Found this on the exhaust pipe on a supercharged Cord parts car at work, thought it was so funny I would share it. Two metal patches held on with about 40 slotted sheet metal screws. Probably done just to keep the car on the street when parts were not available, or the car was not worth putting any more money into.
The "fixer" probably grew up on a farm. Sometimes you did whatever it took to get the work done. Believe me, I grew up on a farm and know from experience!
I,m sure i am not the only one who in his younger days used a steel beer can to fix a hole in an exhaust pipe. To all you younger guys, beer cans were not always made of aluminum.
Make do is common when money is not common. LOL I fixed a fuel tank in a GM boat with fiberglass when I was living in Mexico. The guy bottomed out on a logging road (I think he was looking for la Mota) and made some pretty big gouges in it. Glass mat and resin from the marina and about 4 hours worth of work got him back on his way to the US of A.
Wish I could find the video, but still wouldn't be allowed to post it. It's a video of a guy who got a vw in for noisy exhaust. Got it up and every inch of it was cobbled together. The whole thing had to be scrapped and re done. Sent from my moto z4 using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
My buddy bought a 28 model a that had been in a barn. Super solid original car that had its last Pa. inspection sticker 1939. Took the tires off the wheels and one of the old red inner tubes had 26 patches on it.
You mean you don't have one? pshht! I thought everybody did. huh. p.s. - Yeah, I thought the same thing.
That's pretty damned thrifty....but the guy's neighbor was probably left wondering why the corrugated roof blew off his chicken coop.
way off topic but I fixed my better halfs washing machine agitator using a cross mount from an overhead light, it worked for another two years.
Ive seen lots of fenders that cracked over the front wheel,they were fixed with the biggest piece of ugly tin you could find and were fastened with 3/16 stove bolts,every one was bolted on.also had a 37 dodge truck 1 1/2 ton it was a truck from a local sawmill,rear brake tee was closed over with a big C clamp,only had brakes on 1 rear wheel,truck had 1956 plates on it. Harvey
I think that using screws like that instead of baling wire just shows poor craftsmanship and a lack of pride. Those screws should have been hammered out until they formed wire then all the short pieces could have been wound together to form a longer piece so the repair could have been done properly!
Well; I never drank beer so I had to use a can from Mom's pantry. Probably green beans or corn or something. And I couldn't afford a large hose clamp (much less two) so I also used bailing wire; probably a clothes hanger.
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