Doh! That must have been a fun phone call.
C8 and The Very Bad Day
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Looks like the car may of had a structural failure but I am not sure how that car is setup. I really wish that car manufactures would do a much better job with jacking points and make them sturdier and more idiot proof and harder for jacks to slip off.
Get the feeling a tech might be having a real bad.
Service manager: Ah, Mr. New balance...
Mr.N: yes, hello. I had my oil change done today in my fancy red douchy mobile.
SM: yes, yes, yes. Well, we have good news and some unfortunate news.
Mr.N: (furrowed brow)
SM: We, ahhh... did not complete your oil change.
Mr.N: What? It was here all day!
SM: Yes, and there's good news... There is good news! We are buying you a brand new douche-mobile. It'll be here in 10 months.
Mr.N: yes, hello. I had my oil change done today in my fancy red douchy mobile.
SM: yes, yes, yes. Well, we have good news and some unfortunate news.
Mr.N: (furrowed brow)
SM: We, ahhh... did not complete your oil change.
Mr.N: What? It was here all day!
SM: Yes, and there's good news... There is good news! We are buying you a brand new douche-mobile. It'll be here in 10 months.
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I imagine someone placed it on the jacks/supports as if it was a front-engine vehicle. There were several videos of these when the C8 first released. Physics took over from there. Glad nobody was under it when it fell.
Meh, cars like that simply don't belong in an idiot's hands.
Jacking pucks are a must. Also, I haven’t had the car on stands yet. Kinda strange installing headers with the car on the ground.
a few years back my local ford dealer (bunch of clowns) worked on a distant friend's orange GT500 transmission...they didn't tighten several important bolts and as he left the dealer something catastrophic happened and ripped through the center council and shred his right hand up badly...also totaled the car during this process.
they settled for a massive amount of money AND a brand new Shelby as well. I still see him from time to time and he hasn't worked since that day. I can only imagine what the personal injury lawyers made off that one...
that being said, i have RARELY witnessed a competent crew at these places. They demand top dollar for "ford/chevy certified mechanics" but what you see doesnt match up.
they settled for a massive amount of money AND a brand new Shelby as well. I still see him from time to time and he hasn't worked since that day. I can only imagine what the personal injury lawyers made off that one...
that being said, i have RARELY witnessed a competent crew at these places. They demand top dollar for "ford/chevy certified mechanics" but what you see doesnt match up.
Yeah looks like the end of the lift arm broke.
hmmm, i was thinking it was on the wrong spot in the car and it finally caved and it ripped it off as it fell but I suppose it could be either way.
Yeah. The comments say it was bad positioning...but if you really look close, it looks like the arm extension broke.
You can't see the other side in this video.
Fail from:
- a defect(s) in the arm
- incorrect/no pad(s) used
- weight limit was exceeded
- or?
I feel like there must be more to this story... a transmission doesn't just rip through the steel tunnel lol
didnt say what year, wonder if it was an older shelby with a manual and the clutch or pressure plate came apart, those things can definitely come apart and into the car
Yes, pressure plate exploded into the trans tunnel, through the shifter and into his hand and arm. They failed to torque any of it from what I know.
I don't know, I've seen pressure plates come apart at 10,000 rpm. They aren't going through a bellhousing and steel trans tunnel. My guess is the guy crashed
Actually plenty of pics coming up through the bellhousing, and those were installed properly.
Well I'd love to see it come right into the cockpit. Did the guy have like 1500hp and leave the dealer straight to a drag strip? I don't know... lol
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