GuyA
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| posted on 18/8/05 at 08:14 AM |
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Robin Hood car 'up in flames'
A robin hood builder in Belgian just got his car through SVA and on the next day he was draining petrol when the fumes were ignited by a central
heating boiler, the whole car was burned and 2 years work lost. Just be careful when playing with you car.
This is his original post
This is the collection that the Robin Hood owners have started
This is a picture of the car
And another
[Edited on 18/8/05 by GuyA]
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Scotty
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| posted on 18/8/05 at 08:51 AM |
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poor bugga
great the way that the rhoc are getting behind it to help him
PLEASE NOTE! All comments made by this person are to be considered "Tongue in Cheek" and are not meant to be taken seriously in any way - so there!
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shortie
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| posted on 18/8/05 at 09:30 AM |
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I have often thought what it must be like if this happens, it's not the loss of the car more the knowing that all your hard work is wasted.
Very sad but it's great to see how they are pulling together for him.
Rich.
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ned
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| posted on 18/8/05 at 09:44 AM |
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as much as we think (or not!) of robin hood kits it is good to see such a nice bunch of guys and a decent club helping him out..
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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jonbeedle
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| posted on 18/8/05 at 12:05 PM |
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He must be gutted. I joined the forum so I could send him a donation. I know how I would feel if it happened to me.
Let's be careful out there!
Cheers
Jon
"Everyone is entitled to an opinion however stupid!"
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James
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| posted on 18/8/05 at 12:12 PM |
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Fortunately I'm not a heartless bastard otherwise I'd suggest that a canny manufacturer might send him a few brochures!
I wouldn't actually be that upset if mine burnt out now. Claim the insurance then start again but this time do it properly! Would be quicker and
I'd have an excuse for why it's taken so long then too! 
James
[Edited on 18/8/05 by James]
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali
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VinceGledhill
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| posted on 18/8/05 at 12:34 PM |
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Every time my smoking neighbour comes over with a fag in his mouth I'm going to forcebly evict him from my garage.
Regards
Vince Gledhill
Time Served Auto Electrician
Lucas Leeds 1979-1983
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mitch2b
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| posted on 18/8/05 at 03:52 PM |
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unfortunatly, because of rules in Belgium, he wasnt insured, they will only insure a regestered car, he had only just passed there version of the SVA
and was waiting for paperwork to be sorted before the insurance would be valid
Hence the help from the RHOCAR members,
hope this doesnt happen to anyone else, 2yrs building never to drive it before it goes up in flames
He must have been gutted (no pun intended)
Mitch,
[Edited on 18/8/05 by mitch2b]
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Guinness
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| posted on 18/8/05 at 04:12 PM |
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Don't forget that the same thing happened to Squarefour on this forum. OK he is in California, but check his latest posting
Second Drive
and his photo archive. Stray spark from a welder. Be careful out there guys.
Mike
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ady8077
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| posted on 18/8/05 at 05:08 PM |
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Very sad,
I took out a build insurance for mine, covers fire and theft, but only in your garage, cost about £50 a year
Adrian
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steve_gus
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| posted on 18/8/05 at 05:55 PM |
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beware clicking on the links. I got a pop up warning me that 'my pc had critical errors' and i should click on it. thats typical of a
stealth installation.
atb
steve
http://www.locostbuilder.co.uk
Just knock off the 's'!
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suparuss
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| posted on 18/8/05 at 06:27 PM |
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i set fire to my garage yesterday! was only an oily rag and was sat inside one of the stainless steel trays in my portable bench (aka-catering trolley
nicked from a tescos) so didnt get chance to do much damage. it was started from a stray welding spark and errupted like a rocket.
just shows how easy it is. ive got 2 co2 fire extinguishers in my gargage and suggest that everyone should have one, although in the case of a fume
explosion theres not much you can do.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 18/8/05 at 06:49 PM |
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I had to drain my tank a week ago, to fit a new sender. I HATE mucking around with petrol...
Back end of the car was out of the garage and open to the breeze, and I had a couple of extinguishers within easy reach. I also kept a good look-out
for my next-door neighbour who tends to wander round with a lit ciggy! 
Nevertheless, I was glad when I'd finished the job and poured the petrol back into the tank (especially when I look at those pictures).
David
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GuyA
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| posted on 19/8/05 at 08:46 AM |
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My useual trick is to have the oiley rags under the bench or thrown to the back out of the way, twice when I've been grinding I've set
them alight!
www.guyspad.freeserve.co.uk
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Findlay234
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| posted on 20/8/05 at 09:31 AM |
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I am very sorry for his loss and it was lucky that he didnt get hurt but the man was messing about with petrol in a garage. he may have had the doors
open but its not the same as doing it outdoors especially when theres a flame at the back.
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suparuss
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| posted on 20/8/05 at 12:13 PM |
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i agree, feel very sorry for him but from what he said in one of his posts "i saw a trail of fire come in out of the garage..." sounds
like it was leaking all over the plce to me.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 21/8/05 at 12:20 PM |
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Purely guesswork, but I'd suspect that the problem was petrol vapour - heavier than air, invisible, highly inflammable (as opposed to petrol in
liquid form, which isn't).
I imagine that he was working with the petrol tank, loads of fumes, which finally reached the central heating boiler in enough of a concentration to
ignite. Whoosh, with no time to do anything. V. scary.
David
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andyace
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| posted on 21/8/05 at 09:54 PM |
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Has no one seen the state of chitty at the start of the film, professor potts restored him in a couple of weekends.
Whats the problem?
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suparuss
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| posted on 22/8/05 at 05:32 AM |
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chitty chitty bang bang- possibly the first ever locost??
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