"D" (danjee) 08/27/2013 at 18:37 • Filed to: ghostride the blip

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One of the bolts holding my roof on fell into my lap while I was driving today.

Blondude > D 08/27/2013 at 18:38

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That seems like a problem...

Mazarin > D 08/27/2013 at 18:38

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How many more bolts 'til convertible?

D > Blondude 08/27/2013 at 18:38

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I went home and tightened them all.

Blondude > D 08/27/2013 at 18:39

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...that has been solved.

D > Mazarin 08/27/2013 at 18:40

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2 per bracket X 4 brackets, plus two latches... Roof had no chance of flying off, but still... don't like bolts falling in my lap. Went home and tightened them all.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > D 08/27/2013 at 18:48

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Simplifying and adding lightness.

Your car is trying to be a Lotus. Can't be angry about that.

D > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 08/27/2013 at 18:50

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Maybe someday I'll just be driving along and all the body panels pop off.

Bird > D 08/27/2013 at 18:52

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My first job was washing cargo planes (727's DC-10's, DC-8's etc.). One day we had a plane come in and the mechanic spent the entire day wandering around under the plane, cursing "Where the f*** did all the screws go! F**, how could they lose that many!"

I'll never forget that...think about it every time I get on a plane...

crashonice > D 08/27/2013 at 18:55

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I had that happen once last year too, so I tightened it up and forgot about it. A couple months ago I was just dropping the miata off to have it shipped, when the damn bolt fell in my lap again. Since I was dropping the car off for shipment, I didn't have any tools, so I tightened it as best I could and left it. Get the car last month and the damn bolt is missing. Can't find it anywhere in the car. . .I guess it must have fallen onto the seat during shipping, and got lost in unloading. Damn.

Moral of the story: Loctite that shit.

D > Bird 08/27/2013 at 18:56

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Ha, woah

delete-me-please123 > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 08/27/2013 at 19:16

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DAMNIT
You beat me to it.