VDUBXTC Tea Bag
3,587 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·
another one gone to heaven or maybe hell with all those flames
woops
helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body
7,386 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
Holy crap - they are definitley not the kind of flames I want to see on or in a VW. :cussing
72TWINCAB Fahrvergnugen
978 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·
Now that is one hot kombi.
Just joking. It makes me want to:cry
Just joking. It makes me want to:cry
Boozer Demented But Determined
1,999 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·
BBQ!!! Now where'd i put my steaks and snags?😀 Seriously...that's not cool...:cry
THe MC Bat Commander's motto: "Never do now, what you could do for 24 hours straight, all night, the night before."
byronbus dsk
4,204 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·
That really hurts...we should have a tech talk on fire protection...
pyr0 flame-on
4,457 posts · joined Mar 2003 ·
ouch thast gotta hurt....its even worse when they do it in the movies..such a waste 🙁
Founding member of the C'town Rat-Pack
Cam Custom Title Time!
1,535 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
I've seen a couple of kombis go down that way :cry Has inspired me to save up for an engine bay, race spec fire bomb system for my fasty.
So, so sad to see a veedub go up in flames🙁
So, so sad to see a veedub go up in flames🙁
jenz58 Postal Menace
9,121 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
OMG :cry:cry:cry
That's is so sad:jesus
That's is so sad:jesus
LittleMissHerbina Seriously Crusin Dubber
184 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·
i cant believe it.
Thats vicious🙁
Thats vicious🙁
Da Wiz Officially Full-On Dubber
330 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·
Yeah that was one thing I didn't like about Jimoin *spell* movie, The Craic, when they destroyed the splitty ... I cried, but stuck around to the end - just to see if there was some disclaimer stating 'that no volkswagens were hurt in the production of this movie' I didn't ... and I cried ...
Why ?!?! The humanity !!!!🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁
Why ?!?! The humanity !!!!🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁
¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸¸.-> Keepin' it Real !!
youngone Casual Dubber
23 posts · joined Aug 2003 ·
you've all probably already discussed this somewhere else, but i've heard somewhere that bugs are prone to spontaneous combustion.. something about the battery being located near the seat every so often, the above happens... i may be wrong. either way, its not a very happy outcome:cry
splitkombimad Learner Dubber
7 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·
I thought i would let anybody know that suffers the memory of seeing that splitty in the craic go up in flames that there was two different splities the one that went up in flames was actually a fish eye 63-67
vanand had already been rolled over and smashed, rather than the 59-63 van that jimeoin was driving, it is a terrible thing to see any vw go up in flames but it can usually b prevented by preventative maintenance.
vanand had already been rolled over and smashed, rather than the 59-63 van that jimeoin was driving, it is a terrible thing to see any vw go up in flames but it can usually b prevented by preventative maintenance.
Herbie 53 Bugs are not nearly enough
764 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
The way I understand it, the Beetles that have been converted to 12V from 6V that have not been done properly are the ones that tend to burn,
People put a 12V battery under the seat and dont put it in a box or at least cover with an insulating mat.
Years may go by before someone sits in the back seat and their weight pushes the steel springs down onto the positive terminal of the battery and that makes sparks and that can then catch alight the coconut string padding in the seat, and then you have a very vicious fire on your hands and a car full of people to get out in a hurry.
I carry a fire extinguisher, mounted in the car and an insulating cover over the battery and also often check my fuel connections and wiring loom for condition.
I also understand that the brass pipe going into the Carburetor for the fuel line has a tendancy to come out of the carby, leaving a good condition hose clamped well with a nice new clamp to a pipe, which, as a result of corrosin from dissimilar metals touching each other,
has fallen out and is spraying fuel everywhere in the engine bay till someone notices it, often from a woof sound and a few seconds to get out and watch their pride and joy burn fiercly to the ground.🙁
I like most of us have put a lot of work into my VWs and have nightmares of such horrible things.
Cheers Tony
People put a 12V battery under the seat and dont put it in a box or at least cover with an insulating mat.
Years may go by before someone sits in the back seat and their weight pushes the steel springs down onto the positive terminal of the battery and that makes sparks and that can then catch alight the coconut string padding in the seat, and then you have a very vicious fire on your hands and a car full of people to get out in a hurry.
I carry a fire extinguisher, mounted in the car and an insulating cover over the battery and also often check my fuel connections and wiring loom for condition.
I also understand that the brass pipe going into the Carburetor for the fuel line has a tendancy to come out of the carby, leaving a good condition hose clamped well with a nice new clamp to a pipe, which, as a result of corrosin from dissimilar metals touching each other,
has fallen out and is spraying fuel everywhere in the engine bay till someone notices it, often from a woof sound and a few seconds to get out and watch their pride and joy burn fiercly to the ground.🙁
I like most of us have put a lot of work into my VWs and have nightmares of such horrible things.
Cheers Tony
62 Ragtop Herbie with a little extra oomph.
VDUBXTC Tea Bag
3,587 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·
the split mentioned in the movie the craic was a 58 and sold in the unique cars magazine over 18 months ago for around the $3,000 mark so his still out their somewhere. i remember seeing it at the sydney nationals in the car park 2 years ago with mat something plates on it
vw_addict Seriously Crusin Dubber
184 posts · joined Aug 2003 ·
i dont like those flames they look a bit intense. NOt Happy JAn!!!!:o
Mr Bubble Head Insano Dub Head
829 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
I want one of those heaters?
recycle, restore, enjoy