How redneck can you get?

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kibatheloanwolf
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Car: 1987 D21 2.4L with a 5 speed manual trans
2010 Camry 2.5L with a 6 speed maunal trans

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Due to me hitting a big a** bump.. My catalytic bolts got sheered off fromt he muffler. so I decided to use bailing wire and it works!

Also I now have duct tape holding a turn signal in


rizzobc
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Car: 1987 nissan hardbody

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You just have to say to yourself...Was Mcgyver redneck...I think not. He fixed all kinds of stuff with bailingwire and duct tape. Keep that in mind my friend.

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kibatheloanwolf
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Car: 1987 D21 2.4L with a 5 speed manual trans
2010 Camry 2.5L with a 6 speed maunal trans

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should I mention if I kick the bumper just right my engine stops ticking?

seang
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Car: Ford Fiesta ST
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You ran bailing wire through the bolt holes and it doesn't leak? That's cool. Don't think it will last that long, though.

Why don't you get new bolts?

I have black duct tape holding on my drivers side marker light.

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kibatheloanwolf
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Car: 1987 D21 2.4L with a 5 speed manual trans
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I have to get one bolt hole Re-threaded and It's only to get it past inspection lol Wire + JB weld = VERY quick exhaust fix lol and it has a minor leak which is why JB weld was used How's your hb doing btw Seang?

seang
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I'm having rust issues. The metal that the drivers side rear mudflap attaches to is so rotted that I'm going to have to fabricate some kind of solution. The frame could be doing worse, becuase I take the time to detail it every year, but eventally it's a game I will lose. Funny thing is that the road salt accelerates rust more than the snow can possibly do all on it's own. It runs fine, but it isn't getting any younger.

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kibatheloanwolf
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Car: 1987 D21 2.4L with a 5 speed manual trans
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OUCH! I just got my Reverse lights back ad I noticed a switch on top of the transmission that looks like the one I replaced ..and one of the leads be broken does that do anything?

seang
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I'm not sure about how many sensors are on the transmission other than the reverse sensor. I was just wondering this the other day because I though I saw more


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kibatheloanwolf
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Car: 1987 D21 2.4L with a 5 speed manual trans
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There is one more! Just took the Shift boot off of the floor untill I could see the transmission and there is on near the sifter tword the top of the transmission. It looks like the same type of switch used for the Reverse lights.

I will get another transmission light switch and let you know because I think it affects driving.. Where is the Rev when you need him..or PEZ

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RT22
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Car: 1991 nissan hardbody

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On the cat if the threads are stripped just use a smaller nut and bolt and drill it out so the bolt will pass through then put on the nut and tighten, just use a quality nut and bolt that can handle some real tightening

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kibatheloanwolf
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Car: 1987 D21 2.4L with a 5 speed manual trans
2010 Camry 2.5L with a 6 speed maunal trans

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Done and done.. just waiting for Valve springs to come in the mail

purplesan
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Car: 1996 Nissan D21

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how about taking the front license plate off to patch a hole in the floorboard to pass inpsection...then after getting the sticker...putting back on in the garage parking lot? that count?

rizzobc
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I have done that before...

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kibatheloanwolf
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Done that before with my dads 88! oh what fun it was to drive it! Every time we took it to the car wash sumn would fall off


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