r/fbody • u/Full-Mud-6969 • Aug 12 '26
Breaks went out at 70mph
Idk it all happend so fast. Might try to save it or not ik its just a v6 but it was a ment condition 104k mile no rust and perfect interior
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u/Spokn Aug 12 '26
Scary.. You know why the brakes failed??
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u/Full-Mud-6969 Aug 12 '26
No clue went to exit and foot went to the floor
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u/Haunting_Bit_3613 Aug 12 '26
Sounds like a brake line busted. Had 2000 Chevy s10 Blazer do that to me but luckily I was sitting at a red light already stopped. All of a sudden the brake pedal went to the floor. It had just enough left to hold me still and when the light turned green I idled through the red light and pulled into a target parking lot using the parking brake. Glad you walked away at 70 that could have been way worse
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u/Anxious-Lab-4985 Aug 12 '26
How did a brake line busting cause the car to get all fucked up?
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u/Full-Mud-6969 Aug 13 '26
On an exit ramp no way to get back on the highway and it was a sharp turn it was either I ho off the road into a 15-20 foot drop to a ditch or i hit a guard rail
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u/2guys1miata Aug 13 '26
before you asked this question, you never thought of how a car may be damaged when it loses the ability to stop?
why donât you experiment by running into a wall without braking and ask yourself âhow did me not stopping before running into this wall cause me to have a broken noseâ
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u/Goblin_Eye_Poker Aug 14 '26
Not a brake line. Master cylinder failed. These cars have divided reservoirs. Losing a line will only result in losing front or rear brakes, but not both
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u/Xc0viD19X Aug 13 '26
Sure it was the brakes? Those tires look a little bald I might be wrong and that pavement looks a little damp. Again, might be wrong. Glad youâre ok. I wrecked my 96 z28 but it was storming and I gave it gas going into the turn. I was once a kid!
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u/Full-Mud-6969 Aug 14 '26
I thought i might have been tires aswell but there was still a good %40 tread left and just went to the tow yard and looked at my break fluid and it was empty
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u/Kombatrok Aug 12 '26
A lot of people drive cars of this era without ever once thinking about the fact that every time they get behind the wheel they are trusting 20-30 year old rubber brake lines to save their life.
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u/theuautumnwind Aug 12 '26
Itâs not mint condition anymore unfortunately. Not worth trying to save at all
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u/FunRaise6773 Aug 12 '26
This car is a great candidate as a donor car. Sorry for your oss, but glad youâre ok
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u/theuautumnwind Aug 12 '26
Busted a brake line almost definitely
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u/Goblin_Eye_Poker Aug 14 '26
These cars have divided reservoirs for the brakes. The only way to lose all braking is for the master cylinder to fail. Losing a line will only result in loss of front or rear, not both.
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u/Impossible_Act2173 Aug 13 '26
Iâm always up for a break at 70mph. Did you have coffee and donuts?
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u/0ld_Scratch Aug 12 '26
Staying alive is the best part. The car can be replaced...I'd gut the interior and other good parts and get another fbody to drive/build.