 2 days each way. Much easier to do 2 days of 5-6 hours each.
Scott

[kingpin]

Fortunately, we had an uneventful trip home with Jack at the helm :D
Scott

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I like the lace. :leaving:

[DAB]

I like the lace. :leaving:

Danielle would kick your butt.

very nice lady....once again, an over chicked member.

[DAB]

I hear that. We split the trip up into 2 days each way. Much easier to do 2 days of 5-6 hours each.
Scott

may have to consider similar for next year. although that gives me 6 days of travel, extra hotel rooms and food costs, traded off against 3-1/2 days of fun with gang. long time to be away from home, need to consider Mrs. DAB and the doggie (she was way depressed until i got back home).

[onedef92]

No minor mishaps (thank God) but Picked up the dreaded P04020 Code (cat converter below efficiency threshold) on Theresa's ECM. SES light snapped on. 2001 Honda Odyssey minivan. 172,510 miles.

Looks like the metal element in my cat's burned up. About $160 bones on up online. Gotta' buddy with a lift and welder in his garage for the install, though.

[snide]

Got home with zero issues, other than killing a ton of bugs. Didn't run into any Memorial Day traffic, either. :dunno:

[vetteman9368]

Lucas electronics strikes again !!! :lol:

you know why the british drink warm beer right?

[onedef92]

you know why the british drink warm beer right?

I guess not even Toyota's much vaunted quality control can exorcise those demons. :madcloud:

[Truck Guy]

Lucas electronics strikes again !!! :lol: :lol: Lucas dash lights have three settings... off, flicker and dim :D

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[Truck Guy]

you know why the British drink warm beer right?

They have Lucas refrigerators :rofl:

[HeatherO]

Got home with zero issues, other than killing a ton of bugs. Didn't run into any Memorial Day traffic, either. :dunno:

nothing out there but the bugs!!! :lol:

[Kevin_73]

you know why the british drink warm beer right?

Because their refrigerators use Lucas wiring. :willy:

[snide]

:lol: Lucas dash lights have three settings... off, flicker and dim :D

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Hey Russ,

There's an MGB for sale just down the road from my house. Shall I get you the info on it? :bigears:

[Truck Guy]

Hey Russ,

There's an MGB for sale just down the road from my house. Shall I get you the info on it? :bigears::yell: NOOOOOOOOooooooooooo!!! :wow:

I'm done with British sports cars for good I think.

Unless the right E-Type convertible comes around... :leaving:

[lutzdog]

sorry to hear that phil.....beautiful paint job and i am sure it will be lookn great again soon......next time autocross tho...:yesnod:

I feel as though I should of lol. Already got the hood off and prepped to spot repair.....dam i am becoming an expert at this stuff.

[lutzdog]

[QUOTE=PortDawg;673648]1. Overheating
2. Flat Tire (New Tire Required)
3. Hit a Road Gator
4. Almost got killed by a deer.
5. Had a Coyote walk out in front of me.

I guess I ought to buy a lottery ticket.[/QUOTE/]

Yeah I forgot all about the animals.....dont forget that dam rabbit at the end.

[RonC5]

No scrapes, no dings, no tickets... was a great trip. Averaged 31.2 for the entire trip.

[simpleman68]

I like the lace. :leaving:

She actually tried to duck out of the frame, hence Jack is not centered.
That didn't work out so well and I'm too lazy to chop it out. :lol:
Scott

[simpleman68]

Danielle would kick your butt.

very nice lady....once again, an over chicked member.

Yeah I know... amazing I found a lady that would put up with me in the first place. :faint:
Scott

[simpleman68]

may have to consider similar for next year. although that gives me 6 days of travel, extra hotel rooms and food costs, traded off against 3-1/2 days of fun with gang. long time to be away from home, need to consider Mrs. DAB and the doggie (she was way depressed until i got back home).

That's a tough balance. Wish we were along the way; you'd be more than welcome at the Harding Hotel. We got room. :cert:
Scott

[sasnglass77]

That's a tough balance. Wish we were along the way; you'd be more than welcome at the Harding Hotel. We got room. :cert:
Scott

Scott,
I heard of your mishap once you got home. Slammin Sammy tore up the house in a jealous rage! :lol:

Is he dealing tonight?:rofl:

[simpleman68]

Scott,
I heard of your mishap once you got home. Slammin Sammy tore up the house in a jealous rage! :lol:

Is he dealing tonight?:rofl:

Mofo better deal up some cards tonight. If not, he knows there will be a phone call to Burlington coat factory.
Scott

[Barkingowl]

I had my wedding band stolen out of my hotel room. It wasn't insured. :(

[69camfrk]

So, nobody pulled a "trunk Monkey?"

Whatever happened to that dude???

[simpleman68]

I had my wedding band stolen out of my hotel room. It wasn't insured. :(

Are you serious?! That really sucks. Have you reported this to the Hampton?

Exactly why we quit leaving valuables in the room years ago. I've had stuff turn up missing and of course housekeeping knows nothing when they check. :issues:
Scott

[Stangkiller]

I had my wedding band stolen out of my hotel room. It wasn't insured. :(

Yikes

[SpdChik]

I had my wedding band stolen out of my hotel room. It wasn't insured. :(

Thats scary considering the amount of electronics we had stockpiled in our room...:willy:

[SpdChik]

only thing i hit was about 10 bazillion bugs. nearly fell asleep a few times. thank God for buzz strips.

I feel ya on the sleepy...after 4 days of CI...3 hours of sleep at most Saturday night straight into a 12 hr shift at work....I nearly passed out a few times driving home from work Sunday night.

[jda67gta]

From the Reality thread...

Looks like new shocks (F@#k Arkansas and Tennesse bridge transitions) and a new master cylinder. :kick:

It is, after all, a C4...:seasix:

:kimblair:


Called Doug Rippie Motorsports today about a coilover conversion...:leaving:

[simpleman68]

From the Reality thread...




Called Doug Rippie Motorsports today about a coilover conversion...:leaving:

Damn.... that works :seasix:
Scott

[magnetized]

I had my wedding band stolen out of my hotel room. It wasn't insured. :(

Damn, I'd be livid.



The passenger seat motor went out in the 5ness before we left, but that was all. Aside from maybe some liver damage :datawiz:

[simpleman68]

Damn, I'd be livid.



The passenger seat motor went out in the 5ness before we left, but that was all. Aside from maybe some liver damage :datawiz:

Nahhhh, you didn't hit it that hard. Now, your buddy with the blonde hair was a whole different story. :rofl:

Was really cool meeting you Alex! Looking forward to catching up with you at another event. Or at Joeys if we get down there for some "Bayou shenanigans" as he puts it. :lol:
Scott

[magnetized]

Nahhhh, you didn't hit it that hard. Now, your buddy with the blonde hair was a whole different story. :rofl:

Was really cool meeting you Alex! Looking forward to catching up with you at another event. Or at Joeys if we get down there for some "Bayou shenanigans" as he puts it. :lol:
Scott

:funnier: It was great meeting y'all too, and definitely put bayou shenanigans on the bucket list. We'd be more than happy to have you and your wife come down :seasix:

[GinnyC6]

Got home a few hours ago, no damage but had a close call. Came up on a wreck in southern Ga, it looked like a semi changed lanes without looking, and sent a Dodge truck in to the guardrail and took the front end off a mini van and damaged another car also. if we would of been about 15-30 seconds further up the road, we would have been in it also.

[JMS32935]

Are you serious?! That really sucks. Have you reported this to the Hampton? ...

Considering Owl stayed at the Motel 666, Hampton could laugh at them... :D


:sadangel: :cert:

[snide]

I had my wedding band stolen out of my hotel room. It wasn't insured. :(

That sucks, Chris. But why on earth would you take it off? :confused5:

[JMS32935]

Fortunately, we had an uneventful trip home with Jack at the helm :D ...
I've got a little blue Neopet riding in my Blue Car. It was given by my little niece (6 yo at the time) for my 2005 trip, and it's been riding in my car since.


I'm not home yet, taking one more weekend of vacation, but reasonable luck so far. Had a couple of ABS messages though, which fortunately go away after a restart. Hoping it works long enough to get home.

Oh yeah... half the C5 logo fell off my hatch, so I had to peel off the rest of it. I might have suspected vandalism, except it happened during a morning's drive when nobody had the chance. So, should I replace it, or just de-logo it ??

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[NEVRL8T]

That sucks, Chris. But why on earth would you take it off? :confused5:

I take mine off every night and I do not wear mine on the weekends.

[Loco Vette]

EGR valve apparently stuck on the F350. That oughta be cheap :leaving:

[vetteman9368]

EGR valve apparently stuck on the F350. That oughta be cheap :leaving:

Trade it on a duramax. It'll be cheaper long run

[Allan]

No issues here other than sunburn (top down trip).

WTH is a road gator?

[GinnyC6]

WTH is a road gator?

Section of truck tire laying in the road

[simpleman68]

Considering Owl stayed at the Motel 666, Hampton could laugh at them... :D


:sadangel: :cert:

Ohhhhhhh

[snide]

I take mine off every night and I do not wear mine on the weekends.

Don't want the strippers to know you're married, eh? :lol:

[HeatherO]

I've got a little blue Neopet riding in my Blue Car. It was given by my little niece (6 yo at the time) for my 2005 trip, and it's been riding in my car since.


I'm not home yet, taking one more weekend of vacation, but reasonable luck so far. Had a couple of ABS messages though, which fortunately go away after a restart. Hoping it works long enough to get home.

Oh yeah... half the C5 logo fell off my hatch, so I had to peel off the rest of it. I might have suspected vandalism, except it happened during a morning's drive when nobody had the chance. So, should I replace it, or just de-logo it ??

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my purple peep is my new driving companion...maybe it will turn blue by next year? :D

[Loco Vette]

Trade it on a duramax. It'll be cheaper long run

Not when you factor in the Harmon edge!

[MattW]

One year we got a little afternoon rain and someone in a C5 took the 65 on-ramp a little too fast leaving the museum, and ended up off the ramp and in the grassy bowl.

I think the same year, there was a Vette-on-Vette fender bender on the ride out to Wendell's house - cars accordioning in the huge caravan out to the Homestead.

One year at the dragstrip a heavily-modded C5 broke something major. I was in the staging lanes at Beech Bend when we heard the loud "rrrrrrRROOOOOAAR BANG!. Not sure what broke. After they loaded the C5 on a trailer being pulled by a big bronze duallie, the pickup/trailer/Vette staged and finished the 1/4 mile...

[SpdChik]

Don't want the strippers to know you're married, eh? :lol:

Something like that. All the sleezy docs I work with that try and pick up the nurses take there rings off at work.
The good ones where em' though.

[Barkingowl]

That sucks, Chris. But why on earth would you take it off? :confused5:

Well considering how hot it was my fingers were swelling past my comfort level so I took it off and laid it on the table near the door. I then went to get some ice & apparently the door didn't close all the way. When I got back it was gone. I turned the room upside down & went through all my luggage too but it was gone. I reported it at the front desk too. :(

[beadist]

Got home with zero issues, other than killing a ton of bugs. Didn't run into any Memorial Day traffic, either. :dunno:


Me too. No traffic and no cops all the way on 55 in Mississippi. Louisiana was another story, lit up with Ka and Kx band shit and I-12 was packed. Still, it was a good 10 hour run. :seasix:

Phil, that's a shame about the paint :(

[beadist]

WTH is a road gator?

A road gator turned into a piece of art in our office :D

http://i754.photobucket.com/albums/xx182/Beadist/Various%20Photos/gatortire.jpg

[onedef92]

Something like that. All the sleezy docs I work with that try and pick up the nurses take there rings off at work.
The good ones where em' though.


Glad you made it home safe SpeedChicky. :seasix:

[jaxgator]

So, should I replace it, or just de-logo it ??

I'd vote remove it completely. Micah (mph1972) did this on his C5 coupe and it looked great.

[SpdChik]

Glad you made it home safe SpeedChicky. :seasix:

Thanks darlin. It was great to see you!

[snide]

Something like that. All the sleezy docs I work with that try and pick up the nurses take there rings off at work.
The good ones where em' though.
When I was married, I always wore mine. Didn't try to pick up nurses.

Well considering how hot it was my fingers were swelling past my comfort level so I took it off and laid it on the table near the door. I then went to get some ice & apparently the door didn't close all the way. When I got back it was gone. I turned the room upside down & went through all my luggage too but it was gone. I reported it at the front desk too. :(
Damn. Doubt you'll ever see it again. :(

[onedef92]

Thanks darlin. It was great to see you!

The Olde Skool Krew gotta' represent, too, ya know. :)

[Jobaka]

One year at the dragstrip a heavily-modded C5 broke something major. I was in the staging lanes at Beech Bend when we heard the loud "rrrrrrRROOOOOAAR BANG!. Not sure what broke. After they loaded the C5 on a trailer being pulled by a big bronze duallie, the pickup/trailer/Vette staged and finished the 1/4 mile...

:funny: Never give up! Never surrender!

[SpdChik]

The Olde Skool Krew gotta' represent, too, ya know. :)

;)

[justind]

EGR valve apparently stuck on the F350. That oughta be cheap :leaving:

Powerstroke? If so spend the money on a sinister egr delete kit instead of a new egr valve. On the other hand a lot of the times you can pull the egr and clean it our with brake cleaner to get the soot out and it may start working again. But I would be worried about the condition of the egr cooler if that cracks it head gasket time. Slap me if I ramble on. :rofl:

[vetteman9368]

Powerstroke? If so spend the money on a sinister egr delete kit instead of a new egr valve. On the other hand a lot of the times you can pull the egr and clean it our with brake cleaner to get the soot out and it may start working again. But I would be worried about the condition of the egr cooler if that cracks it head gasket time. Slap me if I ramble on. :rofl:

which brings me back to my original point.........

[Loco Vette]

Powerstroke? If so spend the money on a sinister egr delete kit instead of a new egr valve. On the other hand a lot of the times you can pull the egr and clean it our with brake cleaner to get the soot out and it may start working again. But I would be worried about the condition of the egr cooler if that cracks it head gasket time. Slap me if I ramble on. :rofl:

which brings me back to my original point.........

Turns out to be a warranty fix :dance:

[vetteman9368]

Turns out to be a warranty fix :dance:

That's always good

[C5Nate]

EGR valve apparently stuck on the F350. That oughta be cheap :leaving:


When your warranty runs out.

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/tt327/eaperformanceparts/EGR_MAIN1.jpg

[SpdChik]

Turns out to be a warranty fix :dance:

Yay!

[87 Ragtop]

Well considering how hot it was my fingers were swelling past my comfort level so I took it off and laid it on the table near the door. I then went to get some ice & apparently the door didn't close all the way. When I got back it was gone. I turned the room upside down & went through all my luggage too but it was gone. I reported it at the front desk too. :(

That sucks Chris.... Have you tried calling the BG Pawn Shops?? Long shot but you never know!!

[lutzdog]

Sounds like we all have things to prepare for next time. I am spraying the clear as I type. Also I have placed an order for armor coat. I am not sure I will like the line but it beats doing this every time.....although i am getting good at it. :)

[PortDawg]

When will you be ready to repaint the nose on mine?

[simpleman68]

Sounds like we all have things to prepare for next time. I am spraying the clear as I type. Also I have placed an order for armor coat. I am not sure I will like the line but it beats doing this every time.....although i am getting good at it. :)

Don't get that sheit on your monitor. These screens don't look right, even after a wet sand with 1800 :leaving:
Scott