I was on the new jersey Turnpike last night doing about a buck twenty when I smelled something burning.

I stop to inspect under the hood but everything seemed ok.
I wasnt until this morning when I noticed this huge hole on the wheel well.
Apparently the wheel well came off from the bumper and was rubbing against the tire.
And as a result, well...heres the pic

 

make sure its not a family of rats living in the engine bay

they were lighting up a joint when things got crazy

 

Probably because you were going so fast the pressure from the wind was pushing it against the wheel. Is that an aftermarket bumper with larger openings in the front? That could be letting to much air pass through and make the problem worse. The simple fix is to not drive so fast. Especially someplace like the Turnpike where there are a million cops.

 

More pics of the car

 

Seems like it was not attached correctly, is that a nismo front and 20's?

 

 

Yeah, I never put the clips back on
Kuruma Z on 20's

 

OMG! When you hit that kid, it must have pushed your wheel lining back.

 

Aftermarket front and those are OEM side skirt?

I cant really tell from the pic but is you front lower than the sides? cuz i cant really tell from the pics angle

Im looking to do a similar setup, lookin for some info

 

Good one. That's what I was thinking when I saw the pic.

 

Love the color, not fond of the hood ornament. Methinks the hood ornament should probably be a little smaller, it's gotta be creating some serious drag, talk about ****ty gas mileage. lol.

 

this happened to me on an old vehicle. i was headed towards LA and was doing around the same speeds. car was stock. exact same thing happened drivers side splash guard got shredded buy the wheel creating a hole. bad when you have a cai intake filter right next to it.

 

Bad idea letting your son stand on your KurumaZ bumper, allow this kinda behavior and next he'll be doing a tap dance on your hood.... My son and daughter were never allowed to climb on or eat in any of our cars, that's called respect.

The wheel well cover was destroyed because the fasteners came undone, did you remove them to install headlight bulbs?

Gary

 

It's a good thing you had that kid holding down your hood! If he hadn't maybe your hood might have flown away with all that wind too. LOL!

You might want to place the clips back on the other wheel well before you get a hole in that one too.