Thread: Mid-Ohio Vintage Grand Prix Pics July '07
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Old 07-02-2007, 08:11 PM
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Hey Eric.....why don't you post a picture of your transmission tunnel and tell that story!!!!! In case anyone is curious what happens when a Guibo lets loose at 105mph and about 7000rpm. Doh! Andy
Andy, the only picture I have is on my Mom's camera. I will post it when I can get it from her. I still don't know what came through the tunnel narrowly missing my leg. We didn't find anything in the car. But it was probably the ear of the transmission driveshaft flange, the bolt and the section of Giubo. While we aren't sure, we suspect that the "ear" of the tranny output flange was cracked. It let go at 7000 rpm in 5th with a bang. Surprisingly, the rest of the Giubo held together, so the driveshaft never dropped. It did crack the bell housing, however. Thanks to David Leivian for loaning us a bell housing and output flange! And thanks to my brother Curtis for helping to pull, repair and repace the tranny on Saturday evening. I could have never done it myself!

By the way, with the gears I'm running, that 7000 in 5th equates to about 118mph. You wouldn't believe the "bang" when that thing let loose! My in-car video camera quit recording for a minute from the shock wave.

Erik
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