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JPS Coupe#3 is now back home... again

KaryadiKaryadiCA, 2007 JPS Coupe
Coupe #3 is finally home again, close to 2 months after the engine fire going to Morro Bay. Although it took longer than I would like, part of the problem is with the insurance company having to schedule appraiser to come out (twice) and the engine builder having some accident that delay the process.

John has been very helpful during this whole ordeal, and he even replace the deck lid with a carrera deck lid. He now attached the fuel line between the carburetors to the firewall to make sure it does not get cut by anything. He put a "splash guard" on the rear wheel well which should eliminate all water coming in to the cabin (unfortunately it will be a while before I can test that especially with the current 95-105 degree heat wave we have here).

He also make sure that my transmission doesn't touch the body and he added some sound insulation. It is a bit hard to tell if the noise level really went down by much as I haven't driven the coupe for close to 2 months, however, I know the drive train noise is lower.

So all in all, I am happy to get my coupe back. Now I need to buy a fire extinguisher. Any suggestion and size?

Eddy

1957 JPS Coupe #3

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KaryadiKaryadiCA, 2007 JPS Coupe
Coupe #3 is finally home again, close to 2 months after the engine fire going to Morro Bay. Although it took longer than I would like, part of the problem is with the insurance company having to schedule appraiser to come out (twice) and the engine builder having some accident that delay the process.

John has been very helpful during this whole ordeal, and he even replace the deck lid with a carrera deck lid. He now attached the fuel line between the carburetors to the firewall to make sure it does not get cut by anything. He put a "splash guard" on the rear wheel well which should eliminate all water coming in to the cabin (unfortunately it will be a while before I can test that especially with the current 95-105 degree heat wave we have here).

He also make sure that my transmission doesn't touch the body and he added some sound insulation. It is a bit hard to tell if the noise level really went down by much as I haven't driven the coupe for close to 2 months, however, I know the drive train noise is lower.

So all in all, I am happy to get my coupe back. Now I need to buy a fire extinguisher. Any suggestion and size?

Eddy

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FM Former Member
I'm glad you're happy, Eddy.
It sure looks better now than it did a couple months ago!
I can't suggest a particular brand of fire extinguisher over another (being a fireman and all), but I know I trust Kidde on the inexpensive end -- I have one in my car -- and MetalX makes a superb product on the more expensive end of available products.
For general knowledge, it's best to occasionally agitate any dry chemical extinguisher by shaking it up once in a while, and look occasionally at the pressure indicator on the neck to see if it's in the green range.
Just as important, make sure you can easily remove it from wherever you store or mount it, since you'll likely be a bit panicked if you have to actually use it. As silly as it sounds, practicing grabbing it once or twice and bailing out of your car's passenger side might just make a difference someday.
You never want to jump out the driver's door in traffic.

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Terry NuckelsTerry Nuckels'04 JPS Speedster NorCal
Good news, Eddy!
Fire extinguishers?
If you can find one; Halon. It's the only thing that will put out the engine fire and not destroy the engine. The only problem is it's now a banned substance. The alternative is Halitron. It is safe to use on your engine. cost is around $80.00. That's what I have.
It really doesn't matter much because when you open the lid the immediate air accelerates the fire. Best to look into a fire suppression system where you just pull or push a switch from the cockpit.
Even better is to make sure you have really good insurance with a full replacement value rider.
I think it took less than five minutes for McSween's car to burn to the ground.
R Roy
Eddie, glad to hear things have worked out so well. If you cannot find any of the more exotic
extinguishers previously suggested, look for the maximum numerical value for a "B,C" rated dry chemical extinguisher vs your size constraints. Most will also have some "A" rating but that is for ordinary combustibles not the flammable liquids which present our most immediate and potential hazard. But then you know that already!:>(
El FrazooEl Frazoo Supporting Member
Eddy,

Glad to hear this trauma has been corrected -- looks like a good fix. Do get a fire extinguisher and do what Cory says; he is da Man when it comes to combustibles. In his case w/ the Hopty and all, I'm thinking he does not need to do any fire extinguisher shaking, as the Hoopty will shake the socks off anything mounted inside. W/ your obviously much more elegant ride, maybe you will need to do that now and again. Happy cruising -- bet you're going to be using that A/C. Be sure to tell us all how that works. And you might speak carefully w/ Tom D. about the bracket holding the compressor. I know he had trouble w/ that and some in the ECBT have been thinking how to fix. Perhaps JPS has re-worked this bracket so is now more stout -?-
KaryadiKaryadiCA, 2007 JPS Coupe
Kelly,

When I picked up my car last weekend, it was 105 at John's place and I had the A/C full blast. If there is anything that we So Cal can test it is certainly the A/C. It cooled down a bit but with that kind of heat it is struggling. John mentioned that the construction of the brackets for my A/C compressor is different than Tom D. Mine is welded to the manifold. John said that he checked with the guy that build the A1 exhaust system, and the guy said that welding the bracket to the manifold should be O.K (I guess we shall see). John also said with that construction my compressor will be easier to take out than Tom D constructions.

Anyway, I will be out of the country for a couple of weeks, and again thanks for all your support.

Cheers,

Eddy
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