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Stupid move of the day


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I dropped the driveshaft on my head the first time I replaced a guibo. Still remember that one.

took the last bold out of my diff and damn thing fell on my hand (car was only on jack stands/blocks). who knew they were that heavy! though i broke at least one finger, but turns out they were all fine. swollen to twice their size for a week, but fine.

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Looks like many of us have dropped differentials and driveshafts on ourselves! :D

I whacked myself with the exhaust manifold downpipe/manifold trying to finnagle it out of the car when I did my transmission as somebody had welded them together at the flange. Bruised pretty bad!

1974 Malaga 2002 4282899 "Little Red"

1976 Polaris 2002 2374061 "Rusty Shackleford" 

1998 Dk. Blue Volvo S70 T5 "Carlene"- 221k Miles 

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I started documenting some of my stupid automotive actions via immature scribblings. I'd like to take this opportunity to litter cyberspace with said adolescent graphic trash.

2002 exhaust downpipe to manifold. Heat nut. remove with wrench.

Yeah...it went like this.

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I started documenting some of my stupid automotive actions via immature scribblings. I'd like to take this opportunity to litter cyberspace with said adolescent graphic trash.

2002 exhaust downpipe to manifold. Heat nut. remove with wrench.

Yeah...it went like this.

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lol....

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Whatever you are doing if you start a job FINISH the job , lug nuts, head bolts, Mains bolts etc etc , it's easy to get distracted by a phone or ? just ignore till the part of the job you are on is FINISHED .

1970 4 speed 2002 (Daily driver/track car ) 
1974  Hybrid powered twin cam engine, Pig Cheeks , ( now a round tail.) Getting ready to Sell 
 

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I had an oil leak I was trying to track down. Was in back at the dist but I could net find out exactly where is was coming from. So I jack the car up on stands, start it and slide under to watch. Once under the car I could see the drips dripping but still could not see where it was coming from. SO I try to time the drips so I can take a fast look at pull back before the next one. So I shoot in, see drips from the bottom of the dist housing and a smoking hot drop on the header and it releases. I try to pull my head out of the way but can not move quick enough. The scalding hot drip of oil landed on my upper lip. OMG was that painful. Within a few minutes I had a huge blister, then a big later scab so I looked like I had Super Herp for almost 3 weeks

I purchased an observation mirror after this event

I'm not as dumb as I look

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I had an oil leak I was trying to track down. Was in back at the dist but I could net find out exactly where is was coming from. So I jack the car up on stands, start it and slide under to watch. Once under the car I could see the drips dripping but still could not see where it was coming from. SO I try to time the drips so I can take a fast look at pull back before the next one. So I shoot in, see drips from the bottom of the dist housing and a smoking hot drop on the header and it releases. I try to pull my head out of the way but can not move quick enough. The scalding hot drip of oil landed on my upper lip. OMG was that painful. Within a few minutes I had a huge blister, then a big later scab so I looked like I had Super Herp for almost 3 weeks

I purchased an observation mirror after this event

That's somewhat relatable to something I did out of sheer stupidity. When I was little my dad purchased a new Husky leaf blower when our old one destroyed itself. I kept laughing at the muffler because it looks like a Nazi gas mask, and I spit into the part that looked like the filter (spark arrestor)... little did I know what would happen next. The engine was hot from an hour of use, so my spit came flying out and seared between my lip and nose (that little part of skin that kinda dimples in)- it was hard to breathe or eat for a week or two. Sure learned my lesson! Damn Nazi's.

1974 Malaga 2002 4282899 "Little Red"

1976 Polaris 2002 2374061 "Rusty Shackleford" 

1998 Dk. Blue Volvo S70 T5 "Carlene"- 221k Miles 

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I have a chapter in my book called "When Cars Attack" that details and enumerates my self-inflicted brain farts, which includes losing a wheel on a winter beater 1600 and having it pass me as I was driving. So you have my commiseration.

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1972 tii (Louie), 1973 2002 (Hampton), 1975 ti tribute (Bertha), 1972 Bavaria, 1973 3.0CSi, 1979 Euro 635CSi, 1999 Z3, 1999 M Coupe, 2003 530i sport, 1974 Lotus Europa Twin Cam Special (I know, I know...)

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I have a chapter in my book called "When Cars Attack" that details and enumerates my self-inflicted brain farts, which includes losing a wheel on a winter beater 1600 and having it pass me as I was driving. So you have my commiseration.

ah .......but what about a nazi gasmask spit back?

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