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Postby GINGA » Tue Sep 04, 2007 4:50 pm

My pug 306 dt con rods made a bid for freedom last night and certainly looks like they escaped[:0] its certainly a impressive blow up, especially considering half the rear of the engine is missing[^], Not sure whether I rate this one or the one where my fiesta threw 3 rods out the block as my favourite blow up[}:)] especially like the way the rods managed to smash the starter off the gearbox on its exit.

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Postby big end floater » Tue Sep 04, 2007 5:01 pm

thats nothing :(
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Postby V all hail to the 8 » Tue Sep 04, 2007 5:39 pm

blimey! what were you doing to it at the time?

i guess there'll be some cheap 306 bits on ebay next week? or are you gonna fix it up?
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Postby Andymuck » Tue Sep 04, 2007 5:45 pm

oh ey, cheap 306 you say? how did you manage that?
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Postby OrangeSpitfire » Tue Sep 04, 2007 6:32 pm

Spray of WD40 and some gaffer tape, that'll be right as rain.
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Postby GINGA » Tue Sep 04, 2007 7:09 pm

Was just cruising down the motorway at 80 (kph of course) when with no warning it threw its toys out the pram, not worth repairing it as it will need a engine,gearbox and starter motor at the very least, plus the mot was next week and I knew I would need to spend a few hundred(axle bearings knackered etc) to get it through, I'll probably sell it as is on ebay or break it up and flog the bits worth selling once the ppc999 shed is out the garage.
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Postby GINGA » Tue Sep 04, 2007 7:14 pm

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Trebuchet, Arial,Verdana" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by big end floater</i>
<br />thats nothing :(
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(Anybody) Post some pics of your best broken car parts then, could make for a interesting thread[8D]
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Postby big end floater » Tue Sep 04, 2007 9:27 pm

wheres the ppics of that skyline with the hole in the bonnet made by the flywheel now that was a blow up
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Postby Invalid Boy » Wed Sep 05, 2007 12:27 am

I want a rust free 306 rear hatch, preferably in black.
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Postby hillbillyracer » Mon Sep 10, 2007 10:01 pm

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Trebuchet, Arial,Verdana" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Invalid Boy</i>
<br />I want a rust free 306 rear hatch, preferably in black.
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My bro wants a rust free 306 hatch too, but in Provance blue.
If he gets one there'll be a a rusty one going very cheap!
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Postby GINGA » Tue Sep 11, 2007 12:37 am

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Trebuchet, Arial,Verdana" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by big end floater</i>
<br />wheres the ppics of that skyline with the hole in the bonnet made by the flywheel now that was a blow up
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Postby GINGA » Tue Sep 11, 2007 12:41 am

This is a impressive blow up http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=4g7_bHlQhd8
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Postby MOT » Tue Sep 11, 2007 1:12 am

holly molly, thats hardcore, getting worried about my alloy bellhousing on the capri now....sheesh
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