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12-19-2006, 03:16 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: georgia
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Bad Day!
I was backing the newest addition to my collection (1970 GMC) down my driveway (which is like backing down the side of a mountain because it is so steep) when the brake petal went all the way to the FLOOR! NOT a GOOD FEELING. Well needless to say I crashed through my garage taking out one of my garage support pillars. While traveling through my garage I hit my new engine (for my 1971 GMC SWB 4x4) and shoved it into my mustang (my baby) and ran over all the parts that I had dissasembled from my 71. It finally struck the old engine and trans that I had pulled from the 71 which turned out to save my house from completely collapsing because it kept the truck from taking out the metal pole in the center of the garage that supports the main beam to my house. So I spent all day yesterday replacing the support pillar that was obliterated and the garage doors. Once I was able to pull the truck out of the garage I found out that the front passengerside brake line was the culprit.
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12-19-2006, 03:22 PM
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Splendora, Texas
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Re: Bad Day!
OMG! That sucks! I ran into the side of my garage once when the back brakes went out on my Camaro, (gravel drive way), but it just dented it a little. Sorry to hear about that.
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12-19-2006, 03:23 PM
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Location: Horseheads, NY
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Re: Bad Day!
:O
Makes my week look GREAT. We'll need pics to mourn fully. Sorry to hear though.
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12-19-2006, 03:30 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: PA
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Re: Bad Day!
next time throw that SOB in park and pray that you just need to replace a tranny or rear.
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12-19-2006, 03:39 PM
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Sandown, NH
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Re: Bad Day!
What about the "EMERGENCY" brake ???
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12-19-2006, 03:41 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: carmichael, ca.
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Re: Bad Day!
 Ouch!!!
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12-19-2006, 03:56 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Thornton Colorado
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Re: Bad Day!
OMG!!! Sorry to hear that!
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12-19-2006, 04:07 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: OZ
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Re: Bad Day!
Geez, man that sucks. At least you hit a Mustang and not a Camaro.
 Seriously, hope it all works out for you.
Last edited by BigFishBobby; 12-19-2006 at 04:08 PM. |
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