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Re: The hot rod EXPLODED today [Re: earlybee] #525
06/03/03 04:22 AM
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Same thing happened to me a few years ago, just finished working on a Maserati 450s and took it out for a road test, going up the road I forgot about a big bump, car left the ground and when it landed the dry system went off, now a 450s is an open cockpit deal so you can just imagine what this looked like, at the same time I thought I had blown the motor and fully expected to be working to pay it off for the rest of my life!

Halon is banned in extinguisher systems in the U.K. by the way

Re: The hot rod EXPLODED today [Re: drbill] #526
06/03/03 07:39 AM
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Sorry feets! But that is pretty darn funny!! It'll clean up. 5hp shop vac!

Re: The hot rod EXPLODED today [Re: feets] #527
06/03/03 07:48 AM
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Feets,

That was scary. I was afraid you were going to say the motor blew big time!

Still, that powder sucks, to breath and to clean up. Glad to hear you and the car are OK.


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Re: The hot rod EXPLODED today [Re: feets] #528
06/03/03 07:57 AM
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Feets,
You had me worried. All that hard work and then BOOM. I bet that did scare the S$%* out of you. Anyway, I'm glad to hear that it wasn't anything to serious. However, I couldn't stop laughing as I read the part about the powder!! All I could picture was you getting out of your car looking like you were rolling around in a big bag of flour!

Re: The hot rod EXPLODED today [Re: feets] #529
06/03/03 08:04 AM
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Feets, sorry to hear about the mess in both the car and your drawers.

If you are on the power tour look for a short 5'5-6" guy Built like a fire plug, has his head shaved, from Michigan in a yellow Vette, MI plate, 4 spd, he is a buddy of mine. Nice guy a little cocky but.... His name is Fred, tell him Tony and Troy said Hello. Should blow his mind.

Have fun on the tour if you still go.

Re: The hot rod EXPLODED today [Re: mopartony] #530
06/03/03 09:15 PM
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YIKES!
Glad to hear it was only CO2 and not oil/anti-freeze smoke.

Bet your buddies at work got a good chuckle once they found out what happened.

Re: The hot rod EXPLODED today [Re: 440trk] #531
06/03/03 10:52 PM
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I guess I'll have to add this to the story about the Road Runner & trailer ("Who's the member..." post on BEST OF MOPARTS board. Glad you didn't break anything!

Re: The hot rod EXPLODED today [Re: dbdartman] #532
06/04/03 12:26 AM
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Phew! I thought that after all the h e doubletoothpicks you've been through jobwise and all the work on the car that it just couldn't be true! Glad it wasn't, Kevin. Wow, I need a cocktail just to relax after that post! 440cj

Re: The hot rod EXPLODED today #533
06/04/03 12:57 AM
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we had 3 big guys in the cab of the INT and someone stomped the 40 pounder and off it went
i had to take a pressurewasher to the inside cause the shop vac would just "regas ya"
that is some NASTY stuff
I had a sore throat for 3 weeks


Re: The hot rod EXPLODED today #534
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Was it extreme interior heat or old age that caused it to blow?

Re: The hot rod EXPLODED today [Re: savoy_63] #535
06/04/03 01:36 PM
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If you think his story is funny you should have seen him. He was as dusty as the car and spitt"n stuff. He was still a little wide eyed and shook.BTW the beast sounds great with no mufflers in the system. It really is quiet and you have to love the sound of twin turbos spooling up and bleeding off.


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