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Interesting Bodges
By: ferretjuggler Date: September 10, 2014, 5:21 pm
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I'm coming towards the end of my summer refurb, and I have to
conclude that some of the previous owners must have had a
somewhat, err, unconventional approach to maintenance.
Just wondering what treasures the rest of you have found.
So far I've got -
Shocks held on with three nails and half a file.
A brake union held on by a piece of tin pushed under a washer.
Exhaust held on with a length of chain welded to the chassis.
Window channel packed out with rusty hacksaw blades.
Window channel fitted with screws so long that they punched
through to the other side.
OSF brake shoe retainer fitted to wrong shoe.
A length of sink plug chain embedded in the seal between door
top and bottom.
Not sure why, maybe to try and get the right angle of lean on
the door top ???
Two battery leads bolted together and insulated with a length of
radiator hose and ten yards of gaffer tape.
I've nearly sorted everything now, except maybe the dash wiring
:eek:
Just wondering what horrors other owners have found ???
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Re: Interesting Bodges
By: StuartN Date: September 11, 2014, 2:51 am
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Numerous wiring bodges done just to get it away and left for,
presumably, many years. Every damn thing was wired direct to the
battery so the engine bay is a mess. Top was apparently painted
with white Dulux emulsion over bright red. Neither keyed in.
Cereal box packing out windscreen center strip, along with
copious amounts of mastic. Horribly tacky silver paint over galv
cappings, except rear corners which were just painted over
green.
I am sure the list goes on but I sorted it all as quickly as I
could so a while ago now.
S
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Re: Interesting Bodges
By: Dave Date: September 11, 2014, 3:43 am
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[quote author=ferretjuggler link=topic=8611.msg92697#msg92697
date=1410387692]
Just wondering what horrors other owners have found ???
[/quote]
I don't know about found - I've probably done most of them.
#Post#: 92706--------------------------------------------------
Re: Interesting Bodges
By: wavey Date: September 11, 2014, 4:15 am
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A 'bodge' is subjective, some of the "get me by" repairs of some
people are better than the "permanent" fixes of others..
Although using twigs and a bolt to hold on a bumper is
definitely a proper bodge.
#Post#: 92708--------------------------------------------------
Re: Interesting Bodges
By: james_r_lucas Date: September 11, 2014, 6:23 am
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I've found several on mine
- loads of those plier squash crimp things on the wires
- loads of wiring that didn't do anything???
- windows heald in with silicone sealant
- glass cabinet locks to stop the windows sliding (despite
having the proper catches!)
- wrong size bulbs soldered onto wires and squashed into the
holders
wiring was a pita to sort out... :smiley-furious:
#Post#: 92710--------------------------------------------------
Re: Interesting Bodges
By: rowehillmaster Date: September 11, 2014, 7:24 am
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my start button (diesel conversion) was a door bell push ! and
the heater plugs were wired up with household single core cable
the start position of the petrol ignition switch.
#Post#: 92711--------------------------------------------------
Re: Interesting Bodges
By: quattrofoto Date: September 11, 2014, 7:32 am
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My dear brother once broke a front spring on his 2a, and drove
all the way from Blandford to Leeds and back with a cold chisel
hammered in between the leaves and a G clamp holding it all
together :eek:
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Re: Interesting Bodges
By: Jackual Date: September 13, 2014, 6:35 pm
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I had a rubber exhaust mount snap off whilst 400km's away from
home on holiday, up the coast some years ago. I was miles away
from any garages to buy a mount, I had to improvise, I had a
small length of chain and a padlock in the back of the landy, I
wrapped the chain around the exhaust and chassis then locked the
chain together, It stayed like that for 2 years after ;D.
Another time, far away from home in the bush, the bolts came
undone on the rearmost exhaust mount and caused the pipe to rub
on the wheel. I had some M6 nuts and bolts (but no spanners),
and a bag of cable tie wraps. Fitted the mount finger tight
using the M6 nut and bolt, then on the excess threads I put a
tie wrap on to stop the nut unwinding, Ghetto nylok nut if you
will :toothless:.
#Post#: 92795--------------------------------------------------
Re: Interesting Bodges
By: Time Bandit Date: September 14, 2014, 8:40 am
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[quote author=Jackual link=topic=8611.msg92789#msg92789
date=1410651346]
...I had a small length of chain and a padlock in the back of
the landy, I wrapped the chain around the exhaust and chassis
then locked the chain together
[/quote]
I did something similar with mine, exhaust mount broke and all I
had to hand was a pedal bike lock for chaining it to a lamp post
or whatever and so that was utilised along with a couple of
cable ties for the best part of a year until I had to change it
due to the impending MOT otherwise it still would of been on.
#Post#: 92796--------------------------------------------------
Re: Interesting Bodges
By: ferretjuggler Date: September 14, 2014, 11:29 am
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I forgot to mention the worst "bodge" on mine.
More of a deliberate mutilation actually.
Evidence of a long ago removed dummy snorkel.
On the wrong side of the vehicle for a start.
No evidence that it was ever connected to the air filter in any
way.
But a nasty hole cut across the joint of the inner and outer NS
wing, and four holes in the rusty yet otherwise perfect
windscreen frame.
Three good previously perfectly restorable parts fucked up so
some Wanker could look cool. :wanker:
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