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took apart the carbi in a crapbox that i've been using.

mate lost a circlip for a throttle linkage. i lost whatever holds the other throttle linkage

so i just got some paper clips, bent them around to replace clips :cheers:

still running fine ha

one day it'll either not accelerate or jam open ;)

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a guy i know has a gemini and he knows when to top up the oil by hom long the oil light stays on for when he stops at an intersection. when it stays on for longer than a certain number of seconds it needs topping up.

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lol thats a good one. I have dodged up so much on my daily driver. The throttle body on the carby is so worn out that it wouldn't close properly and always idled high depending on if the butter fly jammed or not. So just added an extra return spring onto it to help pull it back close properly.

I when i need new brake pads on the rear drums i just look thru a box of spares that i have and find some old ones that have good meat left on them. seems to wear the leading pad out faster so i just get a whole bunch of rear pads that i find and put them on. The leading and trailing pad seem to be the same so interchangable. saves few $$.

When i bust a CV boot cover thats no sweet. I just get some plasitc bag and wrap that around it and duct tape that sh!t on. last for longer than u would think.

Radiator is always getting holes in it. but i just dodge up that with some metal mend putty. It now seems to have more putty on it than metal lol.

The structural support for the sills under the car are a little rusted out and make it hard to lift the car there :). Had to get a RWC for the car so just bogged the rusted out area up and shapped it to look like the original chassis. then painted it with body deadner and when dry i just mixed up some nice mud and splatted that all around under the car to hide all. Didn't bother washing it for the assesors.

The rubber steering joinner on the steering shaft wouldnt pass RWC cos it had some small cracking in it, so i just rubbed grease into the crack to hide it and they didnt notice.

Reverse light switch in gear box buggered up so i wired the factory wiring to a switch in the car now so i have to flick a switch now to turn reverse lights on.

Brake calipers where shaking around all the time on the pads and rotor because the securing pins where worn. So just wrapped the pins with aluminum flashing (stuff u use on a house) and shoved it back in.

Hmm did a few other things. will add them as i remember.

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lol thats a good one. I have dodged up so much on my daily driver. The throttle body on the carby is so worn out that it wouldn't close properly and always idled high depending on if the butter fly jammed or not. So just added an extra return spring onto it to help pull it back close properly.

I when i need new brake pads on the rear drums i just look thru a box of spares that i have and find some old ones that have good meat left on them. seems to wear the leading pad out faster so i just get a whole bunch of rear pads that i find and put them on. The leading and trailing pad seem to be the same so interchangable. saves few $$.

When i bust a CV boot cover thats no sweet. I just get some plasitc bag and wrap that around it and duct tape that sh!t on. last for longer than u would think.

Radiator is always getting holes in it. but i just dodge up that with some metal mend putty. It now seems to have more putty on it than metal lol.

The structural support for the sills under the car are a little rusted out and make it hard to lift the car there ;). Had to get a RWC for the car so just bogged the rusted out area up and shapped it to look like the original chassis. then painted it with body deadner and when dry i just mixed up some nice mud and splatted that all around under the car to hide all. Didn't bother washing it for the assesors.

The rubber steering joinner on the steering shaft wouldnt pass RWC cos it had some small cracking in it, so i just rubbed grease into the crack to hide it and they didnt notice.

Reverse light switch in gear box buggered up so i wired the factory wiring to a switch in the car now so i have to flick a switch now to turn reverse lights on.

Brake calipers where shaking around all the time on the pads and rotor because the securing pins where worn. So just wrapped the pins with aluminum flashing (stuff u use on a house) and shoved it back in.

Hmm did a few other things. will add them as i remember.

does this guy win dodgyness of the year award? i think so!

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this thread is a classic

Got defected in my old nissan NXR for height of 70 mm. got it to 110mm by jacking it up and jamming about 20 blocks of rubber in between each spring coil and had no travel at all. too scared to drive it and was for sale anyway. sold it the next week and the lady drove it home from my house in Newcastle to VICTORIA with 80 rubber blocks jammed in the springs. couldnt stop laughing. hope she made it home ok

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lol thats a good one. I have dodged up so much on my daily driver. The throttle body on the carby is so worn out that it wouldn't close properly and always idled high depending on if the butter fly jammed or not. So just added an extra return spring onto it to help pull it back close properly.

I when i need new brake pads on the rear drums i just look thru a box of spares that i have and find some old ones that have good meat left on them. seems to wear the leading pad out faster so i just get a whole bunch of rear pads that i find and put them on. The leading and trailing pad seem to be the same so interchangable. saves few $$.

When i bust a CV boot cover thats no sweet. I just get some plasitc bag and wrap that around it and duct tape that sh!t on. last for longer than u would think.

Radiator is always getting holes in it. but i just dodge up that with some metal mend putty. It now seems to have more putty on it than metal lol.

The structural support for the sills under the car are a little rusted out and make it hard to lift the car there :closedeyes:. Had to get a RWC for the car so just bogged the rusted out area up and shapped it to look like the original chassis. then painted it with body deadner and when dry i just mixed up some nice mud and splatted that all around under the car to hide all. Didn't bother washing it for the assesors.

The rubber steering joinner on the steering shaft wouldnt pass RWC cos it had some small cracking in it, so i just rubbed grease into the crack to hide it and they didnt notice.

Reverse light switch in gear box buggered up so i wired the factory wiring to a switch in the car now so i have to flick a switch now to turn reverse lights on.

Brake calipers where shaking around all the time on the pads and rotor because the securing pins where worn. So just wrapped the pins with aluminum flashing (stuff u use on a house) and shoved it back in.

Hmm did a few other things. will add them as i remember.

Thanks guys. I do try. lol.

We all know who the man is around here!!

Your a legend love it!! I thought I was dodgey with my corolla but you by far take the cake!! much respect!

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tie rod ends held on by 3 thread turns for a 8 hour track day

well, the minimum requirements for fitting is 2 thread turns - and that is for pressure fittings

as longs as its lock-tited on alright....

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another dodgy thing iv done, thought id do a lil bush mechanic short shifter which consisted of a hack saw, cut it nice and short then found a small shift knob,

it was too big for the shifter so i got a bolt and super glued it inside the shifter and then put the threaded end of the long bolt into the hole in the shifter, threads on the bolt were too skinny so i just filled up the shifter hole with super glue lol, its nice and STUCK in there now

god knows how im gonna get it off :P

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me and my mates have done:

- power right mirror works only when a cable tie is used to adjust angle of bunch of cables going through grommet.

- driving around for 4 months without rear seats

- using bandaids to hide rust spots

- running 4 speakers from a 2 channel amp, 2 speakers eventuallly blew

- attaching side skirts and rear pods to hide accident damage and rust, then sold the car

- driving with no transmission oil, no service ever, it lasted for a year and many burnouts. Got $160 scrap metal, cost $200.

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