Short lived fun

YIKES! BUMMER about the car! Glad to know you were able to get out safely. Hope all the insurance stuff gets sorted out and you're back on the road real soon! 

Sorry to hear about this, you had mentioned that you didn't like the looks of the wiring? You do know that INTERMECCANICA is just up the road from you?

Sorry to hear about your fire.  When you get your IM repaired have a fire suppression kit installed.  It's a long tube that fits up above, behind the hinges.

Get the one that Henry installs in new IMs.  I had him put one in mine when he did my restoration. 

Ron, perhaps "wise guy" hasn't seen your restoration and the wonders that can be achieved.

 

Ron...way ahead of you on that, I have been researching a couple of different fire systems.  I think the one that IM installed is the JOGR Blazecut, looks good.
Rich...One of the first things I did was search "fire" on the forum lol so I saw Rons resto (I think it was his anyway. ........can't recall)
IM is 300 miles north of so not exactly just up the road, although its definitely doable.

IM installs a fire suppression system that I installed on my Beck.  Here's the old thread.

https://www.speedsterowners.com...e-suppression-system

I would trailer your car back to IM.  You'll be glad you did.

Yikes---so sorry that you had this problem--I know you must be max bummed--I sure would be.

None of us ever want to hear about that kind of problem!

 

I hope you have great success getting littlepearl straightened out like you want it.

Yes, that's my car.

Here's a photo of the car.  I thought I'd go for the dune buggy 'open engine bay' look.

 

 

Yeah ok I am kinda embarrased. Mine is pretty minor, probably just paint, maybe I will have to pull the motor to clean things up..... wires seem fine except the plug wires.

 

 

Lets see the carnage!

You must have gotten it very quickly fiberglass burns very, very quickly to where there are just strands of fiber left.  If you got away with paint and wiring damage - you live the good life.

 

 

 

 

Before and after

Oh hell. You done good.

 

Looks like it'll buff right out.

 

Hope the insurance co at least throws a few bucks at you anyway.

Yeah, if that's the extent of the paint damage, you must be living right. Could have been much worse my friend.

 

Glad to see it wasn't more severe.

Ted

On the other hand had you turned to the Dark Side - results could have been devasting.  Might be time to look at built in fire suppression.  Photo not mine - but inspirational.

 

 

Does anyone know where that pic came from?

I'm no expert, but it looks like throwing dirt on the engine fire didn't work! 

Wiseguy…looks like you were lucky…..could have been much worse, glad you caught it in time! 

Once the magnesium case catches fire it burns so hot (5,610' F) and it reacts with water, freeing up hydrogen, so I'm not sure what fire extinguisher you would use. Smothering it with dirt would be one of the few options. You'd probably need a lot of dirt, though...

Had the guy used `soil`, instead of `dirt`, he would have gotten a better effect.

 

Actually, they recommend sand for a magnesium fire. On the same note, my Halon system will react negatively to burning magnesium! I guess I better pull the lever BEFORE the case is on fire, oh jeez!

 

Re the engine fire: Looks like you got to it REALLY quick! Good on you, now buff that out and get on with it!

Glad to see it's not worse.

I wonder if we could coat (like line-X or Rhino) a fire retardant barrier on the inside of our engine bays?

Fire retardant wouldn't be effective under these circumstances.  The load of the fire, or the fuel being consumed, is gasoline.  Even if the ignition source is electrical, gasoline quickly becomes involved as fuel lines melt.  In addition, retardants are most effective when applied to porous wood surfaces that are themselves a fuel source, such as shake roofs, exterior wood siding, etc.  Great for a home, not effective in a car fire.  This subject has been discussed on this site a few? months ago.