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Hillbilly Ingenuity

rspd505

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I can't count how many tool/ brackets/ etc i have built from old bed frames. Great source of free (crummy) angle iron, I usually get 3-4 per summer

Hahaha yep! As a matter of fact, I saw one tonight on my way to work. I'll have to Smurf that on the way home in the morning!
 

edmedlin

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For a year I used a 2x4 as a hood prop. I finally got a nice, showy, chrome one..... As a matter of fact, good 2x4s are great to have around for a lot of things. Wheel chocks, jack extenders, backing for body hammers and tons of things I can't remember right now. Kind of like duct tape.........
 
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For a year I used a 2x4 as a hood prop. I finally got a nice, showy, chrome one..... As a matter of fact, good 2x4s are great to have around for a lot of things. Wheel chocks, jack extenders, backing for body hammers and tons of things I can't remember right now. Kind of like duct tape.........

I have about a 6" piece of 2x4 I keep near the Bronco for a parking brake...and yes it has a hole in it from where I also used it as backing for drilling something %) 2x4's are also very useful as spacers during a body lift ;D
 
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I had an oil dipstick and tube for this 302 but for the life of me I can’t find it, even cleaned the garage just for that purpose. So I un-pressed the tube from my spare 200 engine, cut the tube down, cut the dipstick down and rolled the handle (because it’s so damn close to the starter) and boom back in business :cool:
 

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JSBX

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An old scissor jack is good for spreading things apart especially in tight places. I welded a 1/2" drive socket on it where the handle went. You can hold it in place with one hand and use your impact wrench to turn the screw with the other.
 

.94 OR

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Thanks for the bed frame idea! I'm always scrounging for bracket/fabbing material and we got a new king size last week.:)

I must not have the right drill bits. The bed frame angle seems harder than it should be. I only use it where I can cut and weld only.
 
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I must not have the right drill bits. The bed frame angle seems harder than it should be. I only use it where I can cut and weld only.

I broke 3 Milwaukee carbide drill bits while putting the carpet hold down kit in my Bronco last week...dusted off an old Craftsman drill bit I had and it went through like butter ;)
 

Skiddy

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I must not have the right drill bits. The bed frame angle seems harder than it should be. I only use it where I can cut and weld only.

had the same problem with sawzall blades went through two on one cut. now I just use the torch or cut off wheel
 

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I broke 3 Milwaukee carbide drill bits while putting the carpet hold down kit in my Bronco last week...dusted off an old Craftsman drill bit I had and it went through like butter ;)

Never have much luck w/the bits either.. uggh
 

El Kabong

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I used diaper cream as a gasket sealant for a thermostat housing gasket that I cut out of something. It worked surprisingly well.

We were on a trip to Oregon. 30 years ago. Wife, baby, & me in a 69 Mustang 351 coupe. It drove fine around home in traffic or at freeway speeds, but on the long run it began overheating. I pulled the t-stat in the hope it was the cause. Ended up being a partially clogged radiator that would flow enough for dd work, but not quite enough for the long haul at speed. We figured out that it would stay cool at 50 mph, so we limped along & got there. Had the rad re-cored in OR & it ran great for the trip home.

Once home I replaced the t-stat. The diaper cream never leaked & was so easy to clean up that I considered using it again. Not for long though. Gasgacinch won out.
 
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My hillbilly hood latch ;D like so many other things, it’s only temporary ;)
 

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If painting your engine and you don’t have any old plugs, dimes work great! ;D
 

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this is my redneck transmission rebuilding table. it is made out of a chunk of bowling alley lane. the big hole allows you to put the pump and the other pieces down through so they lay flat which makes it a lot easier to get the snap rings etc in place. it has a heavy duty 6 outlet circuit breaker with a 20 foot cord so I can plug my computer in that has my how to rebuild your AOD DVD. the 2 2x4's that hold the case are held onto the table with a single quick clamp and a couple drywall screws keep the case from moving. it is strong enough to stand up and jump on it and doubled as a redneck transmission jack until I bought my harbor freight trans jack. all in all a pretty handy table.
 

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