whats the worst thing youve seen a PO do

ok so what is the worst or craziest thing you have seen on a rig you bought that the previous owner has done?

i just brought home a 73 blazer lastnight.

here is a pic of the linolium (sp) that the previous owner layed down over the rusted floor boards lol

I had a Bronco that the PO had used drywall screws to attach pieces of stop sign over holes in the floor.

I had a Blazer that the PO had build seat brackets, and then zip tied them to the floor... and then zip tied the seat belts to the seat belt brackets...

Here is the power steering conversion on my Cruiser that was done by the PO... Tore it out a few months back, finally redoing it the right way.

The steering shaft, it is ALMOST straight... :haha:


Coming out of the firewall...




The shaft to the steering box...


Where the steering box was mounted, I guess he didn't want to fork out the money for high steer...


Pulled out the steering column...


Some lovely booger welds that was holding it to the firewall...



Definitely one of the greatest hack jobs I have ever seen, and I have been guilty of a few myself.

i got a book on "how to grow marijuana at home" out of a recycling tota that came with LUV #1 :redneck: other than that, that is really the only hack thing that's been done to a vehicle i bought.... aside from the "swiss cheesed" air box that was on the veedub

Outside of the typical endless wiring that seems to attach to nothing, but a switch.
The grounded out headlight wiring that went to the battery with a home light switch inline. I wish I had pictures of that! All it needed was a relay! I was trying to figure out why the headlight still worked with out a relay! :eeek: I'm glad I sold that truck.
The newest truck had drywall screws holding alot together! The grill, door panels, trim, and other stuff, including where they bolted/drywall screwed the amp to the floorboards, and in the process they drilled right through the brake lines! Idiot! That and the splice jobs they did for the stereo. Stripped about 2" of insulation off wires and kept adding more wires to it for a power source! So, now I need to find a stereo harness for my truck later!

yah i think alot of people like drywall screws or wood screws to install trim and dash pices lol.

Hmm...

I got a free VW Scirocco a while back that was pretty haggard... I didn't really realize how bad it was since I drove it home at night. The driver's side floor was almost completely rusted out, literally gone... they fixed it by laying down a BBQ grate over the hole and filling it in with expanding foam, then putting the floormat back over it. It was an impressive instance of ghetto repair that still haunts me to this day... I'm surprised my fat ass didn't break through it and end up fred-flintstoning it on the way home.

Then there was the '91 Acura that I got for a song and a dance... the PO tried to make it a pimp mobile by gluing crushed velvet to every interior panel, then re-attaching the now oversized and bulky panels to the car with wood screws. That one was sweet, in a "I just threw up in my mouth, it tastes bad but at least I didn't spew everywhere" kind of way.

Add those to the long list of scary wiring, random switches and taped together wires... I've fixed too much wiring on various vehicles I've purchased to even remember all the details.

This is prolly more stupid on me, than the PO. I bought a used CJ5 for parts a while back, it didn't run, but I didn't care. We trailered it home, so why worry. Well, we unloaded kinda carelessly off of a deck over trailer.

Now, the funny, stupid part, I shoulda looked, he shoulda told me part....they NEVER told me the body was not attached to the frame, As soon as the first set of tires hit the ground, the body bumpr up and down, and nearly came off. Needless to say, we nearly sht ourselves that the thing didn't come flying off on the 150 mile highway trip home.....

hlb3 said:

Here is the power steering conversion on my Cruiser that was done by the PO.

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WOW! I wouldn't drive that thing around the block.

a rag used as a substitute for massive amounts of bondo in the rear fender of my '68 Firebird.

Ask me how I know? Lost a rear wheel that caved-in the rear fender.

Both Cody's and my cruisers had street sign patches in the rear quarters. :redneck:

Nothing much on mine, just a sweet homemade lift fabbed from 1x1 square tube, replacement pieces for the rusted out frame horns bolted to the existing frame, wood block body lift kit, bed of my 40 replaced with 1/2" plywood and thin walled tube roll cage bolted to the rotted out wood. Pretty good overall, the only real complaint I have is all that damn bathtub caulking and sheetmetal screws he used instead of just welding parts together.

Been working for 5 years now on trying to bring her back to a drivable condition but it seems everytime I fix one thing I end finding 2 others to modify.

The only pic I could find is of the shackle lift (if thats what you'de call it) right now. If I find any others i'll attach later.

Kevin

5 years? I hope they paid you to take it.

tlcruiser66 said:

Nothing much on mine, just a sweet homemade lift fabbed from 1x1 square tube, replacement pieces for the rusted out frame horns bolted to the existing frame, wood block body lift kit, bed of my 40 replaced with 1/2" plywood and thin walled tube roll cage bolted to the rotted out wood. Pretty good overall, the only real complaint I have is all that damn bathtub caulking and sheetmetal screws he used instead of just welding parts together.

Been working for 5 years now on trying to bring her back to a drivable condition but it seems everytime I fix one thing I end finding 2 others to modify.

The only pic I could find is of the shackle lift (if thats what you'de call it) right now. If I find any others i'll attach later.

Kevin

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**** thats a sexy lift right there lol

skrause said:

Both Cody's and my cruisers had street sign patches in the rear quarters. :redneck:

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:haha: :haha: :haha: indeed

scary mods

I was a mechanic at Billy Bobs Offroad for 3 1/2 years, we saw scary stuff all the time: 1978 Ford Bronco front panhard bar bushing was a piece of cloth tightly rolled up(a new poly bushing is only about $10). A guy couldnt afford a dropped pitman arm so he welded a piece of pipe to his sector shaft and the stock arm to the other end. There is a CJ-5 that is owned by an electrician: the whole dash is switches and lights, and he rewired the entire Jeep and all the accesorys useing only white wire.

Crazy Daze said:

I was a mechanic at Billy Bobs Offroad for 3 1/2 years, we saw scary stuff all the time: 1978 Ford Bronco front panhard bar bushing was a piece of cloth tightly rolled up(a new poly bushing is only about $10). A guy couldnt afford a dropped pitman arm so he welded a piece of pipe to his sector shaft and the stock arm to the other end. There is a CJ-5 that is owned by an electrician: the whole dash is switches and lights, and he rewired the entire Jeep and all the accesorys useing only white wire.

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white wire whats wrong with that just #them .