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Author Ball Joint snapped on Corsa at 40mph... not good, cars a bit of a mess
timrud_
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1st May 06 at 12:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Don;t tell me how mint it was.. I'll cry cos I missed out LOL!
bradfincham
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1st May 06 at 12:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Sorry to hear it mate!

All the people that never beleived me when i wrote the red corsa off.
The same thing happened at 40 mph ball joint snapped whe i hit a pothole, the car pulled right i corrected then spanked a tree/hedge/fence and ended up in a field!

You was lucky it was on a dual carriageway tim or it may have looked somewhat how my red corsa looked
mentalcorsa
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was the evo8 a red one?
we went somwhere diffrent than j27 and had some good little races
boyracer2002
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LOL
boyracer2002
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quote:
Originally posted by mentalcorsa
was the evo8 a red one?
we went somwhere diffrent than j27 and had some good little races
black mate.
Where you go to instead?
timrud_
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It could happen to anybody! If I had ended upside down in a field people would of just though "oh he lost it and the ball joint broke with the impact".

Your in the mercy of the gods when it goes, it just heads where it wants!
J100RSA
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youll have to get some group A jobbies liek im getting for mine they are £200 but are a lot bigger and stronger
Joe
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Very lucky mate, could have been alot worse. Hope you get it sorted quick enough.
fat_rew
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Shoot. Thats bad news fella. At least you got away with minimal damage compared to what it couldve turned out like.

Harsh, harsh and harsh
timrud_
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Dead car... dead tim... could of been!

Zoo motorsport might do something that does the trick
mentalcorsa
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broms custom driveshafts?

ive gotta order a set cheers 4 the reminder
J100RSA
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walden motorsport do em
timrud_
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Zoo's area bit pricey.... you got pics of these mate?
RS6
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gutted for you mate surely a better part needs to be found bit worring just snap and its game over
mav
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lucky there i think
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awwwww man
Chris S
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timmeh, what have u been driving like???
timrud_
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Like a maureen!
SetH
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Great 0-60 for a FWD!

and yes bloody hell thats divine intervention that you didnt meet with the reservation m8, glad ur ok.
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I managed a 5.38 without the diff, so a 4.73 seems ok as I've heard lots of pepole say they knock about half a second off.

Was mad watching a few evos and scoobs launching and getting low 5's, and thinking mine must of gone faster! Can't imagine actually seeing that!

Did 4 or 5 runs sub 5 seconds, so deffo wasn't a fluke or a crisp packet breaking the timing beam LOL

Going to try second gear launches next time, thats how I did a good time without the diff, but it likes first gear at the moment so I've not tried second yet.



[Edited on 02-05-2006 by timrud_]
SetH
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imprezas are bloody hard to launch properly, they just bog down or you can fry the clutch and slip it a little. Still I dont think im a good enough driver to do a sub 5 0-60 although the car is more than capable of doing it.
timrud_
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Not on the same day, but I did a 4.72 (agonisingly quicker than mine) in a mates Scoob. I might not be able to drive like a pro but I can launch a car LOL
SetH
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what spec was the scoob? did you give uber revs and dump the clutch or?
timrud_
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UK with an exhaust and filter, about 5k rpm, but didnt just dump the clutch, more like balanced the revs so they constantly sytayed at 5k them let it rip. Hard to explain lol
Tom
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Good 60 time glad u and car ok

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