I watched that last night. Terrible situation.My worst nightmare.............
Hurts to watch this...
Your car looks amazing man. Wow. So, so nice. Enjoy!
I watched that last night. Terrible situation.My worst nightmare.............
Hurts to watch this...
I watched that last night. Terrible situation.
Your car looks amazing man. Wow. So, so nice. Enjoy!
At least you're considering the harness. Smart. And, like you said, you DO have an emergency brake. One thing about the negative comments towards the Comet owner/driver, we ALL make mistakes. Heck, we all take chances at some point that we shouldn't. We overlook stuff we shouldn't overlook and as long as everything "works", we're either happy or lose touch with what we're chancing. Sometimes it's something we've just plain overlooked or ignored unintentionally. Shit happens! I'd bet that a good number of those critics did something not-so-smart in their adult life. At least once. You can bet that he has learned from his mistakes and I expect that when he repairs his car that he'll install an emergency brake and seat harness. And be consciously of warning signs. Better to (always) be safe than to be sorry!I hear you Bob. My 65 has no seat belts at all. That's the way it came and that's how I put it back. However, after watching this video I realized I upgraded the rest of my car so I need to upgrade the safety restraints as well. Going to see if my fabricator can put in a bolt in roll bar behind the seats with a cross bar for a harness set up.
However, I "DO" have an emergency brake. Installed that because the car is manual now. Back when it was an automatic however, I did "not" have an emergency brake.
When I seen Shawn smash his face on the dash that was a serious wake up call for me. That was a true accident. He wasn't speeding, no one cut him off, no one ran a red light, he had a systems failure that caused the accident. Scary as hell in my opinion.
Since I built my car myself I triple checked all the major components. Even rolling the car out of the garage under idle and the brakes not really working was scary. I realized really quick the brakes were not right and needed attention ASAP. Now everything is good to go. Car even passed the Texas safety/tech inspection.
I feel VERY safe in my car, but now I have to upgrade my restraint system ASAP.
You are right Bob, comments are very brutal. People telling the guy to stay off the road. Saying he didn't care about the safety of others and people saying he should be sued for everything he has and be in prison. It was an accident and this is why insurance exists. Don't know why people feel he did this on purpose or think he is negligent.
When I was watching it I thought I would have gone right and went on the grass/curb. But there could have been a pedestrian there and someone could have been killed.
Definitely an experience we can all learn from, but I think he did his best given the circumstances.
At least you're considering the harness. Smart. And, like you said, you DO have an emergency brake. One thing about the negative comments towards the Comet owner/driver, we ALL make mistakes. Heck, we all take chances at some point that we shouldn't. We overlook stuff we shouldn't overlook and as long as everything "works", we're either happy or lose touch with what we're chancing. Sometimes it's something we've just plain overlooked or ignored unintentionally. Shit happens! I'd bet that a good number of those critics did something not-so-smart in their adult life. At least once. You can bet that he has learned from his mistakes and I expect that when he repairs his car that he'll install an emergency brake and seat harness. And be consciously of warning signs. Better to (always) be safe than to be sorry!
You do pay considerable attention to details, Glenn, and I'm sure to safety as well.
Your Mustang looks awesome on the trailer. And I love the 'GT 427' license plate.
Sounds like his throttle was in a state of permanent stuck since when the other guy brought up brake smell, driver said he's been riding them to maintain speed. Brakes can only take so much of that and when it mattered they were toast. It's unfortunate but when he discovered he was having to regulate speed via the brakes, he should have stopped, especially being a car guy. They got damn lucky that they were the only ones hurt.I have had my throttle get stuck wide open from the floor mat sliding forward, that will wake you up a bit at 750rwhp. I had the room to make my corrections so all was well. His brakes were what, 17 years old? Fluid needs to be flushed every other year on track cars to keep fluid fresh to avoid the boil of fluid and the dead pedal. Most people will overlook that and the outcome sucked but at least everyone survived and recovered. Seatbelts are great with a shoulder harness or a 4 or 5pt setup is even better. Remember to bleed your brakes every couple years and push fresh fluid through
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You're welcome brother!Thank you Tones! As soon as I can get the front end aligned I'll be driving it more. I'm just worried I'll chew up my front tires if I drive it too much without having it aligned.
Sounds like his throttle was in a state of permanent stuck since when the other guy brought up brake smell, driver said he's been riding them to maintain speed. Brakes can only take so much of that and when it mattered they were toast. It's unfortunate but when he discovered he was having to regulate speed via the brakes, he should have stopped, especially being a car guy. They got damn lucky that they were the only ones hurt.
Agreed, easier to armchair quarterback it plus that car was clearly the most important thing in his life. Brags at the beginning about 2 divorces and 200k+ into it. Just another reason you'd think he'd be cautious.i just skimmed the video but if thats true
1) what a ****ing moron
2) some lawyer is gonna have a field day
and easier said than done when its not you behind the wheel but throwing that bitch in neutral and or turning off the ignition are also options
i just skimmed the video but if thats true
1) what a ****ing moron
2) some lawyer is gonna have a field day
and easier said than done when its not you behind the wheel but throwing that bitch in neutral and or turning off the ignition are also options
Those are good suggestions Bob. However, I'm new to making videos. I just used the Microsoft picture software for this video. I don't have a video maker application on my computer. So, I don't know how to fade the pictures in and out or add what you suggested. I tried to use the description box on YouTube to kind of give some perspective on the build.Nice vid, Glenn. You should have added some narrative at the beginning and end, and maybe in between here and there. Not a lot; just enough to give the viewer a sense of your trials, challenges, and victories along that long journey. JMO.
He has a 289 in it. He's running a system from MSD that has individual coil packs like the newer style motors.Nice '65 he has. What motor? I'm sure you both had a lot to talk about.
Great video man.Hello Everyone,
Well, this week I made a compilation video showing you 2 years of my life LOL.
Here is the video showing you where I started with the car and the complete build process.
This video is 30 minuets long and, like my other videos, has some metal music to enjoy while watching it.
So, if you like the music crank it up, if you don't hit the mute button LMAO!!!!
Thank you Tones! Yeah, I realize it's a little on the long side brother! Was hard for me to take 2 years worth of pictures and make it much shorter LOL.Great video man.
I watched most of it, not all of it. (I'll be honest. lol) Great music though.