I thought it would be interesting (i.e. morbid curiosity) to see of the horrific work we encounter from the previous owner. The first "Bastardization Award" goes to whoever created this muffler assembly in West Texas.

Hey at least you could unbolt this one, but yes, there is some really "CUSTOM" work out there.

Working on fixing this currently

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You can get some big speakers in there!!

These were holding on my fog lights, not very well!
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I just added this one in another thread, for the CHT gauge.
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Is that a nyloc nut on the exhaust stud?

This should be a section unto itself where we can all post bastardization pics....lol. I think the Bastardization page has a good ring to it.

There has been a couple DAPO threads, I am not sure where they are or how to find them, but there are some classic "repairs" out there

At least my bastardizations are easily removed. Because every owner will somebay be a PO

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Clearly, you have a"can do" attitude.

- Tony

looks better than how the tilty wheel cars have them.

That one takes the cake!

My own ridiculousness. Really couldn't find my oil leak and
wasn't taking any chances.

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Yes, but not a DAPO.

Yeah, I feel you pain...

I had a similar situation, 3 speakers, power door lock...

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Now I have this patch work

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Lol you beat me there! That is crazy

sorry, but these are all pissweak.

a while back someone here posted a gearbox hung from a chain at the back end.

you are going to be hard pressed to beat that duelin' banjos bit of engineering.

good luck.



don't get sucked in by emorygt350.
he is a ford racing department engineer.
that tin can window dressing is disguising a high performance item he is not discussing.

While looking for the reason for a creeking noise in the rear, I found that the trunk pan was not replaced! But “retreaded” by the PO.
Also never seen weld material, built up this thick!

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See the rest in the link below, for the full build.

the PO's idea of a muffler repair. i replaced this mess with a Triad

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My hot air can't be beat.

Original rear shocks !

Posted this a while back. Found these fuel lines under my gas tank after buying my '74 2.0L. Not a PO "repair", but certainly a "bastardization" and a dangerous one. You gotta look under that tank!

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DAPO firewall patch……..I knew these sqeegies were for body work, but apparently I’ve been using them all wrong! This was glued over the rust hole with gobs of seam sealer…..ugh!
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The can over the exhaust reminds me of coming home from college for Christmas in 1982.
I had a first generation VW Rabbit 1976, I was driving from Texas to Colorado to pick up my brother on the way home to Iowa. My exhaust pipe blew out and after looking at the problem at a rest stop, I had two SS Clamps, I dug a thick can out of the trash, cut it and wrapped the can over the hole and tightened down the clamps. We made it all the way to Iowa where we could fix it properly. In this case I was 19 years old and did not have two nickels to rub together so you have to improvise. They used thick metal back then, how that can took the heat I will never know?

The things we used to do to get by.
Vysoc

"a while back someone here posted a gearbox hung from a chain at the back end."

@wonkipop That's my car. Plus it had the 5 Gallon gas can in place of the gas tank and was hot wired.

The PO decided the best way to repair the parking brake was to use this option :

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Today I was cutting out the heat transfer tubes. Started with the drive side. This is what the rivets from the parking brake look like from inside the rocker panel:

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Once I got the heat transfer tube, I flipped it over and they didn't seem to understand drill depth for the rivet holes.

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Looked inside the heat transfer tube and found they drilled through the outer tube, insulation and drilled through into the inter aluminum pipe:

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I don't know if this is a bastardization or Darwin award


DaveB

@DaveB

you can just keep pulling out ace cards on anyone who tries to top you!

handbrake fix a pre-emptive strike on rust prevention?

i think they should engrave your trophy immediately.

This won't win any awards but thought I'd dig it out of my build thread. Nothing like a little fiberglass to seal up a floor pan.

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The late Charlie Davis did this to his transmission to fix a gear oil leak:

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It was not a permanent fix. He was trying to make a tour down to the Texas hill country with us.

Clay

Can we still use the same (similar) things? even at an advanced age?