Location: Flemington, NJ
Posts: 40
My VIN: 2647
Man I am just reading this thread and I am totally amazed what the previous owner did to the car. I've been working on my car a lot lately and one of the new tools I acquired was a torque wrench capable of getting that axle nut on the car at 270 ft. lbs.
Congratulations on coming out of the accident alive! This is almost as impressive as landing an airplane in the Hudson River.
Location: Canada
Posts: 57
My VIN: 1250
Club(s): (DOI)
So glad you're ok! What a terrible experience. I had a front wheel come off my old YJ (it was determined someone was trying to steal the aftermarket wheels). My brake disc wore flat and created a big groove in the asphalt. But I was lucky like you, and no one was injured.
Last edited by Marty; 08-26-2011 at 03:08 PM.
1981 DeLorean VIN 1250
1991 Eagle Talon TSI AWD
2006 Honda Insight (imported)
Location: Syracuse, UT
Posts: 638
My VIN: 2087
Thanks guys. The car is just about ready to get back on the road again. Currently the rear quarter panel is at DMCNW and Toby's crew will be tackling the repair next week. I expect to have it back in no more than a couple of weeks and then she'll be back on the road shortly after that. The car is back on all four tires again as of last night. I had the wheels sandblasted and powder coated and a new set of Cooper Cobras installed.
So with the suspension put back together, the brakes working, all hub nuts removed and reinstalled with thread locker and torqued properly, this fiasco should never happen again. I'll be relieved when I can start doing other things to the car that are more rewarding, such as fixing the A/C
I'll let you know when the momentous day comes that the car is back on the road.
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