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Warren G
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25th Aug 08 at 14:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

il let the pictures do the talking







bottom ball joint broke!!! must of had a hair line crack from a perious crash before i bought the car (as it had a new lower arm on that side when i bought it)





luckerly i was going slow, imagen if i was going around a corner fast, could of been like monster
S77 CKL
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25th Aug 08 at 14:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Ouch, that a ramp in your garage at home ?
Jambo
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25th Aug 08 at 14:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

think you have some possible cmamber/toe issues there Warren
Ellis
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25th Aug 08 at 14:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Oh god, that really could of ended badly
bieransri
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25th Aug 08 at 14:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

has happened to me in my white corsa too. cursed i tell thee
Ste L
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don't say that...

as i've got some tiny play in my track rod eng
P1CK4D
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Corsa's cant drift Warren. One day you will learn this
Warren G
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quote:
Originally posted by S77 CKL
Ouch, that a ramp in your garage at home ?


sure is

quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
think you have some possible cmamber/toe issues there Warren



yeh, got abit of toe-out pulls to left abit

quote:
Originally posted by Ellis
Oh god, that really could of ended badly


imagen if i was hacking it around the corner at 70, like i was 30mins before

Warren G
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quote:
Originally posted by P1CK4D
Corsa's cant drift Warren. One day you will learn this


yes they do, i will prove this
Robbo
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25th Aug 08 at 14:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

shit! nasty mate, least ur all ok
S77 CKL
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Wish my garage had a ramp in

Not much damage then other than the broken part ?
John G
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Was the ramp there when u bought the house warren of did you get it installed? how much did it cost if you dont mind me asking?
Linch
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25th Aug 08 at 15:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

And I was in this car when it was doing this round a roundabout!!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=9yZH2p7TKw8

Fad
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25th Aug 08 at 15:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Plese note we were out on track two weeks ago and melted his Proxes
BarnshaW
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rename thread "ramp thread"
Paul_J
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25th Aug 08 at 15:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

ouch

Was it knocking before hand? feeling strange?

Imagine if that had happened at Brands
Warren G
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was a donk when i aprotched the around about (under heavy braking), then just went when turned off roundbout!


i no, imagen if i happened with my normal cornering
Fad
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25th Aug 08 at 15:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Yeah especially with my loose seat
Warren G
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quote:
Originally posted by Fad
Yeah especially with my loose seat



its still got 3 bolts, its fine
Warren G
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quote:
Originally posted by John G
Was the ramp there when u bought the house warren of did you get it installed? how much did it cost if you dont mind me asking?


dad built the garage, and lifts

would prob cost £10k ish
ainsley_brader
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25th Aug 08 at 17:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

you'd get a 2 post ramp installed for £3k comfortably
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Lucky escape there mate. And I also love the ramp.
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My cars been on that ramp



quite alot




Nasty stuff warren glad it all ended well, (as well as it could have)


Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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Could've been a lot worse, happened to a mate's LET corsa at 85 down a dual carriageway, spun 360 and stopped in the fast lane

Must of shit you up a bit

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