Re: Arsonist strikes '81 FSP car

["T. Reed" <treed2@u.washington.edu>]

Oh no!!! That's horrible!

What kind of assholes go around doing this sort of stuff? If someone
did that to my car and I found them I'd tie 'em up in a chair and pour
gasoline all over them - see how they like it! (now actually lighting it
could result in a bit of a prison term so I don't know if I'd go that far,
maybe just flicking a lighter to scare the crap out of them)

I hope that you can salvage most of the car, or that the damage was minor
enough that you can rebuild it without the headaches of a car that's had a
fire (burned wiring, hoses, seals, etc). Either way, it'd be smart to keep
a close eye to make sure someone doesn't try the same thing again after
you rebuild it.

That really sucks! I hope everything works out; that you have "arson
insurance" (hah) or sth..

-Toby

On Thu, 9 Aug 2001, Ian Overholt wrote:

> Last night while Doug Teulie was sleeping, someone poured combustible fluid
> on roof of the MK1 autox car and lit it on fire. The car had a cover on and
> was parked on the street. The fluid ran down the seams of the hatch so the
> roof and hatch got burned.  The hatch glass fell into the car which allowed
> the fire to burn the headliner and the tops of the seats.  The inside is a
> real mess from the buring plastic dripping on everything below.  The tail
> lights melted as did the bumper cover.  The Zender rear spoiler is gone.
>
> Luckily, the suspension did not get touched.  Nor did the engine or
> transmission.  Doug and Mike put in coilovers two weeks ago.  Last week Doug
> installed Corbeau race seats.  Those seats are now history.
>
> I haven't seen the car yet.  I'm going by after work.  We will probably get
> another hatch, replace the gas tank and all its rubber pieces, replace the
> interior and paint the car.  It will take some time, but it might be a
> little less time than transferring all the goodies into another car.
>
> What a bummer!  We won't be at Hollywood Park this Sunday for the event (at
> least not in this car).
>
> Ian Overholt
> '88 16v
> '78 Champagne Edition
>
>
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