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02-24-2012, 01:52 AM
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Rollin' Old Skool
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Hattiesburg, MS
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Re: Disaster!!
dang, so sorry to hear...also glad you're friend is okay....good luck with the rebuild of the rebuild
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02-24-2012, 02:07 AM
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60-66 Nut
  Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
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Re: Disaster!!
Wow, that does suck, but at the same time it looks like you got lucky as it appears the car above wasn't so lucky. Good thing your friend was lucky enough to not be in the shop, but close enough to get the situation handled. What knd of heater was it that blew up?
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02-24-2012, 02:27 AM
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Just here to tinker
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Holland, MI
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Re: Disaster!!
This is a good reminder that sometimes our hobby can turn dangerous unexpectedly. Glad to hear no one was hurt.
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02-24-2012, 10:40 AM
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Old and crusty
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Surprise, AZ
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Re: Disaster!!
Thanks to everyone for your concern and generous offers of help. I think I'll be OK. None of the sheetmetal looks warped so I just have to restrip/clean all of it again. Same with the frame. All the front suspension and brakes will be re-done and the engine/trans will be gone thru. Mostly a lot of labor.
The car above mine was a '64' Comet convertible that my friend was restoring for himself. It appears to be totalled. Most of the flame and heat went straight up to his car. The hoist dropped about 4 inches to the safety stops and about 2 inches from the top of my truck so I was lucky that the entire load didn't crush my truck. The heater was a diesel fueled space heater that he had used for years. There were also 2 small gasoline cans close by so I don't know what caused the explosion for sure but he was very lucky not to be hurt. I'm sure he will re-think his heating situation when he rebuilds the shop. This is a good reminder to all of us to look at all our flamable storage issues before an accident happens. No matter how bad something seems there is always someone else that has a worse situation (like wrecker55). No one died or was injured and the rebuild will go on. Thanks again for all your concern. Dean |
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