Dumb stories ,about your first car...
the foam that catches on fire..
I can top that story, LMAO
Late winter or early spring after I reached Miramar, I was tired of the 63 Chev, and found a guy selling a 69 RR, my first Mopar.
Later, I had installed an Edelbrock 180*, with the then obligatory "780 Holley" and headers, and................a pizza pie air filter........the kind that catches the foam on fire.
Now,....................AND THIS is VERY important..............the stud holding it on there is VERY short!!!!!
One day I was down in National City, at a red light, goosed the engine for no good reason, and it "kicked up" on fast idle. **** I said. I mean, I REALLY did say that. So I goosed it some more, and sure enough, for about .00000000025 seconds, it idled normally, again.
THEN..........the engine started making all kinds of horrid noise. This is because one of the intake valves was eating that effin' air cleaner stud!!!!!
I don't remember? Some head work, new piston and rings.....................This was about 1970--71