Setting fire to my F for Christmas

Setting fire to my F for Christmas was created by rough luck

Posted 13 years 10 months ago #20115
Yupp the crazy man is at it again

Christmas Eve was the day and this is how it started

I had to go to Bradford for the company xmas drink and handing out of prezzies to the staff

So tried the F, it was a bit of a pain to get started with it being so cold, so I gave it a squirt of Nos, but the battery was to flat by then to fire it up, so I got it hooked up to the 4x4 and gave it a squirt again, as I thought the other one would have disappeared by then

Tried to start it and got one hell of a bang, the sort of sound like a gun short but ten times louder

So I thought I better check the engine and guess what, I had no air filter the Piper cross viper had blown to bits and the foam was now doing a great job of warming the engine with flames about 6-8 inches licking round the engine bay....lol and me having ripped out the engine grill stood blowing it out from a foot away trying to push my head through the top slot...lol

I ended up grabbing a couple of hand fulls of burning foam and pulling it out, this got more comical as it stuck to my fingers...lol

Guess what though it started great after that, so I left it off and drove a 250 mile round trip, bought a cheap halfords enclosed filter on the way home

when I fitted it I found the old air filter has also ripped the top off the carbon canister.....all good fun an its still running great

I'll get some pics at some point

Youtube channel of mods an track pics

http://www.youtube.com/user/busternorris?feature=mhum

Website: http://www.roughluckracing.com/ MG Rover Mobile Repairs Nationwide and Western Europe

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Replied by Adam-Mgtf on topic Re: Setting fire to my F for Christmas

Posted 13 years 10 months ago #20116
jesus mate!!!!!!! not good! as long as you and the car are ok thats all that matters... this is gods way of telling you to go V-TEC next year.... it's almost a christmas miracle

adam

Teesside meet, open to all MG/Rs. 3rd Sunday of the month, ask for times and places!!!
"There's something about engines that calms me down"

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Replied by Rich in Vancouver on topic Re: Setting fire to my F for Christmas

Posted 13 years 10 months ago #20117
Note to Self.....Buy K&N rather than foam filter :ohmy:


Glad it turned out OK!
Last Edit:13 years 10 months ago by Rich in Vancouver
Last edit: 13 years 10 months ago by Rich in Vancouver.

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Replied by Adam-Mgtf on topic Re: Setting fire to my F for Christmas

Posted 13 years 10 months ago #20118

Rich in Vancouver wrote: Note to Self.....Buy K&N rather than foam filter :ohmy:


Glad it turned out OK!


or don't get spray happy lol

Teesside meet, open to all MG/Rs. 3rd Sunday of the month, ask for times and places!!!
"There's something about engines that calms me down"

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • cjj
  • Offline
  • Administrator
  • Administrator
  • The future is vented.
  • Posts: 6411
  • Thanks: 1331

Replied by cjj on topic Re: Setting fire to my F for Christmas

Posted 13 years 10 months ago #20120

adam-mgtf wrote: jesus mate!!!!!!! not good! as long as you and the car are ok thats all that matters...

Stuff him, at least the car is OK :P
by cjj

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Replied by David Aiketgate on topic Re: Setting fire to my F for Christmas

Posted 13 years 10 months ago #20121
It's a roaring LOG fire you're supposed to be warming yourself at. :yesnod:

David
:shrug:

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Replied by rough luck on topic Re: Setting fire to my F for Christmas

Posted 13 years 10 months ago #20131
lol its all part of my favourate tuning

Destruction Tuning :)

its good laugh and real fun ....lol

Youtube channel of mods an track pics

http://www.youtube.com/user/busternorris?feature=mhum

Website: http://www.roughluckracing.com/ MG Rover Mobile Repairs Nationwide and Western Europe

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Replied by Supercover on topic Re: Setting fire to my F for Christmas

Posted 13 years 10 months ago #20141
You are a legend Jon :lol:
Timing a touch off at low revs you think?

cjj wrote: Supercover has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Social hand grenades don't exist. ;)

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Replied by rough luck on topic Re: Setting fire to my F for Christmas

Posted 13 years 10 months ago #20146
Yupp just a little on the starting options

But soooo much fun....I now have to make a new enclosed filter out of the halfords one and the bits left from the viper

I'll take some pics tomorrow

Youtube channel of mods an track pics

http://www.youtube.com/user/busternorris?feature=mhum

Website: http://www.roughluckracing.com/ MG Rover Mobile Repairs Nationwide and Western Europe

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Replied by David Aiketgate on topic Re: Setting fire to my F for Christmas

Posted 13 years 10 months ago #20147

rough luck wrote: Yupp just a little on the starting options

But soooo much fun....I now have to make a new enclosed filter out of the halfords one and the bits left from the viper

I'll take some pics tomorrow


MacGyver lives...:rofl:

David
:shrug:

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Replied by rough luck on topic Re: Setting fire to my F for Christmas

Posted 13 years 10 months ago #20183
BANG!!!

OOOoooPps


Youtube channel of mods an track pics

http://www.youtube.com/user/busternorris?feature=mhum

Website: http://www.roughluckracing.com/ MG Rover Mobile Repairs Nationwide and Western Europe

Attachments:

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Replied by rough luck on topic Re: Setting fire to my F for Christmas

Posted 13 years 10 months ago #20185
We can rebuild it

The all new Norris Viperfraud carbon/chrome

half way through




all done




and fitted


Youtube channel of mods an track pics

http://www.youtube.com/user/busternorris?feature=mhum

Website: http://www.roughluckracing.com/ MG Rover Mobile Repairs Nationwide and Western Europe

Last Edit:13 years 10 months ago by rough luck
Attachments:
Last edit: 13 years 10 months ago by rough luck.

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Time to create page: 0.525 seconds