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Twiggy
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   12th Aug 09 at 16:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Car falls off axle stands
Axle stand enters the petrol tank
30 Litres of fuel exits car rather rapidly!







[Edited on 12-08-2009 by Twiggy]
Jonny P
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12th Aug 09 at 16:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
AHAHAHHAHHAHAHAH why would you admit to that??
Nath
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12th Aug 09 at 16:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Jonny P
AHAHAHHAHHAHAHAH why would you admit to that??

My thoughts also. Jesus wept!
Whittie
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12th Aug 09 at 16:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Chris....

You fucking gimp.

This is all I have to say
Nic Barnes
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12th Aug 09 at 16:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
things happen. im sure you have learnt a valuable lesson.
Tom G
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VegasPhil
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12th Aug 09 at 16:58   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I did that. Axle stand went through the sump on my XE though

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Twiggy
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
things happen. im sure you have learnt a valuable lesson.


Yeh take it to a garage....
marklawton
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12th Aug 09 at 17:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
how on earth did you do that? ive never had that happen to me in all the times i have used axle stands
Twiggy
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So yeh anyway please note my handywork wheels and back box!!!
mattk
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bet that smelt gorgeous

assuming its a petrol
Jonny P
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backbox isn't straight
Twiggy
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quote:
Originally posted by mattk
bet that smelt gorgeous

assuming its a petrol


There was a smell coming from my pants that all i can say!
Nic Barnes
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quote:
Originally posted by Twiggy
quote:
Originally posted by mattk
bet that smelt gorgeous

assuming its a petrol


There was a smell coming from my pants that all i can say!


should have had a tab to calm your nerves
Twiggy
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12th Aug 09 at 17:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
quote:
Originally posted by Twiggy
quote:
Originally posted by mattk
bet that smelt gorgeous

assuming its a petrol


There was a smell coming from my pants that all i can say!


should have had a tab to calm your nerves


Would have made a bit of a mushroom cloud that like
Kurt
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12th Aug 09 at 17:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I dropped my corsa off the trolley jack, was jacking it up on the beam and it slipped, jack went straight into the wheel well

hammered out nicely though
Twiggy
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quote:
Originally posted by marklawton
how on earth did you do that? ive never had that happen to me in all the times i have used axle stands


Had axle stans on the back with wheels off, Trolly jack on drivers front and went to jack up the front passengers with the std vauxhall jack and dadaaaarrr.....
mattfiesta
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12th Aug 09 at 17:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Quality job

My mate put one through his drivers footwell once, I use 2ft lengths of railway sleepers instead because of stuff like this.
Colin
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12th Aug 09 at 17:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
should have just stuck a match to it tbh

Ive been knocked over a fence by a golf falling off axel stands before
Graham88
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12th Aug 09 at 18:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Unlucky!

I got a Fiesta fuel tank here, modify it to fit
antnee
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12th Aug 09 at 18:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Did you have a fag after?
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good job nothing sparked I supose


Live and learn and all that

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nathy_87
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12th Aug 09 at 19:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
now jack the car up get the wheel back on, and move the car then accidently drop a match and keep warm for a bit lol
Simon
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Was it those £3 jobbies somebody was advertising a little while ago?
thegsi
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Oh god

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