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DarkObsession · 01-31-2014, 03:29 PM

I can't drive my Camaro until my dislocated shoulder heals!!

I miss it already!

19car69 · 01-31-2014, 03:31 PM

Well, don't dislocate your shoulder.

I know, my advise is to late to help.

DarkObsession · 01-31-2014, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 19car69

Well, don't dislocate your shoulder.

I know, my advise is to late to help.

Trust me, it wasn't on purpose!

DFWZ28 · 01-31-2014, 03:53 PM

ouch...try shifting with your left hand...i know kinda hard. good luck healing.

2012-1822 · 01-31-2014, 03:55 PM

I feel you. I have/had a right shoulder issue. Definitely made it hard to operate a manual.

snaphappy · 01-31-2014, 04:33 PM

Find a good woman, a good woman is good with her hands, I promise, have her shift for you

Ohten · 01-31-2014, 06:34 PM

Patient:doctor doctor my shoulder hurts everytime I drive my Camaro

Doctor:don't drive your Camaro

Sorry,but I had a recent situation similar to yours except I tore a ligament in my right knee.I couldn't even drive a go cart.Get well soon it took 2 months before I could drive again without pain.

Cheveey57 · 01-31-2014, 06:57 PM

You need a co- pilot you drive and tell the co- pilot when to throw the gear. Did it years ago it worked fine and was fun too.

cadyshac · 01-31-2014, 06:59 PM

That's why you get one of each.

jdsblueray2013 · 01-31-2014, 08:39 PM

.....I just keep picturing you looking like that guy in the little cesars commercial, with arm in a cast! LMFAO...

CamaroJim56 · 01-31-2014, 09:08 PM

Bad left leg would be a large issue as well.....

RJT Impala · 01-31-2014, 09:26 PM

Years ago I drove an F600 cab-over Mack; to two transmissions--4-speed main box and 4-speed brownie with a deep under -drive. Required shifting both transmissions simultaneously every third shift of the brownie--and the transmissions weren't synchro'd, so you were double-clutching.

Had a cousin with right leg in full cast from hip to toe; didn't stop him from drag-racing his '55 Chevy. Idle up to the line, then drop the casted leg off the transmission hump and pin the throttle to the floor, hammer the clutch and power shift, turn the key at the other end and let some else drive it back.

Where there's a will, there's a way! Good luck!

fz4k98 · 01-31-2014, 10:29 PM

Sorry to hear about the shoulder but you really don't need to shift much. 2nd is good to about 70 and 3rd to about 110.

rontammy0 · 01-31-2014, 10:49 PM

Now you have an excuse for missing a shift.

01-31-2014, 03:29 PM	#1
DarkObsession Drives: 2011 Camaro SS2/LS3 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: San Jose Posts: 329	Only downside to owning a manual (in my opinion)... I can't drive my Camaro until my dislocated shoulder heals!! I miss it already! __________________ 2011 Chevrolet Camaro SS2/LS3 - Pretty much bone stock (SLP SkipShift Eliminator, GTO clutch fluid reservoir mod) - 13.025 @ 110.492 MPH (12s?? ) 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP (retired) - Cam, exhaust, CAI, 12 PSI, tune - 13.465 @ 101.04 MPH

01-31-2014, 03:31 PM	#2
19car69 Drives: 2012 1LS Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Leander, TX Posts: 257	Well, don't dislocate your shoulder. I know, my advise is to late to help. __________________ 2012 1LS, Cold Air Inductions CAI, Apex scoop, Apex water bottle relocation, VMax Ported TB, Vitesse Throttle Controller, BMR Sway bars, BMR 1.2" drop springs, Koni rear shocks, Elite catch can, Solo Performance V6 Mach X-LFX Cat-Back Exhaust, Hex Vents, 1LE strut tower brace, Barton short throw, separate clutch reservoir, American Racing TORQ THRUST M 18X9, HiTS radio with reverse camera, GM Blade Dovetail spoiler, 2010 leather wrap steering wheel, vented engine cover, added Homelink to overhead console.

01-31-2014, 03:53 PM	#4
DFWZ28 Drives: 2010 SS Join Date: May 2012 Location: Rockwall, TX Posts: 1,605 View My Garage	ouch...try shifting with your left hand...i know kinda hard. good luck healing. __________________

01-31-2014, 03:55 PM	#5
2012-1822 Drives: Black ZL1 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: City of Champions, Alabama Posts: 3,698	I feel you. I have/had a right shoulder issue. Definitely made it hard to operate a manual. __________________ Check out Alabama Camaros, for Camaro enthusiasts all around Alabama https://www.facebook.com/groups/1739...group_activity

01-31-2014, 06:34 PM	#7
Ohten Drives: Granite Crystal Challenger SRT Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: West Palm Beach,FL by way of Akron,OH Posts: 1,406 View My Garage	Patient:doctor doctor my shoulder hurts everytime I drive my Camaro Doctor:don't drive your Camaro Sorry,but I had a recent situation similar to yours except I tore a ligament in my right knee.I couldn't even drive a go cart.Get well soon it took 2 months before I could drive again without pain. __________________

01-31-2014, 04:33 PM	#6
snaphappy Drives: 2011 Camaro Convertible SS2/RS LS3 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Olive Branch, Ms Posts: 742	Find a good woman, a good woman is good with her hands, I promise, have her shift for you

01-31-2014, 06:57 PM	#8
Cheveey57 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2LT RS Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Long Island Posts: 1,425	You need a co- pilot you drive and tell the co- pilot when to throw the gear. Did it years ago it worked fine and was fun too. __________________ If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space.

01-31-2014, 06:59 PM	#9
cadyshac It's in the hole! Drives: '11 2SS L99 SGM, '18 2SS, M6, HWSE Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Kentucky Posts: 1,377	That's why you get one of each.

01-31-2014, 08:39 PM	#10
jdsblueray2013 Drives: 2013 Camaro 2ssrs Blue Ray Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Chi town, south suburbs Posts: 613 View My Garage	.....I just keep picturing you looking like that guy in the little cesars commercial, with arm in a cast! LMFAO...

01-31-2014, 09:08 PM	#11
CamaroJim56 Obsessed Drives: 2016 Hyper Blue 2SS RS Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Riverview, FL Posts: 2,601	Bad left leg would be a large issue as well..... __________________ 2016 Hyper Blue 2SS

01-31-2014, 09:26 PM	#12
RJT Impala Stovebolt BluFlame 6 Drives: '12 2LT/RS, IBM; '20 Traverse Prem Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Wherever! Posts: 893 View My Garage	Years ago I drove an F600 cab-over Mack; to two transmissions--4-speed main box and 4-speed brownie with a deep under -drive. Required shifting both transmissions simultaneously every third shift of the brownie--and the transmissions weren't synchro'd, so you were double-clutching. Had a cousin with right leg in full cast from hip to toe; didn't stop him from drag-racing his '55 Chevy. Idle up to the line, then drop the casted leg off the transmission hump and pin the throttle to the floor, hammer the clutch and power shift, turn the key at the other end and let some else drive it back. Where there's a will, there's a way! Good luck!

01-31-2014, 10:29 PM	#13
fz4k98 Drives: 2013 1ss Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: WI. Posts: 518	Sorry to hear about the shoulder but you really don't need to shift much. 2nd is good to about 70 and 3rd to about 110.

01-31-2014, 10:49 PM	#14
rontammy0 Account Suspended Drives: 2011 2SS/ RS INFERNO ORANGE L99 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Alliston Ontario Canada Posts: 9,057 View My Garage	Now you have an excuse for missing a shift.