magic bump in Disneyland
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Drifting
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magic bump in Disneyland
Took the vette down to Disneyland and parked it in the parking garage. Yes, I know I broke one of the corvette rule. Anyways, on the way up, I hit a speed bump from hell. I heard a loud bang from the front when I went over it. Did I damage something? I was going very slow at the time.
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If there are no drips I'd say you're OK
Two things I'd check. Look at the air dam and see if its still in place, undamaged and functional. Also look at the fender bars. They're designed to take that type of contact but can deform if you hit them hard.
You can see them in this pic
It may not have helped on this occasion if you took a hard hit but you might want to consider some frame savers. Chip has a great set, the "Fat Mammas". I got mine from A&A Corvette.
Now stop humming "Its a Small World"
Two things I'd check. Look at the air dam and see if its still in place, undamaged and functional. Also look at the fender bars. They're designed to take that type of contact but can deform if you hit them hard.
You can see them in this pic
It may not have helped on this occasion if you took a hard hit but you might want to consider some frame savers. Chip has a great set, the "Fat Mammas". I got mine from A&A Corvette.
Now stop humming "Its a Small World"
Last edited by DeeGee; Feb 20, 2009 at 01:35 AM.
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Sounds like your air dam took a hit, but if there was no scraping after that then your rockers should be fine. I catch my x-pipe bolts sometimes!!!
Sounds like hell!!!
Check the air dam and the rocker areas....
Sounds like hell!!!Check the air dam and the rocker areas....
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Drifting
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If there are no drips I'd say you're OK
Two things I'd check. Look at the air dam and see if its still in place, undamaged and functional. Also look at the fender bars. They're designed to take that type of contact but can deform if you hit them hard.
You can see them in this pic
It may not have helped on this occasion if you took a hard hit but you might want to consider some frame savers. Chip has a great set, the "Fat Mammas". I got mine from A&A Corvette.
Now stop humming "Its a Small World"
Two things I'd check. Look at the air dam and see if its still in place, undamaged and functional. Also look at the fender bars. They're designed to take that type of contact but can deform if you hit them hard.
You can see them in this pic
It may not have helped on this occasion if you took a hard hit but you might want to consider some frame savers. Chip has a great set, the "Fat Mammas". I got mine from A&A Corvette.
Now stop humming "Its a Small World"
Even visited WCC showroom. It was nice to see the actual place I ordered my stuff from. Oh yeah, it's a small world after all!
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Escort picked 4 boogeys all around Victorville and just outside of Baker. Funny story, a Nissan Quest was on me like fly on ....., I pu a`ka and slowed waaay down. This clown kept on driving like bat out of hell. Well, 30 minutes later, guess who was on the shoulder with CHIP writing him a love note!
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Only way to know is to get under the car and look and see if anything has been bent or damaged. Could have just hit the air deflector or maybe the skid bars.