Yeah, figured it was something like that.. and that given, I wonder if I'd left the boot to vent juuuust a little bit more before extracting the can, whether or not it would have ended in tears...

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little bit more air , or if you'd slammed the boot shut causing a smidgen of compression , or if a truck thundered past forcing air in , or , or , or .... Don't go down that path , many of the possible scenario's could have ended with burnt bits ....

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shouldve had a rusty boot floor, would've emptied itself

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real men race downhill - keiichi tsuchiya

If that happened to me I would have emptied myself as well

are you saying your full of somthing? stop hijacking the thread lol

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real men race downhill - keiichi tsuchiya

i was gunna say sumthing like that - thats the reason you should have left the boot closed instead of opening it. ohh wellll

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Eddy

My trolley jack collapsed when i was about to get underneath the mini. Luckily I put spare wheels underneath the car for supports. I was only doing a two minute job and contemplated not using the spare wheels. Dont buy cheap and nasty hydraulic jacks.

I have almost been killed at trade school twice. Neither occasions were my fault, just in the wrong place at the wrong time. A kid lowered a Suzuki Vitara on to the 5.5ft tall bright green oil drainer. The car was totally suspended by the oil drainer. The oil drainer crumpled and I was about 2 feet away from the car with my back turned. Needless to say the car came crashing down.

The other time, I was working at the bench in front (about 5 feet) of a big 4 poster hoist. We were told to be very careful when using it as it has a tendency to sometimes stick on one corner. The kid lowered the hoist without watching at all. The back left stuck and the car came rolling down. Once again my back was turned and the commonwhore rolled into the post in line with me.

Matt

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so the moral of matts story is to never go near anything high with him near by

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-jamie-
1963morris 850
1965 solid side van
1994 rover racecar

Not my Mini, but my mate's one did, when we hit a tree years ago. Went real close to killing me- had 5 months in hospital with leg in traction, 10 months off work. I still have a limp to remind me....

Moral of story- don't assume the road round that next corner is yours- some damn fool in a Porsche or whatever may be on your side.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

damned Porsche drivers I was run off the road by on of them too..... came like 3/4 into my lane. It was write the LS off, or, jump the gutter and damage my rim so natural rims can be replaced!!! so up the gutter I went.

i had a similar run in with a porche, but it was in the city. 1 week since i had new superlites and a knob reverses out of his drive way and there i go into the coble stone curb. he didnt even notice what he'd done, but like he would care anyway. i know which car i'd rather buy

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real men race downhill - keiichi tsuchiya

its still thinking up its next dasterdly plan for the Bloke

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I was 17, my 16yo girlfriend had a mini K which I used to work on for her. I was doing some running repairs (exactly what I cant remember) parked at the front of the old Burwood wreckers on Parramatta Rd near the bus depot.
I had just extacted myself from under the front of the car, right under, and had just twisted myself around to bring my head out from under the sump when the Jack let go. All I ended up with was a superficial scratch on my forhead.
To this day if I dont have stands then you can bet the wheel and or spare will be under there with me.

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It astounds me how many people are willing to climb under their car with no jack stands

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Cheap, Fast, Reliable. Choose two.

I am tipping the fuel / air ratio became right when the boot lid was opened, lucky to be alive alright. There was a pic in the VMCI club mag a while ago of the incinerated remains of a mini that did just that and the warning never to carry a fuel can in a boot that has a battery in it. In that case the wheel brace touched the battery because there was no boot board, created the spark and up she went!

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Flute - 68 MK I Cooper S
Member: VMCI #2474
Member: International Mini Model Collectors Club