Cascade Crew

chevymad · Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:43 pm Post subject: Um...

Wow! Just Wow!

http://jalopnik.com/5176055/30-epic-do+it+yourself-automotive-fabrication-failures?skyline=true&s=i

Xecris · Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 7:12 pm Post subject:

I dunno, that throttlebody cut-out looks pretty good! Think I know what to do with my tpi remnants... Idea

corey davidson · Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 7:18 pm Post subject:

hey thats my headers thats not how u do it Laughing

mc6811 · Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 8:21 pm Post subject:

Wow! Can't say much more.

Quasi-Traction · Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:11 pm Post subject:

Some people should be restricted from having access to a welder.

83sbcz28 · Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:18 pm Post subject:

Dewey316 · Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:35 pm Post subject:

Some of the 4x4's are down right scary.

Although, IIRC, the guy who did those welded up turbo/muffler combo things, actually ran pretty well. Hard to call it a fail when the car performed great, with a wacky integrated remote-mount-turbo-muffler combo thingy.

DBL_TKE · Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 11:10 pm Post subject:

flea · Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 1:48 am Post subject:

91RSVert · Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 4:31 am Post subject:

yea, I thought the throttle body thing was kinda neat Very Happy

Twilightoptics · Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 6:41 am Post subject:

Flea, ya don't "practice" on a vehicle!

The Muffler Turbo thing... you're all talking about this pic?

[img]http://jalopnik.com/photogallery/epicfaildiyturbo/1007634868[/img]

I hope not...

flea · Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:40 am Post subject:

aaron_sK · Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 11:07 am Post subject:

Hey now, the hose clamp on the so-called header pipe was genius. You gotta admit. Laughing

BTW, flea, I have noticed that the harder-core of a wheeler you are, the lower your truck is relative to the rest of the jackasses. Take a look at some actual mud trucks:

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=748735

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=748269

flea · Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 11:16 am Post subject:

maybe its just a west virginia thing then.

I just sorta figured that since there were so many different ones that there must be a real reason. guess its just epidemic of stupid people then.

Wish I had a digital camera and I'd show you the 80's monte carlo here in town. Rolling Eyes

chevymad · Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 4:46 pm Post subject:

That one ford with the tractor tires and military axles, I think thats for those swamp buggy runs like flea's talking. Now those one's with the 2foot long blocks and ubolts.. um ya.. Can you say leverage and axle wrap? lol

HONDASLAYER · Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 5:20 pm Post subject:

ya i think ...........lmao.....i've had more than a few big 4x4's and i would never put 2 foot blocks under leafs, or use steel square tubes as shackles. as far as the 2 1/2 ton axle that would have been great had they used modified rig leafs. and the manafold things and turbos?????? NO.....

Ha ha

flea · Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 6:00 pm Post subject:

yes thank you swamp buggy is what I was looking for.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbO19A3ojwI

Hmm now its just getting offensive.
http://www.miamibeach411.com/photos/tour/roadside-attractions-07.jpg

HONDASLAYER · Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 6:11 pm Post subject:

flea · Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 6:16 pm Post subject:

Well I didn't say it was pretty, or even the best design possible. Just that this type of thing may well have been the plan all along and as such not necessarily a "fail" unlike those welds. but rather purpose built though be it homemade. the one in the vid. did look like a man lift of some sort where as the ones in the pics looked like some one slapped a car chassis ontop but the same principle.

HONDASLAYER · Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 6:21 pm Post subject:

ya your right on that one " not pretty" but not to far from how it should be done. i just hope no one got hurt when the things snaped in two...