General LSX Automobile Discussion - What did you break over the summer?

Well, over this summer a lot of parts went out on me this summer, so im just curious what everyone else broke?

For me: :emb:

Crack in radiator
Powersteering line sprung a leak
Rack and pinion was leaking from boot just before I put it away :(
Fog light bulb
Battery
Tires.... more or less my fault lol


I guess it could of been worse!

Not looking forward to getting tires, rack and pinion and an alignment in the spring. Guess thats just part of the game!

10 bolt, T56, battery, and a set of drs.....its all good though, well worth it in the end

-Crack in Rad
-Right side Headlight Motor

10 bolt, T56, battery, and a set of drs.....its all good though, well worth it in the end

your kidding!?! thats a major bumme!

3rd gear in July. Just got it back on the road yesterday. Yeah, I got lazy with the rebuild...

Is it just me or do I have good luck? I have never broken anything in any of my fbodies.... well a window motor in my 00 Z28 and a leaking steering pump. But thats it after owning an fbody for 4 years...

4L60e + converter

just went bigger and better :)

Knock on wood, nothing.

It does need tires though...all 4, not just the rears.

converter....which let to the tranny. but ya know what they say...go big or stay home

In 8k miles...

window motor, and sail panel speaker. 10 bolt is getting weak tho

does the bank count?

Is it just me or do I have good luck? I have never broken anything in any of my fbodies.... well a window motor in my 00 Z28 and a leaking steering pump. But thats it after owning an fbody for 4 years...

List your mods and I'll probably be able to tell you why. :jest:

Clutch at the end of summer so I just put it on storage coverage for the winter. Besides that battery and leaky power steering...

List your mods and I'll probably be able to tell you why. :jest:

uhhmm well my first fbody was a v6 firebird so i dunno if you wanna count that.

My second fbody was a 00 Z28 with 97k miles with bolt ons that I trashed almost everyday.

My current WS6 has trex cam, volant cai, 82mm TB, LS6 intake, pacesetter lts, dual exhaust dumped rear axle, 275 nitto's, few other things im sure I am forgetting. Makes 423rwhp through stock heads and "stock" LS6 intake mani. I am getting FAST 92/92 set up soon. Hopefully gonna get 440-450rwhp. I do baby my car though.

Window motor, exhaust hanger, Mass air flow sensor, pressure sensor too.

-Motor (old heads/cam setup)
-Two 4L60E's
-A set of MT Dr's in less than 1000 miles
-Now I have an unknown problem with the cooling system.

A long list here.
transmission
2 valve springs
power steering line
a few wheel studs dam draglights
4600 dollars in damage to car due to thief that isnt smart enough to break into a fbody
1 flat tire
broke plug wire
1 cv shaft in daily beater car
battery in daily beater car

I had a nitrous backfire blow my MAF all to shit, blew the grill in the hood out and even spit some smoke and fire out the hood. All I did was chunk the MAF and switch over to SD and amazingly the car is still running strong. I think my clutch may be slipping a little too but other than that it's been a good year :)

I had a nitrous backfire blow my MAF all to shit, blew the grill in the hood out and even spit some smoke and fire out the hood. All I did was chunk the MAF and switch over to SD and amazingly the car is still running strong. I think my clutch may be slipping a little too but other than that it's been a good year :)

Too bad you don't have a picture of that!

hmmm broke:

4 pistons,
3 rods,
head gaskets,
valves,
cracked the block,
killed my clutch,
broke u-joint,
cracked radiator,
broke motor and tranny mounts
broke reverse lockout solenoid,
broken reverse syncro
fried 2 rotors
broke my rear e-brakes
ummm im sure tons of other little stuff.

but thats what happens with 800 HP ;)

Too bad you don't have a picture of that!

I know, it'd be sweet to see it breathing fire :lol:... I had a video but it happened around the 60' and you couldn't see anything cool.

Wow, some long lists you guys have!

Window motor, front speakers, trans tailshaft, bank account on upgrades

a 10 bolt and the hearts of many mustang owners

uhhmm well my first fbody was a v6 firebird so i dunno if you wanna count that.

My second fbody was a 00 Z28 with 97k miles with bolt ons that I trashed almost everyday.

My current WS6 has trex cam, volant cai, 82mm TB, LS6 intake, pacesetter lts, dual exhaust dumped rear axle, 275 nitto's, few other things im sure I am forgetting. Makes 423rwhp through stock heads and "stock" LS6 intake mani. I am getting FAST 92/92 set up soon. Hopefully gonna get 440-450rwhp. I do baby my car though.

is this sgm at fort sill? does he have a cobra?


my list is short this year. sad to say i only put about 5k on my car this summer. its usually tripple that. I got a late start from last years carnage tho. had to finish trans rebuild, clutch, driveshaft from last year. that was after everything in the rear came out the cover, tq arm wrapped around driveshaft(first one) and im not sure what else. this year...

axle and a spool i think are about it for this year, after i got the bugs worked out from last years carnage. oh and i just developed a bad oil leak over the weekend. not sure what that is yet.

but its not over yet. gotta street car showdown in two weeks. will report back after i break something new. lol

I snapped a driveshaft in July.

is this sgm at fort sill? does he have a cobra?


my list is short this year. sad to say i only put about 5k on my car this summer. its usually tripple that. I got a late start from last years carnage tho. had to finish trans rebuild, clutch, driveshaft from last year. that was after everything in the rear came out the cover, tq arm wrapped around driveshaft(first one) and im not sure what else. this year...

axle and a spool i think are about it for this year, after i got the bugs worked out from last years carnage. oh and i just developed a bad oil leak over the weekend. not sure what that is yet.

but its not over yet. gotta street car showdown in two weeks. will report back after i break something new. lol



Nah hes in Fort knox and drives a 05+ mustang.

all i had was a nitrous backfire that took out my LS6 intake & oil pressure sending unit. i was told i had a huge fireball fly out from under the car. i was pissed that i didnt get to see it!

Stock rockers, a set of MT drag radials, I think that is pretty good for this year as it is usually more!

There are a few of you guys that I am glad don't live close to me. Those are scary lists.

2 rod bolts
2 rods
2 pistons
windage tray
cracked block
torn up crank
2 bent valves
oil pan
all from 1 rod letting go at 7krpm.........

its been a long year, 4l60e, a/c went out, door speakers and rear hatch speakers, both window motors, power lock switch, and had a vacuum leak

Nothing. :)

wore out some rear springs, broke a 9", twisted off a driveshaft yoke, killed my built tranny, all at different times.

cracked the radiator in my landcruiser if that counts...I've been babying the trans a little too much for now

Totaled my 2001 Z28 :(

Now my trans is beginning to take a crap :barf:

Been a rough year

A/C Went out. Bent an axle. Radiator Hose. Broke the corner of the block off when the starter broke and put it in a bind... Time to pull the motor and rebuild :nod: Oh and the tranny slips lol

Window Motor
Blew a Tire
DRL Sockets
Antenna

T56 grinding in second gear
clutch slipping bad after one burnout
brake master cylinder failed while driving
emergency brake cable broke

Oh yeah I needed a new oil drain plug cause I stripped mine

3 motors, one tranny, rolled a car, totaled an 05 silverado, 2 sets of street tires. nail in a Mickey T DR, lots and lots and lots and lots of bolts. lol the bolts are the biggest bummer. lol

Bearings in the 12-bolt
Driveshaft (Not really broken, just fed up with the vibration, ordered a new one)
Somehow parking brake lever (on the brake backing plate, not in the car)

2 window motors, O2 sensor is dead, my rear rotors finally needed replaced and my flux capacitor won't get me to 88 mph

my upper dash had its last battle with the sun; decided to split into 5 pieces

t56, clutch, hydraulics, 10 bolt, headlights, turn signal, tires

my upper dash had its last battle with the sun; decided to split into 5 pieces

I think that would irritate me more than anything else lol

I think that would irritate me more than anything else lol

i was pissed! one day my dash was fine, the next day it was in 5 pieces

$200 for a new OEM dash, and $200 for tints, and hopefully i will never have to worry about that again

Totalled my 95 Z-28, bought my 99 Trans am, only broken things are a head light motor which will be fixxed soon and my passenger side window motor.

Slave cylinder went out which meant dropping the tranny. Of course it snowballed since I decided I may as well replace the clutch/pressure plate/flywheel while the tranny was out and also replace the clutch master cylinder just to be safe.

i was pissed! one day my dash was fine, the next day it was in 5 pieces

$200 for a new OEM dash, and $200 for tints, and hopefully i will never have to worry about that again

Yeah that sucks! I invested in tint not only for the looks but to help save my interior.

totaled 94 z28. then got a 2000 Trans Am here is all the stuff from this summer

window motor
t56
front passenger rotor
A/C
Clutch Master Cylinder
ratcheting mechanism on ebrake handle

Hmm well I just hit 100k and my right blinker doesn't work and my passenger low beam is burned out. Other than that, we're ready to roll! :)

I just hit 90k yesterday, and I think my fuel pump shit on itself :(

i didnt break anything thank god. but it really didn't matter because i stripped the car down to nothing to change color and paint and clear the underside of the car and put a cage in. an ass load of work for no reason lol

2 window motors, O2 sensor is dead, my rear rotors finally needed replaced and my flux capacitor won't get me to 88 mph

Damn Lybians...

Wow where to start...

August my Spec Stage 3 started slipping. Had to pull trans again, however clutch looked perfectly fine? Threw in a new slave cylinder and flywheel and oh course along the way ran into a million problems. (Mind you all while working on our backs in my rock driveway with the car on jackstands.) One night putting the trans back in somehow the metal rod comming off the slave cylinder snapped. The something didn't quite line up and we were not able to bleed the slave. Had to pull the trans again and realign the clutch. Put it back together and drove it for 1 week and 1 day...

Then a friend bought a 93 Camaro Z28 with work done that supposibly ran 12.60's. He called me out b/c I ran a 12.56 in my car. Well we raced. After I put 6 cars on him my driveshaft blew out my c-clips on my driveshaft, sent my driveshaft smashing into my tailshaft casing on the T-56, completely cracking it IN HALF. I'll post pics of the damage. Also put a nice dent in the driveshaft meaning I needed a new one. Had to pull trans again to fix it and once again ran into a million more stupid little problems. (I.e. slave cylinder bolts stripped so had to get new ones tapped, new tailshaft case was not fully milled and had to get 4 shifter holes tapped.) Finally got it all back together and had a hard time keeping my brackets tight, finally got that figured out now I learned I need a torque arm....plus an alternator. Just got a new battery 3 days ago...ohh blew out a whole bunch of speakers...and 2 new rears tires and need fronts soon. Last thing lol I need a new 02 and extention.

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Plan is to fix it up this winter, make it alot nicer of a car overall.

still not running from last summer ...

Window motor, torque arm bushing, sail panel speaker, oil drain bolt head stripped on me.


Man you guys must really rip on your cars lol.