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Title: Half A Speedster Replica On Ebay
Post by: slugbug on November 15, 2005, 08:00:06 AM: Seen this for sale on ebay: Porsche Speedster Replica Parts Car (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PORSCHE-SPEEDSTER-REPLICA-PARTS-CAR_W0QQitemZ4588915213QQcategoryZ39405QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem). Apparently Fiberglass burns quite badly when there's an engine fire. :(

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Title: Half A Speedster Replica On Ebay
Post by: Hillbilly on November 15, 2005, 12:03:51 PM: Apparently Fiberglass burns quite badly when there's an engine fire.

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Yes it does burn like a bastard .My first car was my bro.'s buggy that caught fire it was a clear windless day and the black plum of smoke went straight up for sereral hundred feet and could be seen 40 miles north. Just about died in that one . :wacko: ..Was a bastard to put out as well...burnt to the ground.lesson learned.......never ever use a gallon can to feed your newly installed gas heater.....( came over a jump, can came up gas poured out got sucked into the gas heater intake and pretty much blew me out of the buggy while still in mid air........I was 13 or 14 at the time. Looking back all I can say is DUH.!!
Bill
Title: Half A Speedster Replica On Ebay
Post by: slugbug on November 15, 2005, 02:38:23 PM: Wow, are you sure you're not a real Hillbilly ? :mullet:
Title: Half A Speedster Replica On Ebay
Post by: Hansk on November 15, 2005, 07:14:38 PM: Intermeccanica lists rear body section on thier parts list. ;)
Title: Half A Speedster Replica On Ebay
Post by: Matt on November 16, 2005, 10:07:50 PM: That is so fixable. I was involved in a repair like that when I was a 1st year apprentice at a fiberglass shop downtown.