Fantastic Fiascos, An Automotive Pictoral

[2point5RS_Dan]

Bad things happens with cars. Whether it be a blown, motor, trans, or wheel, things happen. This thread is for pictures of when things go wrong spontaneously, or through neglect.

We have a picture thread for generic pictures. I come across enough automotive destruction to make a separate thread instead of flooding the pictures thread, so why not.

We also already have a "fail" thread, but I figured it was full of motivational posters and recycled internet humor, and less automotive catastrophes. Go to that thread if you want to type fail in all caps, this thread isn't for that.

Feel free to contribute guys.

And now onto the show:

I posted a week ago about my latest CL find, a 2005 Mazda6 for $3700 which didn't start. Turns out, it's ****ed. It had a cam journal which started to seize, which sent the cam timing off (cam gear/cam aren't keyed), and shut it off.

Spent the weekend putting a new head on it, started it up, runs fine except it has rod knock. Pulled the pan...

Half the bearings are bad. The oil goes straight through the crank. How the hell are 1/3 fine and 2/4 are trashed? Threw a manual oil pressure gauge on, the pressure is fine. Maybe it was starved of oil at some point, but even then, why aren't all four rod bearings screwed? Why didn't any of the other cam journals act up?

uess I'll put rod bearings on it this week and we'll see what happens.

Another one, I don't have the story for this one, I'll try and include the stories when I can.

Some older reposts from the picture thread for the new guys / people who haven't seen them:

 

[Nigel Prodrive]

end of Nigel's very first rally race. we rolled 3-4 times,m dooshed in every panel on the car and landed down a 20-foot banking. when we came back with the tow truck, the Fiat owner didn't want to get grubby by going down there with the tow chain so I agreed. then the SOB told me 'be careful don't hurt it any worse'

haven't been back in a rally car with that guy for some reason!

 

[boxer3main]

I am not sure what this thread meant by wrong, but if unusual and wrong ..

http://thatwillbuffout.com/2009/09/08/funny-car-photos-in-ur-swamp-waitin-to-strike/

The first I saw similar of this was in maine, it looked like a ford truck was standing up on end, inside an incogonito sinkhole.All one could see was the tailgate, as if a part laying on the ground. shrugged off as a direct hit into a spring hole that opened in the middle of a tame road. covered over in foliage, and the sides of the road looked normal. bizarre to look at.This photo reminded me of it, trees nearby, perfectly appearing content on shallow ground. All normal, all around it.

 

[Chris]

I have posted it on here before, but why not add it to this thread.

I had to be towed because of a stripped spark plug hole. They pulled it backwards up on the flat bed.

Then when letting it back down off the truck the idiot left the front left tow hook connected. And that's ^^ what happens...

 

[krazykarpenter]

 

[boxer3main]

hmm. a railroad jack, just enough to get wheel off, the railroad jack falls through the retarded foam, bumper covered on plastic.

I am just guessing.

this person did not have a good day.

 

[krazykarpenter]

Piston through the block