Hey r3v and first and foremost thanks to anyone who has ever helped me or made me laugh on here.
Anyways I was driving my car after finally getting it to run right. Something with the fuel injection harness I rigged up was making the car feel sluggish or something. I thought it was the dif, but I had to recrimp one wire and then I got in it and immediately it felt better. I can't explain why that made it work but it did! So I'm driving and driving, sooo fun. Torque, m20 sounds.. sunny ass beautiful day out.
I'm at a red light, and this kid is like yo! Your car is on fire! It then made this popping sound. I hop out super quick and there is a puddle of burning shit not too bad. "Shit!" I was on a small hill near an open parking lot, so I throw it in neutral and push it in the opposite lane to the parking lot. Get it there and its still burning, worse and worse. Fire extinguisher was in the mini cooper too so that sucked.
Anyways the hood was melting, and it was smoking everywhere with flames coming out of the hood. It was to the point where no one should be near it. Then I watched as the last ~8 months (from the time I got it) until now working the melted itself away.
I called dispatch because I have their number from work and shortly after the fire deparment came and put it out. No pics of engine bay but it's toast. Shocks melted through the shock mounts and everything is black and destroyed. The whole front end is melted. I watched as the headlights dissapeared.
Well that's my journey with this car, and maybe the e30s for a while. I am probably going to get a subaru or something that's a daily because my parents want to sell the mini and they want me to stop leeching off them lol. I'm 19 btw so I'm not a bum!
In these videos it sounds like I don't even care but I was adrenaline rushing and it hadn't really set in yet. The overwhelming and crushing sadness set in shortly after.
I've always known there is a certain risk with working on any car so although it sucks, life goes on. Time for the next one! (A reliable daily) haha
https://vimeo.com/163624025https://vimeo.com/163624074
I will see the car probably tomorrow and take some more pics.
Idk why it happened, but that's that.
Anyways I was driving my car after finally getting it to run right. Something with the fuel injection harness I rigged up was making the car feel sluggish or something. I thought it was the dif, but I had to recrimp one wire and then I got in it and immediately it felt better. I can't explain why that made it work but it did! So I'm driving and driving, sooo fun. Torque, m20 sounds.. sunny ass beautiful day out.
I'm at a red light, and this kid is like yo! Your car is on fire! It then made this popping sound. I hop out super quick and there is a puddle of burning shit not too bad. "Shit!" I was on a small hill near an open parking lot, so I throw it in neutral and push it in the opposite lane to the parking lot. Get it there and its still burning, worse and worse. Fire extinguisher was in the mini cooper too so that sucked.
Anyways the hood was melting, and it was smoking everywhere with flames coming out of the hood. It was to the point where no one should be near it. Then I watched as the last ~8 months (from the time I got it) until now working the melted itself away.
I called dispatch because I have their number from work and shortly after the fire deparment came and put it out. No pics of engine bay but it's toast. Shocks melted through the shock mounts and everything is black and destroyed. The whole front end is melted. I watched as the headlights dissapeared.
Well that's my journey with this car, and maybe the e30s for a while. I am probably going to get a subaru or something that's a daily because my parents want to sell the mini and they want me to stop leeching off them lol. I'm 19 btw so I'm not a bum!
In these videos it sounds like I don't even care but I was adrenaline rushing and it hadn't really set in yet. The overwhelming and crushing sadness set in shortly after.
I've always known there is a certain risk with working on any car so although it sucks, life goes on. Time for the next one! (A reliable daily) haha
https://vimeo.com/163624025https://vimeo.com/163624074
I will see the car probably tomorrow and take some more pics.
Idk why it happened, but that's that.
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