pics of the motor damage

**89notchback** · 09-01-2006, 11:14 PM

Originally Posted by Roadrage

The real question is...where is the flexplate?

If it was up your ASS, you would know where it was or knowing you maybe not!!!!!

**Roadrage** · 09-01-2006, 11:20 PM

If your ass is where you are storing it...I will buy a new one.

**Sean124** · 09-02-2006, 09:03 AM

Originally Posted by foxbodydave

the block is un usable...the cylinder walls are broken and the cam wont come out....i was thinking about trying to make a fridge out of the old block....its an idea ive always had

looks like a stress riser crack formed in the area adjacent to the rod broach at high load. as this happened one side of the rod bea, failed and it sheered itself off. as the beam failed it twisted becuase the tension loaded side of the rod had no support.

**foxbodydave** · 09-02-2006, 11:53 AM

thats probably exactly what happend...all i know is that right before it died it bucked back and fourth quite violently then just shut down

**Pure84GTT** · 09-11-2006, 06:48 PM

was that the original short block you got from dustin?

if so balancing ownz joo lol

atleast you get to build a nice new short block, you still running those dart heads ?