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| DEC |
 Aug 2 2009, 02:58 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 630 Joined: 10-November 05 From: Rehburg Member No.: 5,104 Region Association: Germany 
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Today we would have a trip to a Beetle meeting
After a few kilometer this was happend.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif)     only the hair of the owner is now a little bit shorter |
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| jsayre914 |
Aug 2 2009, 03:02 PM
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Speed Up !!! Group: Members Posts: 3,188 Joined: 10-February 08 From: Timonium MD 21093 Member No.: 8,696 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
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| 1970 Neun vierzehn |
Aug 2 2009, 03:07 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,199 Joined: 16-March 06 From: cincinnati, ohio Member No.: 5,727 |
Man, that's sad. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) Hopefully the owner is insured fully for that loss.
I hate to see a 914 destroyed by fire, somehow it seems preventable. Paul |
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| roadster fan |
Aug 2 2009, 03:08 PM
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Project Frankenstein !!!!!!!! Group: Members Posts: 1,009 Joined: 24-November 05 From: Aptos, CA Member No.: 5,184 Region Association: Northern California |
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| watsonrx13 |
Aug 2 2009, 03:09 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,735 Joined: 18-February 03 From: Plant City, FL Member No.: 312 Region Association: South East States |
Wow... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/yikes.gif) ... Glad to hear the owner is safe...
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| Gustl |
Aug 2 2009, 03:10 PM
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914 enthusiast & historian Group: Members Posts: 11,525 Joined: 16-June 04 From: TIROL / Austria Member No.: 2,212 Region Association: Austria  |
holy shit (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)
any idea what happend in detail ?? very nice car ... a real six ?? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) Gustl |
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| SirAndy |
Aug 2 2009, 03:20 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,679 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
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| iamchappy |
Aug 2 2009, 03:27 PM
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It all happens so fast! Group: Members Posts: 4,893 Joined: 5-November 03 From: minnetonka, mn Member No.: 1,315 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
A fire system is cheap insurance and reassuring to have aboard. Looks like a
handheld may have been used first by the residue seen on the ground. I hope you are able to save it, such a nice car i am very sorry for you. I lost my SUV to a fire last fall such a helpless feeling watching it burn to death. My 914 now has a fighting chance if it flames on..... Attached image(s)   
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| DEC |
Aug 2 2009, 03:32 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 630 Joined: 10-November 05 From: Rehburg Member No.: 5,104 Region Association: Germany
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QUOTE(Gustl @ Aug 2 2009, 11:10 PM)  holy shit (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) any idea what happend in detail ?? very nice car ... a real six ?? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) Gustl Yes a real 72er six Mathias is fully insured but the lost of the car is very hard after 3 years of restoration and only 1 year of driving. His heart is broken. What really happend? Nobody knows |
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| r_towle |
Aug 2 2009, 03:34 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,591 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States
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Send our best wishes....hopefully he does not scrap the car..
Rich |
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| hcdmueller |
Aug 2 2009, 03:54 PM
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????????????? Group: Members Posts: 542 Joined: 4-February 06 From: UK Member No.: 5,527 Region Association: England
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Glad to hear he is okay. It hurts to see those pictures.
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| carr914 |
Aug 2 2009, 05:33 PM
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Racer from Birth Group: Members Posts: 119,041 Joined: 2-February 04 From: Tampa,FL Member No.: 1,623 Region Association: South East States |
Very Sad, especially since it's a Six.
However my views on saving what's left are less than others. The heat from the fire would affect the tensile strength of the metal that's left. Also the chemicals used to fight the blaze will start the rust cycle immediately. Not to mention the state of mind of Matthias after his restoration efforts. T.C. |
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| McMark |
Aug 2 2009, 05:49 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
OMG! My greatest sympathies for the loss. That's something that truly gives me pause and makes me wonder, have I done enough to keep my car 'safe'?
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| SirAndy |
Aug 2 2009, 07:25 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,679 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(McMark @ Aug 2 2009, 03:49 PM) That's something that truly gives me pause and makes me wonder, have I done enough to keep my car 'safe'? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) |
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| Johny Blackstain |
Aug 2 2009, 07:44 PM
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Walnut Elite Stratocaster player Group: Members Posts: 3,434 Joined: 5-December 06 From: The Shenandoah River Member No.: 7,318 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) That is just fuching awful! Glad he's OK & hope for a full recovery for that six.
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| jim_hoyland |
Aug 2 2009, 08:43 PM
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Get that VIN ? Group: Members Posts: 9,319 Joined: 1-May 03 From: Sunset Beach, CA Member No.: 643 Region Association: Southern California
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How did you plumb front the front to the engine compartment ?
QUOTE(iamchappy @ Aug 2 2009, 02:27 PM) A fire system is cheap insurance and reassuring to have aboard. Looks like a handheld may have been used first by the residue seen on the ground. I hope you are able to save it, such a nice car i am very sorry for you. I lost my SUV to a fire last fall such a helpless feeling watching it burn to death. My 914 now has a fighting chance if it flames on..... |
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| iamchappy |
Aug 2 2009, 10:12 PM
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It all happens so fast! Group: Members Posts: 4,893 Joined: 5-November 03 From: minnetonka, mn Member No.: 1,315 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
The kit comes with carbon tubing that i ran down the center tunnel then plumbed the nozzles in the engine bay. The tubing press fits into all of the connectors for simple installation.
I purchase my SPA foam system through Pegasus on sale for about 300. A fire system may have been able to prevent the loss of a beautiful car like this. I think the hand held extinguishers only buy you a little time until they run out. I sure hope this car can be saved. Attached image(s)    
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| Katmanken |
Aug 2 2009, 10:14 PM
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You haven't seen me if anybody asks... Group: Members Posts: 4,738 Joined: 14-June 03 From: USA Member No.: 819 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Looks like he tried to put it out judging from the powder on the left rear wheel arch...
If you get an extinguisher, a halon or CO2 is better. The halon is heavier than air and will fill the engine compartment if it is sprayed in. |
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| rick 918-S |
Aug 2 2009, 10:25 PM
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Hey nice rack! -Celette Group: Members Posts: 20,493 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Now in Superior WI Member No.: 43 Region Association: Northstar Region
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Holy! I'm sad for him. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) That really is sobering!
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| Ferg |
Aug 2 2009, 10:37 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,948 Joined: 8-January 03 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 116 Region Association: None
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) I hope he gets a big fat insurance check and it comes back better than ever.
Ferg |
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