Post your e30 related injuries

[Aus E30]

So I was under the front of the e30 spraying some belts, as I get up I caught my cheek on the numberplate.




This got me thinking, we put out alot of love towards our cars..but what injuries have they given you back in return. Working on/driving in/whatever.

Had a coolant hose split the other day and now have burnt hands because I have no patience and wanted to fix it straight away. Hot engine + confined hand room.

[nomansland92]

mine broke my nose, The hood shock was weak but it usually holds just good enough but this time i has the front of the car jacked up and i was in a hurry and not thinking. I popped the hood and lifted it it was looking at the top hat closely and there comes the hood. It smashed my nose and upper lip of the top ridge of the fender so i pretty mush curb stomped me haha. needless to say i ordered a new hood shock that night.

[BMC227]

So I was under the front of the e30 spraying some belts, as I get up I caught my cheek on the numberplate.




This got me thinking, we put out alot of love towards our cars..but what injuries have they given you back in return. Working on/driving in/whatever.

Had a coolant hose split the other day and now have burnt hands because I have no patience and wanted to fix it straight away. Hot engine + confined hand room.

can i pop that white head? :P haha

[TurboJake]

The ground has done more brain damage than my car has. Nothing like the knee jerk reaction of slamming the back of your skull into the concrete floor when you so much as nick the tip of your nose on the bottom of the car.

[Pantless Spency]

theres a thread for this....
but cool stary bra ;)

[DTM190]

Isnt that the "has your e30 tried KILLING you" thread?

Nasty gash, worse than a $2 hooker.

My hands are covered in cuts atm. All of my E30s have drawn much blood.

[Pantless Spency]

Isnt that the "has your e30 tried KILLING you" thread?

Nasty gash, worse than a $2 hooker.

My hands are covered in cuts atm. All of my E30s have drawn much blood.

yup. my hands are always in cuts too.... damn m20!!

[Jand3rson]

My hands are covered in cuts atm. All of my E30s have drawn much blood.

Hands and forearms, and plenty of smashed fingers/knuckles when a bolt finally breaks loose and you slam your hand into the nearest blunt corner of an engine part at full-speed.

Not to mention when I wrecked my first E30, My M-Tech I wheel fractured my sternum, that was super fun.

[DTM190]

Not to mention when I wrecked my first E30, My M-Tech I wheel fractured my sternum, that was super fun.

Hate the sight of them now I bet.

Ive also got a nice bruise on my shin, left the tow hook in the front bar when Dad towed it up here, first few days of getting my head around the M50 conversion and CRACK. Shin + tow hook =

[ak-]

Hands and forearms, and plenty of smashed fingers/knuckles when a bolt finally breaks loose and you slam your hand into the nearest blunt corner of an engine part at full-speed.

Not to mention when I wrecked my first E30, My M-Tech I wheel fractured my sternum, that was super fun.

Can minor cuts and scratches like this mess up tattoos? (knowing you have some on your arms)

[CHIF8008]

^^ this is why im afraid to get my tattoo. i have many scars on my arms and im always cutting them up. dont wanna ruin the ink i pay to put on

[mikeedler]

I took off my ring finger in an e30 electric fan that we were mounting in an S10. It felt GREEEAATTT!
that was about 6 years ago- was sewn back on but doesn't work too well anymore.

[mikeedler]

^^ this is why im afraid to get my tattoo. i have many scars on my arms and im always cutting them up. dont wanna ruin the ink i pay to put on

I work as a mech. and constantly get small cuts in my arm, and has done nothing to mess up what I have on my forearm. I think the most important time is to take care while it is first healing.

[CHIF8008]

yeah, and how well does ink go over a scar? i would think it would it distort the lines :/

[Pantless Spency]

i think ink + tiny scars would pretty much look awesome, assuming you had a sleeve or something, if it was just one tattoo and a scar happened to end up on it, that would suck man.