Road garbage!!

joe4speed · 04-12-2001, 10:00 PM

I was driving to work today and I was behind a big truck goin about 80 when I see this big piece of wood (guess 4X4) right in the middle of the road. There was nothing I could do to avoid it, so over it I went and BAM!
It nailed the flange on the passenger side h-pipe to muffler connection! I dragged it for a few yards and finally saw it come flying out from under the car and the guy behind me hit it and so on, and so on, and so on... Suddenly the car sounded like a stock car and I knew it messed something up...
Turns out it bent the flange and bolt so I'm gonna have to dive under there with a hammer and try to bend it back straight and get a new bolt for it. Bummer, huh?!??!
Driving on I-95 here in Florida I see so much trash, I'm surprised I haven't hit more!
A few years ago, a little girl had a big metal rod go through the windshield of her dad's car and right through her chest!! She lived, but man that's awful!!
Anyone else ever hit any garbage on the road?

------------------
Joe!
1988 GT, 167,000 miles!!! 13.71@105mph Check out my listing! Click here! Or my website:
www.joe4speed.com
1999 Ninja ZX-6R 10.32@135mph!
"What was the best thing before sliced bread?"

04-12-2001, 10:00 PM	#1
joe4speed He said Member...heh, heh Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Jupiter, Florida U.S.A. Posts: 3,718	Road garbage!! I was driving to work today and I was behind a big truck goin about 80 when I see this big piece of wood (guess 4X4) right in the middle of the road. There was nothing I could do to avoid it, so over it I went and BAM! It nailed the flange on the passenger side h-pipe to muffler connection! I dragged it for a few yards and finally saw it come flying out from under the car and the guy behind me hit it and so on, and so on, and so on... Suddenly the car sounded like a stock car and I knew it messed something up... Turns out it bent the flange and bolt so I'm gonna have to dive under there with a hammer and try to bend it back straight and get a new bolt for it. Bummer, huh?!??! Driving on I-95 here in Florida I see so much trash, I'm surprised I haven't hit more! A few years ago, a little girl had a big metal rod go through the windshield of her dad's car and right through her chest!! She lived, but man that's awful!! Anyone else ever hit any garbage on the road? ------------------ Joe! 1988 GT, 167,000 miles!!! 13.71@105mph Check out my listing! Click here! Or my website: www.joe4speed.com 1999 Ninja ZX-6R 10.32@135mph! "What was the best thing before sliced bread?"

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
X pipe, off road or catted?	06Stang	Modular Madness	3	10-21-2003 04:59 AM
Road Demon: good,bad,ugly	Rev	Blue Oval Lounge	3	10-01-2001 11:07 PM
Can Cobra Brake conversion handle road racing?	Chris_H	Corner Carvers Delight	4	07-03-2001 11:26 AM
Cobra brakes good enough for open road??	Chris_H	Windsor Power	3	06-27-2001 02:29 PM
MAC off road H-Pipe	slider	Windsor Power	7	03-20-2001 11:25 AM