[DeTomaso] When it hits the fan

[wkooiman at earthlink.net]

Brings back memories.

The good thing about old age is you can't remember ALL of the stupid things you did when you were younger.

Fortunately, I have plenty in my recent memories.

-----Original Message-----
>From: Dave Londry <davel at emspace.com>
>Sent: Jan 11, 2010 8:31 PM
>To: Will Kooiman <wkooiman at earthlink.net>, DeTomaso Forum <detomaso at realbig.com>
>Subject: [DeTomaso] When it hits the fan
>
>Will
>Your story about the donuts;
>-------------------------------------------------------
>"Once we were doing donuts on the ice/snow in a big empty parking lot. I 
>was 16. I told my brother to "check this out". I was going to make an 
>attempt at the biggest donut so far. The rear-end whipped around so fast 
>that the battery popped out (it was bungy tied down - 68 Mustang - the 
>tray was rusted out). The battery hit the fan, bent a blade, cut a 
>circle in the radiator, cracked the distributor, and spewed acid all 
>over the engine."
>-----------------------------------------------------
>gave me an ugly flashback (maybe a couple of years/decades older than yours)
>
>I'm 19. it's 4 AM and there's 300 miles of empty, empty prairie highway 
>to go.
>My trusty 1960 Plymouth going way too fast (canted-valve 318 with some 
>bolt-on stuff).
>An unmarked, unlit, 30-inch subcut happens, out of the dark.
>It doesn't even appear, it just happens.
>
>The Plymouth hits the bottom of the subcut.
>The battery case tears.
>The battery hits the alternator.
>The alternator chews a hole in the battery as it passes.
>The battery continues on to the fan - the fan blades dog-ear and core 
>the rad.
>[The distributor is at the back of Mopar small blocks, so it's safe.]
>The fan coughs the battery up into the hood, giving a nice, lumpy effect 
>across the front.
>W come to a steaming, acid-smelling stop.
>It's still 4 AM and I'm going nowhere until traffic starts at 6 or 6:30.
>Can't listen to the radio either.
>
>The good news
> - it's 50F so I don't freeze.
> - the subcut is maybe 1/4 mile long, so I just bashed down into it 
>without much other damage.
>    If it had been only 20 or 30 feet long I would have been a stat.
>
>(A subcut is what highways people do when they don't like what's 
>underneath a road and decide to get rid of it)
>dave
>
>
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