Thread: If things couldn't get worse ....Pic heavy !!!

I'm driving to work approx. 9:10 a.m. and It's raining crazy as hell and I can barely see ahead of me . I notice a Mazda 3 swerve ahead of me a split second later I see a huge chunk of freeway rock or something . This thing was probably 1 foot high and wide . I had no time to react and It was either go straight or smack into a car to the left or right . I hit the rock at about 60mph lost control for a second and I quickly swerved off the emergency lane and the rock broke loose . I checked the car quickly and didn't notice anything wrong . I'm about 1 block from work and all off a sudden my first gear revved up really high and I wasn't going anywhere , so I tried and managed to make the block and get to work and noticed a puddle of tranny fluid . I look underneath and saw a big chunk of my pan and bell housing ripped off . I had my car towed to my father in-law's race car shop to take a look . Pics aren't for the faint of heart:* I don't have the $$$ to go out and buy a tranny ,so he patched It up for me , welded the pan and the bell housing and put a new gasket , filter and fluid . I'm not sure how the car will hold up but I hope It gives me enough time to buy a tranny etc ...(











Pics of cars he is restoring ...

damn what a sweet ass shop. sorry to see that with the tranny man. good luck getting it all back together!

Sorry to here about your tranny. Glad your ok. Wow! He's restoring a Lambo!

Thanks guys , the Lambo is finished but didn't need much and I didn't want to leave It out the pics:o

Borrow the Lambo till you can get enough funds for a new tranny.

BTW, a rock did that much damage! DAMN

At least you were lucky enough to know someone with the skillset he has lol. Your fortunate.

You might try calling your insurance agent to talk about a comprehensive insurance claim (assuming that you have comprehensive insurance -- most do, often with a deductible). If a rock breaks your windshield, they will pay to replace it. Breaking a tranny might be a rare enough event that they would just pay for it with no problem. Making a claim should not affect your rates because this is a different type of insurance than collision or liability.

Cool shop!

and buy some RAIN-X!! it's like $4 you will never need your wipers again so long as you have that stuff no matter how hard it rains

tis a good time to go manual...

man that sux arse! how big was that damn rock?


Man i would be soooo pissed! anyway good luck on getting a new tranny, an a/t shouldn't be too hard to find