sidepipes
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Racer
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sidepipes
Always carefull to insure I escort passengers in and out of the car, I stupidly forgot myself, 3rd degree burn bed ridden and 2 days outa work. As always I make a point to look at the pipes before ejecting, this time I was on the cell phone, opened the door layed the leg out. Strange I think I heard it sizzle before I felt it. New rule: no more shorts without shields. Funny thing I almost ordered a set last week.
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St. Jude Donor '09-'11
Always carefull to insure I escort passengers in and out of the car, I stupidly forgot myself, 3rd degree burn bed ridden and 2 days outa work. As always I make a point to look at the pipes before ejecting, this time I was on the cell phone, opened the door layed the leg out. Strange I think I heard it sizzle before I felt it. New rule: no more shorts without shields. Funny thing I almost ordered a set last week.
BTW, I heard the "sizzle" too.
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Racer
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From: nashville tn
Knew I wasn't alone, so what do we like when it comes to shields?
I was thinking preferated chrome, Love the bare look but I could'nt take it if my G-kids or anyone else for that matter got burned.
I was thinking preferated chrome, Love the bare look but I could'nt take it if my G-kids or anyone else for that matter got burned.
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For what it is worth, I started restoring my 69 years ago. Put the factory pipes on but not the shields. Ordered new ones but wanted to drive the car. Myself, wife, two sons and daughter, children were in the 8 to 12 years range, all experienced the burn on the underside of our legs. Once the shields came in, never a problem. They are factory shields and would have spent double the amount to protect anyone's legs.
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I really don't want to gross any body out I've still got a lot of bleeding and skin driping off. Hey but if the demand is there and it might save another ones leg. I'll see what I can post.