I've seen some terrible attempts at repairs and home-made modifications etc to 300zxs, but outside of the car-ring, this is probably the funniest thing I've come across.

 

I was sat at the end of Myrtle Avenue near Heathrow watching the planes land before going there to pick up a friend. As I was sat watching what was incoming, I noticed this green gate thing to my right. It had all manner of clumsy welding on it. Just as I was about to glance back over at the undercarriage of an approaching 747, something caught my eye. A shape....a shape of something I recognised, but it didn't compute as it was where it shouldn't have been. Then I realised what it was and why it was there!

 

Yes, that IS a brake pad, it's been welded to the frame to make it stronger! You could called it 'ingenous'. I call it low brow as I saw the state of the rest of the welding on this gate.

 

Well, it had me chuckling anyway!

I've seen some terrible attempts at repairs and home-made modifications etc to 300zxs, but outside of the car-ring, this is probably the funniest thing I've come across.

 

I was sat at the end of Myrtle Avenue near Heathrow watching the planes land before going there to pick up a friend. As I was sat watching what was incoming, I noticed this green gate thing to my right. It had all manner of clumsy welding on it. Just as I was about to glance back over at the undercarriage of an approaching 747, something caught my eye. A shape....a shape of something I recognised, but it didn't compute as it was where it shouldn't have been. Then I realised what it was and why it was there!

 

Yes, that IS a brake pad, it's been welded to the frame to make it stronger! You could called it 'ingenous'. I call it low brow as I saw the state of the rest of the welding on this gate.

 

Well, it had me chuckling anyway!

PMSL - probably all the welder had to hand when he was sent out to repair the gate....:rofl:

 

I hope he wasn't daft enough to take it from the brakes on his vehicle though - but then again looking at that, you just never know....:lol:

PMSL - probably all the welder had to hand when he was sent out to repair the gate....:rofl:

 

I hope he wasn't daft enough to take it from the brakes on his vehicle though - but then again looking at that, you just never know....:lol:

Ha ha but it works and STOPS people BRAKing in.

Ha ha but it works and STOPS people BRAKing in.

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this was on a job I was on in oban. We were swapping all the corridor lights to led and found this in and old one. gives a new meaning to penny washer lol

this was on a job I was on in oban. We were swapping all the corridor lights to led and found this in and old one. gives a new meaning to penny washer lol

Liking this thread :biggrin:

Liking this thread :biggrin:

I've been on ships where canvas has been stretched across wasted steel, covered in varnish to harden it. The painted over.

I've been on ships where canvas has been stretched across wasted steel, covered in varnish to harden it. The painted over.

Ha ha but it works and STOPS people BRAKing in.

 

lol... so glad you beat me to it...

Ha ha but it works and STOPS people BRAKing in.

 

lol... so glad you beat me to it...

Perhaps they wanted to STOP! the gate from swinging open!!!!

Perhaps they wanted to STOP! the gate from swinging open!!!!

This thread is full of Basil Brush now!

This thread is full of Basil Brush now!

Welder sent the apprentice out to get something to pad this gap out with.

Welder sent the apprentice out to get something to pad this gap out with.

I found concrete in an old mini sill many years ago !! bet the MOT testers hammer didn,t go through that :tongue_smilie:

tennis ball on the top of piston on a 2 stroke motorcross bike.."yea mate its got great compression":ninja:

Took a look a leaky valve today, it was leaking because no one had ever glued the flange onto the pipework... Less a bodge more of a non starter I guess.

I'm an electrician and yes people really do replace blown fuses with nails. :-S

I once Bought a proton satiria gti many moons ago and had been driving it for 6 months and at speed before it was up on ramps and was noticed that the rear springs were only still working with half bike tyres between the middle of each rear spring both shocks and springs were shot I waS lucky and never not looked under a car since I was 19 car only few years old thought ide be ok lol should Ignorance should have checked sorry no pics nebver seen anything like it ;)

I'm an electrician and yes people really do replace blown fuses with nails. :-S

 

I once got asked by my football manager if I had and fuse wire as the changing room power had blew. when I asked what size he needed his reply was I don't know it had a nail in it but it's blew the nail lol