Blowing up a Fanon cb with a banger

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Blowing up a Fanon cb with a banger

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My lastest YouTube vid, me and a mate blew up this knackered old Fanon
https://youtu.be/auE7eHgCLQA
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How many bangers did you remove from the rope and put under it? Certainly did the job!
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Just one Tim, they are lethal, we took the bottom case off, threaded the fuse through a side toggle hole then put the case on with the the four screws, parts were found 3 gardens down lol
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you should offer this as a service! haha
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Any chance you could dissolve a fidelity 1000 in acid ?
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I'd like to see a pic of the aftermath if possible :clap:
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Lol great response guys, I'll try and get the aftermath pics up
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We could have a whip-round for a Blendtec Blender and we can see how many CB items it will chew

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I've got a few more to blow up, I'll
Add the vids as they're done :)
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Good and entertaining way to thin out your collection jason :thumbup:
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Buick Mackane wrote:Good and entertaining way to thin out your collection jason :thumbup:
Thanks, if I buy any off eBay that ain't up to scratch I'll just blow em up
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superstar wrote:
Buick Mackane wrote:Good and entertaining way to thin out your collection jason :thumbup:
Thanks, if I buy any off eBay that ain't up to scratch I'll just blow em up
...then send them back to the seller as 'not as described'? :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Go on, I dare you, list it on eBay with those photo's and describe it as 'in used condition, spares or repairs, not working, believe that the finals have blown and may have parts missing'. It would probably make a fortune!
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