 The Bastardization Awards, Photos of the PO's Horrific Work |
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| Garland |
 Jul 20 2022, 09:27 AM
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Restoration Fanatic  Group: Members Posts: 1,398 Joined: 8-January 04 From: ......Michigan...... Member No.: 1,535 Region Association: Upper MidWest 
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While looking for the reason for a creeking noise in the rear, I found that the trunk pan was not replaced! But “retreaded” by the PO.
Also never seen weld material, built up this thick!      See the rest in the link below, for the full build. |
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| double-a |
Jul 20 2022, 10:12 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 989 Joined: 15-September 03 From: vancouver, wa, usa Member No.: 1,162 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
the PO's idea of a muffler repair. i replaced this mess with a Triad (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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| emerygt350 |
Jul 20 2022, 03:08 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,526 Joined: 20-July 21 From: Upstate, NY Member No.: 25,740 Region Association: North East States |
QUOTE(wonkipop @ Jul 20 2022, 05:08 AM)  sorry, but these are all pissweak. a while back someone here posted a gearbox hung from a chain at the back end. you are going to be hard pressed to beat that duelin' banjos bit of engineering. good luck. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif) don't get sucked in by emorygt350. he is a ford racing department engineer. that tin can window dressing is disguising a high performance item he is not discussing. My hot air can't be beat. |
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| rgalla9146 |
Jul 20 2022, 04:59 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,673 Joined: 23-November 05 From: Paramus NJ Member No.: 5,176 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(Garland @ Jul 20 2022, 11:27 AM) While looking for the reason for a creeking noise in the rear, I found that the trunk pan was not replaced! But “retreaded” by the PO. Also never seen weld material, built up this thick! See the rest in the link below, for the full build. Original rear shocks ! |
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| AvalonFal |
Jul 21 2022, 09:06 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 485 Joined: 3-July 05 From: Southern New Jersey Coast Member No.: 4,367 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Posted this a while back. Found these fuel lines under my gas tank after buying my '74 2.0L. Not a PO "repair", but certainly a "bastardization" and a dangerous one. You gotta look under that tank!
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| JamesM |
Jul 22 2022, 10:50 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,024 Joined: 6-April 06 From: Kearns, UT Member No.: 5,834 Region Association: Intermountain Region |
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| East coaster |
Jul 23 2022, 09:39 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,796 Joined: 28-March 03 From: Millville, NJ Member No.: 487 Region Association: None
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DAPO firewall patch……..I knew these sqeegies were for body work, but apparently I’ve been using them all wrong! This was glued over the rust hole with gobs of seam sealer…..ugh!
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| Vysoc |
Jul 23 2022, 10:49 AM
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Vysoc Group: Members Posts: 588 Joined: 27-August 09 From: Young Harris, Georgia Member No.: 10,737 Region Association: South East States |
The can over the exhaust reminds me of coming home from college for Christmas in 1982.
I had a first generation VW Rabbit 1976, I was driving from Texas to Colorado to pick up my brother on the way home to Iowa. My exhaust pipe blew out and after looking at the problem at a rest stop, I had two SS Clamps, I dug a thick can out of the trash, cut it and wrapped the can over the hole and tightened down the clamps. We made it all the way to Iowa where we could fix it properly. In this case I was 19 years old and did not have two nickels to rub together so you have to improvise. They used thick metal back then, how that can took the heat I will never know? The things we used to do to get by. Vysoc (IMG:style_emoticons/default/flag.gif) |
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| DaveB |
Jul 24 2022, 10:29 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 169 Joined: 25-November 21 From: Portland, Oregon Member No.: 26,107 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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"a while back someone here posted a gearbox hung from a chain at the back end." @wonkipop That's my car. Plus it had the 5 Gallon gas can in place of the gas tank and was hot wired. The PO decided the best way to repair the parking brake was to use this option :  Today I was cutting out the heat transfer tubes. Started with the drive side. This is what the rivets from the parking brake look like from inside the rocker panel:  Once I got the heat transfer tube, I flipped it over and they didn't seem to understand drill depth for the rivet holes.  Looked inside the heat transfer tube and found they drilled through the outer tube, insulation and drilled through into the inter aluminum pipe:  I don't know if this is a bastardization or Darwin award DaveB |
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| wonkipop |
Jul 25 2022, 02:14 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,670 Joined: 6-May 20 From: north antarctica Member No.: 24,231 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille
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@DaveB
you can just keep pulling out ace cards on anyone who tries to top you! handbrake fix a pre-emptive strike on rust prevention? i think they should engrave your trophy immediately. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
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| Superhawk996 |
Jul 25 2022, 05:26 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 6,633 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch
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This won't win any awards but thought I'd dig it out of my build thread. Nothing like a little fiberglass to seal up a floor pan.
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| ClayPerrine |
Jul 25 2022, 10:55 AM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,965 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille
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The late Charlie Davis did this to his transmission to fix a gear oil leak:
  It was not a permanent fix. He was trying to make a tour down to the Texas hill country with us. Clay |
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| 930cabman |
Jul 25 2022, 10:57 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,803 Joined: 12-November 20 From: Buffalo Member No.: 24,877 Region Association: North East States
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QUOTE(Vysoc @ Jul 23 2022, 10:49 AM) The can over the exhaust reminds me of coming home from college for Christmas in 1982. I had a first generation VW Rabbit 1976, I was driving from Texas to Colorado to pick up my brother on the way home to Iowa. My exhaust pipe blew out and after looking at the problem at a rest stop, I had two SS Clamps, I dug a thick can out of the trash, cut it and wrapped the can over the hole and tightened down the clamps. We made it all the way to Iowa where we could fix it properly. In this case I was 19 years old and did not have two nickels to rub together so you have to improvise. They used thick metal back then, how that can took the heat I will never know? The things we used to do to get by. Vysoc (IMG:style_emoticons/default/flag.gif) Can we still use the same (similar) things? even at an advanced age? |
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