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Old 09-01-2005, 11:26 AM   #40
Rastus
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A couple that I can think of. This one alot more stupid than the other.
One, I was friggin around with carbies on my XE ESP V8. Had just put the Thermoquad back on after removing one of a few Holleys. Muggins me thinks he'll adjust the idle speed while in DRIVE...with the had brake on. Here I am adjusting, no worries, 550-600 RPM in drive. Then I accidently knock the choke-up idle cam thingo on the carb, and the car starts rolling, beyond the limits of the handbrake. Here's me trying to stop the car from moving Mr Incredible-train style.
Was I lucky that that car only went 3 meters?...NO! The bonnet, being up, catches on the tilt-a-door of the garage I was in and wraps itself over the windscreen. The car then stalled.
Needed new Ghia bonnet, wiper panel and hinges to fix.
And I couldn't blame anyone else but myself....what a numb nut!
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