a lesson learned

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    CornedBeef4.6L no longer here

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    HOLY Crap


    I went up to the store to get some brews and for the past month my cheap seat brackets that came with my race seats has been slowly tearing and the seat has been rocking. Well I have been holding on to the steering wheel to keep me from leaning back and I guess my fat butt finally pulled the steering shaft apart. Talk about pucker factor I was driving slow thankfully. Man this mav has given me so many great memories. The steering wheel came out all the way:eek: I guess I should have fixed it right away lesson learned
     
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    Sam M. Just a nobody

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    You dork. Guess I'm gonna have to come out there and kick your butt.:biglaugh:
     
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    :biglaugh: :biglaugh: :biglaugh: :biglaugh: I'm sorry, but that is one of the funniest stories I've heard in a while. Glad you did'nt get hurt.
     
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    PINKY .....John Ford.....

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    That will teach you..... atleast you was cruising slowly.
     
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    man, those brackets that come with the seats are worthless. i felt like i was driving from the rear seat after a while. the guy that put my roll bar in made me some good ones.:)
     
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    PINKY .....John Ford.....

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    My cousin had that happen to him in his tube chassis car, removable steering wheel, luckily he was cruising through the pits warming his car up and not making a 5 second pass:eek:
     
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    Wife: "Watch that car! You're going too fast! Turn left here! Watch that curve!"

    Hubby (handing over steering wheel): "Here! YOU drive!"
     
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    maverick1970 MCG State Rep

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    At least you were going slow. Could you imagine that happening on a launch :eek:
     
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    Yeah.

    I agree, you should have bought more brews the first time.
     
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    Mercurycruizers David (Coop) Cooper

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    Very good reason to purchase more brew, then you had planned on buying....
    Glad you weren't hurt & going slow....
     
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