[Spridgets] fire extinguisher?

charles christ cfchrist at earthlink.net
Mon Sep 14 03:25:26 MDT 2009


get an ABC rated marine type extinguisher with a metal mounting bracket.   first off most inexpensive extinguishers have a plastic top.   if you have an accident and it breaks loose from the mounting the top breaks off and the extinguisher's bottle becomes a jet powered projectile in your car!  hence a metal top type of extinguisher.   second a metal mounting bracket (comes with a marine type certified by U.S. coast guard) is included in the purchase and will not let thee xtinguisher "loose" like the cheapo plastic mounts.   
mounting?  well i like mine just behind the passenger seat where i can reach it with my seat belt on.  also that location allows complete seating room for both driver and passenger.   some like it on a rollbar , some prefer it on the floor on top of the jack box(between the inner rocker and trans. tunnel).   i'm too tall for the floor mount and do not prefer a rollbar mount as that would either put it right behind you (very hard to get to in an emergency) or too far away on the opposite side of the rollbar.   of course there are onboard fire systems with a remote bottle and plumbed nozzles thatyou can direct to specific areas for an instant onboard fire "pull the red handle" for the serious race car types or the extreme paranoid street car  drivers.  but i find a good 2lb. to 2.5lb. ABC marine extinguisher just fine.

chuck
same bugeye for a very long time.

-----Original Message-----
>From: ryan.kubanoff at comcast.net
>Sent: Sep 13, 2009 9:36 PM
>To: spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net>
>Subject: [Spridgets] fire extinguisher?
>
>Having just been to a fire sale of a 74 midget that caught fire in the
>driveway I am now VERY interested in fire protection.B  Othere than the $165
>dollar fire extinguisher M-O-S-S (insert franks favorite acronyms) sells. What
>are you using and where do you store it?


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