Idiot repairs!(for a chuckle)
1st Gear Member
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 146
From: Indiana
When i first got my mustang it wouldnt even do a one wheel peel... the guy had the timming so far advanced that im surprised it ran... i did a tune up and re-timed it and now it does a really good one wheel peel... The guy also said the transmission lines next to the starter leaked and i looked and nothing.... he also called his mach 1 a mark 1.... i couldnt stop making fun of him after that...
2nd Gear Member
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 261
From: Tacompton, WA
Mine has/had: riveted sheet metal, duct-tape'd wires, hand made rear valance panel, floors were re-done with crappy scrap metal, etc etc etc
My friends fully restored '68 had body patches from pop/beer cans before they re did everything.
My friends fully restored '68 had body patches from pop/beer cans before they re did everything.
1st Gear Member
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 96
From:
1967 Fastback
Years ago, I went to go look at a 1967 Fastback that a couple of brothers had for sale. As I was looking it over, their dad was bragging about what great "jackleg" mechanics they were. Among the problems were:
1) Electric fuel pump - mounted in the engine compartment - upside down
2) Accelerator pump on Holley 500cfm 2bbl was adjusted so far off, you had to hold it full throttle before the pump shot would even start
3) Rebuilt (junkyard gold) C4 transmission was bolted to engine without the torque converter being properly aligned into the case. Front pump gears broke and fluid poured out the front seal when the engine was turned on
4) Harmonic balancer bolt was on finger tight
5) Bolt holding fuel pump eccentric and cam gear onto camshaft had backed off. Only reason it didn't come completely out of the camshaft is because it hit the back of the timing cover - as did the eccentric, which shaved aluminum all into the timing gears
6) All of the rod bolts and main cap bolts were barely snug
7) Engine had four different sizes of pistons in it - two of each - +.002, +.004, +.006, and +.008 - However, all the bores were +.008
8) Five of the pistons were mounted backwards on the rods
9) Huge wide tires mounted on the back, all burned down to the cords
10) Rear axle was in such bad shape, even towing it home at 35mph, the axle howled like a banshee
11) Had to STAND on the brake pedal just to get the car to slow down
12) Cherry Bomb mufflers used coathanger wire to the rear parking brake cables for support - Hit a bump, mufflers would fall downward, yank on cables, rear tires would lock up
13) Battery grounded to engine through valve cover bolt
14) Throttle return spring anchored to vacuum hose
15) U-joints were wrong size, so the cups didn't fit within the little tabs on the pinion flange, so they just bolted them down on top
Many, many more, to numerous to mention.
I didn't care about the drivetrain because I was going to change that anyway.
Almost didn't buy it, but it was a solid fastback, 289, C4, power steering, power disc brakes, deluxe interior with roof and floor console, factory air conditioning, etc.
They wanted $350, I talked them down to $225.
Glad I did.
1) Electric fuel pump - mounted in the engine compartment - upside down
2) Accelerator pump on Holley 500cfm 2bbl was adjusted so far off, you had to hold it full throttle before the pump shot would even start
3) Rebuilt (junkyard gold) C4 transmission was bolted to engine without the torque converter being properly aligned into the case. Front pump gears broke and fluid poured out the front seal when the engine was turned on
4) Harmonic balancer bolt was on finger tight
5) Bolt holding fuel pump eccentric and cam gear onto camshaft had backed off. Only reason it didn't come completely out of the camshaft is because it hit the back of the timing cover - as did the eccentric, which shaved aluminum all into the timing gears
6) All of the rod bolts and main cap bolts were barely snug
7) Engine had four different sizes of pistons in it - two of each - +.002, +.004, +.006, and +.008 - However, all the bores were +.008
8) Five of the pistons were mounted backwards on the rods
9) Huge wide tires mounted on the back, all burned down to the cords
10) Rear axle was in such bad shape, even towing it home at 35mph, the axle howled like a banshee
11) Had to STAND on the brake pedal just to get the car to slow down
12) Cherry Bomb mufflers used coathanger wire to the rear parking brake cables for support - Hit a bump, mufflers would fall downward, yank on cables, rear tires would lock up
13) Battery grounded to engine through valve cover bolt
14) Throttle return spring anchored to vacuum hose
15) U-joints were wrong size, so the cups didn't fit within the little tabs on the pinion flange, so they just bolted them down on top
Many, many more, to numerous to mention.
I didn't care about the drivetrain because I was going to change that anyway.
Almost didn't buy it, but it was a solid fastback, 289, C4, power steering, power disc brakes, deluxe interior with roof and floor console, factory air conditioning, etc.
They wanted $350, I talked them down to $225.
Glad I did.
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 13
From: Nebraska
I have a 1981 Mustang Gl with 87 302 in it.. there are wire "zip" ties literally from front to back, its the most afro engineering I have EVER experienced. I know I'm not very good with cars, but I'm sure I could find a way to tie lines up without the "zip" ties lol
I have plenty of other stupid things on the interior that the previous owners messed up with that I will have to fix. This car will be a big project with my little knowledge.
I have plenty of other stupid things on the interior that the previous owners messed up with that I will have to fix. This car will be a big project with my little knowledge.
3rd Gear Member
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 723
From: Washington
I am the lead tech at a transmission and car repair center and I see stuff like this ALL the time. My favorite has to be a 2003 Dodge pickup that a woman I know has. She took it a Dodge DEALER in California to have the heater core replaced. Instead of doing it the right way by taking the ENTIRE dash out, which I admit is a HUGE pain in the ***, they just busted a giant hole in the top, epoxied the leak in the core, and covered it up with a dashmat when they were done.
3rd Gear Member
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 723
From: Washington
2nd Gear Member
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 228
From:
when i first bought the 87' starion it ran ok then just died suddenly while i was going down the road, i open the hood only to find the previous owner had somehow managed to hold the piping from the BOV to the throttle body with ducktape...on the inside of the piping. which as you can imagine on a turbo car melted quite nicely
