Fire Safety

[Alien]

Driver said car was in gear. The hill I think is just that steep.

Oil line failed, oil under car caught fire.

[Fbody383]

Driver said car was in gear.

Fair enough. Nothing else to do then but get out.

[ShadowBolt]

He could have knocked it out of gear getting out. What I could not believe was that the fire came through every hole in the car like a blowtorch. He said even the holes he had taped over with the aluminum foil tape burned right through ( I have several places like that). The places he had sheet metal riveted over holes or openings fire came out between the metal patch and the floor of the car between the rivets.

JJ

[MikeP99Z]

I'm replacing a number of hole patches (also aluminum tape) prior to Hallett (ballast holes, shock canister holes, etc.), and adding a cover over the factory shift boot and resealing. I'm evaluating a second fire bottle system for installation this summer. Right now I only have 2 nozzles on one bottle (one at me from the rear view mirror area, and one in the engine bay). I'm adding a nozzle under the dash pointed at my legs / wedding vegetables, and a one through the rear bulk head under the rear of the car. I'll likely add an additional nozzle in the engine bay also.

After 15 years of the same drivers suit, I'll be getting a new one. I'm sure the fire protection capability of it has been compromised from years of laundering.

[ShadowBolt]

I'm replacing a number of hole patches (also aluminum tape) prior to Hallett (ballast holes, shock canister holes, etc.), and adding a cover over the factory shift boot and resealing. I'm evaluating a second fire bottle system for installation this summer. Right now I only have 2 nozzles on one bottle (one at me from the rear view mirror area, and one in the engine bay). I'm adding a nozzle under the dash pointed at my legs / wedding vegetables, and a one through the rear bulk head under the rear of the car. I'll likely add an additional nozzle in the engine bay also.

After 15 years of the same drivers suit, I'll be getting a new one. I'm sure the fire protection capability of it has been compromised from years of laundering.

I have lots of work to seal all the holes in the 55. I'm thinking .032" aluminum patches taped on with the aluminum foil tape plus rivets if needed. Let me know if you guys need some small pieces of aluminum for this purpose. I can get sheets of 5052 for $1.35 per lb.


I could not believe how light-weight BL suit was. It is a Sparco X-Light. I was wanting to get the new Sparco Victory RS4 (new material single layer HOCOTEX) but BL's X-Light weights almost nothing. Not sure what to get now.

JJ

[Fbody383]

I have lots of work to seal all the holes in the 55. I'm thinking .032" aluminum patches taped on with the aluminum foil tape plus rivets if needed. Let me know if you guys need some small pieces of aluminum for this purpose. I can get sheets of 5052 for $1.35 per lb.

Anybody know of a generally fire retardant, mostly inexpensive adhesive? Having something to seal up the gaps would help too.

Now we need a Rookie Day, a Development Day, and a Car Fire Safety Day.

[mach1]

Anybody know of a generally fire retardant, mostly inexpensive adhesive? Having something to seal up the gaps would help too.

Now we need a Rookie Day, a Development Day, and a Car Fire Safety Day.

They told us that the dynamat held up to the fire fyi.

[39PitCrew]

Anybody know of a generally fire retardant, mostly inexpensive adhesive? Having something to seal up the gaps would help too.

Now we need a Rookie Day, a Development Day, and a Car Fire Safety Day.

Wonder if either of these would work under a riveted plate

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Rutland-1...-64C/202218155
or maybe
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Rutland-3...96-6/202218157