My worst nightmare

[2M6]

On saturday evening our 900 sq ft detatched garage went up in flames, everything was lost.

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c359/RobZ90TT/Fire/Fire1.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c359/RobZ90TT/Fire/Fire2.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c359/RobZ90TT/Fire/Fire3.jpg

The shop.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c359/RobZ90TT/Fire/DSC_8492.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c359/RobZ90TT/Fire/DSC_8493.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c359/RobZ90TT/Fire/DSC_8495.jpg

My motorcycles, the R1 on the right, R6 on the left.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c359/RobZ90TT/Fire/DSC_8372.jpg

My twin Hayabusa powered project car.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c359/RobZ90TT/Fire/DSC_8376.jpg

'71 Lamborghini Jarama, 1 0f 177.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c359/RobZ90TT/Fire/DSC_8379.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c359/RobZ90TT/Fire/DSC_8448.jpg

My toolboxes and other destruction.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c359/RobZ90TT/Fire/DSC_8388.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c359/RobZ90TT/Fire/DSC_8404.jpg

R6 brake rotors.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c359/RobZ90TT/Fire/DSC_8395.jpg

Racecar transmission, notice straightcut gears. There is a '71 Lotus Europa underneath.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c359/RobZ90TT/Fire/DSC_8416.jpg

[2M6]

1946 Harley Davidson Knucklehead.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c359/RobZ90TT/Fire/DSC_8428.jpg

What's left of my 3 sets of track wheels.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c359/RobZ90TT/Fire/DSC_8432.jpg

Carbon fiber cloth is made of carbon = non flamable. The resin is however so I'm left with the fabric.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c359/RobZ90TT/Fire/DSC_8471.jpg

The boxes burned...
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c359/RobZ90TT/Fire/DSC_8476.jpg

My vintage Bridgeport mill.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c359/RobZ90TT/Fire/DSC_8345.jpg

My beloved 1990 300ZX Twin Turbo. This car was my BABY! Words cannot describe...
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c359/RobZ90TT/Fire/DSC_8383.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c359/RobZ90TT/Fire/DSC_8400.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c359/RobZ90TT/Fire/DSC_8455.jpg
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Blitz wheels and Wilwoods.....$$$$$
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c359/RobZ90TT/Fire/DSC_8427.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c359/RobZ90TT/Fire/DSC_8468.jpg

The Z in all it's glory. I still can't believe it's gone.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c359/RobZ90TT/Z%20pics/KPZ1-1.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c359/RobZ90TT/Z%20pics/Carwashpic9.jpg

[2M6]

How to make a 25 year old cry like a baby.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEQqaINrjA4

[Godfuader]

WOW...WOW....that was painful to see :cry: I am speechless...wow!

[harv91]

omg so sorry to hear dude, our condolences, it was all insured am i correct

[Fcuk]

WOW. painful to watch, I HOPE YOUR OKAY man! I wish these types of things never happened.

:banghead: :cry:

[Chester]

holy shit, so sorry man

[infected]

Wow... I don't even know what to say man.

[LilDrunkenSmurf]

That's so painful. Sorry to hear. Good to hear your not hurt, but I'm sure it'll be hard/impossible to replace some of that stuff. :(

[slink95]

Original Post Removed. (Please read the Forum Rules and Terms of Use (http://forums.beyond.ca/articles.php?action=data&item=1) before posting again, or risk getting banned).

[funkedelic]

holy fuck dude thats crazy how did it start? you had a lambo in there!? why are you more choked up about the Z

[EK 2.0]

Originally posted by funkedelic
holy fuck dude thats crazy how did it start? you had a lambo in there!? why are you more choked up about the Z



He has posted the progress of the Z's build here on beyond. He had a TON of man hours into that project and it showed...


2M6, I am so saddened to hear what has happened. Nothing anyone can or will say will make you feel better...but just know they are other enthusiasts that will share your sorrow with you man...

[three.eighteen.]

that is terrible, good luck with everything

[SilverGS]

Holy Crap! That really sucks. Hopefully insurance is enough to even try to start replacing everything. Good luck with rebuilding and hope it goes well for you after that shitty luck

[rmk]

Sorry to hear :( Best of luck with everything.

[D'z Nutz]

Fuck, sorry to hear. What was the cause of the fire?

[GenerationX]

says in his description of the video, cause is still unknown.

[frozenrice]

awww shiet man! I honestly don't know what to say.
At least the garage was detached from the house, it could have been way worse. Looks like nobody was physically harmed either. Best wishes on rebuilding everything.

[schocker]

wow, sorry to hear that. it would suck to have that happen, especially to lose your Z:cry:

[ekguy]

man that sucks so much. hope everything was insured and keep in mind it's still just cars :thumbsup: at least no one was hurt

[cityhunter2501]

that sucks buddy, good luck for the future.

hope the garage is insured.

[ca18det240sx]

Sorry to hear about your loss, that was a nice collection. Hope insurance covers most of it (=



:thumbsup:

[2M6]

Thanks for the kind words everyone. Nobody was harmed, shoulda put that info in the first post.

It seems most likely that a welding spark caught a shop rag and slowly smoldered and eventually propgated into the inferno. My father was doing some welding on his Ultima about an hour before we saw the fire. It was burning for at least 15 minutes before we noticed.

Unbelievable!!

And my Z is not just a car to me, it was like an adopted son and I don't care what anyone says, that's how much it meant to ME.



Rob

[Kona9]

WOW...Just WOW!!

So sorry to hear of your many losses. In my mind...insurance does not even register for many of the collectables that you have lost. The Lambo, the mill, the 46 knucklehead, your projects and most of all your Z!!

I wish you the best of luck on moving forward with more projects.

Post up your next "adoption" as life gets given to it. Much like you did your Z.

[scat19]

money just cant replace man hours and what something means to someone.

You WILL overcome this, dont let it bring you down.

[DC2]

wow im speechless...

I would think citybeat is talking about your place... 29 firefighters?!

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CITYBEAT - CITY OF CALGARY PRESS RELEASE
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At approximately 10:15 this morning, fire crews were
dispatched to the 1100 block of 5 St. SE. for a possible
structure fire. When firefighters arrived they noticed a lot
of smoke and visible flames coming from the detached garage.
Fire crews were quick to knock the fire down and after
searching the structure, they confirmed that there were no
occupants inside. Fire investigators are still trying to
determine the cause of the blaze. There were no injuries
reported and the house and garage were noted as abandoned.
Ten pieces of fire apparatus and approximately 29
firefighters responded to the call.

-30-

[Canmorite]

Brutal. Any word in Insurance?

[frozenrice]

Originally posted by DC2
wow im speechless...

I would think citybeat is talking about your place... 29 firefighters?!

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CITYBEAT - CITY OF CALGARY PRESS RELEASE
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At approximately 10:15 this morning, fire crews were
dispatched to the 1100 block of 5 St. SE. for a possible
structure fire. When firefighters arrived they noticed a lot
of smoke and visible flames coming from the detached garage.
Fire crews were quick to knock the fire down and after
searching the structure, they confirmed that there were no
occupants inside. Fire investigators are still trying to
determine the cause of the blaze. There were no injuries
reported and the house and garage were noted as abandoned.
Ten pieces of fire apparatus and approximately 29
firefighters responded to the call.

-30-

Pure coincedence. 2M6 is from Arizona.

[Dj_Stylz]

Wow man unbelievable. After seeing your video i feel for you man.:cry:

[speedracer]

Sorry to hear. :(

[Lex350]

If this is your worst nightmare, then you need to learn some perspective.


http://forums.beyond.ca/st/193172/value-life-hug-your-kids/

I can understand being upset about losing your car that you put so much time into...but its just a car. Your life will go on just as it did before.

[TomcoPDR]

Sorry to hear that dude.

[Canmorite]

Originally posted by rotten42
If this is your worst nightmare, then you need to learn some perspective.


http://forums.beyond.ca/st/193172/value-life-hug-your-kids/

I can understand being upset about losing your car that you put so much time into...but its just a car. Your life will go on just as it did before.

Those cars and projects were his kids. Not as valuable as a human life, but they were everything to him I'm guessing.

[Hakkola]

Originally posted by Canmorite


Those cars and projects were his kids. Not as valuable as a human life, but they were everything to him I'm guessing.

:werd: No kidding, other than loss of life of family or friends, the worst thing that could ever happen to me would be losing my car, it's not the money, it's all the time spent customizing, the memories etc...

Sorry for your losses, that really SUCKS. The Z was sweet, I remember when you first posted pics of it a couple years back. :(

[HoisinSauce]

is viper the gone too???

[mark4091]

That really sucks, but man you had a lot of vehicles in that garage.

[KoukiS14]

Sorry to hear about your loss. :( Seeing what's left of your Z kinda chokes me up. Hope you find something to fill that void.

[2M6]

Originally posted by Canmorite


Those cars and projects were his kids. Not as valuable as a human life, but they were everything to him I'm guessing.

Exactly right. I do value human life more than my babies but there was no human injuries here, just vehicular carnage at it's worst.


Thanks again for the eupport guys, it really means a lot.

I'm already on the hunt for another '90 Super White Twin Turbo and all the parts I had in the car. It's gonna be a long road ahead to get another car close to my Z's former status.

The Viper was in storage where the Z usually is. I almost switched cars that day, I'm KICKING myself for not doing it now, I could find another Viper tomorrow but I'll never find my Z's equal, it will need to be created all over again. Not to mention the inevitable fight with the insurance company when they try to offer me $10K USD for the Z.... They would've paid me what the Viper is worth with very little struggle but my Z had over $20K in parts plus the purchase price.....this is gonna suck.




Rob

[BerserkerCatSplat]

Oh man, that's awful. I always kept checking the page on the Fiero to see how it was progressing. :(

[mekeni]

I'm sorry for the loss.... best of luck.

[dam_guy]

i send you my condolences.
and even though everything you lost was material goods, it hits close to home knowing the toys we cherish so much can be taken away instantly. Again, i'm glad no one was hurt and wish you the best of luck bouncing back from this event.

also, i couldn't even watch the whole video, it was far too painful, and i cannot begin to imagine how you felt. :cry:

[adidas]

Wow dude sorry to hear, best of luck and hopefully you get most of it back through insurence.

[4doorj]

ouch sorry to hear!!!
that really sucks :( :(

[Graham_A_M]

I'm so sorry for that to happen, were all those cars part of your collection? or your families in general?

[A790]

Wow man, that's terrible.

I hope you can set things "right" somehow in the future.

[Primer_Drift]

Ah man that nearly made ME cry.. Sorry for your loss

[TE4MFaint]

Sorry for your loss. But gladly it was personal play toys that were lost, and not your home that lit on fire, and your lives lost.

I wish you the best on getting things figured.

[2M6]

Again, thank you all for your replies. It really does help in this time.

The garage and all it's contents belonged to my father and I.

[pardip_johal]

sorrry to hear man ! thats just horrible

[randedge]

dude. I'd totally cry too.

[KuruptEX]

damn the pics are horrific glad everyones okay and sorry to hear about the cars damn :(

[Redlyne_mr2]

Shit man.. i totally feel your pain man... .Id rather have 100 lambos burn to the ground than see my mr2 dissapear like that. The years and years spent building it.. the memories from the car... the many relationships that you went through and that were even destroyed because of all the time spend on the car. The hunt for rare parts... the 8 months waiting for that one special component... the $15K credit card bills... it's all worth it in the end for sure and to see it get taken away is so awful.

[slowep3]

damn man hope u got insurance do u know what started the fire i was cryingnfor you lol

[7thgenvic]

thats just freeking terrible to see...good luck with the insurance thing....sorry to hear about your baby :(

[jeremyn]

2M6...
personally id like to thank you for sharing your loss with us.
it really made me think about how i often take things for granted, i cant even imagine how i would feel if my car went up in flames. my heart goes out to you and your family

[Destinova403]

shit dude... that sucks so much.

hopefully insurrance doesnt try to screw you.

[SJW]

I'd be crying too dude. Good luck with all this.

[NickGT]

Take care man. This is so sad :cry:

[v2kai]

i wouldnt be able to deal with that...thatz crazy man. so sorry for your loss:(

[1-Bar]

Sad to hear about your loss. Glad everyone is okay though. Just build them bigger and badder :thumbsup:

[canuckcarguy]

Hey, sorry to hear of your bad luck. But worst nightmare? That would have been the same experience, but with people in the garage... be grateful it's just money. Plus, now you get to tackle the next project...

good luck!

[KRyn]

:eek:

That video you posted was painful to watch. Other than losing a family member or close friend that is one of the most horrible things that could happen!

Sorry this happened to you and good luck with your insurance company.

Keep us updated!

[Graham_A_M]

So just wondering, when did you guys notice the garage was burning, like was it blazing pretty badly by the time you guys caught it? It looks like you guys were trying to put it out with a garden hose at the beginning of the vid... but the fire grew to much for your ability to put it out. :dunno:

As absolutely miserable as this is, at least you guys have insurance. If you didn't, that would make this so much worse. Its hard to put a positive perspective on this disaster, but things could be even worse:nut:

[euro_racer]

damn, usually i would just say "it is just a car, they come around" but that is clearly not the cars here....i feel really sorry for your loss man and even more so knowing this car was truly your baby and this is noticible expecially more after i saw that video and your reaction :(

[TheCheff]

man I'm so sorry for your loss bro that was one nice 300 LHD too:cry:. On another topic whats the word on those Wildwood BBKs I'm looking at a set from CKanderson in Arizona for my supra?

[Repofspeed]

Shouldn't feel sad man, although all your hard work and money went up in flames, you'll just have to bounce back harder, faster, stronger and better.

I bet your next 300zx will fly.

Just be glad that no one was hurt! Happy Canadian Thanks Giving =)

[jdm|EG]

:(
id rather die then lose my car. the city buss sucks.
sorry for the loss man.

[Team_Mclaren]

ouch, that blows.:cry:

[civic_stylez]

truly sorry for your losses man...best of luck to get everything going again!

[240SX17]

sorry to hear man, hope everything goes good from now on, id cry if that was my stuff! sorry dude

[stevo 27]

that sucks seriously i was really waitin on the twin busa fiero
i feel for you man
but you know what yo gotta do
come back and build everything better than before

[Silence*]

God damn man, that video brought me to the point of tears! Good luck in the future, and I hope you find out how this horrible nightmare started.

[Trini]

:( dat is real messed up

[aypi]

:cry:

hope everything will be allright man.

[2EFNFAST]

Wow, that sucks; sorry to see that happen =(

[snowboard]

man o man..........
:(

[SunniSunShine]

that was painful to see... sorry to hear about everything, the best part right now is to be happy that no one was hurt

[BoS_DC2]

it was pretty hard seeing those pictures since i've always read your threads about the build-ups, i get mad when birds take dumps on my car, i can't imagine how you're feeling right now.

Hope insurance covers everything and hopefully you'll move on and still mod cars.

[finboy]

duuuude that sucks, you had some crazy projects. hope everything works out for you.

[anarchy]

Holy crap those are insane pictures.
My condolensces man..that's terrible.

And insurance is going to be a bitch, I hate making a claim and this will be tough to fight. Best of luck with that.

Like someone said, at least no one was hurt.
Still...that's brutal.

[TorqueDog]

Wow, that was hard to watch... I turned it off half way because it was getting to me just watching it, nevermind if it had actually happened to me.

Sorry to hear about your loss(es).

[2M6]

The insurance is a joke, offered me $9800 USD for the Z...I can't BUY another one in the same overall (before fire) condition for that much let alone the $19K I had in mods. Fucking unbelievable. This is one reason why I wish the Viper was in there in place of the Z, the fight would be much easier.

[TNation]

I'm sorry for the loss.... best of luck. Thats so horrible.

[Sharpie]

tHoly shit I remember just looking at your build thread not that long ago...

I am sorry for your losses, and hopefully everything works out between you and insurance...

[Heywood Jablome]

IBsmellslikeinsurancefraud.

Too bad you wasted the HD.

[2M6]

You gotta be joking man.....insurance fraud?????? If you look at my thread http://forums.beyond.ca/st/32472/1990-nissan-300zx-twin-turbo/ for the Z you would know that is certainly not true. I absolutely LOVED that car and I would trade anything (material things) to have it back unharmed.




Rob

[Heywood Jablome]

Cars can be replaced. It wouldn't be the first time that someone torched their stuff. All that "I loved that car" stuff makes this even more questionable. That all looks like you were establishing an alibi.

[teggypimp95]

Originally posted by Heywood Jablome
Cars can be replaced. It wouldn't be the first time that someone torched their stuff. All that "I loved that car" stuff makes this even more questionable. That all looks like you were establishing an alibi.

What the FUCK is wrong with your brain?


This poor guy has worked his ass off for his rides,tools, mods, and the Z is not just a car that can easly be replaced. Maybe you should go look through his thread on how much time and effort was put into that car before you start running your mouth on here.

[LilDrunkenSmurf]

Look at the dates on the build thread dude. You are a tool. Go troll somewhere else. This poor guy lost so much in this fire... He's lucky no one was hurt

[JRSC00LUDE]

Originally posted by Heywood Jablome
IBsmellslikeinsurancefraud.

Too bad you wasted the HD.


Originally posted by Heywood Jablome
Cars can be replaced. It wouldn't be the first time that someone torched their stuff. All that "I loved that car" stuff makes this even more questionable. That all looks like you were establishing an alibi.

I can see why your location is "incest arizona" or whatever the hell you put because you are obviously fucking retarded. Ask your dad/brother to unplug the internet for you and/or read this sentence to you.

[sgraber]

Gentlemen, please ignore the TROLL as it detracts from the true horror of what happened here in Arizona. He is obviously transferring his own sick thoughts and fantasies onto the events of others. Not worth anyone else's time. REALLY.

Hey ROB! I can say without a doubt that this is a one horrifying event and when you first called me that night it happened I could almost not believe it. I was thinking, is this April Fools day?! But then it sank in that you had burned the hair off your arms and face trying to save the things you loved dearest (aside from living family dude) and that those items were more dear to you in their memories and sentimental value than many people with their pets.

I cried with you when I watched the video and it may haunt me for a long time....

Here's thinking about you and hoping that everything works out well with the insurance and that they don't try to dick you over. But that's their job and you may have to hire an attorney to get out what you deserve from those cold-blooded a-holes.

I'll raise a glass to you tonight with my friends in the thought that you WILL rebound from this. You are young - opposed to me at 42!

Keep the faith bro! and let's get started on another BalaBUSA!

[Heywood Jablome]

Originally posted by JRSC00LUDE




I can see why your location is "incest arizona" or whatever the hell you put because you are obviously fucking retarded. Ask your dad/brother to unplug the internet for you and/or read this sentence to you.

AR is not Arizona. You seem to be the retarded one here.

Come on, look at this bullshit. Making a big deal on the forums about how much he "loves" the car, yet there was nothing in place to prevent the accident. If you care so much about your stuff, then maybe it shouldn't be stored in such an unsafe shithole. And he just happened to be welding near some rags? WTF? Do you not practice any type of shop safety at all? Too many things wrong for this to just be an "accident".

[teggypimp95]

Originally posted by Heywood Jablome


AR is not Arizona. You seem to be the retarded one here.

Come on, look at this bullshit. Making a big deal on the forums about how much he "loves" the car, yet there was nothing in place to prevent the accident. If you care so much about your stuff, then maybe it shouldn't be stored in such an unsafe shithole. And he just happened to be welding near some rags? WTF? Do you not practice any type of shop safety at all? Too many things wrong for this to just be an "accident".

I seriously cant even believe how big of a douche you actully are. Seriously everything you say makes no fucking sence, and you make your self look like the biggest tool i have seen on here in a long time.
Its it a pretty big deal to have your huge ass garage burn to the ground with everything you love inside. This is also a CAR FORUM, alot of people on here care about there cars more than the average joe.

It sure dident look like a shit hole to me? looks like a regular garage? What makes it so differnt? Any structure can burn to the ground. Where do you expect him to keep all his rides?
And he oviously wasent welding at the time of the fire. The equipment later sparked or cought fire.

Im sick of this fool already.

+1 for BAN

[JRSC00LUDE]

Originally posted by Heywood Jablome
AR is not Arizona.

My mistake, I guess it stands for "Abso-fucking-lutely Retarded". Sorry chief. :thumbsup:

Edit: You know what? I hope your house burns down while nobody is home and you get investigated for insurance fraud. You deserve it. Although, how much does it really cost to replace a trailer anyways?

[/////AMG]

Shit, thats crazy man. Sorry to hear Rob. I remember when I first joined beyond ages ago, saw your car in the original "post pictures of your ride" thread. Fell in love with 300Zx's as soon as I saw yours. Really sorry to hear about this mate.

:thumbsdow :thumbsdow

[jswankster]

:cry: DUDE THATS JUST HARSH.... Hope you can recover your losses...:cry:

[300ZofPrey]

What kind of Idiot does not post Firewatch for at least 30 Min after welding?

30 Min would have shown those smoking rags(Yea right..Who leaves oily rags around..Someone that was not paying attention in Shop class..Mr Johnson would be appalled) and allowed enough time to put the fire out.


Smelling more and more like insurance fraud.....And I'm SURE his inspector will find the same.


And as for the brain surgeon that posted the "Welder sparked" Welders have a REALLY hard time doing that when they are off. Unless the OP left the welder ON, in which case he deserves to lose everything in a fire. Because he is too stupid to breathe properly, much less use a dangerous piece of equipment.

:goflames:

[Redlyne_mr2]

ne more trolls wanna join in and diss a well respected oldtime member will find themselves off this forum pretty quickly.

[300ZofPrey]

Originally posted by Redlyne_mr2
ne more trolls wanna join in and diss a well respected oldtime member will find themselves off this forum pretty quickly.

Is english your second language? Because it looks like it.



Everyone is entitled to an OPINION. And that's what I posted.


I'll bet Dude is kicking himself now for regretting to hang out for 30 min or so after his father was welding.


Once the Insurance inspector finds the source of ignition was a welding machine, he can kiss his insurance claim Bye Bye.

And that, is a FACT.

[BerserkerCatSplat]

Originally posted by 300ZofPrey


Is english your second language? Because it looks like it.



Everyone is entitled to an OPINION. And that's what I posted.

I'm sorry, I think you've come under the impression that someone here cares whether you think you're entitled to your opinion or not. Regardless, if you act like a dick, you get banned. Simple enough for you?