Ouch!!!

Seen that kinda damage before. Always makes me cringe when I hear guys runnin' stock stuff behind HIGH rpm/hp setups.
Hate to be redundant, but.............. Glad you're ok. Sad, sad day for your stang. Yikes....................[img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_frown.gif[/img]
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there is a scarry streek of bad luck over the past wile..

Glad to hear you guys care. I know it wasn't the brightest idea to be running those stock components in the first place. In all honesty, that engine was never supposed to be in that car in the first place. That was just a temporary thing that kinda ended up lasting for a long time. Nobody was hurt. Lesson learned.
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WOW-that is too much,thanks for posting those pics,now i KNOW what components ill be using in my next build,no more stock stuff--glad youre still intact

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WOW, makes me very glad I spent the extra cash for a billet flywheel and lakewood bellhousing. Sorry man, that sucks.
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I had the same thing happen to me in my '70 Mach I back in high school, except that the master cylinder also got ripped off the firewall, and I couldn't stop!! Those pictures brought back some memories. Oh yeah, my brand new Cleveland was also junk.

My master cylinder didn't take a hit, but some damage was done to a line or something because the brakes do not work anymore. The header is smashed into the steering, so it does not turn either. I'm just hoping my heads didn't take a hit. I'm afraid to look. I've been drinking beers in hopes of forgetting about the carnage. [img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_confused.gif[/img]
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Yep, I'm running a stock flywheel and clutch behind my 306 that is cranking out about 325-350hp and I run a lakewood, I only rev to 6,500 if I can get the valve spring issue sorted out. I bought it brand new off a friend for $150, even at $300 new they're a steal compared to what it's going to cost to fix that thing. I feel sorry for you man.[img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_cry.gif[/img]
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Thank God no one was injured...some yrs ago I read about a little girl killed sitting in the stands at a dirt track by shrapnel from a flywheel explosion- cant imagine how far 'stuff' can fly if the bulk of it releases in the 'up' direction. kinda like Russian roulette but with a cannon.
Thanks for putting up pics- wake up call for sure even if very sad thing to see- hopefully motor survived, but honestly doubt it- brief rpm increase as flywheel left and very brief but severe vibration as it separated in pcs likely got the crank, even if rear of block/bellhousing mounting portion of casting is still there- which is doubtful. hope the chassis aint chopped/bent too bad, 69 mustangs were always my fav.
Glad everyone walked away, hope mechanical damage is less than anticipated.

just for curiousity, if I remember right .000341WRn^2 is formula for centrifugal(centripetal/whatever) force
W=weight in pounds
R=radius in feet
n^2= rpm squared

find a rough balance point on heaviest piece thats intact(center of mass), guesstimate radius of this point to crank centerline, throw in weight/rpm stuff to see what rough force was as it released...might be suprised.
We built some hispeed twin spindle lathes to run the ford aerostar wheel, had to use special chucks, lightweight topjaws, etc...still worked out to like 25,000 pounds per jaw centrifugal force per jaw(OD gripping)...jaw only weighed 8-9 pounds. One night a leadman pulled one jaw to fix a locator, told operator to 'just run the other spindle'...melted the 9" tapered roller upper spindle bearing before it even got up to speed. Centrifugal force is scary stuff if it gets out of hand.

Cain, glad your alright. That must have been scary!

Lessons learned by all.

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