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Old 09-19-2010, 11:46 AM
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I couldn't find the piece of the wheel anywhere. It probably made it into a shopping cart by now and is on the way to the scrap yard as I write this.

Here's the skid marks as I left the road and entered onto the sidewalk. You can see the hard angle that I shot into and across the inside lane. Man, what a lucky guy...



Here's the entry point where I went up onto the sidewalk, taking out some mulch and a bush on the way. BTW... I did straighten up the mulch and replant the uprooted bush before I left. Gotta think green I came to rest inches away from an elevated manhole.



Here's the sidewalk's rear wheel impact point. Also a close-up of where the rear wheel hit. I was sliding driver's side forward. What's troubling is the large scrape behind the wheel impact. It looks like my frame scraped or something. I'm getting ready to head out to the garage and ger her into the air for an inspection. I'll post pics of findings, if any.


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Old 09-19-2010, 11:57 AM
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Now that we all have proof of @uckin' up the road & side walk, I'm callin you in to the city,....... to bust you ass !

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Old 09-19-2010, 01:17 PM
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Now that we all have proof of @uckin' up the road & side walk, I'm callin you in to the city,....... to bust you ass !

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Gee Kev, I thought we wuz friends...
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Old 09-19-2010, 01:33 PM
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I found the source of the second scrape mark in the sidewalk. It was my driver's side pipe. It dimpled it up and in towards the car. The other side took a bottom scrape too, although not as hard as the other pipe. All the rolled ends bent right out with my 10' lineman's pliers. There's no visible damage from topside. That damn pipe was hanging too low from the get-go. It actually looks better now than it did before. It's some expensive tweaking though...





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Old 09-19-2010, 08:49 PM
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We can also see the evidence that you must have been smoking while driving. Don't you know smoking can kill you............
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Old 09-20-2010, 11:19 AM
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I was coming back from a car show yesterday and was running a little late for work. I shifted through the gears then once in 4th going about 70 I decide to put my foot in it. The car accelerated but soon filled with smoke and I thought I broke something in the engine. I was looking to slow down and pull over but then I realized it was the smell of rubber from my tires breaking loose. I never had that happen at that speed with my Goodyear Billboards. Probably the cooler air temps with the cooler road temps. Scary when you think that the car could have easily went sideways.
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