Anybody want to see the bad crack in my rearend?
02-11-2005, 09:47 PM
#1
Safety Car
Thread Starter
Anybody want to see the bad crack in my rearend?
It is a very large picture. Also featured in the pic is the rubber that caused the big crack.
http://temp.corvetteforum.net/c3/mau...icture_205.jpg
http://temp.corvetteforum.net/c3/mau...icture_205.jpg
02-11-2005, 09:55 PM
#5
Safety Car
Thread Starter
I made it home 3 miles after it happened. I just went very slow and didn't make any sudden moves. The noise coming from my rearend after it happened were like none I have ever heard. I knew I had broke something.
02-11-2005, 10:00 PM
#9
Team Owner
Originally Posted by Maurice
The rubber caught traction.
02-11-2005, 10:04 PM
#12
Team Owner
Here's a pic of my old cracked posi!!
I drove 300 miles with the posi in that condition and a broken off tooth on each spider gear
I drove 300 miles with the posi in that condition and a broken off tooth on each spider gear
02-11-2005, 10:06 PM
#13
Safety Car
Thread Starter
It was a 3.08 and I already put in another 3.08. I have a richmond 5 speed so it is a good fit.
Ok, here is the lowdown on how it happened. It was the first night I ran with the Mickey Thompson ET Streets at our local track. My first run, I didn't expect the tires to grab as good as they did and I completely bogged off the line. My next run I launched around 3500 rpm and it didn't last 30ft before I heard/felt it break. I let off the gas and coasted back to the pits. I really thought it was a ujoint the way it sounded/felt going back to the pits. I checked everything out and it all looked good from the outside. So I took a chance and drove it home and parked it. I was kinda pissed and didn't look at it for about 8 months. About 3 weeks ago I decided to find out what happened and took it apart and put the new rearend in.
I will have to take the camera back out and show the other side of it also. The crack goes all the way around! It will be in two pieces when I take it out. The other side was hitting the gears and is VERY worn. There were plenty gear teeth missing.
Ok, here is the lowdown on how it happened. It was the first night I ran with the Mickey Thompson ET Streets at our local track. My first run, I didn't expect the tires to grab as good as they did and I completely bogged off the line. My next run I launched around 3500 rpm and it didn't last 30ft before I heard/felt it break. I let off the gas and coasted back to the pits. I really thought it was a ujoint the way it sounded/felt going back to the pits. I checked everything out and it all looked good from the outside. So I took a chance and drove it home and parked it. I was kinda pissed and didn't look at it for about 8 months. About 3 weeks ago I decided to find out what happened and took it apart and put the new rearend in.
I will have to take the camera back out and show the other side of it also. The crack goes all the way around! It will be in two pieces when I take it out. The other side was hitting the gears and is VERY worn. There were plenty gear teeth missing.
Last edited by Maurice; 02-11-2005 at 10:08 PM.
02-11-2005, 10:18 PM
#15
Safety Car
Thread Starter
12.3 at 115. I have never been able to get traction. My best 60' was 1.85ish. Add that with me being the slowest shift in the west and I don't think that I will ever hit 11's in the Hawaiian warm weather.
02-11-2005, 10:27 PM
#16
Team Owner
Originally Posted by Maurice
12.3 at 115. I have never been able to get traction. My best 60' was 1.85ish. Add that with me being the slowest shift in the west and I don't think that I will ever hit 11's in the Hawaiian warm weather.
If you would've gone with 3.70 gears, you might get into 11's too...
I was running a 3.27 first gear on my TKO and a 3.70 rear and I got 1.59 - 1.65 60' times...
02-11-2005, 10:36 PM
#17
Le Mans Master
Holy smokes!!!! 
And people can't understand why I want to convert my rear end to a sold axle Ford unit. One look at that crack would be enough to convince me NOT to re-install that flimsy IRS setup again.
Hey Olivier...check out my thread on bolting in a solid axle WITHOUT back-halving the car. Seems it CAN be done and has already been done.
Same transverse rear spring too!
Dep
And people can't understand why I want to convert my rear end to a sold axle Ford unit. One look at that crack would be enough to convince me NOT to re-install that flimsy IRS setup again.
Hey Olivier...check out my thread on bolting in a solid axle WITHOUT back-halving the car. Seems it CAN be done and has already been done.
Same transverse rear spring too!
Dep
02-11-2005, 10:38 PM
#18
Team Owner
Originally Posted by DJ Dep
Holy smokes!!!!
And people can't understand why I want to convert my rear end to a sold axle Ford unit. One look at that crack would be enough to convince me NOT to re-install that flimsy IRS setup again.
Hey Olivier...check out my thread on bolting in a solid axle WITHOUT back-halving the car. Seems it CAN be done and has already been done.
Same transverse rear spring too!
Dep
And people can't understand why I want to convert my rear end to a sold axle Ford unit. One look at that crack would be enough to convince me NOT to re-install that flimsy IRS setup again.
Hey Olivier...check out my thread on bolting in a solid axle WITHOUT back-halving the car. Seems it CAN be done and has already been done.
Same transverse rear spring too!
Dep
02-11-2005, 10:49 PM
#19
Le Mans Master
Originally Posted by GrandSportC3
Didn't see that thread?? Here in the C3 section??
Dep
02-11-2005, 10:55 PM
#20
Drifting
I'm just dying laughing from the thread title: "Anybody want to see the bad crack in my rearend?" and the later post: "The noises coming from my rearend after it happened were like none I have ever heard."
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