Worst Modifying Experience

[Sinista32]

release bowser handle (natural reaction) and close lid (unnatural reaction) when fuel neck catches alight

maybe difficult to comprehend if first time and/or fear sets in

[Nismo 3.2ish]

I would think a change of undies would be in order

[Nismo 3.2ish]

Haha yeah, I'm all for having a laugh at myself but there has to be a line in the sand at what's funny or not and that crossed it I think

Well he does drive two really fast cars and a silly fast bike so he might be compensating for something

You have to be careful what you write, you never know WHO will see it, haha

If that's to case I think I need a few more really fast cars and a couple of big Bikes

[Nismo 3.2ish]

I remember seeing the video of this, bought a tear to my eye watching it

Reading this it reads like you think the guys building did something that cause it ?

there is a video ?

Fancy having to watch it over and over again, no thanks

[Sinista32]

Experience Peter, I was sitting in a HQ ute while one mate was filling up and the numbnut next to me decided to play with a lighter just rolling the wheel on the flint

It ignigted the fumes in the cabin (Boom!) and lit up the filler neck. The attendant refused to come out with the extinguisher.

So I went back over after about 30 seconds and put the cap back on which extinguished the flame.

(Only the fumes were burning from the filler neck.)

We all lost eyebrows, some hair and a few years.

Farkin idiot

Sorry no vid ...

[Nismo 3.2ish]

Fark, you blokes were lucky, it does not take much to cause what could have been a lot worse.

I had a 1936 Dodge when I was a kid, had just filled it up and was going like a DH , lost it and wrapped it around a light post, bent it in half , we all got out OK, well sort of OK. Petrol all over the place and my mate lit a smoke, everyone shit and he threw it on the ground, yes into the petrol and it went out, windy night no fumes I guess but it scared the crap out of me

[Ben C34]

Watch "Very Unsafe Way to Light a Cigarette" on YouTube

Very Unsafe Way to Light a Cigarette:

[Nismo 3.2ish]

Watch "Very Unsafe Way to Light a Cigarette" on YouTube

Very Unsafe Way to Light a Cigarette:

Now that is something!

He should be in the Dictionary under Dick Head

[Whoa Black Boaty]

How can you be so stupid....

[Ben C34]

It worked fine. What's the problem?

[Whoa Black Boaty]

Last futurama meme i promise

Edited December 15, 2014 by SkylineR33RB25

[33wishes]

Yer thought I would go to my local racecraft engineer to get some end links made for my sway bar. I gave him the instructions & measures. With rose joint ends , a short and long extensions for a soft and hard setting. Left & right handed threads with matching locking nuts and tapped spacers. You get the picture, and a price tag to match. Only to find out later none of my measurements even came close to working . Engineer says to me try these, a male and female rosejoint screwed together 40 bucks.

[sydking]

release bowser handle (natural reaction) and close lid (unnatural reaction) when fuel neck catches alight

maybe difficult to comprehend if first time and/or fear sets in

Man i wish i knew that, at first i thought the whole servo was going to blow up. But 2 seconds after I didn’t care.

I was more worried with saving my car then anything, i understand the servo attendant did not want to help but heck i just wanted my car. He could have at least given me the key to the fire exinguher box, i asked him like 6 times and was yelling at him towards the end.

Even the firemen said what the hell why was there no key in the box as that’s not compliant by fire safety standards. Also it was blocked by the servo bin that they have were the water bucket ect is.

They now have a key in the box, the break glass section is removed so even quicker access and no obstructions, yet they still claim no fault at all.

It took him like 2 min to hit the fuel cut emergency button when i ran in and told him there was a fire, he didn’t believe me.

The funny thing about the fuel vapours is. The servo was only renovated 2 weeks prior, it was the first service station in Aus to have this new technology installed that has a vacuum in the nozzles to suck out any fuel vapour.

I remember that for next time and I will have my own extinugher in the car.

[sydking]

there is a video ?

Fancy having to watch it over and over again, no thanks

Yer il try find it, i put it up on a thread a while back

[sydking]

I remember seeing the video of this, bought a tear to my eye watching it

Reading this it reads like you think the guys building did something that cause it ?

Yes and no, two different mechanics built the car and put it all together. Then a separate tuner.

I had also taken it too another two mechanics locally to get a few small things fixed up, i.e. catch and BOV issues and they never picked up on anything

I had also filled up about 5 times prior to this time so I was not expecting it

[Deza3000]

My worst modifying experience would be when i was being bloody ignorant by using only a scissor jack to hold up the car while changing my brake pads. The jack snapped and the car plummeted onto the rotors, luckily my foot wasnt under the car and my expensive brembos didnt take a hit. Since that day i bought 2000KG axel stands and 1800KG hydraulic jack as well as watching countless number of youtube vidz on how to properly jack up a car.

[Nismo 3.2ish]

Keeping it jacked up is the secret , haha

would have been a bad scene if you were poking around under the bloody thing

[Whoa Black Boaty]

I've only got a scissor jack. do carry your hydraulic jack in your car at all times? aren't they big? or do you just use scissor for spare tire change? and hydraulic from home.

[Anfanee]

Throw a wheel under the car, under the sump or something. Will stop the car from Crushing you if it falls. I have had a car snap a jack as well. Always have something as a failsafe.

[niZmO_Man]

I got these bad boys on sale (bought two pairs).

http://www.supercheapauto.com.au/online-store/products/Car-Stands-Ratchet-Pair-3000kg.aspx?pid=324012