chesney321
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| posted on 29/12/14 at 10:29 AM |
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brown trouser moment
got to the stage of trying to fire the engine up in my new build aries locoblade powered by a Honda 893 engine.not yet put exhaust on,had a friend
crank it over for me and it wouldn't start so poured a bit of petrol down the carbs.i was stood where exhaust should have been,cranked engine
over then woosh flames out of side of engine overalls caught light and side of engine.lots of flapping about ,stamping on the floor on so on and
flames were out.I thought the whole car was going to go up.have now got 2 big fire extinguishers and my heart is no longer at bursting point
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bi22le
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| posted on 29/12/14 at 11:24 AM |
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But it started?!?!?
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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chesney321
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| posted on 29/12/14 at 11:42 AM |
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yes for a few seconds before I turned it off got to get exhaust on finish electrics then sort out for iva in new year
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steve m
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| posted on 29/12/14 at 12:53 PM |
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"But it started?!?!? "
and a day that you will never forget !
that's what its all about
Thats was probably spelt wrong, or had some grammer, that the "grammer police have to have a moan at
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NigeEss
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| posted on 29/12/14 at 05:52 PM |
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Won't do that again now will you 
Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.................Douglas Adams.
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chesney321
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| posted on 29/12/14 at 06:00 PM |
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Not a chance
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 29/12/14 at 06:34 PM |
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THAT is one of the nice things about starting a V8 with no headers. The exhaust points downwards. 
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 29/12/14 at 07:17 PM |
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Don't believe it, there's no video!
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ste
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| posted on 29/12/14 at 10:56 PM |
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drop and roll, drop and roll!
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The Black Flash
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| posted on 2/1/15 at 01:12 PM |
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Ooof, lucky escape!
Fire extinguishers were one of the first things I bought for the garage, there are too many horror stories of people burning everything down on the
interwebs. Never needed them, although came close when some welding splatter went into the bin full of oily paper towels!
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Irony
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| posted on 2/1/15 at 05:56 PM |
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Walter ages to start mines as the exhausts would burn the chassis. Didnt consider setting myself on fire.
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