Driveline explosion at 116 mph

[trbo355]

Well i pretty much trashed my convertible this weekend when the crappy rust pitted driveline let go at almost 120 mph and gutted the bottom side of the car pretty good. The driveline was never intended to be used in the car very long but i kinda forgot about it and never replaced it with the good one i had. Luckily my passenger and i didnt get hurt even though it ripped my seat belt anchor right thru the floor and threw debris everywhere. Pretty badass!

[gregc]

Wow... glad your okay. I just dropped my driveline off at Six States about the same time you posted this for a new u-joint and yoke.

[twotons]

Wow Mart, lucky lucky , man

[flybynight]

I say wow, and glad your ok. Has me wondering about mine, ill be checking tonight.

[trbo355]

Sure makes you think twice about how fast that hunk of steel is spinning underneath the floor. It was a fairly rust pitted driveshaft since after all, it probably laid on the ground for 25 years in a junkyard before i restored the car so i guess its my own damn fault.

[siege racing]

holy crap glad your ok marty

[SOMTA]

Pretty badass!

I think you are one of the few people that I know that would have a response to something like this! :D

[Northwest outlaw]

Marty glad your ok but i think it is time to get the rubber chicken and salt out and do your thing. Hope all the bad luck turns in to some good luck for you.

[trbo355]

Yeah when it rains it pours. I broke EVERYTHING on every car this weekend! One thing about this hobby is you gotta have the mindset that beating the hell out of stuff means it WILL break and you cant get mad about it when it happens.
So i got out the duct tape and super glue and got the ragtop back in action last night! Im so exceedingly cheap that i reused the brand new u joints that were still in the dead driveline and slammed em into another mint condition driveline i found laying in the dirt behind my garage. Heh Heh.
Now its gotta work this time cuz i took the time to paint this one up all pretty so that should mean its perfect right? : )