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03-01-2015, 09:26 AM
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Drives: 1970 Buick, 2012 1SS LS3 Join Date: Jun 2010
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This is a real concern everyone that does much under the hood needs to consider. Even guys who are competent amateurs, or even pros. Fuel lines are no joke. Not suggesting the OP brought it on himself at all. I had an inline fuel filter come apart while driving in my '70 once, I would describe myself as a competent amateur, and a minor expert on this type of car but that didn;t stop me from having to rely on luck. I smelled gas and pulled over, popped the hood. Gas had pooled in my intake manifold, no idea how it did not slosh over on to the red-hot headers. If it had been a high pressure fuel line? Hooo boy. When I replaced all that stuff, I chose a new position for the fuel filter so it couldn't have a chance to pour onto the exhaust so easily the next time.
I also owned a '71 just like my car, that I cut in two for parts. It had been in a similar incident but it did burn. Melted the windshield it burned so hot. It was in the owner's driveway at the time. I cut that car in half, midway along the door openings. From the dashboard forward was a molten lump, from a fuel system failure while parked.
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03-01-2015, 09:41 AM
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Drives: 2011 2SS RS 6M Inferno Orange Join Date: Nov 2010
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So I am sorry to hear about that. But so glad you are all safe. Yep ... I agree with Dan ... That's why I invented the fire extinguisher bracket for my camaro ... And why I started making them for other people. Even if you never need to use it yourself ... Chances are you'll come across someone else who needs your help. I haven't had to use it (thank God) but did have a time recently when my camaro blew a fuel line because of a faulty fitting... Luckily the car was cold, because it poured gas all over the headers. Could have been a very different story. In my life I have had to put out 4 car fires ... one was mine (battery caught fire in the trunk of my mini when I was 16 ... put it out with handfuls of gravel off the side of the road) ... and three other complete strangers (I have carried extinguishers in every car since my mini). When I lived in Australia, the modified car scene is so big on carrying them, that you lose points at car shows if you don't have one. My brother's 1968 Aussie Holden ute (elcamino) went up in flames years ago. He didn't have an extinguisher ... All he could do is watch it burn. Went from being a magazine-featured, trophy-winning show car, to a charred mess in seconds. Really tragic stuff ... As I said ... so glad you're all safe. Really ... at the end of the day, that's all that matters. Last edited by simon.w; 03-01-2015 at 10:02 AM. |
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03-01-2015, 10:25 AM
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I posted this a few weeks ago ... this guy was driving his 1968 HK Holden Monaro to the Monaro Nationals in Australia.
More here: https://www.facebook.com/SurvivorCar...96?pnref=story  
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03-01-2015, 12:40 PM
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To a few of you that asked, I did have a fire extinguisher in the car. In the few seconds it took me to grab it, and get the kids out of the car.. it was too hot to even get the hood up (I had popped the release before getting out) so there really wasn't anywhere to spray...
The cash wash employees had two large extinguishers, but they faced the same problem. We couldn't get to the engine bay. And frankly I was concerned about it hitting the trunk. I have a nitrous tank, and a 3 gallon tank of methanol. So I chose to back everyone away and wait for the professionals... |
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03-01-2015, 12:48 PM
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Thank GOD you got out and you and your kids are safe. You can always get another car.
 
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03-01-2015, 12:53 PM
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Drives: '10 Camaro Victory Red Join Date: Apr 2010
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I was almost out of fuel, I was planning on filling up right after I got the car washed. Imagine if this would have happened at the gas station. |
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03-01-2015, 02:21 PM
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Yep ... cars can be replaced ... people can not. If it gets to that stage ... walk away. When I was 15 I was at my parents house ... (they lived on a highway in the country in Australia) ... I hear this screaming ... look out my bedroom window and there's a car pulled over out the front with smoke bellowing out from under the hood. I grabbed a fire extinguisher and ran ... grabbed the garden hose on the way ... got to the car ... hear a kid screaming ... the early 20's couple were out of the car ... and there was a toddler strapped in the back seat. I dropped everything, got the kid out ... ran it up onto our front lawn, ran back to the car and put the fire out. They were trying to thank me afterwards ... I just lost it at them ... couldn't understand how they could have left their kid in a burning car. I guess shock effects people differently. Last edited by simon.w; 03-01-2015 at 02:32 PM. |
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03-01-2015, 06:10 PM
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I just hope you had insurance for the mods you had. Insurance companies will not pay any more than what the base car was. You have to buy extra insurance for add-ons. Since car was modified GM has nothing to be claimed towards them.
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03-01-2015, 07:03 PM
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Drives: 2012 SS Black Camaro Join Date: Jan 2015
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Thank god you guys are ok.. poor Camaro doe..
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03-01-2015, 11:15 PM
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Sorry about your car man I can't even imagine...I would just give up I know I would...I hope it all works out man I'm looking forward to hearing about it
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03-02-2015, 03:47 AM
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Glad to hear you and your kids got out ok.
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03-02-2015, 07:34 AM
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So now the hard question. Replace with a fifth gen... or wait for the 6th gen.
Glad everyone's ok. Apparently your car always wished it was born a firebird.
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03-02-2015, 02:05 PM
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Drives: 2011 LS Black on Black 6speed Join Date: Jun 2011
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Just curious!
It's obvious that its modified and most likely due to the owners modification of the fuel system to support the N20 etc... Would insurance have any obligation to pay this? I would think not! Most important is that everyone got out OK!
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03-02-2015, 03:08 PM
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Ouch that sucks but most important everyone was safe. Yet another reason for getting collector car insurance if it's not your daily driver. The OP would have been able to get the agreed value for is car and not market value.
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