Well the car cought fire today, had the fire out before the fire dept. made it here, got checked over, and they pushed the car out to the driveway, for me. Damage was minimal..but the good thing is the car looks SEXY!!


that was before wax..
tomorrow ill ice it and take pics in the day

motor








with wax but its dark

 

I had an 84 Firebird that used to go on fire on me...Float would stick in the carb, fuel would overflow and fire! First time really reaked me out as I was getting off the highway I saw smoke. I thought I was overheating at first but quickly realized otherwise. I stopped had no water or extinguisher. I grabbed a dudes 40 oz and poured it on there...It put it out. Car would be fine for awhile, then poof! I started carrying an extinguisher around!

 

yeah the only good thing to come of this is new fire extinguishers, motivation and the car looks sexy!!

Edit, im pretty sure this happened because while installing the intake manifold, the fuel line busted when we went to crank it, then fuel went on the intake, we dried it up took the battery out then the next day(today) i got everything working and the timing was what caused it to burn the fuems on the intake.

 

Matt, there wouldnt be any gas fumes if you cleaned it up a day before it caught fire. gasoline evaporates very quickly.

 

yep, i've had that happen on mine and my buddies car....i carry an extinguisher around religiously now.

 

I really didnt care cause now its an opertunity for a new motor, and I got reak motivated, right now im not motivated at all, Im tired, I couldnt sleep and all im thinking about is, what if I did something to cause it, what if the house cought fire or some one was hurt..

 

 

you know, the damage really didn't look all that bad...why did you call the fire department?

 

was in the garage, its better to be safe then sorry

edit

and I inhaled some smoke

 

that must of sucked.... sorry to just but in and sorry if this is off topic but Whats a tojan??

 

its a trans am based kit car by knudsen automotive. only 300 made their should be 1 post here about it if u cant find it pm me and ill get you more info

 

What kind of fire ext. did you use?
it might be water.. but im thinking Gas stain or gas around the manifold bolts?



I dunno, just to share a fact that everyone here porb. already knows... and how i learned... I did the same thing to my 1983 camaro berlinetta, i Installed a 1967 350, and put on a semi high rise intake, however i used the stock 1983 carb.. and those seals around your throttle shafts, become worn and leak, and gas trickles out and drips onto the intake, and if your timing is off or your adjusting the timing like a was, and go too far one way you get sputtering and some Backfireing like i did.. however i was leaned over adjusting the dist. and it backfired and my hair was in the way... and everyone knows what that smells like... and i took my hands and ran them through my hair like a hundred times a second , and the next thing i saw was fire and black smoke.. Luckily i had a fire Ext. and put it out before anything was damaged too bad.. kinda looked like yours.. but anyway, get a new carb on that thing and a new spacer and gaskets.. and a fire ext. right beside you..

 

EXZACTLY what happened! timing and gas.. Im such a bone head a day after in home room I went up to my buddy and said if the timing wasnt as much it wouldnt have happened. O well right now its coming off insurance and im saving up for a forged 350 with the trick flow 500hp kit

 

matt buy my bird so i can get my drop top and this way, u dont have a 17 second car just messin bro

 

Fire + Alcohol =

 

HAHAHAA. nah well see if milissa can tow my car with her rail!! 10sec? im going for a rebuilt 350 stroked to something. and then with the trick flow 500hp head/cam package.

 

Beer isn't high enough proof to burn.

 

I think he was implying that wayfast84 must have been drinking that beer that was next to him... and everyone know Beer and fire do not mix... kinda like OUI/DUI whatever its called in your state.. However the beer may have been in the garage for a few days unopened... The dudes 40oz was the only thing that was available.. and thank god it was there!

Doesnt Everyone Know beer isnt anywhere near Explosive? Unless its mixed with something...

I am NOT Calling anyone a drunk..

 

^^^

Beer is not even close to being flamable.

Now if it was a 40 of everclear or something it could have gotten a bit snakey on ya!

 

I said this,
"beer isnt anywhere near Explosive" and you said this,


I think they mean the same thing.. however "^^^" must have meant a Couple posts up and not mine... I am not up to date on these little key words.. Lol i just found out what ROFL means...




Hey wayfast84, have you bought a fire ex-ting-uish-er(spelling) yet?