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Fri Mar 05, 2010 12:30 pm

Paper cut from the insurance card when asked by a police officer.
Glad he didnt ask to open the trunk. :twisted:

Fri Mar 05, 2010 5:34 pm

Only wounds I've had so far is a blister on my palm that was quite a bit larger than a quarter and a piece of steel embedded in my cornea. Optometrist said I'll have a microscopic scar on my eyeball for life. Pretty cool.

Popping this badboy was the coolest thing I've ever done in my life. :lol:

Fri Mar 05, 2010 6:40 pm

dropped the trans on my finger!!!
when lowering it into the cradle :oops:

Fri Mar 05, 2010 8:09 pm

Cut some brake line ... the cutters I was using were dull and it cut it on an angle. Was working on the inside of my car later on that night (was replacing the battery), was tightening the cable, and my hand slipped, got stabbed by the brake line down my forearm under the skin and got shocked by the battery.

The worst part was removing the 2-3" of brake line from under my skin once it was in there.

No stitches, just wrapped it in a makeshift bandaid of paper towels and duct tape.

Sat Mar 06, 2010 9:56 am

oxfordethan wrote: Joey Chopps 1 wrote: i thought i was going to bleed to death. but got to the hospital and got 6 stitches.

Pics or it didn't happen :twisted:

I got the before and after pics on my Cell phone while i was bored in the ER send my your # in a private message or on the board whichever you prefer and i will shoot them to you in a text. that goes for any body. and hey thanks for all the other stupid things people have done to hurt themselves my thumb feels a little better, im going to go out this afternoon and put that car in her place.

Sat Mar 06, 2010 10:24 am

Was working on a customer VW back in the 1970s, flywheel wouldn't come off, engine on the ground. I was using big screwdrivers working my way around to pry, wouldn't come off. Of course, it finally did come off, when my hand was underneath, and flywheel dropped a few inches onto my finger, and a tooth cut my finder, made a deep "Y" shaped cut, bled a lot. I went into the shop rest room, washed it off, put a band-aid around the finger, and continued working. I have a little scar on the finger.

Sat Mar 06, 2010 12:20 pm

During the pan off of my old 64 beetle i had 1/4 metal fuel line sticking out of the back of the tunnel i was knocking out the front trans mount studs and somehow the metal line ended up going thru my pointer finger and out the top of my hand muscles and all, 11 stiches and alot of vicodin and still cant make a tight fist...

Sat Mar 06, 2010 12:27 pm

A nurse in a Dr. office noticed all the scars on my hands and arms, and asked about it.
I told it was from working on VW's for almost 50 years.
It seems that Dr. and nurses here in Iowa are supposed to watch for excessive scars.
Possible sign of self abuse.
Could it be that VW's are a sort of self abuse?? :roll:

Sat Mar 06, 2010 1:54 pm

got my pinkie finger caught in the fan belt while i was trying to time the engine. broke the top joint in 2 places, tore the meat off down to the bone, lost the finger nail. i would have lost the tip of my finger if i had tightened the belt down before i timed it like i wanted to do.

Sat Mar 06, 2010 2:14 pm

Tell the truth. You tried to change your fan belt while the engine was running. :twisted: :wink:

Sat Mar 06, 2010 5:17 pm

hell yeah dude i saw the video of the guy changing the belt with the motor running and i was really thinking of trying it once my motor was finally running but im pretty sure ill hurt myself so i have reconsidered.

Sun Mar 07, 2010 1:17 pm

Russ Wolfe wrote: Tell the truth. You tried to change your fan belt while the engine was running. :twisted: :wink:

haha naw just wasnt paying enough attention. :lol:

Sun Mar 07, 2010 2:48 pm

Russ Wolfe wrote: Tell the truth. You tried to change your fan belt while the engine was running. :twisted: :wink:
can someone post a link to that video? I have not seen it :twisted: :roll:

Mon Mar 08, 2010 1:49 pm

[quote="Russ Wolfe"]
It seems that Dr. and nurses here in Iowa are supposed to watch for excessive scars.
Possible sign of self abuse.

Russ....you don't seem like the gothic type!! LOL

My you have another 50 + years! :D

Mon Mar 08, 2010 2:20 pm

carterzest wrote:
can someone post a link to that video? I have not seen it :twisted: :roll:

I pm'd it to you. I will not post the link here due to the sticky at the top of this forum per the moderators.

Mon Mar 08, 2010 6:34 pm

Smashed my finger bad with a link pin beam with drums, fell aabout 2 ft then smashed the crap out of my finger.

Tue Mar 09, 2010 10:30 am

ANSAracingb wrote: carterzest wrote:
can someone post a link to that video? I have not seen it :twisted: :roll:

I pm'd it to you. I will not post the link here due to the sticky at the top of this forum per the moderators.

Hey, I want a copy!!! :)

Tue Mar 09, 2010 6:14 pm

Mark33563 wrote:
Hey, I want a copy!!! :)

Consider it done 8)

Wed Mar 10, 2010 5:43 am

In the early '80s I had a '73 Super Beetle. I was working under it when one of the super cheapo K-mart jacks stands I was using buckled. What saved me were the Trans am wheels and over sized tires that were still on the car. The bug came down on the tires and the motor touched my nose. Only mark was a big grease stain on my shnoz. :D I only use 3 ton stands any more.

Wed Mar 10, 2010 5:55 am

ANSAracingb wrote: Mark33563 wrote:
Hey, I want a copy!!! :)

Consider it done 8)

That is pretty neat trick. Even so, I do not think I will try it, even with a slack fan belt like in the video.

I have actually started a type I engine with a ratchet on the generator nut. Sucks to have a weak battery....

My brother used to have a Baja with a Type III engine that had an A/C pulley on it, we would use a rope and pull start it at times.