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When a Drift goes wrong

Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 1:46 am
by digitalsko
Yes thats right, out of 21 starions at the cruise i had to be the only one to get too much sideways :( and then overcorrect :shock: , and then tap the breaks :wtf: and then do a 180 into a road island and dint my rims and bend a stud behind the rotor :x .....
anyway not too much damage, thanks to Redzone for the lending of 2 spares so i could limp home at 90kms/hr and thanks to everyone else :D
It was a great turnout and ill upload pics of the rim and cruise once i get some sleep.
:beer

Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 2:48 am
by rallidave
" ouch " :(

Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 8:12 am
by MrBishi
If you need a hand swapping the hub just give me a ring. I might be able to wrangle one up if you don't have one handy.

Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 9:07 am
by WidebodyWoody
Sorry to hear about it. Show us some pics, I wanna see what it looks like. Atleast it was still drivable

Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 9:36 am
by Glen GSR III
It quite funny actually LOL

I followed him down the highway to make sure he limped home without any dramas.

Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 1:09 pm
by digitalsko
front left rim
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rear left rim
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Temp rims thanks to redzone :D
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thanks Glen :D
im just glad that i didnt drive off the 1st time with that terrible squeakin and wobblin due to the screw in the rotor....
THanks for removing that Redzone, trip home was rather smooth :D
:beer :beer

Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 2:14 pm
by iXNAY
damn thats not good they are nice rims aswell :(

Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 4:15 pm
by decoy
don't worry, that'll buff right out!

On a serious note, is the dish repairable when bent or just have to replace it?

Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 4:53 pm
by Glen GSR III
it should be able to be 'folded' back out and then machined on a lathe. :)

Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 5:33 pm
by DD Phil
Silly boy!

Don't you know how long it took me to save up for those in 1993!! LOL

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They've see worse though, I once had them this colour. LOL LOL

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Take them to Depulu in Ashmore, or Wheel Revolution in Slacks Creek, it won't be too bad.

Phil

Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 7:35 pm
by Powerslave
Yes , that was scary seeing you spin over that median strip , I thought you f*cked your car for sure. I was lining up right behind you to blow some cobwebs out of my staz , but when I saw you out of shape , my heart came up through my mouth , and landed right on my brake pedal. (damn , wish I got it on video , I gotta admit , it was the highlight of my night seeing a starion going sideways !). Glad you and your car is relatively ok.

:beer :beer

Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 2:35 pm
by digitalsko
haha yeah...
but how is your video camera? got it working yet?

Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 5:59 pm
by Powerslave
I fixed it. Luckily , I'm an electronics engineer by trade and I used to fix digital cameras years ago. Lesson learnt by me on the night : Dont put your camera next to an esky full of cold ice slurry in the back seat if your'e going to throw your car around a bit. :beer :beer :beer

Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 9:46 pm
by digitalsko
well looks like the left rear will be getting a new band as it was too far bent to repair. :x
now i just gota take the front one in to get fixed...