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The unthinkable!

Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 8:05 pm
by Bartman
I happened accross these snaaps at 1200.com. Who would have thought this was possible???????

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there must have been something else wrong you'd think aye?

Re: The unthinkable!

Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 8:16 pm
by nick_m
wow, I would have thought if that was possible you would have done that by now! :lol:

Re: The unthinkable!

Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 8:41 pm
by skdmrx
nick_m wrote:wow, I would have thought if that was possible you would have done that by now! :lol:
HAHAHA.

fatigue is an amazing force,often caused by side loads and vibrations,Ive heard of this happening when people loose their harmonic balancer.We've had 400mm shafts in at work that look exactly the same

Re: The unthinkable!

Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 10:26 pm
by dirtyleppa
bugger me :shock: my brothers sr18 cracked the crank in the same spot, threw everything off balance and put a piston into the head. the previos owner had put new bearings in, and because he was a sad sack, over torqued it. fuckin bang!!! :lol:

Re: The unthinkable!

Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 10:46 pm
by Dattodevil
Fuckin A!

Re: The unthinkable!

Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:22 pm
by 2 doors
probably just a preveiw for YOUR latest motor Bart, then when thats out of the way you will be able to concentrate on the ca conversion :lol:

Re: The unthinkable!

Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:58 pm
by kk-kolonel
makes me think of this engine blow when it actually blows the top half of the block clean off...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6Tc2Q4LlJE

Re: The unthinkable!

Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 7:24 pm
by nick_m
one of the guys at work was talking about that tractor pulling one. That is unreal!

Re: The unthinkable!

Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 8:20 pm
by Bartman
I saw another tractor pull vid where the side of the block blew out, and you could see the rods and crank where the block no longer was.

Re: The unthinkable!

Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 9:22 pm
by DylPhil7
holy hell that tractor pull is epic failure! haha