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Old Oct 12, 2019 | 07:17 PM
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I don’t know the details of the crash other than the driver was not badly hurt. This was a Vengence Racing built Z06. Glad the driver was ok.



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Old Oct 12, 2019 | 07:20 PM
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That alternator still looks good.
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Old Oct 12, 2019 | 07:24 PM
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Doubt any amount of Zaino will fix that
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Old Oct 12, 2019 | 07:26 PM
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Looks like it happened on a road through a junkyard.
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Old Oct 12, 2019 | 07:39 PM
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Damn - that is one lucky owner if there were no injuries.
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Old Oct 12, 2019 | 07:39 PM
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That's gonna be a lot of bondo
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Old Oct 12, 2019 | 08:14 PM
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Since nobody said it yet, that'll buff out.
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Old Oct 13, 2019 | 09:00 AM
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Ugly yellow, goodbye.
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Originally Posted by Evil-Twin
That alternator still looks good.
Looks can be deceiving !!
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Originally Posted by Steve_R
Looks like it happened on a road through a junkyard.
He had a premonition of what was to be and wanted to save on towing costs !!
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Last edited by Steve Garrett; Oct 13, 2019 at 10:39 AM. Reason: Merged Posts - Please use the Multi Quote button to respond to multiple people in a single response.
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Old Oct 13, 2019 | 09:24 AM
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Appears to be running a little hot. It’ll be fine after a cool down.
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Old Oct 13, 2019 | 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by v26278
Appears to be running a little hot. It’ll be fine after a cool down.
Next time someone starts a thread about Z06's overheating, post up a link to this thread.
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Old Oct 13, 2019 | 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by dvilin
Ugly yellow, goodbye.

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Old Oct 13, 2019 | 12:38 PM
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Damn rip.
had that happen to a hci c6z I know the feeling.
Always invest in an extinguisher with modified cars.
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Old Oct 13, 2019 | 12:44 PM
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Looks like he was in a "Park , Light and Ignite" section of town ?
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At least the tail lights were saved, That was close.
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Looks like the fuel pump decided not to shut down.
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Originally Posted by Steve_R
Looks like it happened on a road through a junkyard.
if you’re going to torch your car what better place than the junkyard.
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