Naming and shaming - Page 2

RayH · 25th July 2015, 20:37

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Originally Posted by harrisop48

Stewart,

You are obviously a Connoisseur of Barney Bodging.

I was born in 48 and remember a make do and mend attitude being paramount. Rear box is fine. I cannot see it so do not care what it looks like, but agree with Sidetops, it is a thing of beauty. Dollop of ehaust paste around the hole, soft aluminium sheet formed around bend. Stainlees steel fabricated on top, a few clamps and jubilee clips. Jobs a good-un. Whats not to like?

Will be happy if I get another year out of it. I believe it is gas tight but if it fails the MOT next month then I shall obviously replace it.
Major problem, being a fat Bar Steward was getting underneath it when it was on axle stands. To recheck the nuts I put it up on ramps. Absolute doddle. Loads of room.

Peter.

And it will probably outlast the one that Kwik Fit would have fitted, given the opportunity.

This man is truly green, we should praise him not shame him

Mr Bone · 25th July 2015, 23:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by harrisop48

Stewart,

You are obviously a Connoisseur of Barney Bodging.

I was born in 48 and remember a make do and mend attitude being paramount. Rear box is fine. I cannot see it so do not care what it looks like, but agree with Sidetops, it is a thing of beauty. Dollop of ehaust paste around the hole, soft aluminium sheet formed around bend. Stainlees steel fabricated on top, a few clamps and jubilee clips. Jobs a good-un. Whats not to like?

Will be happy if I get another year out of it. I believe it is gas tight but if it fails the MOT next month then I shall obviously replace it.
Major problem, being a fat Bar Steward was getting underneath it when it was on axle stands. To recheck the nuts I put it up on ramps. Absolute doddle. Loads of room.

Peter.

The creator of Frankenzorst.

Gate Keeper · 25th July 2015, 23:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by harrisop48

Stewart,

You are obviously a Connoisseur of Barney Bodging.

I was born in 48 and remember a make do and mend attitude being paramount. Rear box is fine. I cannot see it so do not care what it looks like, but agree with Sidetops, it is a thing of beauty. Dollop of ehaust paste around the hole, soft aluminium sheet formed around bend. Stainlees steel fabricated on top, a few clamps and jubilee clips. Jobs a good-un. Whats not to like?

Will be happy if I get another year out of it. I believe it is gas tight but if it fails the MOT next month then I shall obviously replace it.
Major problem, being a fat Bar Steward was getting underneath it when it was on axle stands. To recheck the nuts I put it up on ramps. Absolute doddle. Loads of room.

Peter.

Good on you Peter, you had the last laugh. Not many know this, but a few years ago I reversed LJW onto a proud railway sleeper at The Star. Pete came to the rescue with a 3 ton load of common sense, no fuss, brute strength Jack

barney bear · 26th July 2015, 00:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by harrisop48

Stewart,

You are obviously a Connoisseur of Barney Bodging.

I was born in 48 and remember a make do and mend attitude being paramount. Rear box is fine. I cannot see it so do not care what it looks like, but agree with Sidetops, it is a thing of beauty. Dollop of ehaust paste around the hole, soft aluminium sheet formed around bend. Stainlees steel fabricated on top, a few clamps and jubilee clips. Jobs a good-un. Whats not to like?

Will be happy if I get another year out of it. I believe it is gas tight but if it fails the MOT next month then I shall obviously replace it.
Major problem, being a fat Bar Steward was getting underneath it when it was on axle stands. To recheck the nuts I put it up on ramps. Absolute doddle. Loads of room.

Peter.

Nowt wrong with a bit of bodgery as long as it works. My EGR port on the exhaust manifold has a plug in it made from an exhaust bandage and half a tub of paste, and it's all held in place by the flexi pipe at the rear

Obviously I'd like to blank it off properly but until I figure out a way to remove a rounded torx drive bolt I'm afraid my plug is staying were it is

Typhoon190 · 26th July 2015, 09:13

Quite a lot of work has gone into that. Might have been easier to try something like this though.

Odd place for the original to fail. Normally goes on the weld.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jetex-Mand...item54121eb5c5

Robti · 26th July 2015, 10:04

Years ago I worked out in the Scottish isles and my Renault 30 back box went, I wasn't going to pay the prices to ship one over so packed the hole with fire cement then a square of lead sheet soldered and tied with some fencing wire, lasted me for 5 months till I was back on the mainland

RayH · 26th July 2015, 10:53

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Originally Posted by Typhoon190

Quite a lot of work has gone into that. Might have been easier to try something like this though.

Odd place for the original to fail. Normally goes on the weld.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jetex-Mand...item54121eb5c5

But where is the sense of achievement in fitting that?

Typhoon190 · 26th July 2015, 11:44

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Originally Posted by RayH

But where is the sense of achievement in fitting that?

Nothing like making life easy, or not.

steve811 · 26th July 2015, 12:43

Many years ago I pulled into a garage on the A12 for fuel. As I stopped the exhaust pipe sheered halfway along and dropped on the floor. The girl in the garage was puzzled when I bought a tin of soup, a tube of gun gum and two worm drive clips. I emptied the soup down the drain, cut the tin ends out and along the seam, then wrapped it around the two ends of the pipe after filling it with gun gum. I then secured it with the clips and drove off after washing my hands. It lasted three months before the rest of the pipe rotted through!

26th July 2015, 10:04	#16
Robti Posted a thing or two MG ZT-T 190+,Rover 800 vitesse coupe Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Hamilton Posts: 1,980 Thanks: 616 Thanked 228 Times in 210 Posts	Years ago I worked out in the Scottish isles and my Renault 30 back box went, I wasn't going to pay the prices to ship one over so packed the hole with fire cement then a square of lead sheet soldered and tied with some fencing wire, lasted me for 5 months till I was back on the mainland __________________ Robert

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Typhoon190 This is my second home MG ZT-T 190 Monogram Typhoon Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 4,716 Thanks: 328 Thanked 557 Times in 443 Posts	Quite a lot of work has gone into that. Might have been easier to try something like this though. Odd place for the original to fail. Normally goes on the weld. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jetex-Mand...item54121eb5c5

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steve811 Banned Rover 75 Tourer CDT Connoisseur SE Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Newport Posts: 1,906 Thanks: 107 Thanked 299 Times in 206 Posts	Many years ago I pulled into a garage on the A12 for fuel. As I stopped the exhaust pipe sheered halfway along and dropped on the floor. The girl in the garage was puzzled when I bought a tin of soup, a tube of gun gum and two worm drive clips. I emptied the soup down the drain, cut the tin ends out and along the seam, then wrapped it around the two ends of the pipe after filling it with gun gum. I then secured it with the clips and drove off after washing my hands. It lasted three months before the rest of the pipe rotted through!