1972 Corvette Fire at Cincy Speed

[DSSKing68]

A friends cousin's 1972 Corvette on a dyno run at Cincy Speed. Appeared to be a fuel leak, luckily no damage to the body/paint with only minor damage to wiring and conduits in the fuel system.

Check out the dog...he knows when to GTFO!!

Glad nobody was hurt.

http://youtu.be/hHI0-9-Y-0k

[mad max]

Glad nobody was hurt too . That thing went up quick with no warning.

[Jake]

I'm amazed at how calm that dog was during the dyno pull.

hate to see that happen to what looked like a nearly finished project.

[Pitbull1052]

that's crazy i had similar happen to me on the dyno too...... we had to do something i don't remember what it was but we had to pull the fuel hard line when we did it spit a little gas near the alternator and poof she was a blaze......... luckily it didnt do any damage but right after that i went home and put a fire ext in my car......

[Stangman]

Nice vette, glad nobody was hurt

[Maximus]

Yeah, my day started off well, then I left the house. :rolleyes::lol:

[SN95N/A]

Damn that's crazy

[87stangbbb]

lol at the dog...sweet ride

[DSSKing68]

Yeah, my day started off well, then I left the house. :rolleyes::lol:

Sorry for your excitement. Really glad everyone was ok.

[06V6Andrew]

Geez that was crazy! Wasn't expecting that.

[heyitsmepugsley]

the dogs prolly used to dyno pulls. just not fires.lol

[redfirepearlgt]

So is the dyno okay? Saturday is a comin!

[Gene]

Damn. Glad no one was hurt...I was wondering what you were griping about on FB.

I can't believe how calm Axle was during the dyno pull...but I guess he's used to them by now.

[90fastgt]

Man that sucks glad everyone was ok

[331lx]

Wow lucky no one was hurt..

[Mista Bone]

HOT DOG knows when to GTFO!

[DSSKing68]

Update on the fire and damage:

72 UPDATE: THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY POWER STEERING FLUID. THE RETURN LINE HAD A FITTING THAT LEAKED. THE FITTING CAUSED A RESTRICTION IN THE FLOW. AFTER MANY MINUTES OF HIGH RPM TUNING I THINK THE PRESSURE BUILT UP. DAMAGED WAS NOT TOO BAD. COMPUTER WIRING HARNESS, COIL PKG ON DRIVERSIDE COIL PKG WIRE HARNESS.

PLUG WIRES, COIL COVER, SOME REWIRE OF THE STOCK WIRING AND VACUUM HOSES. THE ONLY PAINT DAMAGE WAS UNDER THE HOOD. THE FRAME AND FIREWALL ARE FINE. LOTS OF CLEAN UP WORK. ABOUT $2000.00 IN PARTS. IT COULD HAVE BEEN ALOT WORSE. I HAD INSTALLED A SHIELD TO PROTECT THE COMPUTERS FROM THE HEADER HEAT. THE SHIELD SAVED THE COMPUTERS.

[redfirepearlgt]

So is the dyno okay? Saturday is a comin!

Unable to see the video at work. Assumed a bigger fire than what it was. Glad nobody was hurt.

[Maximus]

So is the dyno okay? Saturday is a comin!

Its a GO!! We even got the Big Screen monitor fixed. :bigthumb


Update on the fire and damage:

72 UPDATE: THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY POWER STEERING FLUID. THE RETURN LINE HAD A FITTING THAT LEAKED. THE FITTING CAUSED A RESTRICTION IN THE FLOW. AFTER MANY MINUTES OF HIGH RPM TUNING I THINK THE PRESSURE BUILT UP. DAMAGED WAS NOT TOO BAD. COMPUTER WIRING HARNESS, COIL PKG ON DRIVERSIDE COIL PKG WIRE HARNESS.

PLUG WIRES, COIL COVER, SOME REWIRE OF THE STOCK WIRING AND VACUUM HOSES. THE ONLY PAINT DAMAGE WAS UNDER THE HOOD. THE FRAME AND FIREWALL ARE FINE. LOTS OF CLEAN UP WORK. ABOUT $2000.00 IN PARTS. IT COULD HAVE BEEN ALOT WORSE. I HAD INSTALLED A SHIELD TO PROTECT THE COMPUTERS FROM THE HEADER HEAT. THE SHIELD SAVED THE COMPUTERS.

Thats Great news!:bigthumb

[KYGTP]

The best is Axle laying there just hanging out, and with all that noise, he knew something was not right as he look over his shoulder and then POOF.

I guess if you Dyno at Cincy, make sure you keep an eye on Axle, and if he looks at your car strange, shut it down.:lol:

Glad to hear no one was hurt and that everything/everyone is OK.

[Stolly113]

That corvette looked pretty nice... Glad its ok..

[DSSKing68]

Fixed the caption as requested!! Also made it public now.

http://youtu.be/hHI0-9-Y-0k