oh dear :(

[custard]

well tonight i went and got some nice abarth sideskirts,rear spoiler and front apron for the turbo cinq from a guy who was listing on ebay. all good you think?

well on the way back i decided to go a back country road route to edinburgh as there roadworks on the m/way.
hit a rock/pothole or something very big and heavy on the way back.

front tyre has a nice big hole in it(couple of weeks old),suspension is all over the place and the car is undrivable. passenger wheel is sitting at a different angle to the drivers(passenger side took the hit)
so looks like the wishbone or more is bent dont know about the alloy

wont have any money to fix this for a couple of weeks at least :bang:

on the upside the guy selling the bits was a nice guy

 

[dave]

that sucks,

 

[Louie Bee]

Bad luck Custard

At least you’re OK

 

[custard]

could have been worse,could have thrown me off the road so it should just be mechanical. typical the bits i bought were my last little cash blowout.
or so i thought.....................

 

[Alex]

if its just a wishbone, you should be able to do that yourself, hope you haven't bent the rack, or the top mount.

 

[custard]

yup,well i will find out tomorrow. although knowing my luck it will be all off them
got the spare on but on a very slow test drive it was 'interesting'. thats what breakdown cover is for

 

[Hellcat]

Sue road owner for lack of maintenance?

Where there's blame.. There's a claim!

 

[custard]

dont even know what it was mate,wasnt going to walk back in the pitch black to find out either as its a dark but fast road

edit:well at least new arms are reasonable.would like to go preflex while im at it but wont have the cash just now

http://www.shop4parts.co.uk/index.cfm/method/catalogue.list/

 

[Hellcat]

The road north or south of Edinburgh? If you get your arms before you put them on coat them in hammerite. Looks good and should prevent rusting.

 

[custard]

The road north or south of Edinburgh? If you get your arms before you put them on coat them in hammerite. Looks good and should prevent rusting.

back road ,edinburghto lanark road. often drive back that way if i cant be bothered with the M/way

 

[dave]

dont even know what it was mate,wasnt going to walk back in the pitch black to find out either as its a dark but fast road

gaz has been missing all day go back and check quick

 

[custard]

lol woundnt hitting something that size total the cinq?

 

[custard]

god it is hammering with rain today
right got the wheel of and it looks like the rack/track rod end took the brunt of the impact. dont think gaffer tapes gonna fix that.
aklso a pic to show the state of my nice new continental tyre,alloy has a bit of a graze(well more than a bit)hoping its not buckled though as new alloys are a no hoper just now.
lower arm looks okay though i need to have a good comparison with it on the deck as it is just too wet to be lying on the ground for long today

 

[GhettoMoose]

Ouch, How much does a new one of those cost ?

 

[Helz]

Oooooohhhhh sorry to hear this Custard I am glad to hear you're OK though, could have been a lot worse given the weather conditions! Hope the car is well again soon.

 

[custard]

dunno ,might have to be a 'nearly new'

 

[custard]

Oooooohhhhh sorry to hear this Custard I am glad to hear you're OK though, could have been a lot worse given the weather conditions! Hope the car is well again soon.

you know its weird but it didnt feel that big a hit at the time.thought pulling was just the fecked tyre but once the ickle space saver was on and i gingerly took it for a test it was obvious there was a big problem :bang:

 

[GhettoMoose]

Your still here man at the end of they day, Cars/parts can be replaced, lives cant. Just thankful your still here mate and its not any more serious

 

[GhostWKD]

dude sorry to hear about it , makes me think i need to get a spare wheel in my car really although when my new wheels turn up i've got a 5th blinging wheel for a spare

 

[custard]

dude sorry to hear about it , makes me think i need to get a spare wheel in my car really although when my new wheels turn up i've got a 5th blinging wheel for a spare

benefit of that stripped out rear is you could carry a full size spare had to rip out all off the boost build to get to the pram wheel alike spacesaver spare