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mwg
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17th Jul 06 at 12:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Laddo that goes on local cruise site posted this pic up of what happened to his car on the way to the Fast and Modified Show



Nasty

Says it was a fuel leak
Robin
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17th Jul 06 at 12:40   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
seems to be a common occurence
Scotty C
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17th Jul 06 at 12:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
O dear
Dave A
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why was he driving through a field?
mwg
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17th Jul 06 at 12:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Dave A
why was he driving through a field?




its the road into a service station I think
Dione J
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave A
why was he driving through a field?


Probably trying to Tokyo Drift
mike16v
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how come us vauxhall owners are aware of dodgy fuel leaks that need sorting on rex's but rex owners dont know to get it changed??
Dave A
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because rx7 owners open the bonnet and the engines such a mess and confusing they dont know what they are meant to be looking at
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17th Jul 06 at 13:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
nasty
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17th Jul 06 at 13:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
R.I.P rexy

Fuel leaks are common on them
3CorsaMeal
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Fire Wrecks 7
mwg
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Someone just added these pictures
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Carbon Bonnet?
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ouch
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still looks alright from the back
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oooh nasty, i bet his heart was in his mouth when he saw flames coming under the hood, poor fella
SetH
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poor bloke
Tom
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my old wheels
GT4Brody
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gotta feel for the guy, sould have had a fire extinguisher with rx7s combustion record!!
mwg
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17th Jul 06 at 15:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
This is what the guy posted

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Right guys was on my way to fast and modified this morning. Was makin good time 80 miles in 40 min. Pulled in to Abinton services and this happened. I got out ok but the car is totalled.


thats fairly batting on
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average of 120 an hour wonder what his highest was
GT4Brody
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no wonder he cooked it, in the heat we have had recently +engine temps, bet turbo was glowing red...
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Poor sod. She aint coming back from that. Bet his insurance won't pay anything approaching what she owes him too.

I've always wondered how these things don't go up in flames more often. The heat produced in the exhaust by N/A rotary units is insane.

Force inducing them and then putting a few years and god knows how many hours and miles of use and abuse and wear & tear on the whole car, and then realy going for it in every gear for the best part of an hour on one of the hottest days we've ever seen must inevitably be like putting petrol on a chip pan fire.

I've always wanted one of these, but if I got one, I think the first thing i'd do is renew the fuel lines and associated paraphernalia, and pop a couple of fire extinguishers in the boot. Maybe even go for a plumbed in system if I could afford it.

 
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