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Old 10-19-2008, 10:44 AM
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LTB Carnage

Well I was doing some work on the car today, changing oil, spark plugs and some other things. when I saw this......
**** Daytona Beach and their ****ty roads





Well I'm going to replace my LCAs soon and tierods, but for now its gonna stay like that, till I can take it off and weld it back together.
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btw that bar use to be straight

Another think I learned today, when you have a Big Bore MAF do not start the car without the filter. I was cleaning the JWT pop intake and started the car after the oil and spark change to let it run, and check my tune (spark plugs use to be a step colder, just a precaution) and 5 minutes later I hear my car dip to 400 rpm....wtf, well dave was stupid and didn't hae the filter on and it was screwing with the big bore MAF :doh:

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Old 10-19-2008, 11:18 AM
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Heh... I've had my share of problems in Jacksonville, Fl. Florida roads just suck on an average.
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Old 10-19-2008, 11:21 AM
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Some major corrosion there. I'm glad I now live away from the ocean and all that salt.
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Originally Posted by VQP0WER
Some major corrosion there. I'm glad I now live away from the ocean and all that salt.
This car is from the north, its been here for about 3 years, the corrosion on the bar is from the exhaust pipe rubbing it and the heat so it rusted a bit

you should see my lower radiator support, its rusted straight through to the other side
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dayumn man

Mine is pretty jacked but it's still doing its thing at least it's connected at all 4 points...
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Old 10-19-2008, 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by MorpheusZero
dayumn man

Mine is pretty jacked but it's still doing its thing at least it's connected at all 4 points...
I have the stage 1, but when I pull the engine, I'm gonna fix it and turn it into a stage 2, and maybe turn it into a stage 3.....
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So you have an LTB with headers? This is def new news to me....
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Old 10-19-2008, 01:38 PM
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I thought stage II is gonna kill even more clearance. Gonna be carnage x2.
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Old 10-19-2008, 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by OOmaxSE
So you have an LTB with headers? This is def new news to me....
Yes I have headers, I had to modify the bar alot to make it fit, I lost about an inch of clearance on top of what you lose with the LTB. I'm going coilovers and lowering the car yet another 1/2"-3/4"
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Old 10-19-2008, 02:20 PM
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Are the nuts sill on the LCA?
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Old 10-19-2008, 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Zack342
Are the nuts sill on the LCA?
yeah everything is fine, just that was ripped off.

I know what did it too, these damn idiots who lay the pavement, let the stupid man hole covers stick way up out of the level of the pavement and they are in the middle of the road, so its hard to miss sometimes.
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Originally Posted by DaveVQ
yeah everything is fine, just that was ripped off.

I know what did it too, these damn idiots who lay the pavement, let the stupid man hole covers stick way up out of the level of the pavement and they are in the middle of the road, so its hard to miss sometimes.
i hit the covers at gas stations as well
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Originally Posted by 99Silvermist SE
Heh... I've had my share of problems in Jacksonville, Fl. Florida roads just suck on an average.
Indeed. I dont know what the FDOT does with their money but they dont spend it on roads. Here in Ga, thats all they do is repave.. which I guess explains the insane short-falls in the GDOT budget this year.
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Originally Posted by DaveVQ
yeah everything is fine, just that was ripped off.

I know what did it too, these damn idiots who lay the pavement, let the stupid man hole covers stick way up out of the level of the pavement and they are in the middle of the road, so its hard to miss sometimes.

Wait till you come out to Cali. Everything is pretty much repaved .

Sucks about the LTB though, get that shiznit fix yo.
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I typically just hit the manhole covers at gas stations with my wheels because it's comical how stiff my suspension is
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Old 10-19-2008, 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted by ae01maxine
Wait till you come out to Cali. Everything is pretty much repaved .

Sucks about the LTB though, get that shiznit fix yo.
Actualy Dave.. wait til you come to RI.. we have to convert our cars to like off road buggies.
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DAMN,.. now im going to be paranoid driving around lol
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Old 10-21-2008, 06:40 AM
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Wow.. That's impressive!
only time I've seen carnage that bad on an LTB was when a friend of mine hit a manhole cover on the highway doing about 60. It sent the car airborne about a foot. fortunately the welds held on that LTB!


I remember dodging the covers in Daytona beach when I was there last fall. what a PITA!!!
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Originally Posted by Matt93SE
when a friend of mine hit a manhole cover
Sounds familiar...

I'll take a picture of mine. Still intact, just pretty bent...
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Originally Posted by Matt93SE
Wow.. That's impressive!
only time I've seen carnage that bad on an LTB was when a friend of mine hit a manhole cover on the highway doing about 60. It sent the car airborne about a foot. fortunately the welds held on that LTB!


I remember dodging the covers in Daytona beach when I was there last fall. what a PITA!!!
I going to go to a mechanic, have him give an estimate on rewelding and any other work required...I'm going to send the bill to my company (I'm leaving as soon as the new job goes through), it happened on their time cause they make me use my car to have me drive to about 12 different places through out the day.
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good luck with the reimburibles....

if you guys didnt see this from OCT 08 MOTM

Originally Posted by secondtonone317
look on the top half on the left side........you can see the plate with scratches on it

its looks like a pretty good preventive measure.
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Old 10-21-2008, 03:07 PM
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ALOT of scrapes, but I still want to get a stage 1 LTB tho might as well since I gotta replace the ball joint/LCA anyway.
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Oh it got it good. Roads here in IL arent that great either.
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chicago has some of the worst roads. Mayor Daley, and his aldercrimminals need the money more thanthe roads
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