Re: 727 explosion at Milan last night....
[Re: dustergirl340]
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10/20/17 12:31 PM
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It was rough. He had a blanket, but everything was mangled. Overhearing the guys talk, it broke the block, bent the framerail, bent the headers. You could see the floorpan bent well past the gas pedal mount.
Insult to injury, as was mentioned, the car was pushed back over the shrapnel which cut the slick.
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Re: 727 explosion at Milan last night....
[Re: dustergirl340]
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10/20/17 01:33 PM
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CMcAllister
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So what failed, the roller clutch allowing the drum to burst or the converter?
ETA...NVM, now that I see the pictures.
Last edited by CMcAllister; 10/20/17 05:15 PM.
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Re: 727 explosion at Milan last night....
[Re: DoubleD]
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Re: 727 explosion at Milan last night....
[Re: dustergirl340]
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10/20/17 03:23 PM
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Stock Drum...? Sorta looks like on.
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Re: 727 explosion at Milan last night....
[Re: dustergirl340]
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10/20/17 03:56 PM
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That's ugly!!
Pretty serious carnage to that floor pan.
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Re: 727 explosion at Milan last night....
[Re: J_BODY]
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yes.... but was it because it was built like a "typical" 727. OUCH!!!!!!!!! That's gonna leave a mark
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Re: 727 explosion at Milan last night....
[Re: dustergirl340]
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A local racer recently lost a sprag which wiped out the case and rear support. Disassembly found other distressed parts. I gave him a list of the minimum parts I would replace but he won't spend the money.
Sometimes an incident like this is the only way to make believers out of skeptics.
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