Rab WOT? Moderating Team 10,981 Member For: 11y 11m 17d Gender: Male Location: Frankston, 3199 Posted 01/09/15 01:44 PM Author Share Posted 01/09/15 01:44 PM Latest update:Used my tow bar Sunday night.Drove down a (wrong) dirt road on my way to a mates place and found a dead end. 3 point turn on the flooded "footpath" managed to find the hidden ditch. Right hand front wheel got stuck on the pipe and the rears found the grass on the other side - no way I was going to be able to reverse out of this one.Only option was forward, towards the mud and hope for a bit of grip to let me circle back onto the road.Only option didn't work.Got to use my towbar when the mate I was headed to visit turned up in his Terry to drag me out.Some of the noises, knocks and bumps (both on the initial ditch find and during the pulling me out of the mud) just made me cringe :SWas so pissed off with the whole episode I didn't even have a look.Handed over the mud covered, no longer "favorite" to the boys at Pitlane this arvo for tomorrow's 45k, tranny cooler and turbo side fitment with a refresh on the dyno with the warning of "got bogged, dunno, didn't look - sounded bad"Got a call from Andrew tonight after he put it on the hoist for the service tomorrow - I'd managed to move the radiator, intercooler and puncture the aircon.Going to be an expensive one, but I knew it in my heart on Sunday - I feel bad for not cleaning up the biatch before dropping it off. I honestly didn't want to even look at herThat said - it's spring now, weather seems to have turned and I have a sprightly steed on the road again in the next few days - she might start to work her way back into the "good books"(have put in a request to see what's needed to take the LPG to the "next level") 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 17y 2m 18d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 01/09/15 02:17 PM Share Posted 01/09/15 02:17 PM Only one thing can cure that feelingBurnout 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizkets is Drunk? Too heavy needs boost Member 5,929 Member For: 11y 6m 5d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 01/09/15 08:59 PM Share Posted 01/09/15 08:59 PM Moving the radiator back. MmmmmmBusted turbo for sure. Gtx time. lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenDoCo I'm getten too old for this s**t Bronze Donating Members 4,509 Member For: 11y 10m 4d Gender: Male Location: A big bridge over a river in South Australia Posted 02/09/15 02:35 AM Share Posted 02/09/15 02:35 AM WTFIf you "moved" all that stuff, make sure you haven't bent anything else please. If ya gunna take the gas system up to the next level then I suggest the BW turbo that a bloke that me and Biz met the other night has on a ute.......... wow just,,,,,,,,, wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab WOT? Moderating Team 10,981 Member For: 11y 11m 17d Gender: Male Location: Frankston, 3199 Posted 03/09/15 10:28 AM Author Share Posted 03/09/15 10:28 AM (edited) Yep - did a good hit on the drainage pipeDropped in to see the mess I'd done while the car was on the hoist.Huge scrapes down the sump and a decent chunk taken out of the cross-member.Movement at the front was minimal and didn't bend anything - was just the reduced clearances of the bigger intercooler that caused things to rub - one of those was the aircon compressor. It didn't like being rubbed :(Car's back now and the "feel better" burnout didn't happen... yetNot only did I send the car to Mick filthy, mud covered and without looking underneath it. I also sent it there with f*ck all fueledit: they were very polite about it - but it was worse than going to a dentist without brushing your teeth Edited 03/09/15 10:29 AM by Rab 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 17y 2m 18d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 03/09/15 11:19 AM Share Posted 03/09/15 11:19 AM I've bashed out a section on my gearbox mount on a ground latch for an automatic gate so I know the feeling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenDoCo I'm getten too old for this s**t Bronze Donating Members 4,509 Member For: 11y 10m 4d Gender: Male Location: A big bridge over a river in South Australia Posted 03/09/15 11:29 AM Share Posted 03/09/15 11:29 AM I cry a little when I scrap the underneath of the bumper so I cant even imagine what you guys must of felt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZYWALKER XR50T Gold Donating Members 2,795 Member For: 11y 9m 10d Gender: Male Location: Western Sydney Posted 03/09/15 11:32 AM Share Posted 03/09/15 11:32 AM 4x4 height 4tw. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizkets is Drunk? Too heavy needs boost Member 5,929 Member For: 11y 6m 5d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 03/09/15 12:00 PM Share Posted 03/09/15 12:00 PM (edited) Stock height FTW.Also grandpa mud flaps. Edited 03/09/15 12:01 PM by Bizkets is fat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab WOT? Moderating Team 10,981 Member For: 11y 11m 17d Gender: Male Location: Frankston, 3199 Posted 03/09/15 12:04 PM Author Share Posted 03/09/15 12:04 PM I knew I was stuck and that it was uglyDidn't get a chance to inspect before the booked in time - and was embarrassed about being bogged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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