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Old 11-10-2015, 01:05 AM   #43
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Default Re: Model a----a simple car

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Originally Posted by burner31 View Post
Back in the day when cars still had hub caps, we'd pop them off and stick a penny in them, it would make a heck of a racket when they were just taking off or slowing down for a light, leaving the driveway or what have you.
Painting the headlights was always fun, vaseline on the windshield wipers was a thrill on a rainy day, a wood ash paste in all the door locks would harden like rock when dry and a pair of dikes could cut all four tire valve stems off in under 30 seconds.
I'm not even going to mention what we did with brake fluid.
Now that I think about it, my friends and I were pretty much dicks...back then.
fyi bologna will screw up a clear coat and will peel the shellac of a wood door... and flies like a frisbee when thrown
filling windshield washer resivoir with a mix of sugar water creates an interesting day.
zipties on driveshafts or CV shafts makes a buncha racket

i know all these are unrelated to quick fixes
im sure with a basic pair of pliers, bailing wire, and a flat screwdriver you can get pretty Mac Gyvery if you have to.

This was found on a car Rainmaker Ron and I pulled out of the weeds
Dont need no stinkin junction box!
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