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    Offline RaptorF229

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    Bad Day for me updated
    « on: May 16, 2008 - 05:07:46 PM »
    Well I went to fine to my carb and take it out for spin. The car was running good and right as I stepped on the gas my hood flew back and on the windshield. I had forgotten to put the pins in before I left. The top doesn't look bad at all but there are a couple scrapes in the back corners. The bracket mount on the left ripped off and the right part delaminated from the bracket. So now I'm trying to find a place to paint my original flat hood and put it back on. I think I can also take the hood springs and brackets off the fiberglass hood and put two more hood pins in the back. I think I may try that first since it woud be a quick fix.

    5/23/08
    I just picked up the car and the flat hood looks great. I'd post pics but I ran over my camera and I'm in the process of having it replaced.
    « Last Edit: May 23, 2008 - 01:49:49 PM by RaptorF229 »
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    Offline Moparal

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    Re: Bad Day for me
    « Reply #1 on: May 16, 2008 - 05:12:39 PM »
    Wow that sucks, glad its the end of the day for you. 
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    Offline HemiOrange70

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    Re: Bad Day for me
    « Reply #2 on: May 16, 2008 - 05:13:54 PM »
    Sorry to hear that.....Frustrating that something so little can cause so much aggrevation    :swear:
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    Offline thedodgeboys

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    Re: Bad Day for me
    « Reply #3 on: May 16, 2008 - 05:40:59 PM »
    Been there done that sorry it happened to you.  :22yikes:
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    Offline Katfish

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    Re: Bad Day for me
    « Reply #4 on: May 16, 2008 - 05:41:46 PM »
    I think this happens more than you would think.  My T/A hood has 4 pins on it.  Someone must have had it blow off, the mounts for the hinges are ripped off.
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    Offline RDF

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    Re: Bad Day for me
    « Reply #5 on: May 16, 2008 - 06:11:38 PM »
    I hear ya bud....sometimes we get in such a groove that we forget the small things.....hence the reason I hooked my battery charger up to my car in the dark....and backwards.....fried the whole wiring system..... :faint:
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    Offline RaptorF229

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    Re: Bad Day for me
    « Reply #6 on: May 16, 2008 - 06:19:14 PM »
    Ok I just took the original hood in to get painted. I should have the car back together in qabout a week.
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    Offline Black340

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    Re: Bad Day for me
    « Reply #7 on: May 16, 2008 - 06:22:05 PM »
    That is good news :2thumbs:
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    Re: Bad Day for me
    « Reply #8 on: May 16, 2008 - 07:11:24 PM »

        :22yikes:   :eek2:
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    Offline Cuda Wuda

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    Re: Bad Day for me
    « Reply #9 on: May 16, 2008 - 07:16:38 PM »
    Sorry to hear about this. I hope everything works out for you.
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    Offline Street_Challenged73

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    Re: Bad Day for me
    « Reply #10 on: May 16, 2008 - 11:13:37 PM »
    That really sucks.  I guess it just wasn't a great day for cars in general.  My daily driver Toyota Corolla lost all power while hitting rush hour traffic in Madison, WI while I was on my way home from college.  It was quite the experience that deserved a thread all of its own.
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    Offline bb71challenger

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    Re: Bad Day for me
    « Reply #11 on: May 17, 2008 - 12:57:46 AM »
    Oh man tha sucks!!!!!!! I had the same thing happen but it was in a 74 Ford F-150 4x4. I would have retched right then and there if it had happened to my Challenger  :puke:
    Good luck on getting it back on the road.
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    Offline RaptorF229

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    « Reply #12 on: May 17, 2008 - 01:53:12 AM »
    well all in all it wasn't that  bad. On a positive note I was certified as a full professional air traffic controller after 2 1/2 years of training. Oh and my wife didn't freak out about me getting the old hood painted and I'm gonna try and get a new a/c system without her getting upset too.
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    Offline bb71challenger

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    Re: Bad Day for me
    « Reply #13 on: May 17, 2008 - 01:56:31 AM »
    LOL I like that attitude. Hit them hard for funds while they are in a weakened state. Embezzling from the family coffee can for parts is my favorite pastime.  :2thumbs:
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    Offline RaptorF229

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    Re: Bad Day for me
    « Reply #14 on: May 17, 2008 - 01:57:55 AM »
    bb71  thanks now I don't feel that  bad lol.
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