OT, getting them home stories, Car stories Options

[r_towle]

OT! So move it if you feel the need.

I laugh more now when thinking of the crazy stuff I did when I was young and broke just to get a car home or repaired.

One night, heading up to go skiing with a buddy, by beetle accel cable broke.
It was super cold, dark and we were in a section of NH that has about ten exits of nothing....so remote.

Thankfully there was a gas station about 2-3 miles ahead.
I put on my winter ski clothes, goggles and all.
I sat sideways on the rear bumper with my hand hugging the upright fan and I drove the carburetor while yelling when to shift etc...

What could go wrong......??

How about you guys?
I have a few more stupid stories that make me wonder why I am still here at all.

[914werke]

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So this was ...some time ago. Preface: My first "car" was was a 65 Ford F100 pickup. 3 on tree. Big block 352 with a bottom end worn out so being a broke youngster I looked for a cheap replacement eng. & found a sm. blk. 260 out of a Fairlane, dropped it in, oil pan on the X member, chained it down, cheap dual exhaust , it was old ugly & loud but it kept the rain off the ladies, & hauled my bike when necessary (IMG:style_emoticons/default/flag.gif)

Anyway... come wintertime a couple of my buds & I decide one eve we wanted to go night skiing (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) we piled gear & beer in the bed climb into the cab & away we go. The truck had oversize tires none of which matched and all were bald (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif)
As we were climbing Stevens pass its icy as sh*t and I was getting a workout feathering the throttle & working the enormous steer wheel to keep it on road and moving forward. We were maybe .5 way up the pass when I hit a ice patch lost traction & over revved that little V8 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) which was followed by a loud bang & some very bad noises under hood. We pull over lift the hood to see ..blackness, oil everywhere and HORRIBLE clacking and clanking, as the truck was barely running I grabbed a couple qts of spare oil I had behind the bench seat pour it in & reason with the guys "were .5 way lets go skiing!" we limped it to the pass lot killed the motor downed some beers & went skiing (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif)
When we finished we gathered around the truck and in the light of lot lights overhead we could see the carnage ...a large hole in the side of the motor with a rod end poking out.
Considering our plight, we decided to see if it would again start & run, so we canvased the lot begging every driver we encountered for any spare oil they may be carrying. We poured in 3 or 4 qts keyed it and BANG, BOOM, BANG BOOM, 7 cyls fired to live one last time. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/w00t.gif)
It was all down hill so got it home killed it & started looking for the next SB donor mtr.