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Title: The Rimac Incident
Post by: Jim Ratto on July 31, 2008, 21:18:07 pm
Ever have a dual VW valve spring crushed to 300lb come flying out of Rimac and get you in the nose?

no?

I don't suggest trying it either.


Title: Re: The Rimac Incident
Post by: Black Sheep on July 31, 2008, 21:24:36 pm
Not a good day then Jim ?
Cant say that a spring ever gave me a bloody nose  ::)
Was that using the drill press method ?


Title: Re: The Rimac Incident
Post by: Jim Ratto on July 31, 2008, 21:31:46 pm
Not a good day then Jim ?
Cant say that a spring ever gave me a bloody nose  ::)
Was that using the drill press method ?

no this was at Buggy house around 1997 or so.
I was checking spring pressure, with a razor blade tucked into top coil as an indicator against a scale... POW

saw stars for about 10 min and bled all over shop.
My boss, Jerry comes walking back to shop....takes a look....and says "what THE f**K did YOU do?!!!!!!!! Jeeeeeeezes jumped up C+++ST!!" He runs to fridge in the shop, grabs a cold can of Bud and says "put this sumbitch on your nose so it don't swell."
Oh man, for about two weeks it hurt to sneeze.


Title: Re: The Rimac Incident
Post by: Black Sheep on July 31, 2008, 21:35:52 pm
You would not want to do it twice eh  :o so did you drink the bud and sneak another one out the cooler  ;D


Title: Re: The Rimac Incident
Post by: Jim Ratto on July 31, 2008, 21:42:31 pm
You would not want to do it twice eh  :o so did you drink the bud and sneak another one out the cooler  ;D

yeah I drank it but the can was bloody so it wasn't that good. Ick

what's funny is that Geoff Ball, my coworker and friend, put a sign on Rimac after that "JIM RATTO MUST WEAR HOCKEY MASK WHEN USING"
 ;D


Title: Re: The Rimac Incident
Post by: Black Sheep on July 31, 2008, 21:49:34 pm
Ive had a tee shirt made up for a apprentice of mine ,  NOT TO BE GIVEN SHARP TOOLS WITHOUT ADULT SUPERVISION , after thee trips down to accident and emergency in one day  ::)


Title: Re: The Rimac Incident
Post by: John Rayburn on August 01, 2008, 07:19:15 am
Did it give you a spring shaped tattoo?


Title: Re: The Rimac Incident
Post by: Ivan on August 01, 2008, 18:34:02 pm
My boss, Jerry comes walking back to shop....takes a look....and says "what THE f**K did YOU do?!!!!!!!! Jeeeeeeezes jumped up C+++ST!!" He runs to fridge in the shop, grabs a cold can of Bud and says "put this sumbitch on your nose so it don't swell."

Shame he didn't get there sooner, huh?


Title: Re: The Rimac Incident
Post by: Ivan on August 06, 2008, 10:56:52 am
wow! who sent you that picture of me?   ;D
I have my contacts.... ;)