My son and I had the afternoon to ourselves so we got out the r/c's for a little fun. I figured we'd have some fun tearing though the leaf piles and just bashing around. He ran his Slash for a couple of packs then I got out my Savage.
Then my son gets out his bmx launch ramp. He sat on the curb with leaves piled on it so they'd go flying when I hit the ramp. That was fun. Then I hit the ramp at an angle and launched square into a tree. Luckily,no damage. Just flip it back on it's wheels and continue.
Now this is when the stupidity kicks in, LOL. I saw that it hit fairly high on the tree then glance at my car. Yep, let's see if I can clear the car off this little ramp. The first attemp the truck gets squirrly and I hit it off center, glance off the side of the car and crash in the leaves. No problem, let's try again! This time I'm square in the center but oh crap! It's not high enough,bounces off the windshield,flips and hit the ground with an loud thud. The engine is killed immediately,ooooh, that can't be good.
I was right, it wasn't. Here's some pics of the aftermath. Broken engine mount,broken shock bolt,damaged cooling head,punctured fuel tank and a new hole and split in the body. Also I noticed now the front end is toed out a noticable amount.
In retrospect,I could have broken the windshield on my car. Oooooohhhh,my wife would have come unglued! Luckily again,that didn't happen.
So how was YOUR Saturday?
Tire tracks on the windshield:
Toe out on the front:
Broken engine mount:
Broken shock bolt,damaged cooling head:
Body damage:
Notice how the hole is pushed up from the bottom? The shock went through there when the bolt broke.
Then my son gets out his bmx launch ramp. He sat on the curb with leaves piled on it so they'd go flying when I hit the ramp. That was fun. Then I hit the ramp at an angle and launched square into a tree. Luckily,no damage. Just flip it back on it's wheels and continue.
Now this is when the stupidity kicks in, LOL. I saw that it hit fairly high on the tree then glance at my car. Yep, let's see if I can clear the car off this little ramp. The first attemp the truck gets squirrly and I hit it off center, glance off the side of the car and crash in the leaves. No problem, let's try again! This time I'm square in the center but oh crap! It's not high enough,bounces off the windshield,flips and hit the ground with an loud thud. The engine is killed immediately,ooooh, that can't be good.
I was right, it wasn't. Here's some pics of the aftermath. Broken engine mount,broken shock bolt,damaged cooling head,punctured fuel tank and a new hole and split in the body. Also I noticed now the front end is toed out a noticable amount.
In retrospect,I could have broken the windshield on my car. Oooooohhhh,my wife would have come unglued! Luckily again,that didn't happen.
So how was YOUR Saturday?
Tire tracks on the windshield:
Toe out on the front:
Broken engine mount:
Broken shock bolt,damaged cooling head:
Body damage:
Notice how the hole is pushed up from the bottom? The shock went through there when the bolt broke.