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MATCHBX · 12-08-2004

I did something like what Raptor did. In high school, the fuse popped for the brake lights on my 73 Valiant. Being the cheap ass that I was, I wrapped the fuse in tinfoil instead of spending the $1 to buy new ones. It held for quite a while until I was a block away from home and I got smoked out of the car. The headlights dimmed, smoke started rolling out from under the dash and I could see 3 wires glowing red thru the thick smoke. I spent about 7 hours or so the next day rewiring almost the entire car all the way back to the brake lights. DOHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

12-08-2004	#57
MATCHBX Any 2 card caller. Pinball Smash Up Champion! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Just ahead of the dust Posts: 1,569	I did something like what Raptor did. In high school, the fuse popped for the brake lights on my 73 Valiant. Being the cheap ass that I was, I wrapped the fuse in tinfoil instead of spending the $1 to buy new ones. It held for quite a while until I was a block away from home and I got smoked out of the car. The headlights dimmed, smoke started rolling out from under the dash and I could see 3 wires glowing red thru the thick smoke. I spent about 7 hours or so the next day rewiring almost the entire car all the way back to the brake lights. DOHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! __________________ "I'll believe that when me shit turns purple and smells like rainbow sherbet." Some days you're the dog, some days you're the hydrant. It's always the second mouse that gets the cheese.... I reject your reality and substitute my own. Superjealousfragilemisswithsexualneurosis----John Valby