Classic car bodges
Discussion
I was at a classic meeting on Sunday, really nice event called Classics And Cake in Kew at the Duke of London show room. Anyhoo, they run a lovely little peugeot convertible which is very honest and working progress etc. I noticed this touch which is what looks like a spray paint lid being used a petrol cap
Anyone get any other good bodges!
Anyone get any other good bodges!
That's not a bodge - the oil catch tank is a perfect example of recycling and providing a perfectly acceptable engineering solution at the same time. You young shavers don't know what a bodge is. How about a length of 3x2 timber to replace the rotten chassis on a 1953 Sunbeam Alpine. Yes I still bought it - to be fair to the perpetrator it was a piece of hard wood and he had painted it chassis black!
Bodging used to be such a common occurrence that we got used to looking for sawdust in the oil, eggs in the radiator, examples of judicious centre punching to 'improve' the fit of a bearing, and others too horrific to recall. I'm sure the older PH'ers can add to these.
Bodging used to be such a common occurrence that we got used to looking for sawdust in the oil, eggs in the radiator, examples of judicious centre punching to 'improve' the fit of a bearing, and others too horrific to recall. I'm sure the older PH'ers can add to these.
JeffreyB said:
That's not a bodge - the oil catch tank is a perfect example of recycling and providing a perfectly acceptable engineering solution at the same time. You young shavers don't know what a bodge is. How about a length of 3x2 timber to replace the rotten chassis on a 1953 Sunbeam Alpine.
Quite so, and the catch tank even has its capacity printed on so the scrutineer doesn't have to guess.I remember someone using the nice big screenwash bottle as a catchtank but it made cleaning the windscreen impossible for months afterwards.
dartissimus said:
works a treat
JeffreyB said:
That's not a bodge - the oil catch tank is a perfect example of recycling and providing a perfectly acceptable engineering solution at the same time. You young shavers don't know what a bodge is.
To be fair to the young'uns, they do have a similar way of working.
Red Bull catch tanks are a bit of a "thing" on the scene.
Biggles111 said:
No pics I'm afraid but on investigating an uncomfortable seat in a Morgan I had bought from a London Morgan dealer I found the webbing had failed and been replaced with a sheet of plywood. They have a wooden frame for the body panels but this was a bit extra...
I did similar to a sagging RS2000 drivers seat and not just to sell on,I drove it for quite a while myself.Worked a treat.
Two, both involving throttle.
1. Vespa 150, throttle cable snapped at the grip. Stripped off the sleeve and tied the loose end to something just to the front of the foot rest and stood on the cable to open the throttle. First (and only) bike I've had with a foot throttle.
2. 2CV, floor absolutely rotten where the throttle pedal hinges to it to the point the pedal was wobbling about when you tried to accelerate(hard enough in a 2CV). Flattened out a Golden Virginia tobacco tin(old hinged type), wrapped the lid round the bottom of the pedal and put the base flat on the floor with the floor mat over the top to hold it still. Lasted a couple of months till MOT time at which point it was converted to and off road buggy.
And one involving a makeshift steering wheel.
Went to pick up a 1275 Midget for my mate as I had DOC insurance cover. Got there after a 2 hour bus ride and found I couldn't fit my legs beneath the steering wheel (6'4"). Whipped off the wheel and used two sets of Mole Grips as a handlebar to get me home.
1. Vespa 150, throttle cable snapped at the grip. Stripped off the sleeve and tied the loose end to something just to the front of the foot rest and stood on the cable to open the throttle. First (and only) bike I've had with a foot throttle.
2. 2CV, floor absolutely rotten where the throttle pedal hinges to it to the point the pedal was wobbling about when you tried to accelerate(hard enough in a 2CV). Flattened out a Golden Virginia tobacco tin(old hinged type), wrapped the lid round the bottom of the pedal and put the base flat on the floor with the floor mat over the top to hold it still. Lasted a couple of months till MOT time at which point it was converted to and off road buggy.
And one involving a makeshift steering wheel.
Went to pick up a 1275 Midget for my mate as I had DOC insurance cover. Got there after a 2 hour bus ride and found I couldn't fit my legs beneath the steering wheel (6'4"). Whipped off the wheel and used two sets of Mole Grips as a handlebar to get me home.
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