40 Worst DIY Car Repairs

[maxrandb]

http://www.automechanicschools.net/blog/40-worst-diy-car-repairs

Wonder how many of these vehicles belong to DUer's?

[Richardo]

1. The teamwork windshield wipers!

:rofl:

They're all great.

[maxrandb]

2. I think that's my favorite too

Would only work if you had a passenger though. Could you imagine picking up a hitchhiker and saying; "hey, I'll give you a ride, but if it starts raining, I'm gonna need you to pull on that rope"

[pokerfan]

6. We did that once

Wiper motor failed during a snowstorm in the Sierras. Tied a wired from one blade to the other via the wing windows in the truck. Looped it through the closed end of a wrench for the passenger to control. It worked great.

[hifiguy]

3. A friend of mine once had a '68 Ford

the throttle of which was manipulated with a bent coathanger sticking through the dash and connected to the carbueretor.

Good thing it had an automatic tranny. :rofl:

[maxrandb]

10. Had a friend with an old Chevy II

He had a lawn chair for the driver's seat.

[rurallib]

4. This really broke me up. Polly 'cause I am familiar with the roll of duct tape

and other materials in car repair.

[pokerfan]

7. If you liked that

check out thereifixedit:





http://thereifixedit.failblog.org

[rurallib]

13. already one of my faves. Thanks!

[fishwax]

5. some of those are rather clever

but some of the tire solutions! :scared:

[petronius]

12. Yeah, I think it's a little unfair to call all of those 'worst' - some of them are clearly

intended to be funny. But I hope to god none of the wheel-related ones actually went onto a real street... :crazy:

[Gidney N Cloyd]

8. I've done some of those and more...

Vice grips as battery clamp
Screwdriver as ignition key
I also use vice grips to replace a snapped off stick shift.

[Kerrytravelers]

9. Wonder how much the tickets costs that the drivers received for unsafe conditions?

Yikes!

[PuffedMica]

11. This one looks promising

A good mid level marketer could get these produced and sell them through Pep Boys as a car customizing product.

(I bet it would be a hit with rednecks!)

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

14. Ok, who HASN'T patched an exhaust pipe with a beer can ...

the creativity is stunning, execution mostly less so.

:hi:

[NV Whino]

15. An old (now deceased) friend told a story of WW II

They had their 49 Ford shipped to Guam. After only a short time, the muffler rusted due to the extreme humidity, and there were no spare parts to be had. Her husband (in the medical corp) and his buddies used plaster cast material to "fix" it. The fix work fine until they and they car got back to the states and astounded their mechanic.