Tragedy struck the rx7 world today

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04-09-12, 07:42 PM

edgars95rx7

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Tragedy struck the rx7 world today

Today I lost my baby, my rx7 caught on fire and burned the whole left side of the engine bay and to top it of the firefighters fucked up the hooooe which was in good condition because they didn't know how to open the hood and in the end they ended up using the hood latch after they failed to open the hood. RIP Rx7 you can see it on YouTube. Or googling car on fire university of Iowa

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04-09-12, 07:49 PM

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Sorry for your loss......thats horrible.

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04-09-12, 08:10 PM

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damn that sucks, do you know what caused the fire?
any symptoms before it happened?
thanks for sharing, RIP rx7

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04-09-12, 08:14 PM

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Thanks. Are you from mazdaspeed store I hope I can get a decent front clip so I can rebuild it

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04-09-12, 08:16 PM

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None running just fine it just started to smoke and then the smoke just got darker

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04-09-12, 08:24 PM

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Thanks. Are you from mazdaspeed store I hope I can get a decent front clip so I can rebuild it

Not with MazdaSpeed, however I know of a Cosmo 20b front clip for 4700 with running engine and great compression...;-)

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04-09-12, 08:30 PM

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I can't find the clip on youtube

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04-09-12, 08:30 PM

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Sorry for the loss OP, did you have a fire extinguisher in the car?

Looks like they put it out really quick. How long did it take for them to respond?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfPRhL2hs60

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04-09-12, 08:37 PM

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Sorry for the loss OP, did you have a fire extinguisher in the car?

Looks like they put it out really quick. How long did it take for them to respond?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfPRhL2hs60

Always always have a fire extinguisher.

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04-09-12, 08:43 PM

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did you remove the material from the top of the hood? Apparently it has clips that melt off and douse the flame a little when there is a fire.

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04-09-12, 08:44 PM

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Those boys weren't moving with much purpose....

My second biggest fear..... fire. My first, theft.

Sorry for your loss man. Something like this isn't easy to face. All I can say is let the insurance do its work, and rebuild your dreams. There are many great examples out there.

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04-09-12, 08:50 PM

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did you remove the material from the top of the hood? Apparently it has clips that melt off and douse the flame a little when there is a fire.

I dont see that doing to much work.....Specially if alot of fuel is involved.

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04-09-12, 08:53 PM

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this why i carry a fire extinguisher. sorry man..,

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04-09-12, 08:58 PM

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dam sorry for your loss

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04-09-12, 09:10 PM

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Dman that really sucks, sorry for your loss

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04-09-12, 09:54 PM

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[QUOTE=XLR8;11049524]Those boys weren't moving with much purpose....

I was thinking the same thing at the beginning of the video.

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^ "American Muscle" fans?

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04-10-12, 08:03 AM

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i was gonna use an extinguisher but i could hear that the fire was already out of control so if i poped the hood open it would of probably fed the fire more ive seen it happened. atleast its only the engine and not the rest of the car

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04-10-12, 08:03 AM

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what were the mods in your car?

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04-10-12, 08:10 AM

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bahh that sucks so much!! those fire fighters could maybe move a lil faster tho , i wouldnt be able to stand there and watch my car burn

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04-10-12, 08:38 AM

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this is my personal biggest fear for my fd. not worried about crashing, theft, blowing the motor... none of that. just fire... im getting 2 extinguishers now...

soooo sorry for your loss. but for sure build another one, not that it would be the same...

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04-10-12, 08:42 AM

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Very true. Wiring can be restored and the engine bay can be rebuilt.

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04-10-12, 09:22 AM

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Not really a tragedy for the "rx-7 world" but that does suck. Find the cause of the problem, rebuild, move on.

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04-10-12, 10:19 AM

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besides a fire extinguisher, i guess it wouldn't be a bad idea to also have a good set of fire resistant gloves to open the hood.

http://www.mesfire.com/Portal.aspx?CN=F18439C8B639

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