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Sept 21, 2008 19:33:45 GMT
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Went green laning in my Landie yesterday and got it covered in mud completly,any way after i got home i had a peek under the bonnet and found that the fanbelt was on its last legs.So today i start the strip down it needs just to get at the dam thing,so i'm reaching deep into the enging bay when the bonnet comes crashing down onto my back followed by a sharp pain to the left of my spine.The bonnet prop had snapped and the hook that that latches onto the slam panel stabbed me in the back,plus the weight of a Miliatry Wolf wheel i had bolted to the bonnet cracked a rib and winded me.And to cap it all of my dad could'nt stop laughing at me and now my parents refer to the Landie as "Christine".Just thought i would share that with you guys.
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Sept 21, 2008 19:43:45 GMT
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LOLz.
I have had several land rovers, and have -always- taken the bonnet mount spare off where present 'cos I have always feared that. ;D
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ThePollitt
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Fix up, look... at that car on eBay!
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Sept 21, 2008 20:55:12 GMT
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 Good work! I assume you have plenty of bags of prozen produce dotted around your person now? Still, could be worse....  ;D |
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Last Edit: Sept 21, 2008 20:56:11 GMT by ThePollitt
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Sept 21, 2008 21:17:35 GMT
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damn that sounds painful, i know how bust ribs feel, bad doo!!
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Sept 21, 2008 21:50:09 GMT
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My DT teacher had his 11A bonnet come down on his face last week with spare wheel on top.
The pool of blood is left there as a reminder!
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2009 Westfield Megabusa
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Sept 21, 2008 22:11:06 GMT
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have to say read what happened and when yuo said you whre ok, it was tehn i started PMSL!!!
sorry to hear about the rib!
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Si
Part of things
(OO [][] OO)
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Sept 22, 2008 0:46:35 GMT
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Unseen Jersey---------------- Delica Super Exceed 2.8 Delica Super Exceed 3.0v6 "Project Bully" e36 M3 e36 318iT e36 328iT Always looking for the next project, and somewhere to put it!
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rtlkyuubi
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Low and Slow
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Sept 22, 2008 6:27:56 GMT
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Good work! I assume you have plenty of bags of prozen produce dotted around your person now? Still, could be worse.... ;D ouch!!!! didnt the lawnmower man see him lay down? |
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Sept 22, 2008 7:08:23 GMT
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Ouch! I've been clouted on the head by Capri tailgates more than once and they didn't have a ruddy great big wheel on them.
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Sept 22, 2008 11:04:18 GMT
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OUCH!!  Had one come down on my arm once, after that we fitted quick release pins and simply lifted the bonnet off if we had to work on it. Also had a dodgy strut on the Volvo boot lid, it would hold out until you had 3 1/2 carrier bags in the boot, then slam shut right on the CROWN of your head. It caught me every week, and the trolley lads at Tesco used to gather round for entertainment.  |
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Sing along everybody.
"Sala-cadoola-metcha-caboola-bibbity-bobbity-boo!"
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Sept 22, 2008 11:21:27 GMT
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Ouch I can imagine.. my old 110 bonnet bit me regularly. Although by far the worst was when it opened not closed.. not fun at 70mph.. new windscreen after that one. lol
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Daily: Spazda Mx5
'A52's Fastest steak eater 2010'
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Sept 22, 2008 17:30:56 GMT
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Who else is getting "No win no fee" style claim firms for broken bones advertised at the top of this page?  |
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Never trust a man
Who names himself Trevor.
Or one day you might find
He's not a real drug dealer.
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skinnylew
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OUCH!!! Bonnet prop failure.skinnylew
@skinnylew
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Sept 22, 2008 17:52:11 GMT
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ouch!! ive had a boot come down on my head before and that hurt enough!!!
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ezpez
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Sept 22, 2008 18:41:36 GMT
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Ouch! ive headbutted bonnets when standing up but having one with a spare wheel fall on you is another world!
oh and the add at the top of my page is a "Free trial to reduce back pain" -_-
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Tim
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Sept 22, 2008 20:40:33 GMT
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did it with the 106 - my 406 has gas struts, the 106 hasnt - first time i lifted the bonnet had inevitable results :-)
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Sept 22, 2008 22:05:39 GMT
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OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!! having had a series landy with a wheel on the bonnet I know how bloody heavy they are and I hope you get better soon. I guess you'll have to wait until your rib is healed before you can even start any physio for any damage inflicted on your spine  Feel free to PM me for moral support, I'm living with almost constant back pain due to an accident atm and it sucks Painkillers are your friend! Kirsty |
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I have determined that my sole purpose in life is to serve as a bad example...The Old Girl's page: www.ukshires.net/saabstory.htm CURRENT vehicles - '84 Saab 900 turbo classic, '87 GMC vandura V8, '94 Nissan 200SX S13, 2005 Vauxhall Vectra estate.
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Sept 23, 2008 6:27:21 GMT
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Its even worse when youre working on the ignition system, 20,000volt shock...........body jerks back.........head clouts bonnet catch.....arm knocks bonnet support away...........bonnet falls on head !!!! That damn well hurts but amuses everybody in the area !!!!!!!!!!!!
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If I had two brains I,d still be a halfwit
1969 Morris Minor Traveller
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Tim
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Sept 23, 2008 7:58:29 GMT
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Its even worse when youre working on the ignition system, 20,000volt shock...........body jerks back.........head clouts bonnet catch.....arm knocks bonnet support away...........bonnet falls on head !!!! That damn well hurts but amuses everybody in the area !!!!!!!!!!!! and bonnet pins arm back against ignition system BZZT ARGH SMACK THUNK BZZT ARGH ...and so on :-) |
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Sept 23, 2008 8:39:54 GMT
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I was working on a Victor once and I had long hair at the time, I caught the bonnet hook in the ponytail band, and sod me that puts a weight on you. And the motor was running and the hair and the band were all tangled up and it was a mare to get free of that one.
This is why I am often seen wearing a cap when working on cars now
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Ax GTi Turbo
Feel free to PM me for moral support, I'm living with almost constant back pain due to an accident atm and it sucks 
