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Wrecked in my own driveway #2827914 10/02/20 02:30 PM 10/02/20 02:30 PM
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 4,489 northern,Ohio,USA C Clanton OP master
Clanton OP master C Joined: May 2011 Posts: 4,489 northern,Ohio,USA	Stuck throttle stuck on a dry hop test.I had no return spring on the carbs as I do any other time. Last edited by Clanton; 10/02/20 03:07 PM. GOTBOOST!New improved with Victor heads. http://www.enginelabs.com/mopar-big-bloc...t-of-necessity/

Re: Wrecked in my own driveway [Re: Clanton] #2827917 10/02/20 02:32 PM 10/02/20 02:32 PM
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 4,489 northern,Ohio,USA C Clanton OP master
Clanton OP master C Joined: May 2011 Posts: 4,489 northern,Ohio,USA	That is my hitch from my truck that was parked there GOTBOOST!New improved with Victor heads. http://www.enginelabs.com/mopar-big-bloc...t-of-necessity/

Re: Wrecked in my own driveway [Re: Clanton] #2827919 10/02/20 02:35 PM 10/02/20 02:35 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 17,838 S.E. Michigan ZIPPY I Live Here
ZIPPY I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 17,838 S.E. Michigan	Oh $#!+ Rich H. Esse Quam Videri

Re: Wrecked in my own driveway [Re: Clanton] #2827921 10/02/20 02:39 PM 10/02/20 02:39 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 17,838 S.E. Michigan ZIPPY I Live Here
ZIPPY I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 17,838 S.E. Michigan	You need a longer driveway for those kind of shenanigans Rich H. Esse Quam Videri

Re: Wrecked in my own driveway [Re: ZIPPY] #2827923 10/02/20 02:46 PM 10/02/20 02:46 PM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 19,307 north of coder moparx "Butt Crack Bob"
moparx "Butt Crack Bob" Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 19,307 north of coder	main thing is, you are ok, right ? [other than needing a change of underpants] the car can be fixed. do you have a cable or solid rod for throttle control ? sorry to see extra work now needed after you have worked so hard !

Re: Wrecked in my own driveway [Re: moparx] #2827928 10/02/20 02:50 PM 10/02/20 02:50 PM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 34,867 S.E. South Dakota ! bigdad Still Posting A Lot
bigdad Still Posting A Lot Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 34,867 S.E. South Dakota !	Yikes ! The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating.Proverbs 18:6

Re: Wrecked in my own driveway [Re: moparx] #2827930 10/02/20 02:54 PM 10/02/20 02:54 PM
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 4,489 northern,Ohio,USA C Clanton OP master
Clanton OP master C Joined: May 2011 Posts: 4,489 northern,Ohio,USA	I am fine,I had 35ft to stop with the front brakes locked.I have a lokar cable.the rear fender is the only bad part folding up from the hitch,The other stuff will push out from the fence post.My own fault I was going to move the truck in the drive. GOTBOOST!New improved with Victor heads. http://www.enginelabs.com/mopar-big-bloc...t-of-necessity/

Re: Wrecked in my own driveway [Re: bigdad] #2827934 10/02/20 02:59 PM 10/02/20 02:59 PM
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 4,489 northern,Ohio,USA C Clanton OP master
Clanton OP master C Joined: May 2011 Posts: 4,489 northern,Ohio,USA	[quote=bigdad]Yikes ! Today I was topping off the trans fluid after fixing a trans line leak.The smoke in the video is from fresh painted headers that you posted. Last edited by Clanton; 10/02/20 03:02 PM. GOTBOOST!New improved with Victor heads. http://www.enginelabs.com/mopar-big-bloc...t-of-necessity/

Re: Wrecked in my own driveway [Re: Clanton] #2827943 10/02/20 03:21 PM 10/02/20 03:21 PM
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 4,489 northern,Ohio,USA C Clanton OP master
Clanton OP master C Joined: May 2011 Posts: 4,489 northern,Ohio,USA	Some minor bends,dents GOTBOOST!New improved with Victor heads. http://www.enginelabs.com/mopar-big-bloc...t-of-necessity/

Re: Wrecked in my own driveway [Re: Clanton] #2827946 10/02/20 03:25 PM 10/02/20 03:25 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 32,909 Grand Prairie,Texas stumpy I Win
stumpy I Win Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 32,909 Grand Prairie,Texas	Crap!! Sorry to see that. Another sad lesson learned the hard way. Looks like the damage isn't awful bad. How's the front end look?

Re: Wrecked in my own driveway [Re: stumpy] #2827948 10/02/20 03:34 PM 10/02/20 03:34 PM
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 4,489 northern,Ohio,USA C Clanton OP master
Clanton OP master C Joined: May 2011 Posts: 4,489 northern,Ohio,USA	Originally Posted by stumpy Crap!! Sorry to see that. Another sad lesson learned the hard way. Looks like the damage isn't awful bad. How's the front end look? I got Very lucky on the front Last edited by Clanton; 10/02/20 03:40 PM. GOTBOOST!New improved with Victor heads. http://www.enginelabs.com/mopar-big-bloc...t-of-necessity/

Re: Wrecked in my own driveway [Re: Clanton] #2827963 10/02/20 04:29 PM 10/02/20 04:29 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,762 Hot Rod Ridge FastmOp master
FastmOp master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,762 Hot Rod Ridge	Dang. Glad it's not real bad

Re: Wrecked in my own driveway [Re: FastmOp] #2828011 10/02/20 06:00 PM 10/02/20 06:00 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,019 MN J JERICOGTX I Live Here
JERICOGTX I Live Here J Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,019 MN	Bummer. 69 GTX 68 Road Runner

Re: Wrecked in my own driveway [Re: FastmOp] #2828012 10/02/20 06:01 PM 10/02/20 06:01 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,158 Park Forest, IL slantzilla Too Many Posts
slantzilla Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,158 Park Forest, IL	Originally Posted by FastmOp Dang. Glad it's not real bad Yeah, what he said. "Everybody funny, now you funny too."

Re: Wrecked in my own driveway [Re: Clanton] #2828028 10/02/20 06:42 PM 10/02/20 06:42 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,098 Massillon, Ohio C cudatom super stock
cudatom super stock C Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,098 Massillon, Ohio	Damn glad it wasn't worst. Similar stuff happened to a couple of my brothers. Both times it took out part of my dads garage. Ok

Re: Wrecked in my own driveway [Re: cudatom] #2828033 10/02/20 07:07 PM 10/02/20 07:07 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,395 The Pale Blue Dot Skeptic master
Skeptic master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,395 The Pale Blue Dot	Scary [censored] there, I've had a motor mount break and lock the throttle @ WFO, and it wasn't a blown motor. Sucks to damage your toy, but it doesn't look too bad. The little things can really mess you up. Best of luck getting it fixed up Last edited by Skeptic; 10/02/20 10:06 PM.

Re: Wrecked in my own driveway [Re: Skeptic] #2828035 10/02/20 07:16 PM 10/02/20 07:16 PM
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 4,489 northern,Ohio,USA C Clanton OP master
Clanton OP master C Joined: May 2011 Posts: 4,489 northern,Ohio,USA	Thank for the well wishes!I am going to pull the valve covers and check the rockers with it being on the 7k chip for 4 seconds.I have good push rods and HS rockers and will check the rocker studs also.The rear qtr is going to need replaced but I have all Winter to think about that.I will put the return spring on . Thanks again! GOTBOOST!New improved with Victor heads. http://www.enginelabs.com/mopar-big-bloc...t-of-necessity/

Re: Wrecked in my own driveway [Re: Clanton] #2828049 10/02/20 07:50 PM 10/02/20 07:50 PM
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 1,823 Wind Gap,Pa. S Sammy top fuel
Sammy top fuel S Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 1,823 Wind Gap,Pa.	Originally Posted by Clanton Thank for the well wishes!I am going to pull the valve covers and check the rockers with it being on the 7k chip for 4 seconds.I have good push rods and HS rockers and will check the rocker studs also.The rear qtr is going to need replaced but I have all Winter to think about that.I will put the return spring on . Thanks again! dentless paint remover will take that out for $150.00.thats not too too bad.

Re: Wrecked in my own driveway [Re: Clanton] #2828052 10/02/20 07:56 PM 10/02/20 07:56 PM
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Superfreak Unregistered S	You sounded a little winded.

Re: Wrecked in my own driveway [Re: ] #2828054 10/02/20 08:08 PM 10/02/20 08:08 PM
Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 3,082 St. Paul , Mn. tubtar master
tubtar master Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 3,082 St. Paul , Mn.	Dang. just Dang. I can just about guess when the S.O.B. 'ing started. Glad it wasn't worse.

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