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| cdmcse |
  Mar 15 2005, 10:55 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 340 Joined: 17-December 04 From: Georgetown, Ky Member No.: 3,305  |
And everything was going so good on the car, while welding some patches to the pedal cluster area a stray spark lit my steering wheel into a 3 alarm fire. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/headbang.gif)
Thankfully I had a fire extinguisher handy, but the fire got big enough to singe the headliner. I guess old dried out leather is flammable? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/confused24.gif) Oh well, it needed re-covered anyway. Sorry no action photos, but here is the aftermath...Front Attached image(s) 
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| cdmcse |
Mar 15 2005, 10:56 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 340 Joined: 17-December 04 From: Georgetown, Ky Member No.: 3,305 |
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| cdmcse |
Mar 15 2005, 10:57 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 340 Joined: 17-December 04 From: Georgetown, Ky Member No.: 3,305 |
The horn button didn't survive the carnage.
Anybody know what type of steering wheel this is so I can locate a replacement? It says made in france on the back. Attached image(s) 
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| rick 918-S |
Mar 15 2005, 11:25 PM
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Hey nice rack! -Celette Group: Members Posts: 20,441 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Now in Superior WI Member No.: 43 Region Association: Northstar Region 
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(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif) sux but is seems it was still your lucky day! Good save!
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| McMark |
Mar 15 2005, 11:31 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 |
Is it possible to reupholster it?
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| ChrisFoley |
Mar 15 2005, 11:36 PM
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I am Tangerine Racing Group: Members Posts: 7,922 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Bolton, CT Member No.: 209 Region Association: None
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Made in France - could be LeCarra. They are very nice steering wheels. It's all I use!
Leather isn't normally very flammable. I'm surprised. |
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| SirAndy |
Mar 15 2005, 11:50 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,617 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
soaked from years of "Jim Beam" spilled over it ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) that sucks dude, but, if you find a good replacement cover, let me know! i have to re-cover mine as well and all i could find are covers that go *over* the ugly leather. no one seems to sell true replacements ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/confused24.gif) Andy |
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| skline |
Mar 15 2005, 11:50 PM
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Born to Drive Group: Members Posts: 7,910 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Costa Mesa, CA Member No.: 17 Region Association: Southern California |
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/agree.gif) I think it is a LeCarra, I had one just like it till I got the Momo for my old yellow car. Nice wheels and it felt good on the hands. I have one like it but its a 3 spoke in the Chalon.
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| iiibdsiil |
Mar 15 2005, 11:54 PM
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Needs Door Locks Group: Members Posts: 605 Joined: 19-November 03 From: Tampa / Boca Raton, FL Member No.: 1,362 |
Uggghhhh! I can't believe you did take pictures of the action. People these days....
I had a fire once. Grabbed the fire extingusher out of the center between the seats, didn't work! WTF? Poured a can of mountain dew on it, all better. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/cool.gif) |
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| cdmcse |
Mar 16 2005, 12:11 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 340 Joined: 17-December 04 From: Georgetown, Ky Member No.: 3,305 |
Yea, I can't believe it lit like that. Leather is supposed to be good for spark protection. I would have never dreamed it would catch fire like that. Too many greasy hands touching the wheel after working on the car I guess. Oh well, I am off to search for a horn button and new covering. I wonder if Dr. Evil could get this re-covered??? |
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| Aaron Cox |
Mar 16 2005, 12:40 AM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
skline was welding my engine lid pivot....and caught my backpad on fire.... Mike Z to the rescue with his beer...... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif) |
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| ClayPerrine |
Mar 16 2005, 09:46 PM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,436 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille
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You were lucky. Just last week my friend who is the machinist that was making caliper mounts for me was welding in his new hangar. He had a spark catch the cellulose insulation on fire. The video tape from the survelience camera shows him running out of the hangar in about 30 seconds. It was way too hot to go back in to get his truck or his airplane.
The hangar is totaled. His $40K Grumman AA1B is a pile of aluminum that was swept up with a broom. The only thing that was recognizable as an airplane was the engine and the mount. All of the extra parts for a Decathalon were in there too. Like the engine, the jugs, the covering and the wing tips. All he has left of that plane is the fuselage, wings and tail surfaces. His Nissan Pickup is a burned out shell, and the hangar is totaled. The only good point is that it was not the hangar that he has his machine shop in. Bottom line..... KEEP A GOOD FIRE EXTINGUISHER HANDY WHEN WELDING. And Be careful!!!! i went and looked at the hangar and after seeing it, I am going to go to the local fire extinguisher vendor and buy about 4 really BIG ASSED fire extinguishers for my garage. |
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| SirAndy |
Mar 17 2005, 12:06 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,617 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
dunno about TX building codes but where i come from you can't have that stuff exposed. no inspector would sign off on that. ever. damm, that sucks. and the insurance is probably not going to pay him anything either ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/sad.gif) Andy |
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| bare 1 |
Mar 17 2005, 12:35 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 122 Joined: 27-October 04 From: Apache Junction viaWhidbey Is. Member No.: 3,019 Region Association: None |
Maybe the foam under the leather??? As for extinguisers, if you can afford it go CO2. Puts out most anything and no mess. Put out a grease fire on my barby an ate the burgers!! Try that with dry chemical . After you have cleaned up the mess from a dry chemical, you might wonder why you did'nt let it burn. It is corrosive too Ask me how I know. Just my nickels worth (inflation) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif)
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| ClayPerrine |
Mar 17 2005, 07:26 AM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,436 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille
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The hangar is on an airport that is in an unencorporated area. No building codes and building inspectors in an unencorporated area. The previous owner did not reveal it in the sale disclosure. I imagine that his insurance company will go after the previous owner on the disclosure failure. We are watching and waiting on this one. |
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| Joe Bob |
Mar 17 2005, 09:30 AM
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I had two liquids available....yer lucky it was a full can and my zipper was stuck.... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/dry.gif) |
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| davep |
Mar 17 2005, 09:51 AM
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914 Historian Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,137 Joined: 13-October 03 From: Burford, ON, N0E 1A0 Member No.: 1,244 Region Association: Canada  |
You would normally use wetted leather for welding. Bone dry leather is as combustable as cardboard.
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| Root_Werks |
Mar 17 2005, 10:16 AM
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(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/lol2.gif) For some reason, I got this picure in my head with Z wearing bunny ears pouring a bear over a 914 backpad fire. "Here, this'll stop it." (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/lol2.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/lol2.gif) Sorry Mike, just popped in my head. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/sad.gif) Now it won't leave. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/dry.gif) |
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| SLITS |
Mar 17 2005, 10:27 AM
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"This Utah shit is HARSH!" Group: Benefactors Posts: 13,602 Joined: 22-February 04 From: SoCal Mountains ... Member No.: 1,696 Region Association: None |
The picture that came to my mind was Zzzzzzz wrestling with his zipper, beer tucked under his arm and spilling on the fire (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/icon8.gif) He would never willfully throw away a good beer. And since A-aron was there, Zzzzzz would of course have a tendency to display his wares (miniscule as it might be). |
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| jd74914 |
Mar 17 2005, 02:37 PM
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Its alive Group: Members Posts: 4,780 Joined: 16-February 04 From: CT Member No.: 1,659 Region Association: North East States |
Really. I have always been told that leather didn't burn. We even tried lighting a leather glove on fire with a lighter to test this fact out, and it only blackened. I guess it depends on the type of leather (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/screwy.gif) |
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