Hotness at TWS!!! 6/14/03

[Luwin1026]

Chillin like a villain at The Wheel Supply this past Saturday, Jane getting her wheels put on, kickin' it with my man Sander and AJ from the Biggity Bay, when all of a sudden, Sander rushes out with a fire extinguisher!

Storage place next door catches fire - apparently some guy started up his old car in his storage and it lit up, and he does a smart thing (sarcasm) by shutting his door.

So to make a long story short - place goes up in flames, and eventually a grip of fire trucks and police cars as well as HAZMAT came on down for an impromptu TWS emergency vehicle GTG.

Being the loyal forum reporter that I try to be, I ran and got my camera to share with you this exciting experience, and even risked camera meltage as I got up on the railroad tracks to get some up close footage. Pics to follow, for I know that's what you would rather see . . .


http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0QgC0BEETZnYnALb6ZfHZ65cQERQhlO25YELGn2VTxcDTqQZoS xmdvjuyoFXM4PaNtW9ZUE5BPSNnKepVKGE*U3Eg2*KwDfITarG fAYwgz*Q/Image012.jpg?dc=4675426355761144538


What started off as small smoke turned BIG -

http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0QgC0BEITn3YnALb6ZfHZ6!*h*LYEXjwRWa72X2MDlcErilGDW e*JTdvJ7hgvKDo0P!cyvCfCNH6Xn6PqCC0dING!udM9QlG08U1 x7L7196U/Image013.jpg?dc=4675426355764198737



The first to arrive on the scene -

http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0QgC0BEUTSncnALb6ZfHZ67DKDEG6h11HvKaSVuKCiM3CUIbi5 jidq1ik*NTMn3*ZJtLc*TvsHa3BhJZruBX!o5OdoLNZC0wMPDv NUUTsWtk/Image016.jpg?dc=4675426355769793329



Hose in place -

http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0QgC0BEYTg3cnALb6ZfHZ60CH4fkjdMCY3Xzf*R4Me99TTApTN c5XyC1WvSvx1TRUMsQMSfh8YjeLD4DDH0!dKjGGeRTWWTigKyM UFHqOjhY/Image017.jpg?dc=4675426355773595171



Getting hot in here -

http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0QgCvBEETZ3YnALb6ZfHZ63hHydsAokJlQWkqrkHhpj!i9zvie yqMcH3Mj4lIG5vVO7qg8amAJ3JKTLF5kNnOl*StXAoRW*ACLie Ml0nkqso/Image021.jpg?dc=4675426355793154770



http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0QgC0BEIToHYnALb6ZfHZ68JWMDFh1Ys1cjkgNaa1SPRMHprNz kOVg0fIRLVqhlZoPT0sxJ0K2Zq7KVuiFmctHrDizbw2iezL93H nop0t*oE/Image022.jpg?dc=4675426355797604038

[W420]

:eek: :eek:

I'm glad nobody is hurt... That's pretty crazy.

BTW, I hurried click this thread cuz I thought I can see pics of hot chi... hmm NVM. :)

[Dr. ///AMG]

Originally posted by W420

BTW, I hurried click this thread cuz I thought I can see pics of hot chi... hmm NVM. :)
hahaha me too! :P

So Jane got new wheels??

[W420]

Originally posted by Dr. ///AMG
So Jane got new wheels??

I think she kissed it!

But I believe she has some chrome spinners on order. :cool:

[BenzoAMGpower]

spontaneous auto combustion!!!

[Dr. ///AMG]

Originally posted by W420
I think she kissed it!

But I believe she has some chrome spinners on order. :cool:
BEtter be dem 22's!

[Luwin1026]

Renn208 checks to see if I'm ok - Dude, I'm right here!!

http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0QgC0BEcTvHcnALb6ZfHZ63!axmkoyD2ZM0AeCGAkWLxKTyUyx ms3ruC1ImORFgApDxr7e28mubhdvmYBzx3ViDwuRtl3iqNQ6GR 3mkQ6fVk/Image018.jpg?dc=4675426355778765039



Gotta get the bling bling shot of the fire truck with the deep dish, custom offset wheels - staggered, of course. Word has it that the fire captain waited 4 agonizing months for these, and the manufacturer gave him the runaround a few times, but he wanted to make sure he got the bling -

http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0QgCvBEgT9XcnALb6ZfHZ61u5Vh!rLlAI0oL!q0dzYjpxmyIX3 VY0puVzWVIziZsbkrcH6jGhLxGzeUauEoN5rru9ndWykotEKxf KCP0sFss/Image019.jpg?dc=4675426355782842076





Renn208 with the bling bling police car -

http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0QgC0BEUTS3cnALb6ZfHZ69QWFTw*eRlNpRNtzEd1Rj34wFJiB f3LWzYV8Hc3*HVdwRP8Y70vHEgkC3BejUNsDREukm*OU7RKhep p1BXWR5Q/Image025.jpg?dc=4675426355804810038




Helping out to protect my car from the random sprayage -

http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0QgDjAkIToXYnALb6ZfHZ6*GRrB0TjhLAydotoXMLtEt2ovjoJ oknuYP3zJRc9VcTXrqmXc!Mc!FUjS1EGn6nDtMqs1jGriMlEja A*Ks8T1E/Image031.jpg?dc=4675426355830118531



Sander, Renn208, and Jane - "It's not looking good . . "

http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0QgDdAkMT2nYnALb6ZfHZ62i19Zz1qP8l6aCXx5eEVII6ca1p2 A70f64v7v17C*QPDnmPG01fk7hnd9WahpAsqx!Ewr*WY6Fc8SH aCqPdPxg/Image032.jpg?dc=4675426365440489631

[MB300E87]

nothing of TWS got hurt did it?!?! i hope not!


the pic and description of the firetruck wheels is hilarious.

[Ozzie Bob]

Holy Shite! :eek: I hope Sander and the crew (and of coarse hi shop) are ok!

Dang, look at me, thousands of MILES away, but I still care :D

[timc]

oh my...

Thankfully no one and no benz's were hurt...

[aintME]

Originally posted by Luwin1026



Getting hot in here -

http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0QgCvBEETZ3YnALb6ZfHZ63hHydsAokJlQWkqrkHhpj!i9zvie yqMcH3Mj4lIG5vVO7qg8amAJ3JKTLF5kNnOl*StXAoRW*ACLie Ml0nkqso/Image021.jpg?dc=4675426355793154770



old school caption... "the roof, the roof, the roof is on fire, we don't need no water let the motherF#$#@! burn, burn motherF#$#@! , burn" sorry, the old party anthem just popped into my head when i saw the pics :D

[slk320]

Lu, what kind of rims did Jane get??? Pics??

[redline]

Originally posted by slk320
Lu, what kind of rims did Jane get??? Pics??

:werd:


crazy blaze

[snibble]

Daaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiimnn!:confused: :eek: :eek:


awesome pictures... some funny ones with the guy posing on the side of a porker-mobile.:cool:

[Luwin1026]

Originally posted by slk320
Lu, what kind of rims did Jane get??? Pics??


Sorry - confusion - she just had a rear wheel repaired due to a curb rash - that's all. But 19's should be coming . . . . TBA

[Brabus]

Wow, looks like an exciting gtg... glad no one got hurt....!

[JRE320]

I don't think those 2 paramedics are concern if there's any injuries involved. It's like they're more concentrated towards the cars on the lot. Ummmmmm I think that one look's better than the other. No I think that 744 in front of us look's the best among them all... :P :D ;) :)

[Hank]

The guy must have hit the NOS and burned a hole in his butt.

[Renn 208]

Hey Lu, you missed out man....right as you were leaving, the roof of the storage place exploded, and the radios started blaring out for a firefighter roll call. Luckily, I don't think that anyone got hurt, as I never saw the ambulance go into action.

Eventually, that little shack fire we saw would grow to engulf 15 units of storage, and something on the order of 20 fire trucks rolled in. And I'd be stuck there for quite some time since I couldn't drive over the hoses. A bit later though, the incident commander let me go and I left at about 7:30ish....so I bugged out of there.

Let this be a lesson...if you're starting an old car for the first time bring a fire extinguisher. And in LA, even the firefighters go for the hella "deep dish" look

[C280 JR]

that is bad...what is the total damage cost...anybody know...that was way too close to TWS

Elvir

[Luwin1026]

One more pic -


My expression when I heard that one of the storage unit might be a slipper factory owned by . . j/k NM -

http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0QgDdAgYTpGsnALb6ZfHZ69macDqCy3wQ3opvR6ig3SUJ!4l1j 8YQHZHSHIlGkPP372e3rQ5eikyQmXht7W*Cj7KqGx*R0z00ETH OkdjWmdw/Image026.jpg?dc=4675426355809109778

[Jane]

How funny that y'all thought I got new wheels -- y'all must not know me very well. :)

This is what I get for hanging around TWS when I didn't need to - at least I got to see some firemen. WOO HOO.

Was Sander's storage ok?

[Renn 208]

I don't know for sure Jane...but i'm guessing prolly not :(

[W420]

Yup Sander's storage is okay! No problem at all! Thank god! Man, that's pretty crazy. Wish I was there to help out and protect you little guys. :D

[Renn 208]

Originally posted by W420
Yup Sander's storage is okay! No problem at all! Thank god! Man, that's pretty crazy. Wish I was there to help out and protect you little guys. :D

Whatever man! you know you're the one who started the fire! It was only a matter of time before all those cig butts spontaneously combusted!

[W420]

lol. Glad I quit smoking already so I have nothing to do with it! haha

Actually I should be there last week to replace my almost-bald rear tires but no time! I might be there in the coming 2 or 3 weeks later, so if any of you are going to curb your wheels or something in near future (NOT trying to jinx you or anything, really!! :P ), then I'll see you there. :D

[Brabus]

Originally posted by W420
lol. Glad I quit smoking already so I have nothing to do with it! haha

Actually I should be there last week to replace my almost-bald rear tires but no time! I might be there in the coming 2 or 3 weeks later, so if any of you are going to curb your wheels or something in near future (NOT trying to jinx you or anything, really!! :P ), then I'll see you there. :D

Man, you must eat through tires quick huh?

[W420]

I think so... My rear always get chew out first and front get couple more months lifespan. I got these Pirrelis on AUG/02 so it's been 11 MONTHS - 12,000 MILES and it's ALMOST bald (the rear).

I'm actually happy this time because my last set S-O2 only lasted 8,000 MILES when the metal wires were already visible on the inside of tire.. It looks like I have less negative camber than before which explains 4K miles longer tire life!

[Brabus]

Hahhaha, I guess that's something to be happy about :D

But then again, doesn't each tire cost like $300??

[vader13]

I saw that in the news, The guy was like"I just turned my car over and it blew up" Crazy..It said it burned like 7 storage places..

[W420]

Originally posted by Brabus
But then again, doesn't each tire cost like $300??

Yah for P-Zero :( :( I think SO-3 should be $20 or $30 cheaper each so that's what I will use as replacement since they are also great tires.

I'm pretty sure my next car will be rolling on 19's. :) Can't afford 20's anymore on a lowered car.

[Hank]

Originally posted by W420
Can't afford 20's anymore on a lowered car.

Unless you start hanging around Jason and I. ;)

[Ashman]

I just hope no-one else who had stuff int hose storage units had anythign get ruined. That'd be one expensive replacement, if say someone else was using one of the storage units that caught on fire from that guy's mess up.

Lesson be learned. Pusht he car outta the storage unit before you fire it up, lets you want to fire up the whole building.

Alon