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Old Jul 18, 2002 | 11:29 PM
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floorpan problem

i was street racing last night and as i was shifting into 8th gear i hit the 3rd naws button on wheel and my floorpan starting falling off. after it showered sparks for a while it fell off. luckily no one was hurt. is this a vibration problem or should i buy domestic?
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Old Jul 18, 2002 | 11:34 PM
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sounds exactly like what happened to one of my friends when he was racing a guy named Vin Deisel.... turned out to be the floor pan retaining bolts had let loose from the extreme heat of the gerbils running on their Methamphetamines... maybe try cuttin down on the Meth (Naws), or run twin hamsters... might solve yer problem...

Good luck Jeremy!

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Old Jul 19, 2002 | 12:46 AM
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thanks, dawg. maybe i'll drop to 14 bottles instead of 18.
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Old Jul 19, 2002 | 01:03 AM
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Guess this is how you get above 1000 posts
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Old Jul 19, 2002 | 01:05 AM
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Anyone notice that after Vin Diesel got into the car, he sat normal, like the floor was completely there?

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Old Jul 19, 2002 | 01:24 AM
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yep, one of the ......er.....few.....er....glitches in the movie.

alien rx7: this is what you do after you break 1000 posts. you've heard it all and you have a little fun. don't worry, our on top of it mods should have it moved in no time.................and its moving now................maybe?
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Old Jul 19, 2002 | 10:49 AM
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The best solution is to repace it with chicken wire, its a real weight saving.
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Old Jul 19, 2002 | 11:57 AM
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Mods? What mods? Hehehehe.... If the mods ever did anything, this forum wouldn't be fun at all

Anyways, I like the chicken wire idea, I think I'm going to go out and start plasma cutting the floor out of my car, and start installing some teflon-coated aluminum chicken wire. Anyone know anything about the noise issue associated with this mod?

Oh, and by the way... for all you RICER boys... check out this page: http://www.funnyjunk.com/pages/ride.htm

Fun fun.....

Jeff
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Old Jul 19, 2002 | 12:04 PM
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Old Jul 19, 2002 | 05:09 PM
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Old Jul 19, 2002 | 06:24 PM
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rotflmao!!!!!!



Im still on the hunt for those perif ported three gerbil power plant that everyone keeps talking about. Anyone know if you can hook up a direct port naaws setup to that or would I be better off with the twin flux capacitor setup?

On the the floorpan thing u could try to use longer bolts.


peace
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Old Jul 19, 2002 | 06:34 PM
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I tried figuring out why the floorpan woupld pop off - that's one of the least stressed parts of the car.

Then I started wondering why someone would replace light floorpan stampings with a heavy sheet of diamond plate, and not even bother welding it in for some sort of structural integrity.

Then I started wondering what the yellow topping on the popcorn was made out of...
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Old Jul 19, 2002 | 11:52 PM
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Originally posted by damon
rotflmao!!!!!!



Im still on the hunt for those perif ported three gerbil power plant that everyone keeps talking about. Anyone know if you can hook up a direct port naaws setup to that or would I be better off with the twin flux capacitor setup?

On the the floorpan thing u could try to use longer bolts.


peace
your unloading in 3rd () tighten your naws timer up 3 millatrillaseconds........

manntis , you're thinking too much and keeping the headache pharmaceudical companies in business.

now if this was a legit (homey) thread, then i would come back and i would have to dig through pages 2 and 3 to find an answer to my question. DOWN WITH THE SYSTEM!!!!!!!!!!!! (INSERT RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE)
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Old Jul 20, 2002 | 01:20 AM
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Mods? What mods? Hehehehe.... If the mods ever did anything, this forum wouldn't be fun at all

Anyways, I like the chicken wire idea, I think I'm going to go out and start plasma cutting the floor out of my car, and start installing some teflon-coated aluminum chicken wire. Anyone know anything about the noise issue associated with this mod?

Oh, and by the way... for all you RICER boys... check out this page: http://www.funnyjunk.com/pages/ride.htm

Fun fun.....

Jeff
I wouldn't be so worried about the noise level as the suction of exhaust into the car.
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Old Jul 20, 2002 | 01:25 AM
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hmmmm..... yeah, after all, my dual eaxhaust off my quad, off-set angle gerbil engine dumps right out under the floor boards (straight pipe)
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Old Jul 20, 2002 | 01:20 PM
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Originally posted by Keaponlaffen

Oh, and by the way... for all you RICER boys... check out this page: http://www.funnyjunk.com/pages/ride.htm

Fun fun..... Jeff
Hands down the funniest crap I have seen in a while...I've got it rollin' down the 'Hood on some 22's right now..strobes spittin' the total slap down...."sometimes yer rollers just hypnotize me..."...LOL Omigod!!

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Old Jul 20, 2002 | 02:15 PM
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The problem wasnt your floorboard, it was either 1 of 2 things..

1) you were granny shifting, not double clutching like you should have been
2) You didnt have enough type R stickers on that body kit.

See type R stickers and windshild washer lights is what makes the car go fast... Oh and you GOT TO HAVE a fart cannon cofee pipe muffler like everyone else in Owensboro

Man I wonder if anyone up there at Sonic or McDonalds parking lot has anything but a body kit and stickers? I know that the Flowmaster and K & N option on the Rustangs here is very popular
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Old Jul 20, 2002 | 03:33 PM
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not as much as all the damn trucks. hock, spit.
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Old Jul 20, 2002 | 06:14 PM
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I always thought the R sticker was put on by the authorities when you had rust.
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