steve m
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| posted on 1/7/19 at 11:57 AM |
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Mot this morning, and then the fire ...........
7 passed the MOT this morning at 8, so I went the long way home (as not taxed) and had a carb/engine fire, the whole front end from the scuttle
forward is destroyed,
Will be a lot of salvaged parts going on ebay soon!
a VERY PISSED OF steve
[Edited on 2/7/19 by steve m]
Thats was probably spelt wrong, or had some grammer, that the "grammer police have to have a moan at
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loggyboy
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Oh no.. so gutted for you. Such a painful and sad end to a car. Assume you are all ok though - which is the main thing!
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sdh2903
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| posted on 1/7/19 at 12:08 PM |
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nick205
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| posted on 1/7/19 at 12:09 PM |
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What are ar5e
As above I hope you are unhurt yourself!
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steve m
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| posted on 1/7/19 at 12:25 PM |
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I am un hurt, physically, and as been said, we are more important than a load of welded metal,
But mentally, im in pieces, so upset, it was one of the original book built Locosts, so Ive had 21 ish years of fun, from a home built car, and its
over now, and soon to have an empty garage, first time in 45 years!
steve
Thats was probably spelt wrong, or had some grammer, that the "grammer police have to have a moan at
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nero1701
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| posted on 1/7/19 at 12:28 PM |
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you might consider keeping that F27 and transplanting/ saving what you can for that?
I can give you a few days labour as I'm just bout to start 6 weeks holiday
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Bluemoon
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| posted on 1/7/19 at 12:46 PM |
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Really sorry to hear that. I would stand back and see what you can salvage. Might not be a bad as you think, re-building should be possible if you
wish.
Any idea what caused it?
Dan
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CosKev3
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| posted on 1/7/19 at 01:24 PM |
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Ah no,sorry to hear of this
As above though,unless the chassis is twisted/distorted from the heat surely it's worth rebuilding?
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Bluemoon
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| posted on 1/7/19 at 01:34 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by CosKev3
Ah no,sorry to hear of this
As above though, unless the chassis is twisted/distorted from the heat surely it's worth rebuilding?
Even if it is the DVLA will allow it's replacement with "a new chassis or monocoque bodyshell of the same specification as the
original".
Dan
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 1/7/19 at 02:28 PM |
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..not a lot i can say apart from, glad you are ok...chin up mate, could have been a lot worse.
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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jeffw
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| posted on 1/7/19 at 02:53 PM |
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So sorry to hear this Steve, having had an engine fire myself it isn't nice. Good luck getting it all sorted, at least you are in one piece.
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gremlin1234
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| posted on 1/7/19 at 03:45 PM |
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good that your not physically hurt,
you will undoubtedly be blaming yourself, because you built it,
but remember, what you built lasted over 20 years, and it had been inspected earlier that day!
what I am saying is don't blame yourself, you built yourself a good car, very well.
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SJ
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| posted on 1/7/19 at 04:17 PM |
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Gutted! Any idea what happened? [other than it caught fire!!]
Stu
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CosKev3
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| posted on 1/7/19 at 04:38 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Bluemoon
quote:
Originally posted by CosKev3
Ah no,sorry to hear of this
As above though, unless the chassis is twisted/distorted from the heat surely it's worth rebuilding?
Even if it is the DVLA will allow it's replacement with "a new chassis or monocoque bodyshell of the same specification as the
original".
Dan
That's 100% guaranteed?
I reckon they would say it would need a IVA
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JC
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| posted on 1/7/19 at 05:03 PM |
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Steve,
Gutted to hear that - it was a lovely car. You are (physically) unhurt which is all that really matters, cars can be rebuilt or replaced.
James
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02GF74
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| posted on 1/7/19 at 05:46 PM |
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Terrible as clearly you were attached to it as you built it yourself and had it for so long. But look on the bright side, you escaped unscathed and
now are in a position to consider buying my F27.
So any idea of cause, electrical short or fuel line failure, possible the mot tester knocked something out of place, they usually need to look under
the bonnet, seems a bit coincidental.
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steve m
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| posted on 1/7/19 at 06:12 PM |
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From the charred remains, it appears that the fuel line/Brass tube that goes into the dcd carb has come out, and sprayed fuel all over the distributor
(xflow) brilliant 1960's design !!! not,
The fire brigade put the fire out, as two fire extinguishers, and one being a large office foam one didnt !
The whole engine department is destroyed, I will review the situation reassess when I can be arsed, but currently, I don't even want to look at
the mess
steve
Thats was probably spelt wrong, or had some grammer, that the "grammer police have to have a moan at
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Abe
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| posted on 1/7/19 at 07:00 PM |
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Gutted for you bud, really sorry to hear that, glad you’re ok though.
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bi22le
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| posted on 1/7/19 at 07:11 PM |
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I cried when I crashed my kit car and I only had it a few months. Sorry to hear of your loss.
Take your time and I'm sure you will take the right actions to heal those wounds.
Track days ARE the best thing since sliced bread, until I get a supercharger that is!
Please read my ring story:
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/13/viewthread.php?tid=139152&page=1
Me doing a sub 56sec lap around Brands Indy. I need a geo set up! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHksfvIGB3I
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B33fy
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| posted on 1/7/19 at 09:22 PM |
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Steve, really sorry to read this, anything I can help with let me know.
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Bluemoon
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| posted on 2/7/19 at 07:01 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by CosKev3
quote:
Originally posted by Bluemoon
quote:
Originally posted by CosKev3
Ah no,sorry to hear of this
As above though, unless the chassis is twisted/distorted from the heat surely it's worth rebuilding?
Even if it is the DVLA will allow it's replacement with "a new chassis or monocoque bodyshell of the same specification as the
original".
Dan
That's 100% guaranteed?
I reckon they would say it would need a IVA
Depends on the DVLA points system, should be no different from changing the chassis on a TVR or other classic so I don't see a problem... In
this instant, though I think Steve will wish to sit back and wait for a while before reviewing what he wants to do. From what Steve has described
there will be a way without an IVA, but I doubt Steve will be wanting to assess that yet (slightly pissed off probably would not cover it!).
Dan
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ReMan
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| posted on 2/7/19 at 07:32 AM |
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What shitter!
Gutted for you
www.plusnine.co.uk
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gaz_gaz
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| posted on 2/7/19 at 08:19 AM |
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really sorry to hear of your woes Steve.
I'm probably not that far from you so If there's anything i can do to help then just shout.
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hughpinder
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| posted on 2/7/19 at 10:18 AM |
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Bad luck, but at least you are ok. I hope you can salvage something from it.
Hugh
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MikeR
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| posted on 2/7/19 at 11:17 AM |
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I can't imagine the emotions during or now.
Take some time and don't make a decision in haste. I've seen plenty of racers weld on a new front end.
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