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Bodge thread
Hi
was wondering who has come across the most outstanding bodge
this was a guy who sent his series into a garage because the clutch fork was faulty and this is what they done to gain access
Don’t know who the garage was
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19th Aug 2018 3:28 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Looks like it gives good access though.
19th Aug 2018 3:30 pm
gstuart
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Also saves using a wading plug
19th Aug 2018 3:32 pm
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I submit my fuel pipes. I never worked out how they were meant to go so left them at the time. I’ll be sorting them now I have more time.
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19th Aug 2018 5:21 pm
gstuart
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That looks fun ,
19th Aug 2018 10:19 pm
lynalldiscovery
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My FIL told me when he was a trainee mech they had a tractor with a worn big end so they stripped it down and shimmed the shell out with paper and put it back together and ran it for years just like that!
Ive heard of wooden pistons, how true they are i dont know.
Ive seen trucks with the brake pads fitted back to front, trailers with 8 inch brakes fitted with 7 inch shoes.
Trucks pressuring so badly that the idiot workshop manager thought a new coolant cap was the answer, it wasnt!
If I wrote a book of what went on in commercial vehicle workshops, no one would believe me!
20th Aug 2018 12:38 am
gstuart
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Hi Lynall
I bet it would be a very interesting read of the horror stories that you’ve come across
Heard of people putting sawdust in axles and gearboxes to quieten them down
Still think some of these pics are jaw dropping
That suspension one is outstanding
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20th Aug 2018 1:11 am
jonno1
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I remember many years ago watching my then neighbour putting the cylinder head back on a BMW 2002ti, a rare classic now. Deciding that shims were required to adjust the tappets, he used half pence coins (now defunct) to shim them out. That car went on for several years before it was sold on. Astonishing!
20th Aug 2018 8:00 pm
gstuart
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Blimey , that’s impressive and must admit never heard of that being done before
How on earth did he get them to stay there
20th Aug 2018 8:11 pm
jonno1
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Knowing how he was (God rest his soul), he probably used chewing gum or suchlike to ensure they stayed in place while the cams were installed. I remember watching in amazement.
20th Aug 2018 8:15 pm
RRSTDV8
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My Dad and I once Araldited some washers on to the starter switch at the head of the solenoid on the starter motor of my old Datsun Bluebird. For some reason, the throw wasn't quite right so it would engage the starter cog but not then the starter motor. Once the shimming washers were installed, it worked first time every time until sold 6 months later.
The carb on the same vehicle needed to be adjusted for the MoT. Set to run nicely, it wouldn't pass the test, but set to pass the test it sounded like a bag of spanners. I remember getting a phone call from the MoT place asking whether I'd "set the little screw on the carb". Remembering I hadn't, I trotted round (it was 5 minutes walk from the office), set the screw, they did the test, I reset the screw and drove away with the fresh MoT.
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20th Aug 2018 8:35 pm
gstuart
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jonno1 wrote:
Knowing how he was (God rest his soul), he probably used chewing gum or suchlike to ensure they stayed in place while the cams were installed. I remember watching in amazement.
Respect
Indeed on the older cars I think it was also a case of keeping them running with what ever needs must, along with them being considerably easier to work on
When I think back I had a triumph vitesse and was awesome being able to lift the front off and have so much room to work on the engine
20th Aug 2018 8:41 pm
gstuart
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RRSTDV8 wrote:
My Dad and I once Araldited some washers on to the starter switch at the head of the solenoid on the starter motor of my old Datsun Bluebird. For some reason, the throw wasn't quite right so it would engage the starter cog but not then the starter motor. Once the shimming washers were installed, it worked first time every time until sold 6 months later.
The carb on the same vehicle needed to be adjusted for the MoT. Set to run nicely, it wouldn't pass the test, but set to pass the test it sounded like a bag of spanners. I remember getting a phone call from the MoT place asking whether I'd "set the little screw on the carb". Remembering I hadn't, I trotted round (it was 5 minutes walk from the office), set the screw, they did the test, I reset the screw and drove away with the fresh MoT.
Those were the days.
They didn’t have a zenith carb did it by any chance plse , useto have one on a Zodiac that shall we say req adjusting
20th Aug 2018 8:43 pm
RRSTDV8
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Twin barrel Weber from memory.Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
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"When you fire that first shot, no matter how right you feel, you have no idea who's going to die! You don't know who's children are going to scream and burn. How many hearts will be broken. How many lives shattered. How much blood will spill, until everybody does what they were always going to have to do from the very beginning: SIT DOWN AND TALK!"
20th Aug 2018 8:56 pm
gstuart
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Thks ,
Awesome carbs, always wanted to fit a triple set of Weber carbs on my vitesse but couldn’t afford it at the time
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