wip full rebuid (gte)

ouch !! maybe you dont want to tell us but what exactly happened ??

basicly we got it ready for its first test run checked everything ect and buggered off gave it some hammer down some straight back roads set the boosting up ect got it holding about 13psi hapily and over boosting at over a bar things were going realy well heading back about quater of a mile from home i opened it up abit coming out of a bend and it just didnt turn at all just went straight the steering wheel had come loose due to there beeing no spring or catch washere ect and basicly came of in my hand hit a curb slid along a dyke fliped about 15 20 feet in the air while roling violently came back down on the curb roled again 3 or 4 times and came to a stop in the midle of a field about 450 yards from where we left the road

Ouch!

My uncle rolled his old Nova -- Not worth as much as this one is/was though

i remember seeing grass sky grass sky tarmac sky tarmac sky grass sky ect about 8 or 9 times could have been more though i wasnt counting

Christ, sounds like you were lucky walk away.

i'm really gutted for ya bud..all that money,time and passion..GONE..

Did you find that when you was rolling its like abit slow motion and you wonder if your gonna walk out..

Guys, i have been keeping an eye on what you have been doing to my old GTE and the workmanship has just been fantastic. it is such a shame about what has happened, but at least you are alive!
cars can be replaced, money can be made(borrowed from the bank helps!!) but loss of life can never be returned.

arty well said mate good call , must be gutting mate heart goes out to you

****!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! well gutted for you at least your both ok!

thanks guys for the surport you been great i have been putting a brave face on but i just want to break down and cry to be honest i am inside already any way