Look what happen to me last night

[Tommy_nova]

Well i have done over 400 miles over the weekend driving from cardiff to oswestry to meet lyndon and afew of the other for are convoy to Pvs had a great time there really enjoyed it once the sun came out came back from pvs to oswestry stayed afew days chilled out then head back home to cardiff last night and this happened l well least to say i was lucky it wasnt alot worse..:(..

cant beleve it after all the driving iv done and the money iv spent getting it ready for pvs.. and yes the wheel nuts were on tight some how two manged to snap clean off tho grinded to a stop i paced it out 76 foot :eek:

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[let_nova]

holy shi t it could of been a lot worse though

[BIGS]

**** mate thats crap. thats a lovely looking car. but as you said that could of been a hell of alot worse. dont look like you were going very fast which probley helped

[Tommy_nova]

i know fella i fooking sh1t me self tho when i seen a lovely polish speedline bounce down the road hit the curb and bounced over a 6 ft hedge .:eek:


holy shi t it could of been a lot worse though

[GRUNT 16V]

Sh1t Happens Sorry To Hear It !!!!!!!!!!

[BIGS]

Is the wheel ok?

[Tommy_nova]

looks to be ok not sure if its buckled tho.. if its not il send it off to get polished again need a new hub first.


Is the wheel ok?

[dj_wudgey]

jesus mate well glad for you it was not any worse!! get her sorted mate as thats one nice nova!

[L14MNP]

Fcuk! lol

I've been meaning to ask, do you have rusty rear drums? Seems a shame when your Speedlines are polished and the car is so clean! Glad you/the car caem out (virtually) unscathed though!

[General Baxter]

glad your ok,

i had the same thing happen to me, in my cav, i had speedlines on then aswell, must be that **** wheel

[novalicous]

good to hear you and the cars ok

could it have been caused by over tightend wheel nuts?

[AlexW]

could it have been caused by over tightend wheel nuts?

I was thinking the same.

Good that the car and driver are safe :)

Did it scape along the bottom ball joint? Bigger brakes and you would need a new disc!

[Dod]

I had similar happen on the rear of a Nova while I was being towed by a VW LT Van at 70mph. Its scary ****!!

[lynd]

glad your alrite m8 how the hell did that happen,

[ben doodar]

possibly a crossed thread??

[~~joycey~~]

Thats gay as fook :(

[Tommy_nova]

Yea it scraped on the ball joint fella

Cheers for the comments people ..


I was thinking the same.

Good that the car and driver are safe :)

Did it scape along the bottom ball joint? Bigger brakes and you would need a new disc!

[Tommy_nova]

YESSS I KNOWW I HAVE RUSTY DRUMS.

Was lucky to have the car at pvs at all as it was still in the garage having the engine rebuilt a day before, the rums are on the list to be done but obviously there not my top priority if i can get the car fixed quick enough il get all the little jobs done then be at billing..


Fcuk! lol

I've been meaning to ask, do you have rusty rear drums? Seems a shame when your Speedlines are polished and the car is so clean! Glad you/the car caem out (virtually) unscathed though!

[Hobbit]

Happened to me while on a fixed bar, i felt it starting to go but couldn't warn the car infront as i had no battery lol was pretty bloody scary, the wheel bounced missing the car that was towing me by a couple of inches (and it hads just been sprayed) and just kept rolling, it ended up about 200 yards down the road. I always remember to check my nuts now.

Looks like you got off pretty lightly, could've been a whole lot worse.

[Tommy_nova]

lol its never good when your wheel over takes you then bounces over a 7 foot bloody hedge good job i wasnt goin very fast was doin around 50 60 at the time..

[Smurf-Xx]

God that must have been scary! Unlucky mate

[Tommy_nova]

yea lol wasnt the best of feeling i was more worried where my wheel went lol just seen it flying through the air over a hedge lol


God that must have been scary! Unlucky mate

[ianglanister]

gutted mate, glad not worse though!! a car can be fixed, thats what i tell myself anyway

[scott.parker]

Your lucky as hell mate, and it's funny you see this on tv,and youtube, but i have never known any one it really happens too! lol

Damage is not that bad though, hope to see you and the car at Billing.

Scott

[Tommy_nova]

yea i know fella il get it sorted soon just thinking i had a cav behind me afew miles before up my ass so i booted it off glad it didnt go then was onlt doin 50 60 when it happend so there so damage really just need a new hub the speed line re polished and my wing replaced hope to be at billing will see tho havent got a job at the minute tho..


Your lucky as hell mate, and it's funny you see this on tv,and youtube, but i have never known any one it really happens too! lol

Damage is not that bad though, hope to see you and the car at Billing.

Scott

[sparkie1401]

that happened to me years ago but i was only doing 20mph

was in a Cit ZX a with pug 306 DTurbo rims on and the wheels bolts werent long enough, off it came taking the complete front wing with it and smashing into a parked car

did your flying rim damage anything??????????

[Tommy_nova]

bloody hell mate.. not it landed in a blokes garden by his back door lol the guy was cool about it all let me use the house phone and had a brew and a chat while waited for the AA


that happened to me years ago but i was only doing 20mph

was in a Cit ZX a with pug 306 DTurbo rims on and the wheels bolts werent long enough, off it came taking the complete front wing with it and smashing into a parked car

did your flying rim damage anything??????????

[adam c]

Very lucky escape there and like people's said it could of been a LOT worse!


bet you had poop stains in your undies after that!lol

[Tommy_nova]

HAHA not quite mate but yea was a bad feeling was thinking of lowering the car but not slaming it lol


Very lucky escape there and like people's said it could of been a LOT worse!


bet you had poop stains in your undies after that!lol

[CoolTiger]

unlucky mate :(

whats on the list ?

4wheel nuts
balljoint
wing
hub
disk?

[AlexW]

Disc will be fine as long as it didnt hit the ground, which i guess it didnt lol

[Tommy_nova]

no not all that just a wing hub wheel nuts and to get my wheel re polished


unlucky mate :(

whats on the list ?

4wheel nuts
balljoint
wing
hub
disk?

[brainsnova]

when your fit alloys after 50 miles you need to check the bolts :thumb:

[Tommy_nova]

hah cheers for the heads up lol


when your fit alloys after 50 miles you need to check the bolts :thumb:

[Jeff16v]

Bad luck Tommy, car looked great at PV. crack on mate:thumb:

[Tommy_nova]

cheers Jeff mate yours looked great too was great chating to you and your mate good guys :thumb:


Bad luck Tommy, car looked great at PV. crack on mate:thumb:

[Jeff16v]

Cheers Tommy, like yours i've always got bits left to finish. Good to meet you and your mate. We maybe at billing...

[Pistol Pete]

Could have been a hell of alot worse. Still bad though.

[Southie]

Harsh :eek: Spit and polish back out for the alloy then. Could have been a messy one. The wing we be a bit of a bugger to colour match being so clean.

[Tommy_nova]

yea i know dont worry tho hope to have it sorted for billing :)


Harsh :eek: Spit and polish back out for the alloy then. Could have been a messy one. The wing we be a bit of a bugger to colour match being so clean.

[Nobby]

i still cant understand how your wheels nuts can either come loose or just snap off?? got to be incorrect fitting? Lucky boy though matey! :D

[Tommy_nova]

lol wish i knew what happend myself


i still cant understand how your wheels nuts can either come loose or just snap off?? got to be incorrect fitting? Lucky boy though matey! :D

[Tommy_nova]

any know where i can get longer wheel studs from as i am going to run a 10mm spacer with my speedlines ..

[Sloth]

speedshack sell longer bolts, but ive seen speedlines that havent fitted snug around the centre of the hub, and have moved, stressing the bolts and snapping them. might be worth checking your "snugness" dude!

[mikec123]

Holy crap just seen the pics, could have been loads worse!

[Tommy_nova]

yea i know fella lol still abit of a sh!t tho init ..


Holy crap just seen the pics, could have been loads worse!

[Dod]

How didnt you feel the nuts loosening?

[nova_saloon]

impressive stuff, shame its a ncie car, least its just a new panel for you and it didnt scape anything else

[Tommy_nova]

Fu ck know mate just came off if i knew they were lose i would of stoped obvouisly. :wtf:


How didnt you feel the nuts loosening?

[Spudly]

Youre one lucky mofo the damage wasnt worse and that it didnt go at speed on the motorway as that doesnt bear thinking about tbh dude:eek:

[Mike]

Wheel under car = flip over.

Lucky @unt.

[Spudly]

Youre one lucky mofo the damage wasnt worse and that it didnt go at speed on the motorway as that doesnt bear thinking about tbh dude:eek:



Wheel under car = flip over.

Lucky @unt.


Exactly why i said its lucky it didnt part at speed on the motorway!

[Tommy_nova]

yea i know fella was thinking that what if it happend on the way to pvs or on the way back on a bisy motor way was a clear road around 10.30 11 ish so there wasnt anyone about and yea i sure am lucky still pretty gutted tho..



Youre one lucky mofo the damage wasnt worse and that it didnt go at speed on the motorway as that doesnt bear thinking about tbh dude:eek:

[Mike]

Exactly why i said its lucky it didnt part at speed on the motorway!

Aint that right! A 20kg+ rim/tyre to an oncoming windscreen at say 76mph would be more then lethal! Let alone going under the car at that speed!

[mowgli]

make sure you don't let anyone tighten your wheel bolts up with a windy gun.....

garage monkeys use them & they stretch the bolts. the threads keep pulling & the conical bits can't go anywhere cos they already have the wheel tight. after a few times, they snap. you were fortunate

[Tommy_nova]

yea i dont like them using the gun things

[mowgli]

yea i dont like them using the gun things

I make a point of causing a scene if I'm in a tyre place & after telling the sales person that I expect them to be hand tightened, the monkey still uses the gun. I had a work Astra mk3 van that got gunned up so tight that I snapped a 17mm impact socket trying to undo them with a 12' scaffold tube onto a snapon breaker bar. the garage got a british standard bollocking for that

[Tommy_nova]

ahaaa im guna do that now lol



I make a point of causing a scene if I'm in a tyre place & after telling the sales person that I expect them to be hand tightened, the monkey still uses the gun. I had a work Astra mk3 van that got gunned up so tight that I snapped a 17mm impact socket trying to undo them with a 12' scaffold tube onto a snapon breaker bar. the garage got a british standard bollocking for that

[MK999]

Aint that right! A 20kg+ rim/tyre to an oncoming windscreen at say 76mph would be more then lethal! Let alone going under the car at that speed!

I remember swearing at some silly @unt for swerving across 3 lanes towards the hardshoulder across the front of me once, about 50m down the road I saw a spare wheel in lane 2, and then a wonky caravan about 1/4 mile further down lol

[Tommy_nova]

bloody helll lol thats nuts...lol



I remember swearing at some silly @unt for swerving across 3 lanes towards the hardshoulder across the front of me once, about 50m down the road I saw a spare wheel in lane 2, and then a wonky caravan about 1/4 mile further down lol