09-26-2011, 11:05 AM
Probably too many things to list but here are a few:
Had one of them fancy screw apart fule filters mounted above the engine really close to the carb, so I could see when the filter needed to be changed. Either I didn't tignten it down all the way or the thing was such a piece of crap (I tend to believe the latter) that on the maiden voyage after the first re-build with the fresh paint and all the filter decided to come apart and of course it caught fire. I didn't have an extinguisher in the truck at the time, but was close to the shop which had on extinguisher, so it didn't burn too long. It did burn up some wiring, melted the distributor cap a bit, and the hood had to be re-painted.
Was doing some body work and had a 3" cut-off wheel in my lap (no safety on the trigger) when I leaned over to pick up another tool the cut-off came to life and I got a nasty abraision burn on my stomach.
Another time I learned the hard way to ALWAYS tie up the driveshaft BEFORE removing the bolts. Caught the cardan joint almost in the left eye. I remember shutting my eyes and turning my head but when it hit I saw a bright flash and instant pain, I laid there for a bit to recover and when I finally opened my eyes I couldn't see out of my left one, fortunately it was just because it was full of blood and I couldn't see through it, once I wiped it out, I could see just fine. That one required a quick trip to the emergency center. Ended up with five stitches, a bad headache and a black eye for a few days.
There's also host of miscellaneous scrapes, cuts, burns from weld splatter and grinder slag in there as well. I guess when you say a Bronco is built with blood, sweat and tears, you're telling the truth.
Had one of them fancy screw apart fule filters mounted above the engine really close to the carb, so I could see when the filter needed to be changed. Either I didn't tignten it down all the way or the thing was such a piece of crap (I tend to believe the latter) that on the maiden voyage after the first re-build with the fresh paint and all the filter decided to come apart and of course it caught fire. I didn't have an extinguisher in the truck at the time, but was close to the shop which had on extinguisher, so it didn't burn too long. It did burn up some wiring, melted the distributor cap a bit, and the hood had to be re-painted.
Was doing some body work and had a 3" cut-off wheel in my lap (no safety on the trigger) when I leaned over to pick up another tool the cut-off came to life and I got a nasty abraision burn on my stomach.
Another time I learned the hard way to ALWAYS tie up the driveshaft BEFORE removing the bolts. Caught the cardan joint almost in the left eye. I remember shutting my eyes and turning my head but when it hit I saw a bright flash and instant pain, I laid there for a bit to recover and when I finally opened my eyes I couldn't see out of my left one, fortunately it was just because it was full of blood and I couldn't see through it, once I wiped it out, I could see just fine. That one required a quick trip to the emergency center. Ended up with five stitches, a bad headache and a black eye for a few days.
There's also host of miscellaneous scrapes, cuts, burns from weld splatter and grinder slag in there as well. I guess when you say a Bronco is built with blood, sweat and tears, you're telling the truth.
'73 Bronco - trail modified