Let’s see the bodges that work

[pauldoubleyou]

Bodged this yesterday. Seeing as co2 extinguishers are two thirds liquid it’s got to be upside down as there’s a hose to the ‘bottom’ to avoid sucking up liquid.

 

Stupid extinguishers are Whitworth 21.8mm connections but I found a nut, made it work to what is actually a really nice argon regulator, flowmeter to a bodged 3/8” nipple to a hose to a converter to the 4mm weld hose.

 

Works great, extinguishers only have 59bar in them so it’s not even close to struggling.

 

It’s not a bodge if it works? Need to weld a stand now.

 

 

 

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[Mally]

But if there's a fire  

[martc]

Where is toosavvy and his windscreen washer bottle bodge when we need him?

[pauldoubleyou]

Where is toosavvy and his windscreen washer bottle bodge when we need him?

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[Lacquer Peel]

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Inspired by tooSavvy I used a 1l washer fluid bottle to replace my Vanette's cracked washer fluid reservoir, it worked well and passed an MOT.

[gm]

Juice bottle bodging ftw

 

 

 

that air duct is where the original washer bottle should be

[martc]

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Lacquer Peel and GM are following in tooSavvys steps, but he pioneered this bodge. Very much a Joseph Swan whilst the rest are mere Edisons.

[Richard]

Volvo 850 driver's door pillars are prone to cracking and breaking the spot welds around the check.

 

I wasn't keen on welding it because I don't know what wiring runs up the pillar, welding of stress failures never seems to work well, and I'd have to pay somebody to do the work.

 

I convinced myself that what I really needed to do was drill into the mounting plate and bolt it on with big washers. 

 

 

Since then I've refined the process by buying some really big washers, which I trim down so they can cover the maximum area and tapping the mounting plate so I don't have to try to get a spanner behind it.

 

Once the rubber boot is on you would never know, and the Mk1 repair is still fine after 4 1/2 years and over 40k.

 

[Des]

That's actually more an upgrade than a bodge, doing it properly by welding would see it crack again by sundown.

[puddlethumper]

I've got a scrunchy holding the gear linkage together.

[MikeR]

I lost the PCV valve on the engine , being a tight arse I replaced it with some hose and made a quidland metal bike bottle into a catch can , and plumbed that in instead ...

 

its now slung behind the head light to keep it cool so the shit condenses inside it