My First Mach Injury - 2003-04 Mach 1 Registry Owners Club

hauntedforever · 11-25-2007, 12:06 AM

We were out driving around this evening and had been for about an hour when we started to hear a ping/knocking/rolling sound from the rear, at first we checked the trunk to make sure nothing was rolling around hitting things, nothing. It only did it ocassionally for a few minutes but then a loud knocking started and I pulled over to look under the car. Checked the exhaust for loose brackets stuff like that when I noticed a HUGE phillips head screw driver or bit sticking in my side wall on the INSIDE of the rear drivers side tire. The part sticking out had the end of a phillips head screw driver or a bit end, it was about 4 inches long!! On the INSIDE of the tire! How in the hell?? We tried driving it to a safe place where no one would mess with it and I cringed the whole way, the knocking was horrible. We got it a few blocks to my gmas where we could also borrow a vehicle to get home. When we got there it had come out somewhere and my tire went flat with a minute or two. I'm going to find that piece of whatever tomorrow in the daylight. UGHHHHH!!!!

24kmach · 11-25-2007, 12:11 AM

Bummer

Yajtsa · 11-25-2007, 01:45 AM

Sorry to hear that - tires aren't cheap.

On the bright side you can get a nice set of BFG KDW's now.

old school · 11-25-2007, 09:26 AM

Thats strange ,but stuff like that happens !!! We've pulled riveted skins off the sides of Helicopters & found wrenches chaffing into the airframe from day one !!! So much for final inspections ! Chris

Mach1Man04 · 11-25-2007, 01:15 PM

**** sorry to hear it but like i say it could always be worse

11-25-2007, 12:06 AM	#1
hauntedforever hauntedforever Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Woodward, Oklahoma Posts: 103	My First Mach Injury We were out driving around this evening and had been for about an hour when we started to hear a ping/knocking/rolling sound from the rear, at first we checked the trunk to make sure nothing was rolling around hitting things, nothing. It only did it ocassionally for a few minutes but then a loud knocking started and I pulled over to look under the car. Checked the exhaust for loose brackets stuff like that when I noticed a HUGE phillips head screw driver or bit sticking in my side wall on the INSIDE of the rear drivers side tire. The part sticking out had the end of a phillips head screw driver or a bit end, it was about 4 inches long!! On the INSIDE of the tire! How in the hell?? We tried driving it to a safe place where no one would mess with it and I cringed the whole way, the knocking was horrible. We got it a few blocks to my gmas where we could also borrow a vehicle to get home. When we got there it had come out somewhere and my tire went flat with a minute or two. I'm going to find that piece of whatever tomorrow in the daylight. UGHHHHH!!!! __________________ april

11-25-2007, 12:11 AM	#2
24kmach My First Mach, Jan. 1969 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Tacoma, Washington Posts: 13,070	Re: My First Mach Injury Bummer __________________ I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder. Mach 1 owner since January 1969. First ride in a P51D August 28,2010. Member Based in Kent, Washington, Pacific Cascade Mustang Club is the only original Mustang club in the Puget Sound Area and according to Mustang Club of America, we are the oldest in the nation.

11-25-2007, 01:45 AM	#3
Yajtsa Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Monterey, California Posts: 552	Re: My First Mach Injury Sorry to hear that - tires aren't cheap. On the bright side you can get a nice set of BFG KDW's now. __________________ -Bill Gone but not forgotten! - '03 Torch Red Mach 1 Steeda Strut-tower Brace, Steeda Adj. Rear Sway Bar, MM Full Subframe Connectors, StangSuspension Springs, Tokico 5-way Adjustable Struts/Shocks, Buncha Poly bushings, MGW Shifter, '03-'04 Cobra Front Fascia Death - its nature's way of telling you to slow down

11-25-2007, 09:26 AM	#4
old school Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: West Chester Pa. Posts: 1,432	Re: My First Mach Injury Thats strange ,but stuff like that happens !!! We've pulled riveted skins off the sides of Helicopters & found wrenches chaffing into the airframe from day one !!! So much for final inspections ! Chris

11-25-2007, 01:15 PM	#5
Mach1Man04 Rock out wit yer Mach out Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: East Haven,Connecticut Posts: 880	Re: My First Mach Injury **** sorry to hear it but like i say it could always be worse __________________ 2004 Screaming Yellow Mach 1: 5-Spd IUP: 1 of 624 Born On Date 11-26-03 -MGW Short Shifter -CobraBob's Shifter Gasket -JLT Ram Air -MAC O/R ProChamber -SLP LM1s -IAC Restrictor Plate -Black Bumper Inserts -20% Tints -Had Visus Louvers, now they live on the highway "Having a 700whp Honda is like coming out of the closet, shocking at first, but still gay" http://i34.tinypic.com/1zfueio.jpg

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