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Author The best bodge job you've ever done to your car.
birchieboy
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Registered: 18th Jan 06
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18th Dec 07 at 19:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
my mates car nova 2l.alternater belt snapped at the docklands. battery died. i donated my new k swiss shoe laces to act as the new belt, it held for 15miles snapping 20 yards away from his drive
VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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18th Dec 07 at 19:23   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Cut up a Cereal box for an exhaust manifold Gasket.

Worked a treat

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corb
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Registered: 24th Apr 02
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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19th Dec 07 at 00:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i just typed up some awesome ones from my car, then push some button nd it all disappeared. Cant be arsed to type all that again!
Wrighty
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Registered: 28th Feb 04
Location: Howden
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19th Dec 07 at 00:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
madmike252 bodged his whole car...
beattie17
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Registered: 13th Dec 02
Location: perth Drives: 02 ibiza 20v turbo
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Adam-D
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19th Dec 07 at 07:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
1 i can remeber
ford sierra of doom


coolent hose burst in tywn in wales. bit of duct tape and it held all the way back to the wirral
ontop of that it had no brakes so slowed with gears then handbrake
and the exhaust had fell aprrts so the back box wa sheld up with twine/string etc and was just there for looks
Shane
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19th Dec 07 at 10:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote


did that my fiesta, so tied it back on with crabbing line
danward
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Registered: 14th Nov 06
Location: Northants Drives: C Exclusiv
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19th Dec 07 at 11:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
My exhaust was held on using twine for quite a while. Am liking some of the suggestions for stopping the backbox rattling on the rear beam - will be sorting this out tonight! My old Cinquecento had its rear bumper held on with gaffatape throughout the entire 3 months I had it.
jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
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19th Dec 07 at 11:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Robin
Leaving the engine empty of water after the it leaked out and warped the head, as it wouldn't run with water in


phil_sutton
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Registered: 8th Sep 07
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19th Dec 07 at 18:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Gaffa tape on my airflow meter to hold it on position, at TOTB in front of lots an lots of people. There was no way I was going to get to do it un noticed lol

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