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Old 08 February 2009, 11:25 PM
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hi folks,dont really post up much on here but thought this may be of interest.
was driving up to crail today(1/4 mile)when i had a loud bang from the engine bay and lots of white smoke which led to this












took about 40 mins in total to burn out but seemed like a lifetime watching it happen
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Old 08 February 2009, 11:29 PM
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Thats a sorry sight.
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Old 08 February 2009, 11:29 PM
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'kin hell!
Thats not good! Id be gutted if that were mine, looked a minter too, feel sorry for you buddy
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Old 08 February 2009, 11:31 PM
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f'n hell, sorry to see that!! I think that would bring me to tears if I had to stand there and watch that happen.
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Old 08 February 2009, 11:32 PM
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Damn did your RA have many modifications?

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Old 08 February 2009, 11:32 PM
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very sorry to see that mate
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It must have been an epic malfunction somewhere to cause that?

sorry sight
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Gutted for you
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feel sorry for ya. any ideas wat went wrong?
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Old 08 February 2009, 11:36 PM
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Damn did your RA have many modifications?

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about 500 of them

as said on the other site gutted for you dude
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Old 08 February 2009, 11:37 PM
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mate im so sorry for you... absolutely fu**** gutted..
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oh my god thats awful! sorry to see this, it did certainly look mint beforehand
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Originally Posted by TonyBurns
Damn did your RA have many modifications?

Tony
view my scooby tony,it was running circa 500bhp
and never missed a beat until today
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Old 08 February 2009, 11:43 PM
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Oh my god...

I'm sure I saw your car the last time I was at Crail. Looked fantastic.

Not good.
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Old 08 February 2009, 11:45 PM
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****e, Truely gutted for you
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cheers guys,car was imported last year as grade 4.5 and even today still had only 17k miles on the clock
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Jeez

I'm sure you've overcome more soul destroying things in your life than this though. Just keep the chin up, get the insurance sorted and then go from there.

Good luck.
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That is just wrong !

Sorry for your loss.

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P.S. I carry an extinguisher, too late to help you.
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Old 08 February 2009, 11:58 PM
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Originally Posted by dunx
That is just wrong !

Sorry for your loss.

dunx

P.S. I carry an extinguisher, too late to help you.
was too far gone mate even when i got out the car
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Default oh my god
sorry for you
you must be sick as a dog

im looking for a fire kit for mine tommorow now
and mine is not as good as yours its just a classic track car and i no how id feel
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Old 09 February 2009, 12:04 AM
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Originally Posted by jimser
was too far gone mate even when i got out the car
this has actually got me thinking is it worth while fitting a fixed firefighting system in the car
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Old 09 February 2009, 12:05 AM
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SHIT!!!! Totally gutted for you fella!
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any ideas wat happened then fuel filter burst???
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Old 09 February 2009, 12:10 AM
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Originally Posted by RA Dunk
this has actually got me thinking is it worth while fitting a fixed firefighting system in the car
every little helps dunk but the fire crew today said that unless its a very minor fire you no chance with a small extinguisher
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Old 09 February 2009, 12:11 AM
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sad view.. sorry for u mate..

any idea who the scoob in front was??
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Old 09 February 2009, 12:13 AM
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Originally Posted by tonyrally
any ideas wat happened then fuel filter burst???
no idea mate the fire was so severe when i got out the car that i couldn't even lift the bonnet.others that were there reckon that it was oil from the block that had ignited.couldn't believe how quick it went
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Old 09 February 2009, 12:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Underworld
sad view.. sorry for u mate..

any idea who the scoob in front was??
the scoob in front was greig,not sure what he posts under on here
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flames seem to be coming from turbo side in first pic ,injector leaking/rocker cover leaking oil/turbo oil return maybe???

gutted for you looked mint least you got out car can be replaced
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Old 09 February 2009, 12:15 AM
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thats s**t mate i'm sorry looked sweet as well
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