DIY Cars....
I purchased a car with the intention of restoring it a few years ago. I got myself a Nicely Rusted non road worthy Mk3 Ford Capri.

I decided to do all the work myself and did a pretty good job, Sanded off all the rust and treated the metal work and either replaced pannels or patch up small holes with fiberglass as needed.

I managed to do a really good jos and pretty much rebuilt the car from the ground up replacing the whole breaking system etc etc took quite a while including the painwork.

About a week away from completion somehow I managed to loose the keys, No Problem I though just buy a new set of locks off ebay and keep doing other stuff in the time while waiting for them to turn up.

Eventually a week later the new door, boot and steering rack keys turn up and I go straight out to fit them in the fading daytime light. Both Doors and Boot lock were fitted first with minimal effort then came the steering rack. For most people who know on old cars these things were NOT designed to come off so I was going to have to break it, I hack saw as much as I can and then started with a small chisel and got to a big big chissel trying to make the thing come off.

So there I am lying across the passenger seat facing the roof with my shoulder on the drivers seat head under the steering wheen and my hand holding the chisel in place, After 20 mins it was almost off thinking to myself one or two more hits and that should be all i went to give it one almighty smack and bang. "I think that caught my thumb as I tihnk it hurts a bit but carry on" I start to notice as the blood was pouring on onto the floor and I was starting to feel faint i get up and realise I had smashed the chisel half way through my thumb :S OOPS

Sorry for the length / width etc.
(tfi049113 Was found alive on, Tue 8 Apr 2008, 12:20, Reply)