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Old 05-21-2012, 5:41pm   #1
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[After working all afternoon yesterday to get the new soft top installed on my 73 vette (Thanks for the help Mark) I thought it was pretty much all ready for the trip to Bowling Green. Just needed to get two tires installed today and change the oil and it would be all ready for the 12 hour drive.
Got up early this morning and was happily able to locate the tires locally. I had a 4:00 appointment to get them installed. All seemed to be going well.
Then about 1:00 I find out that I need to go out to a customer's location and troubleshoot a router that is misbehaving. Since I was in the vette and since I had the appointment for tires I was not really very happy about that, but I went anyway. As I turned into the parking place at the customer's location I hear a nasty scraping sound coming from the drivers side front wheel, followed by the unmistakeable sound of cracking and breaking fiberglass.
After parking I look under the car and see that the driver's side lower A-arm mount has torn away from the crossmember allowing the front tire to swing forward and rub the fender to the point of breaking the lower part of the wheel well out.
Not only is my car not going to going to Bowling Green in two days, it is not even going to make it home under it's own power.
After dealing with the customer's problem for almost 2 hours (whole other fiasco) I called Liz and she took care of getting a tow truck for me. The car is home in the garage now, but it is not driving anywhere anytime soon.
As long as Liz's C6 doesn't break I (we) will still be at Barn Raising 2 though. ]
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Old 05-21-2012, 5:45pm   #2
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Thank God. You have a 50 ounce steak to eat.

Medium well.

Sorry about the car, though.
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Ouch, sorry to hear.

Just be glad it didnt happen 100+ miles into the trip.
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ouch.

that doesn't sound like a part that should break that often.

be a good navigator, and fix it up when you return.
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Ouch, sorry to hear.

Just be glad it didnt happen 100+ miles into the trip.

First thing I thought of too. Would have really sucked if it had happened at 70mph on a remote stretch of Arkansas highway.
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First thing I thought of too. Would have really sucked if it had happened at 70mph on a remote stretch of Arkansas highway.
Nothing good ever happens on remote stretch of Arkansas highway!
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Sorry about the damage. especially after all the work and preparation before the trip.
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So sorry Kevin.
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Was it the same frame break this guy had?
HELP! Broken chassis, how do I fix this? - Corvette Forum
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Wow! That sucks.
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Oh God ! I even got a sinking feeling reading that post....Ouch !....Better there than on a trip though.....
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Old 05-21-2012, 6:35pm   #12
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Well that blows.











Guess I wont be missing another chance to check out the '73 afterall..
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First thing I thought of too. Would have really sucked if it had happened at 70mph on a remote stretch of Arkansas highway.
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Nothing good ever happens on remote stretch of Arkansas highway!

Why?


I'm sure there are plenty of capable mechanics along the way.
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Aww that sucks!
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Only mine is a little worse. Bottom plate of the cross member is torn/cracked more, and the A-arm is bent further forward. The tire rubbed the lower front part of the wheel well so hard that it cracked it loose in several places. If it had happened at speed I probably would have had the front tire/spindle come through the floorboard into my lap.

I'll take pics after I've had a beer or three.
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I'm sorry to hear. It sounds like an expensive repair if the tire rubs up against the body.
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on the 73!


Glad your still coming with Liz!

Y'all be careful and safe driving out there!
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Well that sucks big donkey dink .
Like others have said good thing it happens local ( parking lot to boot instead on the hwy )rather than on the trip or once you rolled into BG hotel parking lot .
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Well that sucks big donkey dink .
Like others have said good thing it happens local ( parking lot to boot instead on the hwy )rather than on the trip or once you rolled into BG hotel parking lot .
Yeah, glad Loco Vette didn't end up flatbedding the 73 into the Hampton lot.


I think Hooters is good to go, but for some reason it seems Kevin has lost his desire to c3 it to Kentucky.

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Well that sucks big donkey dink .
Like others have said good thing it happens local ( parking lot to boot instead on the hwy )rather than on the trip or once you rolled into BG hotel parking lot .
Actually, I hear if it happens in the motel parking lot, I hear you can take up a collection and get help fixing it.
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